The Shock Difference
The only trampoline court built on a patented gas-shock frame. We design, engineer and build premium adventure park attractions in the USA, created by people who run parks, backed by physics, and proven in 55+ park locations.
Significantly reduced injury rates on Shock Trampoline courts in parks since 2016.
Trusted by 30+ park brands and 55+ locations in three countries (USA, Canada, Colombia)
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Guidance from inception to launch
Six reasons operators around the world choose Shock for their adventure park development.
Industry expertise
A proven track record since 2009, 50+ years of combined team experience, and 55+ park locations designed and built.
Superior design
Engineered to exceed ASTM F2970, the industry standard for trampoline courts, for reduced injuries, more repeat visits and a stronger ROI.
Custom, American-made
Fabricated in the USA for tighter quality control and faster lead times. And because every Shock frame is modular, your park can grow with you: add new attractions, reconfigure your courts, or move them to a new area or location as you refresh.
Designed by operators
Built by people who run parks. Our attractions run quiet (no spring screech design), need less maintenance and remove daily operational headaches. So you can focus on running the business, not maintaining the attractions.
Quality over quantity
Custom designs, not mass production. Most parks buy the same cookie-cutter courts as the one down the street. Yours shouldn't look like everyone else's. A Shock park is designed for your building and your market, giving guests something they can't get anywhere else and a reason to keep coming back.
Shock technology
German-engineered gas shocks, made exclusively for Shock. Patented and protected in 15 countries, and operating in parks since 2016.
What a hard landing really feels like
Most trampoline courts sit on rigid steel under two inches of foam vinyl padding. When a jumper lands on the rail, the frame doesn't move, so the jumper's body takes the hit. How fast you're falling and how quickly you stop decide how much force your body absorbs. Here's the difference at two heights: a 5 ft jump and a 10 ft jump.
Why frames matter
The trampoline frame hadn't fundamentally changed since 1959. We changed it. Instead of padding over rigid steel, Shock redesigned the structure itself, so the frame gives when a jumper lands on the rail.
How the shocks work
Our patented frame is fitted with German-engineered gas shocks made exclusively for Shock. They compress on impact, adding up to four inches of stopping distance. More stopping distance means lower G-forces, reduced injuries and no compromise on trampoline performance.
Shock frame vs. standard frame, by the numbers.
See the patented Shock frame inside a working trampoline park, and how the gas shocks operate in the structure itself.
The G-force math behind every hard landing, on a standard frame and on the Shock frame.
Watch the math.On a typical 5-foot jump, a hard landing on a standard trampoline padded rail hits the body with about 34 G's; on the Shock frame it's about 10. At 10 feet of big air, it's about 68 G's vs. 21. Either way, the Shock frame is more than three times gentler. These numbers are the reason operators who see this video rarely build on anything else.
Engineered from the frame up
Patented gas-shock frame
Up to 69% reduced G-force impact. Hinged rail connections let the rails expand and contract as the posts travel, so the whole trampoline grid absorbs energy instead of reflecting it.
Quiet by design
Re-engineered spring connections mean no metal-on-metal screech. Screeching is a wear warning, and quiet courts keep parents comfortable, so they stay longer. Longer dwell time means more revenue and more repeat visits.
Closed-cell Shock pads
Dense, non-porous closed-cell foam built for high-impact zones, with a 5–8 year lifespan under commercial use. Most manufacturers use open-cell foam that breaks down.
Commercial-grade mats
North American polypropylene fabric, 2" UV-reactive seatbelt-grade webbing, and locally made triangles rated past 400 lbs of force per attachment.
What you can't see is what matters most
Every trampoline court looks the same once the pads are on. Underneath, they couldn't be more different. Yes, Shock is often the more expensive option. Peel back the layers and decide whether the value is obvious. Most operators tell us it is.
"Cheap frames and fabrics don't merely wear out; they steal the one thing you can't buy back: time. If you're opening Park #6 while Park #2 is tearing itself apart, you're not scaling, you're just rebuilding in circles."
