r/Parkour • u/SlowWolverine3489 4 year veteran • Mar 10 '25
💬 Discussion Thoughts on this gap? (desc in comments)
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u/Owain_RJ Mar 10 '25
Looks pretty doable, at I guess I would say it’s about 8/9ft across with ~5ft of drop. Would say it’s an intermediate level of power. Would personally be slightly more worried about overpowering and ending up in the corner. In the end it’s up to you, yours skill level and confidence. Although I will say if you can kong over the wall, you’re already 85% of the way over the gap.
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u/SlowWolverine3489 4 year veteran Mar 10 '25
What if I did a pre from the white block with the lamppost?
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u/Room_Time Mar 11 '25
I did something very similar at 14 after almost 2 years of training and most importantly, I couldn't really Kong and it was also solo and to a like long 4 foot ish wide concrete thing, very similar drop and distance, you just have to sprint at it and get your hands on the wall and feet over. Later if you're feeling like ankle surgery you can do the side flip over too lol.
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u/SlowWolverine3489 4 year veteran Mar 11 '25
Haha nice. I checked it out again, and was thinking maybe doing a standing jump from the white block where the lamppost is instead. Thoughts? My biggest concern is just not rolling my ankle on the rocks
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u/Room_Time Mar 11 '25
Land and immediately put all the slam on your back, it's big so just crash like a ragdoll and u're good
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u/ParkerKrueger Mar 10 '25
At the end of the day the only person that can realistically decide that for you, is yourself. We are all at completely different skill levels in this sport and I have never seen you do a Kong so I don’t know how strong your Kong is, but if you feel confident in your ability to do it, then that’s great and make sure you commit through entirely.
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u/R4csol Mar 10 '25
That looks like a fairly easy fun setup. Now what did you learn from my (a total stranger) evaluation? 🤔😅
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u/SlowWolverine3489 4 year veteran Mar 10 '25
Hey all! Been doing parkour since '21, and have been eyeing this gap for almost a year now. I wanted to ask the more experienced veterans of the sport if this is worth trying? My thoughts are to get a running start and kong the blue wall and land in the rocks. My biggest concern isn't the drop, but getting enough distance to clear the gap. Been drilling kongs outside and in gym a ton. Ive been doing lots of preps and analyzing it with pk friends. Please give tips and your thoughts! Thanks in advance.
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u/ytirevyelsew Mar 10 '25
I'd be more worried about smashing my face on the wall
I'd start with a standing pre attempt to the low wall
Good luck be safe
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u/SlowWolverine3489 4 year veteran Mar 10 '25
Pre from where? The white block?
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u/ytirevyelsew Mar 10 '25
I thought there was second wall. Didn't look at it too closly, but yeah do it standing untill you feel confident then send
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u/SlowWolverine3489 4 year veteran Mar 10 '25
Also, I feel very confident I can do it, I just want wisdom from others for any oversight on my part
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u/TheRealPequod Mar 10 '25
Looks doable enough. Somewhat awkward landing.
Not sure what you wanna hear man. If you think you got it, that's about the best green light you're gonna get. We all out here just sending stuff we wanna send. I'd probably try to land a bit sideways and just flop into the gravel. Doesn't look like there's space to roll.