Author Topic: Learn to walk first without your PJ's (Read 7209 times)

Dark Knight · « **on:** July 29, 2007, 12:06:23 AM »

A lot of people ask how to stop knee bars or their springs from hitting each other ?

I'm no expert on my stilts but a I know a thing or two about walking. I learned how to walk properly after I broke my foot and then went on to teach fitness.

The reason people bang their stilts together is they point their feet in or out
The knee only bends one way forward and back the has you walk your feet stood be parallel which mean you stilts shouldn't hit each other !

Stand up and just take a sort walk ( without your stilts ) and think which way you point your feet, if they are pointing in or out then it's obvious you'll bang your stilts together.

A quick way of pointing your toes straight forward is thinking of it like this.
You have a foot ball in front of you. each time you walk you tap the ball, you must swing your feet straight forward to keep control of the ball and not zigzag it !

Once you can walk properly, you'll find your stilts shouldn't bash together how ever fast you try to run. You should also find walking in general feels better

English-tailor · « **Reply #1 on:** July 29, 2007, 03:32:52 PM »

Double posting!!! tres nooby

Dark Knight · « **Reply #2 on:** July 29, 2007, 04:54:47 PM »

Quote from: English-tailor on July 29, 2007, 03:32:52 PM

Double posting!!! tres nooby

hybrid_hex · « **Reply #3 on:** July 30, 2007, 07:39:54 AM »

QUACK!

Dusty12 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 30, 2007, 11:20:23 AM »

Quack???
WOOF!!!!

Jason · « **Reply #5 on:** July 30, 2007, 09:09:52 PM »

Quack???
WOOF!!!!

NEIGH !!!

adzi · « **Reply #6 on:** July 30, 2007, 09:41:08 PM »

Quak???
WOOF!!!
NEIGH!!!

OINK!!!

Dusty12 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 31, 2007, 11:19:12 AM »

Quack???
WOOF!!!
NEIGH!!!
OINK!!!

MOO!!!

sprog · « **Reply #8 on:** July 31, 2007, 11:58:07 AM »

I think you're all mad :

Dusty12 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 31, 2007, 12:01:38 PM »

lol

Well maybe a bit mad yeah...

Dark Knight · « **Reply #10 on:** July 31, 2007, 12:23:54 PM »

Old MacDonald had a farm
Ee i ee i o

And this topic started off with me trying to help people $:-\$

Dusty12 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 31, 2007, 01:59:09 PM »

Yes, it has gone a bit off-topic.

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The reason people bang their PJ'ers together is they point their feet in or out
The knee only bends one way forward and back the has you walk your feet stood be parallel which mean you PJ's shouldn't hit each other !

My feet used to point out before I started bocking and I had a pain in the arch of my foot. It's stopped now though.

Dark Knight · « **Reply #12 on:** August 12, 2007, 09:28:49 AM »

A work mate sent £200 on heel supports because he walks badly ( the wronge way )

I told him if he brought some PJ's he'd have more fun and learn to walk correctly

DePaw · « **Reply #13 on:** August 16, 2007, 06:00:07 PM »

I had this problem too, because normally when I walk my knees sometimus rub together. I had to think about walking in my PJ's for ages, focusing on keeping my legs apart so they wouldn't bang into each other. I can do it fine now without thinking now. I didn't think my walking was that bad until I got my PJ's.

Further tips: Lift your legs up properly, otherwise you can scr***e you hoof along the floor which will increase your risk of tripping. Trust me, I fell over today because of a crack in the path.

Also make sure that when walking in your PJ's, you don't twist your foot when moving the other...

((Dark Knight, not only more fun but cheaper than heal supports!))

Another tip: try to walk upright or you'll get pains in your lower back from bad posture. I think it's called bocker's back... You might tend to lean forward in your PJ's to balance better, don't.

Dark Knight · « **Reply #14 on:** August 20, 2007, 01:18:51 AM »

I was watching how people walk in London most swing the leg out then back in when they walk $:-\$
It maybe easier to swing the weight but they'll find their hip ache ifthey swing out to far !? Say that I do it ( bocker hip ) !?

DePaw · « **Reply #15 on:** August 20, 2007, 01:23:07 AM »

I'm glad my leg managed to survive today. I got bocker's back atm, poor me. So how should you walk if not how people walk normally? Cos that's what I was doing at least.

Dark Knight · « **Reply #16 on:** August 20, 2007, 03:10:54 AM »

Quote from: DePaw on August 20, 2007, 01:23:07 AM

I'm glad my leg managed to survive today. I got bocker's back atm, poor me. So how should you walk if not how people walk normally? Cos that's what I was doing at least.

That's why peoples tyre boots slip sideways ( so side in and some out ( my pair slipped inwards )). If the foot was placed squarely down it's shouldn't slip either way !?

DePaw · « **Reply #17 on:** August 20, 2007, 02:30:14 PM »

Ah. Twisting your foot as you move the other. It,s because the hoof is much smaller than a normal foot and people don't realise they're doing it.

Trixter · « **Reply #18 on:** August 27, 2007, 12:06:24 AM »

we should all walk like cowboys or we should kanga bounce everywhere lol

English-tailor · « **Reply #19 on:** August 27, 2007, 06:39:08 AM »

Quote from: Dark Knight on August 20, 2007, 03:10:54 AM

Quote from: DePaw on August 20, 2007, 01:23:07 AM
I'm glad my leg managed to survive today. I got bocker's back atm, poor me. So how should you walk if not how people walk normally? Cos that's what I was doing at least.

That's why peoples tyre boots slip sideways ( so side in and some out ( my pair slipped inwards )). If the foot was placed squarely down it's shouldn't slip either way !?

you mean socks

Kiola · « **Reply #20 on:** August 27, 2007, 08:34:36 AM »

baa!?

.. and yea.. I've had to teach people TO KEEP THERE BLOODY FEET STRAIGHT all the time ... some people are just incapable.

Good Knowledge.. thanks for writing about it Dark Knight

K.

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