Jumpmunki 0 #1 January 28, 2005 http://www.aspp82.dsl.pipex.com/coachsit.wmv is the video of my 184th jump with Jim Harris Of Space Freefly Team behind the camera this is my 30th or so sitfly jump and i have been struggling to keep my back straight and my legs still lol feedback welcome! still can't figure out clickable links on this place it's driving me nuts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zoter 0 #2 January 28, 2005 Clicky http://www.aspp82.dsl.pipex.com/coachsit.wmv Nice video..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tenfootswoops 0 #3 January 28, 2005 Go beyond the sitfly. On a solo jump, go ahead and push your feet all the way down to a stand and fly that for a bit. This will help you learn about using enough leg pressure to maintain a good position. I was able to maintain a good stand before I was able to keep my legs at the proper 90 degree position for a sit. There's also nothing wrong with looking down and checking to see if you have your legs pushed down far enough. If not, push harder! D.J. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpmunki 0 #4 January 28, 2005 tried that and ended up flopping on my belly lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #5 January 29, 2005 very cool video Jumpmunki! I saw it first on www.skydivingmovies.com Looks like fun, I can't wait to try! Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alanab 0 #6 January 29, 2005 no expert advise here but it might be easier to learn with less drag on your legs.....would make it easier to get your legs down to make all the 90 degrees. just a thought. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jumpmunki 0 #7 January 29, 2005 more sitfly coach jumps on the way lol .. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Snowflake 0 #8 January 31, 2005 My .02 drop the suit wear tights with a draggy long sleeve/sweatshirt. Don't worry about coach jumps right now concentrate on getting your body position worked out. Then do some coach jumps. you'll notice that on the first half of the hill your body position is pretty good(we'll skip relative wind direction for now), but you start to ball up for the rest of the dive (you were actually butt flying a lot of it especially the 360's). When you first start sit flying you have to think of it as a fight. Physics is trying to push you into an equilibrium state, which is on your ass or belly. Your mission is to kick physics ass and have control. The best way to do this in a sit is to fly "BIG". Upper body imagine your sitting in a chair oh you are . Now sit up straight arching your lower back a little and poking out your chest. This really helps with keeping your hips down. You know where your legs are supposed to be just do solo's until it's not a fight to keep them there. Then do some coach jumps. My anology for the above is snow skiing and slalom water skiing. In both the tendency when you start is to bend at the waist, which leaves you with the least control but feels more stable. In snow skiing you actually need to be leaning foreward to have the most control, but what's the position people take naturally? leaning back on their butt which equals very little control. Water skiing is the opposite control comes from leaning back from the waist up. Most people bend foreward from the waist when they start. IMHO coach jumps won't help till you fix body position and it's real hard to concentrate on your legs and pay attention to a coach at the same time in the beggining . Usually you'll tend to go to your most comfortable postion, which is the opposite of what your trying to do right now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jumpmunki 0 #9 February 1, 2005 i did another 5 coached jumps this weekend and my sit has come on a treat, it's going to be solos for a while now till i can afford more coachin lol, taking on board the posture vibe big time and actually sitting at work like i have a pole up my ass lol cheers for the feedback peeps, if you look at what i was like on my 100th jump video i think it's an improvement lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jumpmunki 0 #10 February 2, 2005 http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=1962 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
Jumpmunki 0 #7 January 29, 2005 more sitfly coach jumps on the way lol .. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowflake 0 #8 January 31, 2005 My .02 drop the suit wear tights with a draggy long sleeve/sweatshirt. Don't worry about coach jumps right now concentrate on getting your body position worked out. Then do some coach jumps. you'll notice that on the first half of the hill your body position is pretty good(we'll skip relative wind direction for now), but you start to ball up for the rest of the dive (you were actually butt flying a lot of it especially the 360's). When you first start sit flying you have to think of it as a fight. Physics is trying to push you into an equilibrium state, which is on your ass or belly. Your mission is to kick physics ass and have control. The best way to do this in a sit is to fly "BIG". Upper body imagine your sitting in a chair oh you are . Now sit up straight arching your lower back a little and poking out your chest. This really helps with keeping your hips down. You know where your legs are supposed to be just do solo's until it's not a fight to keep them there. Then do some coach jumps. My anology for the above is snow skiing and slalom water skiing. In both the tendency when you start is to bend at the waist, which leaves you with the least control but feels more stable. In snow skiing you actually need to be leaning foreward to have the most control, but what's the position people take naturally? leaning back on their butt which equals very little control. Water skiing is the opposite control comes from leaning back from the waist up. Most people bend foreward from the waist when they start. IMHO coach jumps won't help till you fix body position and it's real hard to concentrate on your legs and pay attention to a coach at the same time in the beggining . Usually you'll tend to go to your most comfortable postion, which is the opposite of what your trying to do right now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpmunki 0 #9 February 1, 2005 i did another 5 coached jumps this weekend and my sit has come on a treat, it's going to be solos for a while now till i can afford more coachin lol, taking on board the posture vibe big time and actually sitting at work like i have a pole up my ass lol cheers for the feedback peeps, if you look at what i was like on my 100th jump video i think it's an improvement lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpmunki 0 #10 February 2, 2005 http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=1962 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
