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All About the Pogo Stick

Lead Instructor:  Bruce and Brian Spencer
 Access:  Public   Status:  Active   Lesson:  Free!
Bruce and Brian cover the history of pogo sticking and the hobby's evolution into an extreme sport. It also goes into the health benefits of pogoing, its popularity, world records and basic bouncing techniques. This is a great primer for anyone interested in the pogo stick.

Lesson Specs

Instructions

Lesson Chapters

  1. Introduction
  2. A Brief History
  3. Popularity, Health and Records
  4. Next Generation Sticks
  5. The Basics of Pogo Sticking
  6. Extreme Pogoing
  7. Conclusion

Lead Instructor

Bruce and Brian Spencer

Founders

Bruce and Brian Spencer are the founders and, respectively, the Chief Engineer and Chief Test Pilot for Vurtego, a leading producer of extreme pogo sticks.Bruce's background as an aerospace engineer for Northrop, working on the F-18 fighter, and then as a firefighter for 28 years, gave him the unique skill set necessary to create the most advanced pogo stick in the industry.

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All About the Pogo Stick

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Pogo Stick Physics and Technology

Learn about pogo stick design and how the physics of the new stick designs give it capabilities and altitudes never before thought possible.

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Basic Low Altitude Tricks

Pogo stick world record holder Brian Spencer covers the key points you need to know to pull off low altitude pogo tricks.

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Aggressive Free Riding

Pogo stick world record holder Brian Spencer teachs how to navigate obstacles, jumps, stairs and other challenges related to agressive free ride pogo-sticking in an urban/suburban environment.