Which Trampoline Shape?

What shape trampoline is best – round, oval or rectangular?

Historically, all trampolines were round. Over time people have come to love the benefits of oval and rectangle trampolines, both of which have a more even jumping area, giving a great bounce across the whole jump mat, rather than round trampolines which have a sweet spot in the centre, which is great of course for on the spot, solo jumping.

Rectangular trampolines can be a great choice for gymnasts and large families, there’s more room to travel across the trampoline for flips and tricks and multiple “sweet-spots” across the jump mat, this is the best shape for performance. Oval trampolines look great in longer, narrower yards whilst still providing all the space needed for loads of fun! This can be a great compromise between a round and a rectangle trampoline as it has more than one “sweet spot” for bouncing but generally are less expensive than rectangle trampolines.

What trampoline is best for tricks or gymnastics?

Gymnasts typically opt for rectangular trampolines as there is space in the length of the trampoline to run and perform their gymnastics flips and tricks. However, for home use, an oval or rectangular trampoline offer great even bounce across the whole jumping zone.

Do rectangular trampolines bounce better?

Rectangular trampolines do have a great bounce, mainly due to the positioning of the springs. Great bounce occurs where you have springs directly opposite each other following the strings of the jumpmat.

On a rectangular trampoline that happens all over the jumpmat, on an oval it happens around the center line and on a round it focuses on the centre point area.

The even bounce across the entire jump mat on rectangular trampolines gives a great and consistent bounce all over the trampoline, which is loved by both kids, gymnasts and professional trampolinists!