butterfli2b 0 #1 July 19, 2005 I am jumping this Friday in Southern Utah over Zions Nat'l Park, along w/ my 18 year old son. We will have 1 hour instruction, and then we will jump w/ instructor. Life-long dream coming true; I've always known this day would come; finding myself MUCH more nervous than expected.Anyone who has jumped w/ instructors at Zion's please advise re experience. THANKS!***********************************LAUGH ... and LIVE. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
op5e 0 #2 July 19, 2005 Hope you enjoy the ride. Welcome to the forum. Please let us know how your jump goes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psipike02 0 #3 July 19, 2005 Never jumped there, but it is an amazing experience as everyone else here will tell you because we have 10's, 100's, and thousands of jumps... just listen to your instructor, trust him/her and jump! Let us know how it goes Puttin' some stank on it. ----Hellfish #707---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MB38 0 #4 July 19, 2005 The best advice I was given with my first jump is to relax. For some reason I wasn't nervous at all when I did jump [not just acting tough... i just wasn't nervous], but that seemed to make all the difference. After your exit count, take a deep breath and just keep going with it. You'll have more fun, be more stable and have more freefall time without duties if you DON'T rush. Rushing just makes you go unstable and the instructors have to fight to stay attached to you. Calm, deliberate movements seem to do the trick. Don't forget to have fun. About 15 seconds into the jump you'll go "holy crap, I just jumped out of a plane. This is incredible" and the rest is gold.I really don't know what I'm talking about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #5 July 19, 2005 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortyj 0 #6 July 19, 2005 Just did my first 2 weeks ago, and that was 2 long ago. You will have a awesome time. Like someone said earlier RELAX. I didn't and my muscles hurt for days. It's not bad I just think us new jumpers don't know what to expect. Get a video and stills if you can it's worth the extra money Let us know how it goes.Playtime is essential. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amy1975 0 #7 July 19, 2005 Hi butterfli, First time jumper huh? You will love it Iwas wanting to go for awhile too and made it happen as well and i cant wait to do it again, and im sure once you do it you will be back for more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
