Suede vs Vinyl beam surface<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nWhile you might not be concerned about the material your gymnastics beam is made of, the gymnast you are buying it for might. This is because gymnasts spend hours practising at the gym and they have experience on a beam that feels a certain way, is firm and reacts how they have become used to it reacting when stepping across it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Switching between very different beam surfaces can throw you off during a routine and it takes time to get used to the adjustments you’ll have to make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vinyl is synthetic plastic material whereas suede is a type of leather. Vinyl feels like plastic when you step on it and the surface is usually more sticky. Vinyl is easier to clean and most cheaper beams use some type of vinyl material. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suede moulds to your feet and in my opinion feels more comfortable than vinyl, however this might be because most gym and competition beams are covered with suede. Suede beams can also handle scratches and scrapes a little better than vinyl, where scratches tend to be more visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comparing this beam against the competition<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThere are a few reasons why I like the Brianna beam better than the competition. Most importantly, the surface reacts how gymnasts expect it to, it feels solid and reacts well to your feet and hands being placed on the surface. It isn’t however, the exact same as a regular full sized beam but in my opinion it comes a great deal closer than most other products do to matching that more realistic feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tumble Trak Brianna vs Milliard adjustable balance beam<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe main difference when comparing these 2 beams is the adjustable option the milliard beam offers. I do like what Milliard offer, but I’m sticking to my opinion that you shouldn’t bring an adjustable height beam into your home unless you have experience in gymnastics, have placed safety mats around it and are supervising your children practising. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even then I believe it isn’t necessary because you can learn and train most of the fundamental beam skills on a low beam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Milliard beam has incremental height settings for the high setting but are these really necessary. I personally think having the low floor setting and a high setting offers enough adjust-ability and would ensure the frame and beam are stable in those 2 height positions. Having to make sure it is stable at different heights is much challenging and more likely to lead to a wobbly surface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incremental height settings can help more anxious gymnasts gradually raise it up to a high height slowly but at their gym they won’t have this option with a regular beam and they\u2019ll likely have already practised at height at the gym so this slow step up might not be worthwhile for most users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even if you adjust the Milliard beam down to the lowest height setting It’s still not as stable and sold feeling as the Brianna beam is. The milliard beam has one of the best, most stable height adjustment features of any of the beams I considered for this review. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tumbl Trak vs Springee gymnastics beam<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n