Shock co-founder
We source premium European, Canadian and U.S. materials and pay more for them, because lifetime cost is what operators actually pay.
| Shock Trampoline | Typical rigid-frame builds | |
|---|---|---|
| Impact absorption | Patented German gas shock assembly in every interior post absorbs hard landings without changing the bounce | Rigid steel; the pad is the only impact protection |
| Made in | USA. Every component except the German gas shock is American made and meets American and European standards | Often imported components that may not meet industry standards |
| Standards | ASTM compliant | Not always documented |
| Steel | Plate: ASTM A36, 1/4"–5/8" · Tube: ASTM A500, 2-1/2" × 2-1/2" × 3/16" · Angle: ASTM A36, 2" × 2" × 1/4" | Rarely specified |
| Hardware | Grade 5 & 8 bolts; galvanized LDT Tapcon anchors (5/8" × 6", 1/2" × 4") | Lower-grade bolts and hardware |
| Base plates | Extra-wide 1/4"–5/8" plates cut from a single sheet, spanning all support posts to prevent flexing | Small, separate plates per post that allow flexing and promote weld breaks |
| Post support | Full-length kick braces on every post (2–4 per post) to stop posts from bending under spring tension or weld cracks | Often no support arms, hiding dangerous bends you can't see from above and surprise weld failures |
| Spring connection | 3/8" cold-rolled A36 hard-stock connectors matched to the spring hook: silent operation and longer spring life | 1/4" wiggle wire or cut holes: loud, creaky operation, faster spring wear and tear-outs. Replace springs often |
| Maintenance access | Patented hinge system: remove one bolt and the rails swing up so a lift can drive in for safe overhead work on lights and ceiling | Bolted or welded permanently; overhead work means ladder labor |
| Floor-to-wall trampolines | Smooth transition from flat to vertical with no corner pad, reducing ankle-trap injuries | A corner pad covers the steel at the transition, where feet and ankles can catch or extreme trampoline wear |
| Redundant safety bed | Included on every Shock structure | Not always included |
| Padding fit | Quality-fit padding that stays in place | Loose pads that shift and leave gaps |
You can't patent gimmicks.
The Shock frame (its shock-absorbing suspension mounts, pivoting bed-rail hinge connection and German gas-shock system built into the framework) is protected by patents around the world.
Built by operators, proven in our own parks
Shock wasn't started by an equipment company. It was started by park operators. Our founders have been running trampoline and adventure parks since 2009, back when the industry had no standards, no shared rulebook and no supplier solving the problems operators lived with every day.
From 2009 to 2015, we lived with every problem the industry's equipment had to offer: frames and parts that didn't hold up in a commercial environment, design flaws that turned into injuries and maintenance headaches, and products that were never built for the daily punishment of a busy park. We were the ones filling out the incident reports and talking to parents. Signs telling guests where not to land weren't enough. The equipment had to manage the physics. So we stopped waiting for someone else to fix it. It started as a single-square prototype and grew into a complete system that absorbs energy instead of reflecting it: the patented Shock frame.
In 2016, we installed the first Shock Trampoline park. Every park our founders have built since runs on Shock equipment. We've logged injuries across our parks since 2009, and since the switch to Shock, our own parks have seen significantly reduced injury rates on Shock-equipped courts.
We don't franchise. We still operate our own parks, so every design decision has to survive our own busy Saturdays before it goes into yours.
That's what "designed by operators" means at Shock. Every product is tested in our own parks under real daily traffic before it goes into yours. Our leadership also serves on the board of the IATP (International Adventure and Trampoline Park Association) and Shock is the main Diamond Sponsor for the annual conference, helping shape safety for the whole industry.
- 2009Our founders open their first trampoline park
- 2009–2015Hard lessons with standard equipment
- 2016The first Shock structure is installed
- Today55+ park locations built by Shock
One partner, every attraction
Shock designs complete parks, not just trampolines. Mix and match from our full range:
Trampoline Courts
Freestyle courts, performance trampolines, dodgeball, dunk lanes, obstacle courses, tumbling trampolines, wall running courts, trapeze, gymnastic attractions and trampoline tetherball.
