78RATS 0 #1 October 20, 2004 He asked a good question many days ago and we all just talked about his equipment (not that there's anything wrong with that). Rat for Life - Fly till I die When them stupid ass bitches ask why Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowflake 0 #2 October 20, 2004 What you to lazy to awnser the question? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gordy 0 #3 October 21, 2004 I think there were a number of good responses to the question (and a good question it is!) 1) Coaching..... 2) Improving overally flying belly, back, sit.... was the general jist of it, which all seems like valid points to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78RATS 0 #4 October 21, 2004 Thanks you all (flake,fuga,zoter,dan) for offering advice to W. I started this thread to highlight a trend I see in other forums. Rather not see it with the freefly forum. That is all. Peace Rat for Life - Fly till I die When them stupid ass bitches ask why Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdfreefly 1 #5 October 22, 2004 Sorry dude, I was busy healing! I really feel that one of the most important things in getting better, is video....lots of it. You are basically learning to walk all over again. You are asking your body to be controlled and act in a way you never have before. The level of body awarness required to become proficient is amazing. You will swear your arms are straight out from your sides, but they will be behind you. You will swear that your knees are bent at a 90 deg angle and your shins are straight down, but in reality, your feet will be somewhere under your ass. Video will help speed this process up. Of course, the best way to get video is to jump with an accomplished and experienced freeflyer. Avoid jumping with some yob just because he has seen fit to strap a camera to his head. This can be potentially dangerous/deadly You can learn this stuff by just repeatedly chucking yourself out of an airplane, just as you could, with no former math or physics training, sit down with a pencil and a pad of paper and rediscover the laws of gravity and thermodynamics. But there are better ways to go about it. Get video, get it from an experienced coach, and watch it a lot. I used to bring my tapes home on sunday night and force my non jumping roomates to sit through them. Methane Freefly - got stink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
