User:Xkixs

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The future is here with XkiXs. Imagine being able to jump up to 7-feet high and loping along with 10-foot strides at 20 mph is an experience you need to have. Xkixs are the next extreme sport and ultimate exercising product. Enjoy incredible height and speed with your Xkixs, available in children and adult models.

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For every action there is a reaction: XkiXs have curved springs attached to the base, so when you press your feet downwards, the pressure of your weight creates opposing energy. The springs harness this energy, then release it back, all at once. This gives you the ability to jump to incredible heights and run with huge strides at amazing speeds. The stilts are designed to have the center of gravity remain just as it is naturally to you. Some of the newer generation models have footplate's that can pivot, allowing greater flexibility, thus increasing the obtainable skill level or complexity of maneuvers.

The soar in adrenaline you feel when a small jump takes you high in the air above the crowd is impossible to describe - it has to be felt to be believed. Running at greatly increased speeds is quite an experience also.

What is this sport called? There is a move afoot to call this sport Bocking or Power Bocking, after the German inventor of the device -- Alexander Bock. (see .pdf of patent ). There are competitions with teams already in Europe. Groups are forming here in the states.

Those of you that are familiar with 'Bocking', or any other name you want to call the use of the jump shoes (xkixs