My first headdown

[mazevedo 0]

I did my first headdown jump this weekend. It was ok, but I felt some difficult to slowdown. Any tips? I know that opening the legs and arms will slowdown but even doing this, my coach felt some difficult chasing me. I was surprised how can we lost altitude awareness because of the speed. I guess if I wasn´t with my coach I problably would have a low pull (never happened before). The point that really impressed me was the distance that we lose when stop the jump, going to belly and pull.

[McDuck 0]

Looks good. Hopefully when I make my first TRUE headdown jump, I'll make it seem as effortless as your picture makes yours seem. Every time I try to transition to headdown, I'm raight back in my sit before I know it. Sounds like it's time for another coach jump for me.

Good work on yours.

Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28
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[adamjenner 0]

congrats!
looking really good there

[RkyMtnHigh 0]

You should've called it your "pre2nd"... headdown.. now you owe a case of beer! Otherwise the pics look great! Good job!...I'll be sporting mine soon...after this weekend once again in Deland

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[Canuck 0]

Nice.

A few things will help slow you down. First, point your toes towards your head. You will be suprised how much difference that alone makes. Second, spread your legs - you're really quite narrow. Third, move your elbows away from your torso - right now only your forearms are catching air - not that you should become at all dependant on your arms, but they do slow you down.

Keep it up!!

Canuck

[mazevedo 0]

Thank you all!

Three days from saturday and I am still thinking about the experience. It seems like my first jump.

I Will try to improve my legs and arms position.

edited to add: Thanks for the toes tip. I will try this, too.

[DaMan 0]

Looks pretty good!
As you spread out your arms, try not to get too much of that "chicken wing" going on - use the upper part of your arm as well...that will help with speed, but it's always LEGS that are your best surface for slowing down.

Good luck!

Z-Flock 8
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[stuffit 0]

Quote

Nice.

A few things will help slow you down. First, point your toes towards your head. You will be suprised how much difference that alone makes. Second, spread your legs - you're really quite narrow. Third, move your elbows away from your torso - right now only your forearms are catching air - not that you should become at all dependant on your arms, but they do slow you down.

Keep it up!!

Canuck

Fourth: Get a good sitfly going before you really concentrate on head down.

Have a good time!

[Vertifly 0]

...looks like you have one knee slightly bent and the other is perfectly straight.

1. Take a breather and f'n RELAX,
2. Try getting thost upper-thighs involved in resisting some more wind,
3. Keep it symmetrical and always think of it like a balancing act controlled by your lower body (legs!).
4. I use my torso to steer me around - mostly anyway. You don't need to move it that much...just subtly (like a thought) when up close and personal.

[jose 0]

The coach who is vidoeing is Max Cohn isnt it.......

[mazevedo 0]

No the coach was Pazin. A brazilian FF coach

[jose 0]

It just looked like his exact hand signals from the video I have seen from him in the past. Oh well.