View category →Airbags & Foam Pits
Big-air landing zones for stunt jumps, trapeze and trampolines.
View category →Battle Beams & Slacklines
Head-to-head battles and freestyle slackline attractions.
View category →Air Sports & Arenas
Sealed-AirTracks, Sport Courts and freestanding arenas for sport, parties and pop-up events.
View category →Custom Inflatable Parks
Indoor and outdoor inflatable parks designed for your space, for everyday commercial duty play.
View category →Custom Crochet Attractions
Handcrafted Luxury Crochet Playgrounds built to your space: The ultimate toddler playground.
View category →Soft Play Playgrounds
Multi-level soft play that brings toddlers and young families into your revenue mix.
View category →Climbing & Ninja
Walls, towers and ninja courses, from harness-free traverses to full-height ascents.
View category →Interactive Gaming
Valo Motion and CSE Entertainment attractions (authorized reseller) and Rugged Interactive.
View category →Ziplines
A big thrill in a compact, easy-to-run footprint.
View category →Karting
Racing that keeps teens and adults coming back.
View category →From first sketch to opening day
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Design
Operator-led layouts composed for your exact building, engineered to maximize revenue per square foot and never adapted from a template. Start now with our online Park Builder.
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Engineer
Every structure engineered beyond ASTM requirements, with the patented gas-shock frame at the core and plans include engineered stamp approval.
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Manufacture
Our patented trampoline frame is manufactured in the USA, with tighter quality control and fast production.
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Install & Launch
One team owns it all: drawings, purchasing, vendor coordination, delivery windows and installation, so gaps close before they open. We verify anchors and clearances on site, walk zones with your team as they come online, and finish with a punch list, documented sign-offs, and your warranty and maintenance schedules.
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Operate
You get an operating starter kit built from our own parks: usable operating manuals, org chart and staffing ratios, training checklists and on-the-floor procedures. Everything we've learned, from the CAD file to the training checklist. You're not just buying a product. You're getting the framework to operate your own park from day 1.
Then: Parts & aftercare. Padding, parts and maintenance through Park Essentials and the Shock store for the life of your park.
Start with Park BuilderBuilt for the way parks actually run
Tested in the real world
Every product is proven in real operating parks, our own included, against the daily rigors of high-traffic use.
Every inch earns revenue
Layouts created by expert operators make every square foot work, boosting throughput, efficiency and ROI compared with inflexible cookie-cutter designs.
Trusted by industry leaders
30+ park brands and 55+ locations across North and South America trust Shock as their partner for custom adventure parks.
Safety is designed into the layout, too
Risk never disappears in active play, just as it doesn't on a ski hill. But smart design can reduce the odds dramatically. Because we run parks ourselves, we plan for the busy Saturday before the first wall goes up.
Separate the age groups
Toddler play is kept away from adult airtime.
Plan for emergencies
Higher-risk attractions sit near entrances and exits, and EMS access paths are mapped to every major attraction, so no one is pushing a stretcher through a maze.
Clear sightlines
Layouts give court monitors big, clear sightlines from shared positions, so you need fewer monitors without compromising safety.
Traffic flow like an airport
Clear lanes and minimal conflict points keep crowds moving and guests out of each other's landing zones.
There isn't a single car on the road today without shocks, because once they were invented, they changed the industry standard. That is the real difference with Shock.
Lauren McCallum · Flip N Fly
“Not only do they provide an outstanding product, but the wealth of knowledge they possess in operating their own parks is an immeasurable asset to us.”
“If you say that you care about the safety of your guests, then you must utilize the Shock system. Shock is the best product on the market that has provided a solution to an industry-wide issue.”
“Shock is the total package from design to operations and they come with my highest recommendations.”
Invest in the park your competitors can't copy.
Patented technology they can't buy, designed by operators who know what it takes, from first sketch to opening day.