Pogo stick

A pogo stick is a vehicle for jumping off the ground in a standing position—through the aid of a spring, or new high performance technologies—often used as a toy, exercise equipment or extreme sports instrument.

The jumper places their feet on the footpads while balancing on the pole, then jumps up or down with a bending action of the knees to add or subtract energy in the spring.

The modern eponymously named pogo stick was invented by Max Pohlig and Ernst Gottschall, from Germany.

[5] An earlier design with a single upright vertical handle [6] patented in 1955 posed something of a risk to the user's chin.

Back flips and other tricks are now possible on some of these newer sticks, which has contributed to the growth of the new sport of Extreme Pogo ("Xpogo").