Jump #76

[lippy 869]

No shit, there I was, on the way to the DZ two weeks ago. This weekend was the annual pig roast/friendly RW competition/chair accuracy comp. I had 74 jumps to my name, with maybe 10 of those being RW jumps, and was planning to go out to watch the festivities, but not so much to take part. As we stopped for a bite to eat at the small town just outside the DZ, my buddy's cell rang, and it was people from the DZ asking if we wanted to take part in the 3-way competion. Although I insisted that I didn't have so much as a point in a 3-way, my buddy put my name on the list non-the-less. What the hell, I'd give it a shot, seeing as they were expecting me. We arrived at the drop zone to realize that there was a much bigger turn-out than anticipated, and in the inerest of time the 3-way comp had been turned into a 4-way. Oh, great, I'd only attemped two 4-ways ever, both of which were supposed to be horny-Gs, and neither made it much further than exit. But okay, I'd try it for the team. I must say I was releived to find out that the teams were matched so that there would be 2 rookies, matched with two experienced jumpers, and that my two experienced jumpers were both AFF instructors who were on the Quincy 300 way attempt. Our other 'rookie' has over 100 jumps, and she's a helluva jumper considering the number of jumps she has.
Anyways, the plan was to exit in a star, go into a 3-way star with a stinger, then zipper, then side-bodies, and repeat untill four grand. First attempt we botched the exit, pulled it together in time to get 3 points and break off. Then it was land, pack, and watch the video, which revealed a couple of poor body positions on my part, so back in the air for the second attempt, which was, and is to date, my best skydive ever. The exit went off without a hitch, and we got through the first four points, then got to repeat the first two for a total of 6 before it was time to go by-by. This was good enough for the gold, and good enough to keep me smiling for the rest of the day. Anyways, my point is that video made such a huge difference, and that if you're a rookie in a RW scramble comp, try to get a couple of AFF or PFF, depending on your DZ, instructors on your team.
Blue Skies,
Lippy

[DZBone 0]

Hey, nice one! Congrats on winning your FIRST comp,
And welcome to the forums!
Carl