Functionalities of a Teeterboard

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The teeterboard is basically termed or defined as an acrobatic apparatus that finely resembles a playground seesaw. The strongest of the teeterboards are made of oak and they are usually of 9 feet in length. The length is more than enough as an acrobatic apparatus. A fulcrum is used to divide the middle of the board that is made of welded steel. Each and every end of the board is a square shaped padded area that allows the performer to stand on an incline before the person is being catapulted into the air. This is basically a strong acrobatic apparatus that allows a person perform several acts.

Those who are well trained flyers; they are capable of performing different types of aerial somersaults by landing on the padded mats, specialized landing chair, human pyramid, and also a Russian bar. The teeterboard is operated by the efficient team of catchers, flyers, pushers and spotters. Some of the team members are capable enough and they perform more than one role as an acrobatic. They perform different types of acts that make them truly adorable amongst others. With this special acrobatic apparatus, the acrobats perform different types of scaring acts that entertain the viewers to a great extent and that is because they come to pay a visit to the shows.

It was early in the year 1960s when the finest teeterboard acts that are trained in the eastern bloc countries perform with the famous Ringlin Brothers and BaileyCirus and Barnum. There is also found Korean style teeterboard which is a different form of teeterboard where the two efficient performers jump vertically in place and landing back on the apparatus instead of dismounting onto the landing mat and the human pyramid. Different types of Korean plank acts are performed using this teeterboard by the performers. Such acts are really tough and are really difficult for a acrobat to perform such scary acts in front of so many people.

It is really tough for a person to perform an act using Teeterboard because the apparatus itself is quite strong and loads of risks are related to it. Anything can happen with the person performing it because as such no security is provided. It is the responsibility of the person performing the scary act to be strong enough and manage the whole thing properly. Not only one, together two and three persons can perform the act together and there I a beautiful co-ordination require between the performers.

Before performing any such act, they are trained properly from the institutes so that they can do the acts properly. Without proper training it is difficult to perform such acts in front of so many people. A little mistake can even take the life of the person so they stays enough careful when doing such acts. As the apparatus is strong enough, a thin person will be not capable of handling it. Only a strong person can perform the act and that is why it is recommended to perform this acts to those who are strong enough mentally as well as physically.
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