I don’t plan on actually jumping Eli for real until November, but there was a schooling show at the barn over the weekend and the jumps were low and looked so cute. I couldn’t resist pointing him a couple to see how rusty we are. We are a bit rusty, but also a bit enthusiastic. I think Eli misses jumping as much as I do.
One time we thwacked one.
Thwack from patentlybay on Vimeo.
That shifted the little camera, but he picked up his feet the next time.
Playing from patentlybay on Vimeo.
Also, I got a new helmet — not sure how obvious that is from the video. Apparently GPAs are the only ones that fit my head shape both in circumference and at the crown. I am not ready to give up my CO yet, but sadly the Trauma Void pretty consistently gave me a headache on the top of my head that would last a few hours. So it fit at the brim, but not at the top. Even without putting my hair up. I didn’t notice this about the fit until recently, since Eli got injured only a little while after I bought the Trauma Void, so I hadn’t worn it consistently yet.
He looks happy to be popping over some stuff again! I think the Trauma Void is a VERY specific fit. As someone with a OneK head, it was nowhere near fitting me.
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He was enjoying himself on the landing side a bit 🙂
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same with me and Trauma as much as i wanted it to work I am a oneK head too! Glad you and Eli got to pop over some jumps!! YAY
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Eli was SO excited!
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One thing I’ve seen a lot of people miss is that the TV comes with 2 liners. The one usually not actually in the helmet when you buy it is geared towards an oval head shape. Once I changed my liner (like 9 months after I got it, so I was on the slow bus to figure this out) it made a ginormous difference.
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I did take the liner out, but I will have to try the other one. I really like that helmet otherwise!
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Eli looks so happy to be jumping!
I tried both liners in my TV and one very obviously did not fit well. I like the helmet, especially for it’s safety features, but it’s not as good a fit on my head as my previous CO helmets.
If the TV happens to be a size 7 and you want to sell, let me know. 🙂
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It’s a 7 1/4.
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The Lynx helmet also fits different then the EQ3 btw! I can’t even get the EQ3 on my head but the Lynx seems to fit well !
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That’s kind of crazy!
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I also have the biggest head ever…..so contributing factor? Probably haha.
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Helmets are all so different. Even my different one k’s don’t all fit the same. I have a couple that I think I’m going to have to stop using for the same reason. Squeezing my brain too much. Bummer because they’re pretty!
Glad you and Eli are starting to think about jumping again! Looks like he’s excited to get back to it!
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Yeah … the pressing down on the top of my head was a new one on me! It’s so interesting how much head-shape variation there is.
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