Anyone use to jump off swings as a child/teenager?

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Did you use to see who could jump the furthest?

I sure did. Oh, how I remember the in-flight terror of landing too far away! It never went wrong though.

Oh absolutely! This was probably my favorite recess activity!

No, I was too scared to jump off swings. But I loved swinging slowly and closing my eyes and pretending I was high up in the clouds.

It can be scary

Did you throw your hands up while in the air, like you're going 'Yeahhh'? Or just concentrate on jumping?

I didn't. I just tried to swing as high as possible, I still do that if I happen to be near swings which isn't often.

Seems like I spent half my childhood in a swing. I wasn't so much interested in jumping out (though I'm sure I did from time to time, like when the teacher called us in from recess), I actually loved the sort of weightless feeling and the hypnotic sensation of the rocking motion. I especially liked the sudden drop-sensation rush that came when you got as high as possible, paused mid-air for a half-second, then plunged back down again. Good times.

I was not jumping to see "who jumps furthest" since I rarely had anyone to compare to. But I loved jumping off swings just for the feeling of being in the air. I was swinging just to get high enough and jump. Then stop the swing and repeat.

I also loved jumping off balcony, low roofs, big stones, stairs etc. And using the willow tree like Tarzan would.

My favorite activity was getting as high as I could on the swing and when I was near the ground I would take off running and see how long it would for me to fall.

Yes, I loved all aspects of swinging when I was a kid and still now.

NO!! I was more like Oskar:

Not unless getting scared and jumping off because you were pushed too high counts.

Haha. I was scared of the moving chains and their sound too. That's why I didn't like swinging for swinging. While swinging I was always staring at the connections to make sure I see when they are about to break because they were making sounds like it can happen any time. But I still loved jumping off so I was fighting my fear and going on the swings over and over anyway.

I was never letting fear overwhelm me as a kid. I understood fear as "Pay attention because it might become dangerous", not "It is dangerous so avoid it at all cost". I trusted my abilities to deal with actual danger if it shows up. My caregivers called it "no sense of danger" because I was often doing dangerous things. But it was different. I knew it can be dangerous but I trusted my ability to see and prevent an actual danger in time if it really shows up.

Last edited by Kiriae on 30 Mar 2015, 7:43 am, edited 1 time in total.

That would have been cool...if I could have just jumped off the swings--but I was afraid of heights.

Until I was about 10 years old (1971), playgrounds didn't have rubber cushions surrounding the swings, slide, monkey bars, etc. I would have fallen onto concrete!

I was even fearful of going on the monkey bars.

Pretty sure like 99% of kids jump out of swings.

That brings back memories. I was all about velocity, because further was better.