Taikoen 0 #1 March 5, 2007 I'm looking for someone in the central or north parts of Texas to help me work on my RW skills. I've got 48 jumps, about 10 of those hop and pops, 10 solos, and the rest AFF or SDU coaching. My goal is to find someone experienced and skilled enough to bring me into the RW world through planning, dirt diving, being a good free fall base, and debriefing my free fall fall skill progression. I live in Dallas but don't want to confine myself to the hour drive to Skydive Dallas if I can find a great coach in the region. I know there are several good drop zones in Central Texas extending down through Houston (probably as far south and east as I'd like to go). I'm available only on the weekends and am willing to do all the planning, drilling, dirt diving, and jumping it takes to get a good RW skill set. I'm posting here so I don't end up asking every one I see at Skydive Dallas if they have free time and because a suggestion to find some other jumpers with low numbers interested in RW for the Texas Skydiving Rookie league was made to me. So if there's any one else with low jump numbers interested in RW in this area, get back to me as well. At this point, I can fall, but it's not pretty and I don't have the control I want. However, I am dedicated and have a good awareness of what's going on around me and how to correct it; I just lack the skills to execute all of the movements. John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merkur 1 #2 March 5, 2007 How about hiring a coach at Skydive Dallas? From my experience they have great folks there. M.vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GQ_jumper 4 #3 March 5, 2007 How about hiring a coach at Skydive Dallas? From my experience they have great folks there. Quote Isn't Ron out there in Dallas? If he is he would be the man to go to, tons of RW experience, nice guy too.History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rehmwa 2 #4 March 5, 2007 QuoteHow about hiring a coach at Skydive Dallas? From my experience they have great folks there. Quote Isn't Ron out there in Dallas? If he is he would be the man to go to, tons of RW experience, nice guy too. Ron (DZ.com name) is a HELL of a coach - we had him for a tunnel camp and he was very popular. I still have people asking for him when I set up the yearly camp. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites beowulf 1 #5 March 5, 2007 Tom Schroder is always at the dropzone doing RW organizing. Ron was out this last weekend. You should ask Ernie to point them out to you. Neither of them bite too hard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Taikoen 0 #6 March 5, 2007 I did coaching jumps through my A license, and yes, the are great. However, even with my own gear and doing my own pack jobs, the jumps are still $80. If a coach came down to a matter of finances, I'd rather pay for someone else's jump ticket and pack job and save about $50 a jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Taikoen 0 #7 March 5, 2007 I'll have Ernie or Brett (I did a jump with him) point them out. I talked to a guy named Ron for about ten seconds. I was going over a dive in my head and he gave me a ten second coaching lesson on how to efficiently make a turn (spilling air as he called it). Not sure if it was the same guy. I'll have to start taking people's pictures and attaching a name and jump information for future reference :P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites beowulf 1 #8 March 5, 2007 Tom Schroder is really the guy you want to get with. He will organize the jumps. That is his role there. He can also answer any of your questions. He has been jumping for a long time, 30 years I think. You probably were talking to The Ron of dropzone.com I didn't see Ron Ship around Sun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AMax 0 #9 March 5, 2007 check your PM. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites beowulf 1 #10 March 5, 2007 You gotta watch out for that tall Russian guy I hear he is nothing but trouble. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AMax 0 #11 March 5, 2007 lol ... Actually, I was telling him that everything YOU say is wrong Seriously, Tom is a fantastic person, but for someone who has 40 skydives, I would not recommend trying to get on Tom's organized loads (unless it is a 2-way with Tom). Making a bunch of 2-ways with experienced person is a much better way to improve your skills. In addition, I strongly recommend getting some tunnel time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites beowulf 1 #12 March 5, 2007 Amax will point you in the right direction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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 Go To Topic Listing
rehmwa 2 #4 March 5, 2007 QuoteHow about hiring a coach at Skydive Dallas? From my experience they have great folks there. Quote Isn't Ron out there in Dallas? If he is he would be the man to go to, tons of RW experience, nice guy too. Ron (DZ.com name) is a HELL of a coach - we had him for a tunnel camp and he was very popular. I still have people asking for him when I set up the yearly camp. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites beowulf 1 #5 March 5, 2007 Tom Schroder is always at the dropzone doing RW organizing. Ron was out this last weekend. You should ask Ernie to point them out to you. Neither of them bite too hard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Taikoen 0 #6 March 5, 2007 I did coaching jumps through my A license, and yes, the are great. However, even with my own gear and doing my own pack jobs, the jumps are still $80. If a coach came down to a matter of finances, I'd rather pay for someone else's jump ticket and pack job and save about $50 a jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Taikoen 0 #7 March 5, 2007 I'll have Ernie or Brett (I did a jump with him) point them out. I talked to a guy named Ron for about ten seconds. I was going over a dive in my head and he gave me a ten second coaching lesson on how to efficiently make a turn (spilling air as he called it). Not sure if it was the same guy. I'll have to start taking people's pictures and attaching a name and jump information for future reference :P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites beowulf 1 #8 March 5, 2007 Tom Schroder is really the guy you want to get with. He will organize the jumps. That is his role there. He can also answer any of your questions. He has been jumping for a long time, 30 years I think. You probably were talking to The Ron of dropzone.com I didn't see Ron Ship around Sun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AMax 0 #9 March 5, 2007 check your PM. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites beowulf 1 #10 March 5, 2007 You gotta watch out for that tall Russian guy I hear he is nothing but trouble. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AMax 0 #11 March 5, 2007 lol ... Actually, I was telling him that everything YOU say is wrong Seriously, Tom is a fantastic person, but for someone who has 40 skydives, I would not recommend trying to get on Tom's organized loads (unless it is a 2-way with Tom). Making a bunch of 2-ways with experienced person is a much better way to improve your skills. In addition, I strongly recommend getting some tunnel time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites beowulf 1 #12 March 5, 2007 Amax will point you in the right direction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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
beowulf 1 #5 March 5, 2007 Tom Schroder is always at the dropzone doing RW organizing. Ron was out this last weekend. You should ask Ernie to point them out to you. Neither of them bite too hard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taikoen 0 #6 March 5, 2007 I did coaching jumps through my A license, and yes, the are great. However, even with my own gear and doing my own pack jobs, the jumps are still $80. If a coach came down to a matter of finances, I'd rather pay for someone else's jump ticket and pack job and save about $50 a jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taikoen 0 #7 March 5, 2007 I'll have Ernie or Brett (I did a jump with him) point them out. I talked to a guy named Ron for about ten seconds. I was going over a dive in my head and he gave me a ten second coaching lesson on how to efficiently make a turn (spilling air as he called it). Not sure if it was the same guy. I'll have to start taking people's pictures and attaching a name and jump information for future reference :P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #8 March 5, 2007 Tom Schroder is really the guy you want to get with. He will organize the jumps. That is his role there. He can also answer any of your questions. He has been jumping for a long time, 30 years I think. You probably were talking to The Ron of dropzone.com I didn't see Ron Ship around Sun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #10 March 5, 2007 You gotta watch out for that tall Russian guy I hear he is nothing but trouble. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMax 0 #11 March 5, 2007 lol ... Actually, I was telling him that everything YOU say is wrong Seriously, Tom is a fantastic person, but for someone who has 40 skydives, I would not recommend trying to get on Tom's organized loads (unless it is a 2-way with Tom). Making a bunch of 2-ways with experienced person is a much better way to improve your skills. In addition, I strongly recommend getting some tunnel time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #12 March 5, 2007 Amax will point you in the right direction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
