Slacklining is a balance sport which you use a nylon webbing stretched tight between two anchor points. Slacklining is diferant from tightrope walking is the line is not held taut; instead , stretching and bouncing like a massive rubber band. The line's tauntness can be adjusted to suit the walkerr and different types of webbing can be used to achieve a variety of feats. The line is flat, due to the makeup of the webbing, whichs keeps the slacker's footing from rolling as would be the case with a rope.
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