--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: [...] > > Thicker foam would provide far less support for the > > initial push-off. And no-one woulkd want to fall from > > two feet up onto a regular wrestling mat. > > Not sure what you're getting at here. Foam doesn't > seem to interfere with the initial push-off in > yogic flying.
Resiliancy means some level of give. A thicker piece of foam has more give. Pushing down against something that "gives" yields less upward momentum than pushing against something that doesn't give. > > You're probably right, though, that it wouldn't be > a good idea for yogic flyers to hop on the mat the > gymnasts were using. Not a good idea for the > gymnasts, for that matter. > > But I'd still like to see the gymnasts try it on > foam and find out what they could do with some > resiliency. > For the best comparison purposes you are correct, of course.
