Leaning towards a 6 foot diving board over a 8 foot diving board to get 2 more feet length in my pool length (limited on space). Any downside? Are 6 foot actually more safe?
6 foot vs 8 foot diving board
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Have you talked to your insurance company about a diving board? Many will not insure you if you have one.
Option 3) diving rock or raised wall and even bigger pool.
In a short pool, a running jump/dive is dangerous and you'll quickly learn to only stationary jump/dive. At that point, a little bit of spring is not worth a shorter pool.
In a short pool, a running jump/dive is dangerous and you'll quickly learn to only stationary jump/dive. At that point, a little bit of spring is not worth a shorter pool.
I’ve got a 6 foot board and might like to switch to 8 because the supports for it are actually spaced for 8. The 6 foot has a little less spring to it, so maybe a bit safer given that you can’t bounce as high. My parents pool still has a 6 ft board and we’d bounce pretty high on it as kids.
I’d like mine to be a bit more bouncy. The legs supporting it are spaced further apart than the board is designed for so it doesn’t have the bounce it should. But it’s also 20 years old and cracked so I’m not tempting fate anyway, and why it needs to be replaced anyway.
sktn77a
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OP: You should be fine with a 6 ft board. As said above, there will be a little less spring but you'll gain a little more usable space in the pool. What diving board base do you have?
- Jul 16, 2012
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I went with an 8’ but I was going over an autocover end of the pool. 6’ is fine in my view as it would be marginally safer. It still allows for a controlled diving location which is the key point.
