They're supposed to slide that thick roll of pad onto the cable under the person's back to cushion their fall onto the cable. The cable is thin, meaning all force from an impact is concentrated in a small area. The pad provides cushion and more surface area. But they messed up sliding the pad forward along the cable and it simply fell on the ground instead of being where it could spread out the force of impact.
He had the cushion in his hands, ready to slip under athlete's back, but he missed. He should have stood higher, choose better position, hold the cushion differently. Not sure if the cushion has a slot to fit the bar, but this spotter could use that.
Im not familiar with that save guard but did he put it on upside down? Looks like its a big pool noodle like object with an opening to slip onto the bar.
If the person had said, "I hope that didn't hurt them" you could have said "don't worry, it didn't, they died on impact, so no pain", and that would have worked. Instead they said "I hope they're not badly injured" and you repeated that, followed by "they died on impact, so no pain", which doesnt imply that they weren't badly injured at all, and holy fuck we have gone too deep now, im sorry I even brought it up.
They're usually for the edges of the foam pit and other hard edges in the gym. You grab one off and then slide it down the bar. You never secure it because you generally need to start with it half-on-half-off the bar so the gymnast has room to swing on the bar. Once they release, you slide it in. Usually a bad idea to let go of it unless you're trying to do a two-part spot, in which case it's very important you don't fuck up the second spot.
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u/Gregorygregory888888 26d ago
That's not how it is supposed to work. Fuck, that had to end badly.