Bocks for short people

[Siph]

Hi all. My girlf has real trouble bocking as she's fairly short and the tops of the springs bash into the back of her legs when she runs. Getting up after a fall is out of the question.

I've seen mention of solutions to this problem and have padded the top of the springs already. Now I'm looking to add some wood to 'raise' the footplate. Knowing that other people must have done this already, I'd like to know what woods or other materials you tried. Weight is my main concern.

Thanks in advance for any and all replies

[tundrah]

I believe some have used a couple of pairs of flip-flops (without the straps) and just stuck them on.

[Kiola]

some have even made Metal Platform Blocks to lift there legs up a little bit from the footpad

[bmthbloke]

Yep  go lookround £ shops  see if you can get a pair of the old naff flip flops  and just glue them on ( with straps removed)  Or a smiliar dense foam. Maybe a swimming float cut to size?

[sidnell1990]

Yep  go lookround £ shops  see if you can get a pair of the old naff flip flops  and just glue them on ( with straps removed)  Or a smiliar dense foam. Maybe a swimming float cut to size?

i been looking around for some naff flip flops for ages....so i can raise my foot up...but never thought about looking in places like £ shops....thnx for the idea!

[janelle]

I had that same problem myself (seen the pic in the gallery?) when i first started bocking. Like others have said you could either make the footplates higher or sponge the top of the springs. I dont have that problem anymore now because 7's footplates are higher anyway, thank goodness! Hope you can find a solution soon. jelly x

[do,it,on,bocks]

hi, I also had this problem , but came up with an easy fix .

all I used was some foam from b&Q  , the type on the garden boards ( the 1s for kneeling on )  and hey presto  lol only cost a few quid but worth a million dollers.

will put a picy in the mod section.

hope this helps

[Powergirl.]

This Has Answered My Question Too Thanks Everyone. Im Like 13 And I Have The Exact Same Problem. To Be Honest, I Never Though About That Idea!.

Thanks

[Bill C.]

all I used was some foam from b&Q  , the type on the garden boards ( the 1s for kneeling on )

Jeeez...  That's a great source for some nice thick foam cut-outs, D.I.O.B.  Great idea.  It is dense like gym wrestling mat material.

[Siph]

Thank you everyone. To the gardening centre!!

[Dark Knight]

I had that same problem myself (seen the pic in the gallery?) when i first started bocking. Like others have said you could either make the footplates higher or sponge the top of the springs. I dont have that problem anymore now because 7's footplates are higher anyway, thank goodness! Hope you can find a solution soon. jelly x

7's footplates are higher !?
Higher than what I know for a fact PJ's are exactly the same high ( footplates a diffenet shape theo ) and I thought all Bocks are the same size !?

[XarnuSonci]

obviously the answer is jelly is crazy

[Carma]

obviously the answer is jelly is crazy

We already knew that though :p

-Carma (The Bocking Rocker)

[janelle]

hahaha no they are or my legs have grown, which means i should be a supermodel by now, lol. i can do a lot more on the 7s, more than poweriSers and poweriZers. I dont bang my legs at all now!!! jelly x

[Bill C.]

I dont bang my legs at all now!!! jelly x

Maybe they just got so dented in that they don't hit anymore.