SimonBones 1 #1 August 13, 2007 Hey all, I figured a post other than "help me with my sitfly and what to wear" would be a fresh breath of air. At my new dropzone there is not much for advanced freeflying talent so I end up having to do a lot of coaching for free just to have others to fly with. A few are getting proficient on their heads now and I've been taking them up to do things like eagles, carves, jokers, etc. While watching the Trace 101 video a friend and I noticed a hand docked reverse half eagle (sitter goes under, headdowner goes over) and was wondering what some good techniques were to pull this one off as I have never tried it before. Who initiates? Tips? Advice? I'd like to pull this one off this coming weekend. If anyone has a good link to other advanced maneuvers we can try throw it out there. Thanks, --Simon108 way head down world record!!! http://www.simonbones.com Hit me up on Facebook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
breadhead 0 #2 August 13, 2007 Quotehand docked reverse half eagle (sitter goes under, headdowner goes over) I think you are referring to the "Double Joker Reverse". This used to be a compulsory block in the FAI/IPC freefly divepool. Many competitors found that one very hard. The FAI/IPC removed it from the divepool in 2004. Today it is still classified as "very difficult" in the addendum C of the freefly competition rules (http://www.fai.org/parachuting/system/files/artistic_adc_2007.pdf) Considering what you said about the lack of advanced freeflying talent on your new DZ, I doubt this move is the logical next step, but the technique is this: the sitflyer should initiate and drive forward really well (not easy when docked). The headdowner should do a backflip transition in place (without backsliding, as that would make the sitflyer's job more difficult). As always, eye-contact is crucial. You might want to look at http://home.scarlet.be/vertigofreeflyteam/freefly_divepool_2005.pdf for a list of other moves to try. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SimonBones 1 #3 August 13, 2007 I guess I've just been messed up, but I had always thought that a "joker" was a docked rotation on the roll axis. So I guess the said maneuver would be a reverse half eagle if it were not arm docked?108 way head down world record!!! http://www.simonbones.com Hit me up on Facebook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
