davelepka 4 #1 December 6, 2006 When was the last time any of you passed a baton? Probably never, but at one point, the baton pass was the holy grail of skydiving, only to be eclipsed by the 10 man formation. It's enough to knock the French Paraboots right off your feet. Ok, so really, the point is that swooping is a brand new thing, and like everyhting else, it's going to change. In another thread, there's some static about making changes to some comp rules or formats, and while I can appriciate the sentiment, things are bound to change. Competition will have to change, just based on the simple fact that it's so new. For it not to change, that would mean that the format as it sits now, which is pretty similar to the very first swoop comps, would have to have been dead on perfect from day one, which is highly unlikey. Just the advancement of the equipment and swoopers themselves, will requre changes to the comp formats. None of this means that the current formats are wrong, or sub-par, they're just young, and need to grow. The same goes for training, and advancement in swooping. The sport itself is too young to know for sure what is the best way to learn, or progress as we haven't seen enough swoopers come and go from different educational backgrounds to pick a clear winner. We need to see several cycles of learning and development, all the way through to expert level, to really be able to analyze the pros and cons of different approaches. The same goes for canopy progression, and canopy selection for learning purposes. That said, when it comes to learning and canopy progression, there's no downside to slow and methodical. When you have questions, find the most experienced people you can to tap into what they know. Even then, the future may show thet they were way off base, so if something doesn't 'click' with you, err on the side of caution. The inevitable evolution of the sport is not something to resist. The status quo of swooping is largely happenstance, and not a chapter from an iron clad master plan. The evolution is the exciting part. Being a part of it is exciting. The possibilities are exciting. Discuss amongst yourselves (or not). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morris 0 #2 December 7, 2006 I´d really like to see a different, additional type of distance runs where you`r not allowed to pop up. We could call the existing format "distance unlimited" and the other one whatever... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spizzzarko 0 #3 December 7, 2006 Yawn... This argument is getting old. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dharma1976 0 #4 December 7, 2006 I'd like to see everyone stop getting their panties in a bundle over rules and get out and have good times... and I would also like the scorers to be lingerie models sitting in rowboats hmmmm and maybe some chippendales for the ladies... see if you check jim slatons myspace page we coudl get all of that kicking and some porn stars too!! Davehttp://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spizzzarko 0 #5 December 7, 2006 There is no room in swooping for smut dude. If people were swooping with erections then they would be crashing due to lack of blood to the head. There needs to be goergious mooth male models on the shore line to keep erections at a minimum! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davelepka 4 #6 December 7, 2006 QuoteThere needs to be goergious mooth male models on the shore line to keep erections at a minimum! What's interesting is that this will actually attract more hot women than would have previously been there in the first place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spizzzarko 0 #7 December 7, 2006 It is a viscious circle... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #8 December 7, 2006 QuoteThere needs to be goergious mooth male models on the shore line to keep erections at a minimum! It'd be dangerous - we can't have you losing concentration as you get on the rears. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dharma1976 0 #9 December 8, 2006 QuoteThere is no room in swooping for smut dude. If people were swooping with erections then they would be crashing due to lack of blood to the head. There needs to be goergious mooth male models on the shore line to keep erections at a minimum! how about we just get margaret thatcher there instead that would keep us all down Davehttp://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
