Double under aren’t going away so you may as well get a rope and master them. Having your own jump rope is nice because you can cut it to a length that’s best for you. The gym ropes are what they are and may not be sized best for you.

Clarke brought in his new rope and it was roundly approved by our best rope skippers and a bunch of us who are mere wannabes. If you want to pick one up for yourself you can find it at buyjumpropes.net. They provide a number of different ropes and they are very affordable.