Keen 'N Able teaser

[dmcoco84 4]

I think Jimmy's videos are related to that of kick ass skydiving videos. People see them and are not only shocked, amazed and entertained but also it gets them pumped to get out there and better their skills to enable them to be more creative and experimental. Same with freefly videos I see. I see a video of a 35 way HD and I get pumped to get out there and get better so I can do things like that in the future.

Also for bettering the sport; the more people that get these feelings, the more people there will be participating in the sport. The more people, the more voices, and maybe one day it will become mainstream which will get us more legal sites to jump. Every little bit helps. And if you don’t like what he is going, just don’t watch his video’s. It’s as simple as that.

[dmcoco84 4]

Ever seen the show Jackass. Yea its funny as shit. Thats why!!

[Thijs 0]

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Also for bettering the sport; the more people that get these feelings, the more people there will be participating in the sport. The more people, the more voices, and maybe one day it will become mainstream which will get us more legal sites to jump. Every little bit helps.

I am not sure if a really huge amount of people entering the sport is a good thing.
I don't want basejumping to become mainstream and to become commercialised. I don't want basejumping to become a sport like football.
Basejumpers are a happy little family, and I would like that it stays that way when I can enter the sport. While getting the family a bit bigger isn't bad, to much is to much.
A wise guy once told me that base is somewhere now where skydiving was around 25 years ago. If I look at what skydiving is these days, I don't want base to become like that!

I do agree that seeing videos of advanced jumps etc, can inspire you to work hard to be able to do that too. Videos of advanced gymnastic manouvers inspire me to train around 5 hours a week at the pool.

Looking at it that way, Jimmy's videos advance the sport in an indirect way. Actually, the videos encourage people to advance the sport.

Thijs

[Rubberballs 0]

This is AWSOME! BASE jumping and football would RULE!

[wwarped 0]

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I think Jimmy's videos are related to that of kick ass skydiving videos. People see them and are not only shocked, amazed and entertained but also it gets them pumped to get out there and better their skills to enable them to be more creative and experimental. Same with freefly videos I see. I see a video of a 35 way HD and I get pumped to get out there and get better so I can do things like that in the future.

Also for bettering the sport; the more people that get these feelings, the more people there will be participating in the sport. The more people, the more voices, and maybe one day it will become mainstream which will get us more legal sites to jump. Every little bit helps. And if you don’t like what he is going, just don’t watch his video’s. It’s as simple as that.

thank you for the response.
it is quite valid.

I tend to prefer gear advances. they are knowns that obviously help everyone who chooses to use them.

unfortunately, videos of way cool aerials also inspired people to do them WITHOUT training. great vidoes can thereby place the sport at risk. it's a sword that can cut both ways, inspiring more people to improve their skills, or to just get hurt (especially those who hadn't jumped yet).

when talented people compile cutting edge video, they can make it LOOK so easy... thankfully, I remember seeing some carnage in RADIX (I was offered a copied disk, but declined. at least have the decency to PAY the people making the disks...). carnage reels strip the illusion of the beauty shots.

DON'T PANIC
The lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
sloppy habits -> sloppy jumps -> injury or worse

[Zennie 0]

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This is AWSOME! BASE jumping and football would RULE!

Actually Tom has something in mind which comes pretty darn close.

And no I'm not tellin'...

- Z
"Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

[PeteS 0]

I've seen the final edit of Keen'N Able, WOW! Geat stuff, Jimmy! Getting out and doing it year after year is what it's about.

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I've seen the final edit of Keen'N Able, WOW! Geat stuff, Jimmy! Getting out and doing it year after year is what it's about.

wanna see!!! when is it available?!

[sfullerman 0]

placed my order a couple days ago on jimmys website.......pretty sure he said it should ship around the 5th of Dec.

[PeteS 0]

Oh yea, there is an extra section that made me laugh so hard I had tears on my cheeks!