Aug 22, 2012, 9:40 AM
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How many jumps do you average a month?
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Hey Everybody!
I am about to head out to Perris, CA today for my 5th jump of the year. Am I crazy or do you guys jump more often then I do? Do I need to up my game? How many jumps do you get in a month?
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Aug 22, 2012, 10:12 AM
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I think really it depend if you want to be a casual jumper or a progressive skydiver. Even a casual jumper should still strive to stay current, for many reasons.
I am still new and trying to gain experience. I try to jump as much as I can. Two weeks between jumps is a long time for me. 2 per Saturday (when I jump) is about the least I try to do. Driving 90 miles to the DZ costs gas money and it hate to pay as much for gas as jump costs. I am bleeding my savings right now. So, I might have to taper off at some point.
I am aiming for 100 by the end of my first year in the sport. I had a rather slow start.
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Aug 22, 2012, 10:18 AM
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From zero to around 90 depending on the month. (two 4-day camps = 45 jumps per camp.)
Aug 22, 2012, 1:03 PM
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per year???
You dont have enough poll options. I average about 8 per month and thats on the low end compared to a lot of folks on this site. I jump about 8 months of the year (not fond of cold weather jumping) for a total around 65 - 75 per year
I wish I could jump more but I'm financially tied.
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Aug 27, 2012, 3:48 PM
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Me and my fellow newbies want to know where you purchase these "camps". Do you have a favorite?
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Aug 27, 2012, 4:01 PM
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>Me and my fellow newbies want to know where you purchase these "camps".
Well, I don't - I do video for them nowadays. I did an 8 way team one year via the Fury 8 Project, which was a program started by Perris Fury to offer high level training to 8 way teams. Fury's 8 way teams have varied from novice teams competing in intermediate to Moxie, which is a high level 8 way open class team that's scoring in the top 5 at Nationals.
But most larger DZ's have coaches willing to put together and coach a 4 way or 8 way team. Ask them about player/coach, which is a coach who is also one of the members of the team.
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90 jumps in a month!?!?! Where is your favorite place to jump? 
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