Booties...

[wayne8577 0]

What are the advantages of booties?

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[TrickyDicky 0]

More surface area on your legs, therefor more powerful inputs.

Though all their usefullness is lost if you simply just drop a knee for turning. You need to kindof tilt your legs.

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[RossDagley 0]

Think 'power steering' for your legs

[Orange1 0]

you have 1741 jumps and you've never jumped with booties?

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[matthewcline 0]

Look at whe nhe got those 1741 jumps.

I had nearly 400 jumps before I even knew about booties.

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[riggerrob 558]

I had nearly 400 jumps before I even knew about booties.

[matthewcline 0]

Damn ya trumped me.

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[Orange1 0]

yeah but i figured if he is still jumping... i mean, even you and Rob got onto booties eventually
so as a matter of interest, when WERE booties invented?

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[rehmwa 2]

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What are the advantages of booties?

Lots of threads to search in both RW and General Skydiving

booties good

edit: Correction - well designed and correctly fitting booties good

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[wayne8577 0]

That is right! I was out of jumping for over 30 yrs and just got back in! I bought lessons for my 2 sons and I just could not just watch any longer. I stopped jumping in 1974 to chase an airline career. BUT, I'm back and lovin it! Lot of changes to learn. My avatar might give you some idea what it was like back in the 60's. At that time, what you see was standard gear. A PC was the thing, then in early 70's I jumped a ParaPlane. Any more questions kid? Just kidding Wayne

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[billvon 2,380]

> you have 1741 jumps and you've never jumped with booties?

I made about 1500 jumps before I ever tried booties.

[Orange1 0]

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That is right! I was out of jumping for over 30 yrs and just got back in! I bought lessons for my 2 sons and I just could not just watch any longer. I stopped jumping in 1974 to chase an airline career. BUT, I'm back and lovin it! Lot of changes to learn. My avatar might give you some idea what it was like back in the 60's. At that time, what you see was standard gear. A PC was the thing, then in early 70's I jumped a ParaPlane. Any more questions kid? Just kidding Wayne

wow, that's so cool welcome back to the sport, and sorry for the thread drift

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