How to Build Your Own Speed Jump Rope

How to Build Your Own Speed Jump Rope

Speed jump ropes have evolved in an amazing way the past 10 years. Back in the early 2000’s, there were only a few options. But then CrossFit discovered the benefits of double unders and the need for varied speed ropes reached the ears of manufactures. 

Today you can find a huge assortment of speed ropes that are made to go faster and do double unders with greater efficiency.

Back in 1998, we invented the first jump rope with the cable coming out at a 90 degree. Soon after, I went to the local hardware store to put together our new design. $20 of parts later resulted in our first ball bearing speed rope with a 90 degree end angle. 

The newly built rope did not work very well, but good enough to allow me to see the design had great possibilities.

We began manufacturing within that year.

Today its much easier to make your own speed rope. You can pick the handle, cable and accessories of your choice to make the perfect Speed Rope for you. 

Let’s look at different athletic categories and see what sort of ropes you could put together for yourself. 

Build Your Own Rope

First, I recommend you get familiar with the type of 
component options you have for building a jump rope. The first important consideration is what type of handle to use. This really depends on your skill level. See the matrix below for my recommendation on which types of handles work for your skill level. In general…

Beginner Handles

Simple Short Plastic Handles – Rope comes comes straight out the end.

Long Plastic Handles with Foam Grips – Rope comes straight out the end. Longer handle allows for more control.

More Advanced Handles

Ultra Light Plastic Handles – Cable comes out at 90 degree angle. Plastic composition makes the handle very light.

Aluminium Ball Bearing Handles – Cable comes out at 90 degree angle. Steel ball bearings make the rope spin incredibly fast.

Rope Options

You have lots of options when it comes to a jump rope cord. We recommend thicker more flexible ropes (like the 4mm 
PVC cord) for beginners because the added thickness provides more feedback and is more forgiving when you hit yourself! The thinner options like the bare cable are extremely fast but can be hard to get used to if you’re just starting.

Use the following matrix to find the parts you need to build your own speed jump rope.

The cool thing about all of our handles is that they all can hold a variety of different cables. This gives our customers the best choices and possibilities to make their speed rope customized to fit their personal style and goals. In fact, our new 
Bullet Handles can hold any size cable plus the 4mm Solid PVC Cord. It does this with out the need for any attachments. It is definitely our easiest to use and most versatile speed handle.

How to Build Your Own Speed Jump Rope