Leveling You Jumps

22 Aug 2021Steve Schwarz

This is a simple trick course builders use to make jumps sit level on uneven ground.

A crooked jump upright
A crooked jump upright

Get a pack of “shims”, used by carpenters to make windows/doors plumb and square in their openings, from a big box home improvement store. You can get shims made of wood, or wood/resin mix or a soft plastic. I like the light colored plastic ones so they are easy to find in the grass and won’t rot when left outside.

Then stack one or more under the low part of the crooked jump to level it:

Shims in actions
Shims in actions

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