hollyhjb 0 #1 June 12, 2007 I just got a message from a friend that asked if there was a crazy left handed jumper club. So far the only person I know that jumps exclusively left handed is me. I made 40 skydives on student/rental gear with a right pull. After that I was done with struggling to pull right handed. I am a very left handed person. Most days it doesn't seem like my brain even connects to my right hand. Both my skydiving and BASE jumping rigs are left handed BOC with emergency handles not moved, and I usually get a very funny response when people notice. Anyway, does anyone else jump exclusively left handed? I know a few that switched it after an injury, but I know I can't be the only one who did this just because it feels better."I reject your reality and substitute my own" ~Adam Savage Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #2 June 12, 2007 Must...resist...temptation.... But, to answer your question.... looks like it... Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hollyhjb 0 #3 June 12, 2007 Hey, I did search...not too thoroughly , but I did search! And that thread is older than my jumping career. Besides, I'm not really talking about switching to left handed, just always being left handed.... I feel lonely pulling left with no cool injury story to go with it."I reject your reality and substitute my own" ~Adam Savage Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #4 June 12, 2007 >>I feel lonely pulling left with no cool injury story to go with it. Injuries are over-rated...trust me!! Just revel in being in your right mind!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shermanator 3 #5 June 12, 2007 I'm curious about something... Why is it so hard for to use right hand to pull? especially if that is what one is trained with using.. In my experience playing musical instruments, both hands are utilized, both right and left, and I have had no problem *other than percussion* with using my left hand *i'm right handed*.CLICK HERE! new blog posted 9/21/08 CSA #720 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #6 June 12, 2007 I'm left handed... and there are some things I literally CANNOT do right handed, just as I'm sure there's some things that you can't do left handed.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hollyhjb 0 #7 June 12, 2007 well, let me put it this way... When I'm driving (in the U.S. In my training videos my pulls are extremely awkward and lazy even though I was making a conscience effort to pull as hard as could. Got my first rig switched to left and not once tried to pull right. From the very beginning I was naturally doing practice pulls on the ground with my left, I never did it in the sky, but I got laughed at a lot when I was on the table reaching with my left on my first few "run throughs". "I reject your reality and substitute my own" ~Adam Savage Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdj 0 #8 June 12, 2007 Insert obligatory reference to "the stranger" here. Crazy lefties. Can I be in your club if I cut a slit in the far side of my hard-bottom boc and flip a coin when I stuff the pc in?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hollyhjb 0 #9 June 12, 2007 NO! I explained the rules to you earlier! Besides I don't let people in my club that ruin perfectly good freefly jumps by kicking others in the face."I reject your reality and substitute my own" ~Adam Savage Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdj 0 #10 June 12, 2007 It wasn't her face and it wasn't a kick! I merely caressed her helmet with my shoe... I was considering posting it anyway, but you sealed the deal. I swear you corked me with that lefty death grip! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hollyhjb 0 #11 June 12, 2007 Well you kicked Kathy in the face! In fact I think you kicked all the girls you jumped with...then again you were only jumping with girls."I reject your reality and substitute my own" ~Adam Savage Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdj 0 #12 June 12, 2007 It's not in video, it never happened! Besides, she totally blocked it (read: out-ninjaed me) anyway! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenfly00 0 #13 June 12, 2007 Quote>>I feel lonely pulling left with no cool injury story to go with it. Just revel in being in your right mind! hehehehe I suspect that went over everybody's heads.----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #14 June 12, 2007 QuoteQuote>>I feel lonely pulling left with no cool injury story to go with it. Just revel in being in your right mind! hehehehe I suspect that went over everybody's heads.Not everyonesYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #15 June 12, 2007 QuoteQuote>>I feel lonely pulling left with no cool injury story to go with it. Just revel in being in your right mind! hehehehe I suspect that went over everybody's heads. Only if you're a fucking idiot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #16 June 12, 2007 About half my jumps are tandems. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
