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Slack Science
Slack Science, powered by Balance Community: Slackline Outfitters, is a blog run by Jerry Miszewski about slacklining. He offers tips and tricks to various parts of setting-up, taking down, in-depth looks at various aspects of a setup, and hints at walking slacklines.
Jerry's long history with the sport of slackline has given him a wealth of knowledge that he loves to share with his fellow slackliners. Slack Science is a place anyone and everyone to come and learn about our wonderful sport of slacklining.
Recently there has been a discussion about whether rigging a slackline or highline with an upside-down weblock causes an increase in slippage or presents a danger to the rig. Here...
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Today i'd like to talk about the interaction between mainlines and backup lines on highlines of all lengths. There have been a few incidents recently that have shown us that...
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Overwhelmed with all the options for the different slackline kits? Well, this guide is here to help you cypher through all that's available and choose the right kit for your...
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Let’s take a trip to a highline rigged in a beautiful location. Imagine yourself sitting at the anchor, ready to walk this magnificent line. What do you do before getting...
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MMO stands for Munter Mule Overhand. The following information is no substitute for real world experience or direct tuition from an expert highliner. Neither the author of this article nor...
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Here is a quick video tutorial on how to use the Alpine WebLock 4.0 as a rigging plate on the tensioning end of your slackline.
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Introduction Today we are discussing the testing and strength of the 2 different bGebz Knots, shown in our previous Slack Science article here: Anchoring the Alpine WebLock 4.0. Background With...
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Today we will be looking at a fantastic method for anchoring the Alpine WebLock 4.0 using a spanset, a tree, and no additional hardware. This method is known as the "bGebz Knot"...
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Slackline webbing, the material that defines our sport. Every time we slackline, we are using some sort of slackline webbing, usually to be walked on. Because of how much we...
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A guest post from BC PRO-Team member Jordan Tybon. Warning, this line was not set up to be walked, only for demonstration after a session, for this reason there was...
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The use of soft shackles in slackline and highline rigging has gotten a lot of attention lately. For this reason, I have been running several tests on various soft shackles...
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