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Post by RiderLeangle on Jan 7, 2010 15:12:10 GMT -5
I suggested elsewhere that they do a backwards Spider Walk. After you mount the Spider Walk, you have to go forward, then straight up, and then backwards. Then you dismount by grabbing a rope at the top and swinging sideways. I don't know how hard it'd be to Spider Walk backwards. What's to stop competitors from turning themselves around? That's pretty easy to do
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Post by Oti on Jan 7, 2010 15:41:36 GMT -5
I would just go backwards. Surprisingly enough, it's easier than going forward. I did it in my last Jumping Spider training video on Youtube.
Doubt it, yes, yes.
But spider climbing really isn't a stage three obstacle, guys. It tests your endurance and coordination the most. It's a stage one or two obstacle.
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Post by slam on Jan 7, 2010 15:51:13 GMT -5
What's to stop competitors from turning themselves around? That's pretty easy to do Is it? Well, either you can allow that as doing that switch could be an area in which a competitor could lose his grip and fall, or just make it against the rules, like not taking off the Chain Reaction gloves in time for the Spider Walk. *cough* Mr. Sasuke *cough* But spider climbing really isn't a stage three obstacle, guys. It tests your endurance and coordination the most. It's a stage one or two obstacle. I'd be thinking of importing one of those Stage 3 obstacles to Stage 1 or 2.
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Post by Oti on Jan 7, 2010 16:30:36 GMT -5
But then the argument becomes "Those test your strength and endurance. They should be in stage three, where time isn't a factor." They just don't seem right.
Out of everything here, I like the Slider Jump -> Spider Climb the most. After that, I like the Flying Chute idea, although some details do need to be hammered out.
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Post by HarlequinKnight on Jan 8, 2010 1:34:50 GMT -5
If you look at the spider walk event in Kinniku Banzuke, there was a part where the path becomes so wide that the participants have to tackle it as if it were a body prop. So yes, you could go spider walk + body prop.
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Post by Oti on Jan 8, 2010 1:46:57 GMT -5
Space isn't the problem. It's gravity. I doubt anyone would be able to go from a spider climb to a body prop position quickly or easily. Therefore, putting this in a timed stage is unfair.
The transition would be fine in stage three, but ehh... spider climbing in stage three? No thanks.
So. Yeah. Gonna stick with "doubt it".
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Post by jfeathe on Jan 13, 2010 13:08:23 GMT -5
If you look at the spider walk event in Kinniku Banzuke, there was a part where the path becomes so wide that the participants have to tackle it as if it were a body prop. So yes, you could go spider walk + body prop. It would be very possible to go from the Spider Walk into the Body Prop. They should have the original Spider Walk as the first obstacle in the Third Stage and have it go directly into the Body Prop as the second obstacle.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Jan 13, 2010 13:55:00 GMT -5
The original Spider Walk was only a challenge because you only had 50 seconds to clear the stage and it was so long. Make it untimed and it won't matter.. Not to mention that imagine if we send todays competitors back to 1-6 to see how they'd do on it.. Lets put it this way.. know how often we see 20+ second clears? Nagano would do that on the old 50 second stage 2.
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Post by davidyko on Jan 14, 2010 10:16:18 GMT -5
...provided he doesn't do a 24 fail on it. But I agree.
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Post by HarlequinKnight on Jan 14, 2010 20:27:26 GMT -5
Space isn't the problem. It's gravity. I doubt anyone would be able to go from a spider climb to a body prop position quickly or easily. Therefore, putting this in a timed stage is unfair. The transition would be fine in stage three, but ehh... spider climbing in stage three? No thanks. So. Yeah. Gonna stick with "doubt it". But the transition doesn't have to be quick or easy. If you put this spider walk + body prop in stage 2, it would force the competitors to make a choice between rushing and potentially making a mistake, or taking their time to make sure they don't mess up. It gives a new twist to an old obstacle so people like Nagano can't just fly through it like they would normally
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