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rehmwa 2
Quotesounds like a good idea, but I can't afford it.
just get 3 friends and jump together all the time. You have tons of good informal coaches out there. you will get good over time.
SB - Goals!!
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I'm trying...
but I don't know what I need to learn.
heck, nobody even told me Mantis existed til I randomly went to a 2 way camp
it'd be nice if we had some kind of skill progression written out, like for the A license, listing stuff like mantis, centerpoint turns and such. something to tell us what to do next.
but I don't know what I need to learn.
heck, nobody even told me Mantis existed til I randomly went to a 2 way camp
it'd be nice if we had some kind of skill progression written out, like for the A license, listing stuff like mantis, centerpoint turns and such. something to tell us what to do next.
daveb 1
QuoteWhat is the primary drive that gets you out to the dropzone and on some loads? Is it anticipation of the sheer joy of skydiving? Looking forward to being with the people you hang out and jump with? Or is it something inside you that drives you to achieve a self-set skydiving related goal?
My primary drive is the shear joy of jumping. If I didn't enjoy it, there is no way I'd put my life on the line time after time. That said, I'm highly goal oriented wrt skydiving. I've short and long term goals, and an overall lifetime goal: accept no limits and push to produce the best I am capable of. These goals are important, and will sometimes get me to the dropzone, but ultimately it's the jumps themselves that rock my world, and all the better if I can share that in the air with others.
Thus far, I've been having the time of my life. I love the team work, camaraderie and friendships that continue to expand and grow; the thrill of being able to move about in the air relative to others with some measure of control; the feeling of learning something new; producing a new best-of; sharing the excitement and joy of a jump with teammates, friends, dz buddies, and people I've just met. Roll all this into a ball and there's my drive to get to the dropzone. Nuts, I'm drooling again....
PhreeZone 14
Mantis is'nt the end-all/be-all of RW. I still get smoked by old school jumpers that just learned the beginnings of Mantis this year.
Get out and start learning fall rates, how to take docks, how to back into slots, how to do over/unders, hell just learning exits and the formations will take months.
Get out and start learning fall rates, how to take docks, how to back into slots, how to do over/unders, hell just learning exits and the formations will take months.
Yesterday is history
And tomorrow is a mystery
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beowulf 1
my goal is to be a really old skydiver and die of old age.
How is that for a goal
Actually my current short term goals are to be the best that I can be at Freeflying and CReW. But I will do the occaisonal RW jump just for fun or learning. Hopefully one day I will be good enough to be invited on bigways in Freefly. If I had the money for a Lightning 143 I would probably focus entirely on CReW.
oh yeah one other thing. I want to try at least once every facet of skydiving such as wingsuit, BASE, and jumping vintage gear just to see what it is like.
How is that for a goal
Actually my current short term goals are to be the best that I can be at Freeflying and CReW. But I will do the occaisonal RW jump just for fun or learning. Hopefully one day I will be good enough to be invited on bigways in Freefly. If I had the money for a Lightning 143 I would probably focus entirely on CReW.
oh yeah one other thing. I want to try at least once every facet of skydiving such as wingsuit, BASE, and jumping vintage gear just to see what it is like.
Hazarrd 1
RW is what gets me going, nothing like a smooth exit and lots of points being turned.
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I think I've always been this way. After my first static line the goal was freefall. After my first freefall the goal was graduating. After graduating the goal was the A license. And so on, through a D license and a few instructional ratings. Between the time I got all the licenses and ratings I wanted and the time I developed another skydiving related goal... I rediscovered the other things there are to do on beautiful weekend days.
I'm only committing to one step at a time. At various points I've thought to myself, what the heck am I doing this for. All this stress/fear/excitement - definitely takes a physical toll. But I hate to let fear or frustrustration make decisions, so I go to each checkpoint.
After the first jump, I wanted to get to the point where I could fall in an intentional controlled manner. I bought the AFF package thinking I was buying 8 jumps. I was going to do all 8 and see what level I was at. Later I found that I bought one of each level. That helped lead to me taking several months out. Next checkpoint was finishing AFF, now finishing the A license. Finishing B is already in view because I'd like to do a night jump. Beyond that, don't care about anything yet.
Paige 0
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I'd like to, but I don't really know the beginnings of how exactly to do all that, and fumbling around in the sky with another newbie who doesn't know either probably isn't going to help much. I finally stopped going to two way camps, because it seems like all we ever did was chase each other in circles around the sky, getting absolutely nowhere. It's like two white belts trying to teach each other how to spar. I'd like to pay a coach, but that's a little pricey, and I'm saving up for canopy school, which is probably more important.
I wish I just had a list of stuff that I could bug better jumpers about once in a while. In karate, I had my technique chart, and I would pester a higher ranking student every so often to show me something on the chart. I knew exactly what I didn't know, so I knew what to ask about. With skydiving, I feel kinda lost.
I wish I just had a list of stuff that I could bug better jumpers about once in a while. In karate, I had my technique chart, and I would pester a higher ranking student every so often to show me something on the chart. I knew exactly what I didn't know, so I knew what to ask about. With skydiving, I feel kinda lost.
jceman 1
Yes, I think TLML and I are goal-oriented in our skydiving.
When we started to get into our hybrids four years ago, we were happy to get within a few feet of one another. Now we're unhappy if we can't turn 4-5-6 points a jump!
We still freefly most of our jumps but do plan now and then. Lisa, you will remember how big I was smiling and how stoked I was the first time I backed into a dock with her while she was sitting. Things like that keep jumping fresh for us.
Now if I can just figure out a good fallrate for us when she's wearing those damn swoop shorts!
Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money.
Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?
When we started to get into our hybrids four years ago, we were happy to get within a few feet of one another. Now we're unhappy if we can't turn 4-5-6 points a jump!
We still freefly most of our jumps but do plan now and then. Lisa, you will remember how big I was smiling and how stoked I was the first time I backed into a dock with her while she was sitting. Things like that keep jumping fresh for us.
Now if I can just figure out a good fallrate for us when she's wearing those damn swoop shorts!
Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money.
Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?
kallend 1,621
QuoteRW is what gets me going, nothing like a smooth exit and lots of points being turned.
How about coming out last from a trail plane, having a long swoop, and docking on a 100 way?
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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.
The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.
QuoteWith skydiving, I feel kinda lost.
Get involved. It doesn't always have to be about the goal, and you can learn an awful lot through osmosis on "fun" jumps. GEt together with a local organizer and go on some 6, 7, 8, way type stuff. It might not be the most sucessfull jump, but it will be fun, and it will teach you something.
QuoteI see people doing 4 way, and look at myself and say "I want to be there!" but have absolutely no clue how to get there, what I need to learn, and where to start.
Sometimes learning isn't that structured. Camps and clinics are great for what they are, but damn, sometime you don't need to be debriefed, reviewed, videoed, picked apart, and anyalized.
Next time you see me at Perris, lets make a load. We'll grab 2 or 3 others that wanna have some fun, slap on the grippers, and go. When all is said and done, you'll probably walk away knowing just a little more, but also having had a GREAT day. And sometimes THAT'S what it's all about.
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You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
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