Muppetdog 0 #1 September 5, 2004 I have just seen, read and though about some stuff lately and am wondering if there are any folks out there who has not been smited by the sport. If so how have you stayed safe. Just wondering if braking something is just something you have to go through in this sport. I had enough of that in snow boarding, moto-cross and skate boarding. Just want to progress without the duress. Blues, Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #2 September 5, 2004 do you count breaking a nail or getting a sunburn as an injury ?? If yes then I have been injured. If no, hopefully still a virgin in this domain... Fish (trying my best to remain a virgin) OOOPS, just forgot a couple of ribs and some shaken vertebrae, but nothing that has kept me grounded...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
argon 0 #3 September 5, 2004 Well, for me NO. April 24 tandem after 20 year layoff-fractured tailbone compression fracture L1 (30%) and very slight compression L2. I was a passenger. 20years earlier. 15 second delay under round T10 and belly mounted reserve-landed in orchard,good PLF but got stung by a bunch of bees.I'm still going to try later this year or maybe a trip to florida this winter and try again!!!*********** Freedom isn't free. Don't forget: Mother Earth is waiting for you--there is a debt you have to pay...... POPS #9329 Commercial Pilot,Instrument MEL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
towerrat 0 #4 September 5, 2004 Knock on wood...... I try to pay attention and not get in over my head. I have also learned to use flat turn/ brake turn techniques. This being said, I've also gotten off scott free a time or two when it should have been a trip to the hospital or worse.Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garycal 0 #5 September 5, 2004 Not yet , just dont get over convidant and try to show off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morcyk 0 #6 September 5, 2004 I messed up my tailbone a bit on my first jump ever (rough seated landing). Couldn't sit without a cushion for about 3 weeks, but haven't had a problem since, course I've only been on 2 jumps since, hehe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
321seeya 0 #7 September 6, 2004 Does the pain I feel in my wallett count? If so I hurt everytime I jump..hehe So far so good...No injuries. Hope to stay that way... Good decisions help . BASE 3:16 - Even if you are about to land on a cop - DONT FORGET TO FLARE! Free the soul -- DJ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyer2Diver 0 #8 September 6, 2004 I stubbed my toe on landing once, got some minor bruises too. Other than that, nothing so far. Trying to keep it that way!_______________________________ 30005KT 10SM SKC 23/05 A3006 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #9 September 6, 2004 As of today's demo jump into the Pop Secret 500 NASCAR Race at the California Speedway -- 2305 jumps with no reserve rides and no trips to the hospital. This sport has some inherent dangers. Ain't no way hurling yourself out of an airplane is ever going to be totally "safe". Learn what causes the most injuries in the sport and try to avoid those things as best you can. Learn to land your canopy slowly and accurately before ever thinking about learning to land it fast. Speed does NOT equal lift and flying a smaller canopy does NOT give you a "better" landing -- only a faster one.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjackflash 0 #10 September 6, 2004 Nothing broken yet, but, I've got the mother of all compressed nerves right between c3 and c4!!! Hurts just a bit I don't think, that if your in this sport long enough, you'll make it through without an injury or two. JIt's a gas, gas, gas... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #11 September 6, 2004 Do Otter bruises count? I get them every weekend from climbing out on the Otter's camera step. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #12 September 6, 2004 I was kicked out of a skills camp once for bad performance...... that hurt my feelings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unutsch 0 #13 September 6, 2004 i got hurt sometimes, nothing serious, never had to go to a hospital... but it wasn't skydiving that hurt me, it was me not paying attention to the landing, but to a nice set of boobs i was flying over... so does it count if it was my stupidity that hurt me during skydiving? Check out the site of the Fallen Angels FreeflY Organisation: http://www.padliangeli.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanglesOZQld 0 #14 September 6, 2004 You will find I think a lot of long time many numbered jumpers who have broken nothing and also not injured themselves in other ways jumping. The biggest dangers to most jumpers I have found is BEING BORED when they could not jump for one reason or another , bad weather being the biggest. Staying for the weekend and nothing to do now you are not jumping? Ok , lets get the skateboard/tennis ball gun etc etc out and play! I have done nearly 3,000 jumps myself and my biggest injury was when I tried an accuracy jump way too early with a dog canopy that did not know how to flare (Much like me as well at the time!). Basically I landed hard and punched the ground with both hands still in the toggles with forward movement. Fractured two fingers at the third knuckle. Nothing since before or after ! -M. "A Scar is just a Tattoo with a story!