LCC newspaper “Prerogative”
Author: Nataliya Teslyuk

2007-04-16

Have you already noticed them? They are everywhere, invad­ing the hearts of extreme-Iovers and bringing adrenalin to their blood. They are fly jumpers.

9 kg per two fly jumpers with an iron spring being the main part, which lets you literally fly 2,5-3 meters high and fight the laws of’Earthly gravity.

Basics:
Distributed from Western Europe;
Spread in Poland, Czech Republic Original predecessors of fly jump­ ers where devices for disabled people to ease the walking proc­ess;
5 fly jumpers in Klaipeda so far.

“First time I was using them I comvinced myself that one should never trust internet promotions”, says Filip Borcov, who has brought the firs virus to Lithuania in December 2006 alter watching a video clip on the internet. Now this sport is spreading among those who appreciate the moment of null gravity, and can tell stories about fallings with satisfied and happy expressions on their faces. In fact, fly jumpings is a complete free style once you feel comfortable on these devices; your imagination helps youto go beyond the common knowledge.
Even if fly jumper project will not bring expected profit, it is defi­nitely fun! Filip mentions. When you observe his pirouettes in the air, and follow the astonished looks of the passing by people, and espe­cially children whose eyes are shin­ing when they are looking at the “flying wizard”
, you become confi­dent that this sport has no limita­tions for those who admire it. “For this sport, you just need to be sporty”, Filip says. Why? It re­quires a lot of energy. To be more specific, during the first training the pressure is strong on the knees, afterwards on the back. I certify the first part; my knees are merely functioning after fly jumping. A note for females: you are burning approximately 1 kilo/hour, while using fly-jumper diet.

One male fly jumper said that girls usually put on fly jumpers only to take pictures. Hmmm... That’s not true!

If you are experimenting with fly jumping for the first time, you will be rather a fly stepper...A nice label for a fly lamer! Professionals tell about flying and seeing the roofs the cars from above, but for me it was a stable fixation of my eyes on the marvelous pavement at the Basanavicius alley in Palanga. I certainly did not get bored, be­cause first you see it from above, but then you can (and will) have a closer look at every stone, with which the alley is paved, while somersaulting in desperate at­tempts to rise with this 9 extra ki­los on your legs.
Practice, practice,practice! Remember,when you were a lit­tle kid, at first you were just creeping around wondering how they, “big peo­pIe”, are walking? The same with fly jumpers (at least 1 hope that the next time 1 will be able to jump at least just a little bit).

Keep yourself down to earth, be realis­tic...Oh no, don’t! As one fly jumper said, “I must admit, it’s ­quite impressive and hot!” Isn’t it the way to go.