I know this will sound dumb, but how do you dive off a diving board into a pool?

Rob

Yeah, I'm a bozo, but I go to the pool. I go to the board (maybe about 5 ft. from the water) and I'll see these guys do these crazy aeronautic flips and twists and vaults through the air. Now when I get to the board, if I try to dive, I generally gain no air and just end up doing a standard dive, without gaining much air in the jump.

I guess what I'm getting at is, how do you get to the point where you jump off the board, launch through the air and do a dive? Are there certain steps to practice first to build up to doing the dive?

Answer
There are two basic ways:
1) Take a bit of a run-up and jump into the air about a meter infront of the end of the board. Time the speed and distance so you land near the end of the board (as close as possible without danger of slipping off - you will crack your back and head on the edge of the board). As you are in the air raise your legs a bit and as you come down straighten your legs onto the board. With your weight pushing the board down and the thrust of you legs it will give you extra spring. This will project you up into the air quite high and because of the run-up, forward. Sort of go up and then bend in the air down into the dive. This is a good way to start. Oh yes, as you feel the board is about to spring you up push with your legs, down. This will give you more spring and lift.
You will get the feel of it after a few jumps.

2) Stand on the dge of the board and jump up, raise your legs and as you come down straighten them into the spring of the board. (like above). Do this mabe three times and you will get good height (like in a trampoline). Then dive. With this you don't have the forward motion so becareful you will land near the fron of the board, on the last spring, spring forward. Do the same bend in the air and dive in.

If you have a trampoline to practice the leg movement on - great. If not keep practicing till you get it (usually 5 or so jumps). The first few might be bit odd. From there you can start doing summersaults and stuff using the run-up as forward momentum. Only do this when you are comfortable though. And be prepared for a couple of very ouch landings. Good fun! Its all about co-ords and timing. After a few jumps it is second nature and you won't even think about it.

Good luck and happy landings!

Is this a good bucket list so far?

David

1000 things to do before I die.....                                                              
1.Visit all 50 states 
2.Read 1,000 books
3.See 1,000 movies 
4.Walk on the great wall of china 
5.Climb a real real rock wall
6.Visit all 7 continents 
7. Ride the fastest roller coaster 
8. Sky dive 
9. Get married 
10. Have kids 
11. Go on a cruise 
12.  See the amazon 
13.hold my breath for a minute 
14. Learn to juggle 
15. Win big in Vegas 
16.take a picture pushing the leaning tower Of pisa 
17. Be on T.V 
18. Scuba dive 
19.  Boat down the mississippi river 
20. Speak 4 languages
21. Be an extra in a movie 
 22. Be in a flash mob 
23. Get my drivers licensee 
24. Learn to play an instrument 
25. Be in a music video 
26. Do a handstand on the ground and walk
27.  Invent something 
28.  Help out at a disaster site
29.  Bungee jump
30. Zip line 
31. See. Free elephant 
32. Eat a scorpion 
33. Spend a whole day in bed 
34.  Finish a 1,000 piece puzzle 
35. Visit my cousins in Italy 
36. Run a marathon 
37. Beat my dad's marathon time 
38. Do a iron man (Hawaii ) 
39. Graduate college 
40.  Helicopter over grand canyon 
41. Ski in Colorado 
42.  Live on the land for a week ..... Month 
43. Get straight a's
44.Use no electricity for a week
45. Finish a rubix cube 
46. Surf 
47.  Build a tree house
48.  Do 100 push ups without stopping 
49. Be in a protest 
50. Make varsity lacrosse 
51.  Go caving again 
52. Hike the edge line in az (spritaul mountain) 
52. Lift 200 pounds 
53. Do a back flip on a trampoline 
54. Meet a president 
55.  Win concert tickets 
56. Hitch hike 
57.  Go to the dead sea 
58.  Eat a whole large pizza by myself 
59. Look for a treasure chest 
60.  Take a picture with the new water fountains at Fremont 
61. Drive cross country 
62.  Knit my own shirt 
63.  Vs a pro in a sport 
64. Teepee a house
65. Ride a motorcycle 
67.  Eat a fish eye
68. Stay awake for 24 hours
69.  Get food from a plant I planted 
70. Play football in the rain 
71. Go skinny dipping 
72. Go streaking 
73. Sleep on water 
74. Break open a coconut with a rock
75. Send a message in a bottle 
76. Bob for apples
77. Eat at a 5 star restaurant 
78.  Blow up a car
79. Get 100 dollars in change 
80.  Not talk for a full day
81. Be the person to break open the piñata 
82. Throw a lacrosse ball across the length of the field 
83. Go to a super bowl 
84. Burn a picture of someone I hate
85. Donate blood 
86. Ride a mechanical bull
88. Go to jerry springer 
89.   See the pyramids 
90. Hitch hike 
91. Email mr.fennel at age 25 (Tim fennel) 
92.   Watch the ball drop in NYC 
93.  See Stonehenge  
94. Make a fire from starch 
95. Have a solar panel or wind mill
96. Cut down a Christmas tree 
97. Do something like ninja warrior 
98.  Stay off Facebook for two weeks 
99.   See the northern lights 
100. Swim under a real water fall
101. Take a 365 day challenge 
102.  Make a million dollars 
103.  Get my braces off 
104. Buy a suit 
105. Be on survivor or a show like it 
106.  Stand in four states at once 
107.  Ride a hot air ballon 
108.  Swim in all of the great lakes 
109.  Climb the stairs to the top of the Willis tower 
110. Swim the English 
111. Go fire walking 
112. Go zorbing 
113. Watch a rocket launch live 
114. Have a food fight 
115. Volunteer at a soup kitchen 
116. Quit a job 
117. Go to a place and ask for the use
118. White water rafting 
119. Make a difference in at least one persons life
120. Watch turtles hatch and run for the sea 
121. Be a vegetarian for a year 
122. Go to the olpymics watch or be in them
123. Kiss a stranger on the street 
124. Touch an iceberg 
125. Change a babies diaper 
126. Watch a meteor shower 
127. Midnight walk on the beach 
128. Buy a stranger a meal at a restaurant 
129. 

What else can I add ? Thanks

 

Answer
Needs more Chuck Norris.

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