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pa2themd 0 #15 September 6, 2004 don't want to jinx it by saying never, but very careful always of what is happening around me, as for my landings, I PLF alot, but always land safetly! As with FISH I have jumped with broken ribs, suffered from sunburn and broken nails and blisters from packing but no serious injuries resulting from from Skydiving, I too hope to remain a Virgin and never have to see the inside of an amulance! "Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it's addressed to someone else!" Ivern Ball Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrenspooner 0 #16 September 6, 2004 My wife slapped me when I ordered a new rig earlier this year. Other than that a few bruises from spanking openings, which is why I bought a new rig. Not sure which hurt most!***Die with your boots on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faicon9493 114 #17 September 6, 2004 QuoteI have just seen, read and though about some stuff lately and am wondering if there are any folks out there who has not been smited by the sport. If so how have you stayed safe. Just wondering if braking something is just something you have to go through in this sport. I had enough of that in snow boarding, moto-cross and skate boarding. Just want to progress without the duress. Blues, Mark My 1st jump was in 1980 and no injuries so far. The basic rules are not all that complicated. Follow them and use good judgement. Also, a little luck doesn't hurt, either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,625 #18 September 6, 2004 Sprained my wrist somewhere around jump 400. Other than that, no injuries.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plummets 0 #19 September 6, 2004 Had an indirectly related skydiving injury in Russia last week. Got slaughtered on some fine vodka in the evening at the DZ and awoke with a sprained ankle and many cuts and bruises. "Life is a bowl of deadly nightshade, stay way way out on the rim brother" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #20 September 6, 2004 Well, not me, but nothing more than emergency room visits. Soccer is the only sport that's ever put me in the hospital overnight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airman1270 0 #21 September 6, 2004 Almost never - broke my ankle on my first jump (brainlocked on the PLF), sat there thinking "WOW, that was so cool!!!!"... No serious injuries since, thanks to a number of well-timed PLF's. Cheers, Jon S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #22 September 6, 2004 My ego's been torn to shreds and my heart broken a few times I think Phreezone says it best, "If it can't kill you, it's not a sport, it's only a game". I'd suggest you ask your girlfriend to start getting rough with you in bed. And if you don't have a girlfriend - go out & rent one. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poppenhager 1 #23 September 6, 2004 51 years and 6381 jumps with only a bruise here and there,Guess I got lucky.Most with rounds,Around 65 reserve rides too. Pop D47Quote Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shotgun 1 #24 September 6, 2004 Physically? No, I have never been hurt by skydiving, other than minor bruises or sore muscles. I am an extremely (overly?) cautious skydiver and canopy pilot, so I'm guessing that has something to do with it... Luck may be involved as well... Emotionally? Yes, I have a few scars from this sport. I can't think of any way to avoid this part of it though, other than not allowing yourself to ever care about the other skydivers that you meet??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dtpilot 0 #25 September 6, 2004 Hey...so far been lucky. Nothing hurt except landed in some tall grass and got a slinter. Dont know where it came from though. "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 1 of 3 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
Shotgun 1 #24 September 6, 2004 Physically? No, I have never been hurt by skydiving, other than minor bruises or sore muscles. I am an extremely (overly?) cautious skydiver and canopy pilot, so I'm guessing that has something to do with it... Luck may be involved as well... Emotionally? Yes, I have a few scars from this sport. I can't think of any way to avoid this part of it though, other than not allowing yourself to ever care about the other skydivers that you meet??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dtpilot 0 #25 September 6, 2004 Hey...so far been lucky. Nothing hurt except landed in some tall grass and got a slinter. Dont know where it came from though. "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
