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  1. hparrish

    Tonfly vs Sonic

    Faster vs Slower suits have little to do with where you are at with regard to freeflying skill, and more to do with your Body Type. If you are smaller and petite, you will want a faster more form fitting suit so that you can speed up and match fall rates with larger jumpers or fast falling groups. If you are larger and sink out on people or groups then you need a slower suit, typically douple / triple layers of fabric or slower fabric materials that create more drag like cordora or Poly Cotton. The best design of a suit is one that is not too fast (tight) or too slow (baggy) for you body type. A suit that allows you to have a wide power range (match fall rates with slower or faster groups). Tonfly, Verticle, Liquid Sky, Sonic, Freakin Suits, and Flite Suits are all good suits with different features and price ranges. Pick the one with the features you want / need and that you can afford. Get measured and make sure it fits YOU. IF you have to buy a used suit, contact the company who made it or maybe your rigger to get it altered to fit YOU. Good Luck.
  2. Great Video Man. Invasion was Bad Ass (15-20 Ways), and March Madness was even Bad Asser (30-38 Ways). Wish I could go to all the events, but I dont have that kind of cash or time. However Luis is coming to Raeford April 20-22, for some sequentials and tracing, Luis and Ryan Risberg are organizing the SC HD Record (20+), at Carolina Fest, and Vodges & Bones are organizing the Head Up Record at Cross Keys the end of Augus. And then there is SummerFest !!!! There should be plenty of Stuff on the East Coast for folks who cant travel to the other Tryouts in Elsinore and Eloy. The Sebastian Events have been Rocking it though. Great Times fo show !!!
  3. I chose not to compete this year so as to aford the other teams like 4Speed, Standard, Arsenal, and Anti-Gravity, and XP the opportunity to medal. I'm so Gracious aren't I? Wish I could have made it down to watch. You never get the opportunity to see the best of the best competing up close like that, unless you go to one of these events. Guess I get spoiled watching most of them train. Would have been great to see them all under pressure............Duking it out. What an awesome event.
  4. Sounds like you need a Girlfriend.
  5. One other point. If you are learning how to sitfly in the sky and can't get into the position without corking to your back or belly. Well that's what Solo's are for. I think we are all saying the same basic things. I just think that bailing to your back is corking. where you guys dont. If you want to learn how to sit, then learn how to sit.
  6. When have I ever said, going to your belly is advisable on a freefly jump? I consider bailing from a sit or HD to your Back in the sky corking because unless its a purposeful manuever its going to be a fast decelleration. Seriously when does anyone who bails to their back from a sit or HD position not launch through or out of the formation? There aren't many situations I ever use Back Flying in the sky for other than to make big movements to get someone who is quite a distance away, or when I'm chasing someone on a two way who is having fall rate issues, I'll pop to my Back and shoot up to them. Even in the tunnel unless its a purposefull manuever folks pop up when they bail to their backs from a sit and especially from the HD position. They teach back as neutral position in the tunnel to prevent people from tracking into the walls and breaking body parts. Back Flying in the tunnel provides safety from horizontal movement. Thats why they teach it. I think people just regurgitate what they hear when they learn. And a lot more folks are learning to freefly in the tunnel. Hence they think what applies to learning in the tunnel applies to the sky and thats not always the case. Does it hurt to learn back flying in the sky??? Not at all. Is it mandatory to safely learning how to freefly in the sky??? Not at all.
  7. You guys have been flying in the tunnel too much. Back is not a mandatory skill for the sky. Tunnel yes......Sky not so much.
  8. Your neutral position in Freeflying should be a sit. If you cant sitfly on level with others then you have no business jumping with other freeflyers. Back flying is a very slow position compared to sit or HD. Yes you can use it to adjust fall rates with folks who are all over the sky.................but this should never be needed in a group that is supposed to be freeflying together. corking is corking be it on your belly or your back. Difference of opinions. I agree that we disagree.
  9. I think learning to back fly in the sky is a waste of time and money. But have at it if you think its important.
  10. You MUST have 1,000,000 jumps before you start freeflying. Otherwise you may get better than your coaches too fast. Also you must have a freely friendly rig such as a Dolphin before you even consider learning in the tunnel. You also must do 1000 solo freely jumps so you don't track up jump run. It is illegal to start free flying with a group of friends until you have paid Olav Zipser for a freely license. Once you start free flying you will have to downsize to a 96 Square foot Velo, and a PD 103 Reserve, but first you will need to pay Jim Slaton for a swooping license. After exactly 99 Freefly jumps into your training it is mandatory to go to the next WR Camp and see how quickly you can make it to the base. You need to follow all these rules or you will die. Otherwise its just too dangerous and you need to stick to belly jumping. JK................Honestly Tunnel is the best place to learn FF most cost effectively if you can get to a tunnel easily and cost effectively. If not save up for tunnel trips. If not then seek out someone at a DZ close to you who is reputable and doesn't give you all the original info directly above. A good tunnel coach will start you on your back, then sit, then HD. A good tunnel coach will progress you as quickly as you can demonstrate that you are safe enough to progress. Back is a mandatory bail out position in the tunnel, that why they teach it. Back flying really isn't necessary in the sky and is actually quite challenging with a rig on. If you are going to choose the skydiving route because a tunnel is not a feasible option; back flying is not necessary or mandatory. start with sit flying, then HD, and add back if you choose to. Get a good coach if you want to save $$$ in the thousands by not learning bad hard to fix habits. Good Luck..........And Most important of All.........HAve Fun.
  11. I've had a Bomber Flite Suit for about 10 years. Has 1200 jumps on it and about 150 hours of tunnel time. May not be the coolest by todays standards but I think it's age speaks to the quality of Flite Suit as a company. Just now replacing it.
  12. Ahhhhh That Ray Kubiak !!!! The Tunnel Coach / Wanna Be 70's Retro Porn Star. Got it.
  13. Was hoping to drum up a little more shit talkin, to make DZ.Com the place you know an love. But no mas.
  14. I hear he is more of a flailer than a bailer. I hear he's not such a good wrestler in the tunnel either.
  15. I've seen this Video Several Times now. And still I cannot come up with words to accurately describe how badass these guys are !!!! Fucking WOW is all I've got.
  16. This Right here is why I'm perfectly happy NOT JUMPING experimental canopies. That was NASTY.
  17. Angry Birds..............What an awesome name for a Tunnel Team.
  18. I think the part of you sharing it with him will be the best part of this gift. Awesome !!!!
  19. Plus Ari can be your Coach !!!
  20. I'll plead no Contest there. He's definately the Bigger One. Plus I'm hung like a Light Switch.
  21. Then I should see you on the HD Big Ways this year. Sebastian is in 2 weeks.