crespo80 wrote:great work doing this DYI Omni!
I didn't understand the material of the concave base, it's some sort of fabric?
Does it feel tiring? Because from the video it seems you have to exercise quite a bit of force to slide your foot, and that's more obvious while running, when you have to move your body weight in front of you in order to compensate.
The shoes seem great and pretty slick, do you think you'll try some other type of cover for the concave base though?
Hey, crespo.
You are right, the surface of the dish is just a cheap fabric rug.
I definitely see what you are saying. The feet slide very well, but it's hard to tell from the video.
When I made the upper frame I didn't really fiddle with it enough, as it's a little too small.
The reason it looks like work is because I just have a short stride distance before I hit the flat middle (I may smooth the transition.) Expanding the frame would help this, but I'm mostly leg and if I got to enveloped in a game, forgetting where I was, I would probably start kicking the bottom of the saw horses. I have thought up a few ways I could expand the frame, but I think it feels pretty good and am waiting to get my rift to make that decision. My running was inspired by the thought of being shot at in the rift;
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I wanted to run with a tilt and my legs behind my as if I needed to get away in a hot moment. However, it's possible and fairly comfortable to jog.
It's not work, but I can tell that after a half hour i'll be feeling the burn, and have a new respect for Mr. freeman's marathon of justice and destruction.
Edit: I said that I would post a materials list and a how to, but unfortunately I've been far too exhausted. Usually I'm a night guy, but work has forced me to wake up as early as 4:30 or 5:30 the past 3 days and again tomorrow. In the next couple days I'll be sure to do it; I already have a materials list sitting my my home computer, I've just been too tired to go into it. Sorry interwebs, I still love you and I'll give you the sweet, sweet lovin' you deserve soon enough
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