Laura realized very quickly that this obstacle was not about speed. She pushed off the first little platform and swung holding the rope. Her hand was quick to reach out and grasp at the next rope but she missed it due to her speed making her too early.
"You need to slow down. The ropes aren't as fast as you." Art shouted his slight encouragement. He wanted to also get the timing down in his head before he tried this himself. If he managed to speedily make it through the course on his first try he would claim himself king of this obstacle.
Laura struggled to slow herself down but was easily able to make it to the second section of the ropes. This was a diagonal beam connecting two posts near trees. The branches let the leaves just barely fall in line with the ropes making it feel that the one swinging would hit them. In actuality, there was more than enough room.
