I did a tandem, it freaking rocked, so the next weekend I did level 1 of the AFF. During the AFF jump I did not snap into the arch right away (there was some aparent swimming motions involved and some really stupid looks on my face) and I was having a hard time concentrating on my arch and alti once I did get stable. I had to get the "fist" twice and a slap on the alti before I realized that I was lower that 5.5k and I finally reached and pulled my main. I landed right in the center of the dz (no problem there) but on my azz because I did not flare until I was like 5 ft above the ground. No bruises other than the ego. All together not even close to perfect. I feel like a goof and I am angry at myself after all the ground school and excellent training I recieved. I am supposed to jump next weekend for level 2-4 but I am having a lot self doubt after I sucked it up on my first. I feel like I let down the instructors and myself with those errors. Some of you have 1000's of jumps and some have a only a few. What do you think? Am I stupid for being pissed at myself? How do you center yourself before you jump to ensure you do all the little things you need to on your first few jumps?
