Before you begin using your PoweriSer:
It is recommended that you kit yourself out with a helmet, wrist, elbow and knee pads.
Never use PoweriSer spring stilts without this safety gear.
Don't use powerisers on wet grass or slipper surfaces. Try not to step on leaves or
pieces of paper as you don't know whats under them. Watch out for puddles.
Lesson 1 : Standing up and walking with aid.
Only a special few can stand up at first without help. However good a learner you
are you will need to balance on your running stilts when you first start. Don't try to
stand on your own directly as you will probably fall. We recommend starting off by sitting on a bench or low wall with a friend to help pull you up.
Ensure someone is supporting you properly when you attempt to stand. At first you will feel very stiff and awkward, but you will soon get used to it with leg training. Keep holding your friend while you walk around a bit until you begin to relax and get used to the sensation of the adult, professional, or kids powerisers.
Lesson 2: Start walking alone.
Stand up by holding onto somebody and start to walk. As you grow in confidence, hold lightly onto your friends shoulder instead of them holding you. When you think your balance is good enough try letting go entirely. You must try to relax, if you trip when your body is stiff it will be much more difficult to regain your balance. Make
sure to keep your friend next to you in case of mishaps.
It wont be long until you are confident enough to walk by yourself but ask your friend to stick close by just in case. Walk with your feet pointing as straight as possible, otherwise the springs may get caught up in each other. Lifting your knees up to high might also make you fall, so be careful.
Lesson 3: Running
If you can walk you can swiftly learn to run. Be careful to keep your balance
as the faster you go your legs might catch each other. A bit of practice will
quickly make perfect.
Walking faster and faster will ease you gently into running without too much trouble. The trick to increase the length of each leap is to relax your legs and let the springs do the work. You might feel strange at first and your legs will feel a bit weird but this will quickly disappear. Lift your legs up high to avoid tripping on the pavement or uneven surfaces.
Lesson 4 : Jumping
Soon you will be racing along, overtaking pogo stick riders, bikers, skateboarders, and more. Jump training is the next challenge to overcome. There are two styles of jumps.
Jumping with one foot is just glorified running. The main difference is in aiming your power upwards instead of forwards. Try to stand in one place on the bouncing stilts and alternate jumping with your right and left leg. The trick is to step off as hard as you can when you are at the lowest point in the momentum, bounce back, and then change legs so you are touching the ground with the next one.
Balancing yourself is more difficult with two footed jumps due to the increased spring resistance of the jump stilts. This is the strongest of all jumps and is the one which can shoot you 6 feet in the air. Start by standing still for a second and then press downward as you bend your legs slightly. Do this once and stop to regain your balance. When you feel you can do it without losing balance, do it several times in a row. Try to press harder on the jumping stilts for more altitude.
Lesson 5: Rising after a fall.
Learning how to get up after falling will hopefully never be necessary but the easiest way to rise is to obviously grab hold of some type of support to pull yourself up. When starting out it is best to have a friend near you at all times.
To stand without support, spread your legs so that you have one in front of you and one behind you, pretty much like when you do a split.
Bend your front leg as much as you can and stand up on it while still kneeling one your back leg. When you fell that you cant bend your front leg more, then make a small jump and stand up on your back leg. This is the really tricky part as you can easily lose your balance and fall back. Try to gain as much balance in the "semi split" position so that you can make a second pull/jump and stand up completely.
Cool tricks for the experts!
Giant Leaps
Giant leaps is the natural graduation to being a quality jumper. To begin with, make a few small jumps with both legs and every time you jump kick your legs out straight and press more power downwards for higher and higher bouncing. As usual, make sure to do all the warm-ups and stretches beforehand to avoid straining.
Back Grab
This is a cool trick if you manage to maintain good balance. Jump up and down with both legs at the same time and try to bend both of them together. It looks better if your legs don't lose contact with each other. As you get better at it, try to make the bend deeper and deeper. When you can do this without falling, rotate your upper body to either right or left and grab your heels with on hand.
Back Flips
If you think you can pull off a back flip then you are already very confident and we cant give you much advice. If you fail a back flip with PoweriZers then you have another half meter to fall! The only difference to a regular back flip is the unsteady landing and your timing will have to be perfect. This is not a trick we recommend since its so dangerous and the risk of injuries is high. But if you are a real PoweriZer expert, this is the ultimate trick!
