Y-Frame
	The Y-Frame is the most common frame design. The name Y-Frame derives from the inverted Y shape where the side bars converge to meet the handle bars. Most of the current tricks being performed by Xpogo stickers were invented on and for Y-Frame sticks. Because of this, it’s usually easier for a new jumper to learn the basic tricks on a Y-Frame model. Y-Frame sticks are almost always powered by springs located in the middle of the stick. Very rarely will you find a Y-Frame that has any adjustable or folding pieces. This can be either an advantage or a disadvantage, depending on how you jump. Y-Frames can usually get a decent amount of height, but pale in comparison to the power sticks. Y-Frames are usually used as low ground stunt sticks. The flat faces are ideal for most stalls and tricks. Popular Y-Frame Sticks SBI Gravity Games, SBI Master, Pogo-roo, Rawlings Pro Back to top
T-Frame
	T-Frame pogo sticks get their name because the sidebars come straight up to intersect with the handlebars making a “T” shape. T-Frame pogo sticks are similar in most aspects to Y-Frame sticks with a few exceptions. You are more likely to find an air or pneumatic powered T-Frame. You’re also more likely to find T-Frames with adjustable or folding pegs and handle bars. There are few T-Frame designs available and it is harder to find one to suit every size and weight of jumper. Because of the slight different in frame the handle bars on T-Frames are usually slightly wider, making the execution of many tricks slightly different. Like Y-Frame models, T-Frames sticks are usually best suited for low ground technical stunts. Popular t-Frame Sticks Razor Airgo, SBI Retro Back to top
Straight Stick
	Straight Sticks can be powered by either enclosed springs or an air cylinder. Because of their simple design, straight sticks are usually less expensive than T or Y-Frame models. Straight sticks are more or less just a stick with pegs and handles so many of the tricks that require the flat face of a pogo stick to perform are more difficult or impossible with a straight stick. However the thinned down design does make other tricks easier. Straight sticks are usually much lighter and easier to maneuver than the large frame sticks, making them easier to spin and move from position to position quickly. One of the major disadvantages of the straight stick design is that because they are built on to be more minimalist, they are usually underpowered. It’s difficult to find a straight stick model that can jump high enough to do most of the more impressive aerial tricks. Popular Straight Sticks Razor Gogo, Progo, SBI Mavrick Back to top
Bottom Spring
	Bottom Spring sticks, as the name implies are always spring powered. The spring can be enclosed or exposed. Bottom spring sticks are usually collapsible. Bottom spring sticks, for the most part, make terrible stunt sticks. Most models were created to draw from the same buyer pool as mini-scooters and so they are compact, shiney, “cool” looking, and totally worthless. The tiny spring at the bottom of the stick hardly gives the pogo stick any bounce, and the thinned down design makes most sticks difficult if not impossible. They also don’t make any bottom spring sticks large enough for someone over the age of about 8. For a mildly fun toy used for nothing other than bouncing up and down, bottom springs sticks may be fun, but as a stunt stick there are better options. Popular Bottom Spring Sticks Various Back to top
Power Sticks
	Power sticks are built with one goal in mind; to launch the jumper as high into the air as physically possible. Power sticks use an assortment of different bounce systems depending on the stick. They’re systems are usually a little more complex. Among the bounce systems currently available are the Flybar 1200’s system of rubber pistons and the Vurtego’s giant air cylinder. Because these sticks are made for huge air they are built very durably so they can withstand both the abuse of bouncing with massive force and falling from great heights. Because of the added complexity and durability, power sticks are also often quite a bit heavier than other sticks. This makes it harder to do many of the quick low ground stunts, but with the height they are capable of, a whole new spectrum of aerial stunts becomes available. Power sticks are also considerably more expensive than other pogo sticks. Popular Power Sticks Flybar 1200, Vurtego Back to top