happythoughts 0 #1 January 2, 2008 This year, I ordered new gear. My cypres was becoming a paperweight and I needed a new container. I had around 1900 jumps on 150s and had a 150 for my reserve. (Without gear, I am a very sexy 200 lbs.) This year, I was sliding it in and my bootie toe hooked a root and twisted my ankle. I limped for about 6 weeks. Nothing damaged really, just inconvenience. People always say, "The chances of that are one in a hundred..." A lot of fun jumpers do between 100-200 jumps a year. People working in the sport 800-1000. So, if we are talking about stuff that hurts... not so good. For fun jumpers, that's like once a year. I decided that I wanted to upsize. I put a 160 reserve in and a 170 main. So, what's your number? One in a 100, a thousand? A fractured something every 1000 jumps? For 2000 jumps, that wouldn't make me happy. Some stuff bugs you for a long time. My personal goal, I'm going for the "NOT" number. No broke parts. None in 5000. My wish for 2008 is that everyone would set goals, but just arrive at them safely. Get some training. Talk to people. Practice. Get it right for 50 jumps, not just 5. Let's play together this year... and 10 years from now. Blue Skies and Fun jumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 37 #2 January 2, 2008 I'd just like to make it through a day without hurting myself. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #3 January 2, 2008 Quote I'd just like to make it through a day without hurting myself. Check the power cord, maybe it's shorting out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 34 #4 January 2, 2008 I've only broken one bone, the radius bone at my wrist when I banged it on the door frame of an Otter on exit during the New Jersey 100 ways. Another time I sprained both ankles trying to land in 30+ mph winds under a 235 when I weighed 150. So, my two worst injuries in 1200+ jumps. Then you factor in a couple of riser slap incidents bloodying my fingers and my face, and a little road rash trying to avoid a collision by landing over asphalt. Nothing for a long time. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #5 January 2, 2008 Quote I've only broken one bone, the radius bone at my wrist when I banged it on the door frame of an Otter on exit during the New Jersey 100 ways. Another time I sprained both ankles trying to land in 30+ mph winds under a 235 when I weighed 150. So, my two worst injuries in 1200+ jumps. Then you factor in a couple of riser slap incidents bloodying my fingers and my face, and a little road rash trying to avoid a collision by landing over asphalt. Nothing for a long time. Glad you have been well. A couple of days ago, I was center on the 2nd row of divers on an Otter. I turned to the guy on my right and said, "We are diving straight out, not cutting the corner. If we don't come straight out, we will push the rear diver into the door frame." I always remind people of that because I know a lot of tail-side divers with injuries from that. (Also, I do an immediate center-point turn into a dive and actually get there faster. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diablopilot 2 #6 January 2, 2008 I'm 2 for 6300 if you don't count bumps and bruises. 1 for 6300 if you count injuries that stopped me from jumping, but then I can't recommend doing tandems with cracked ribs anymore.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 34 #7 January 2, 2008 Quote I'm 2 for 6300 if you don't count bumps and bruises. 1 for 6300 if you count injuries that stopped me from jumping, but then I can't recommend doing tandems with cracked ribs anymore. okay, by that standard, I'm 1 for 1270 for the broken radius bone. I was back jumping for the next 12 straight weekends after spraining both ankles because my friend didn't want me to get scared later. I just wore two pairs of socks and hi-top hiking boots for the first 3 weekends until the pain went away. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gonzalesna 0 #8 January 2, 2008 999 Evil when I do handstands Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Remster 30 #9 January 2, 2008 This thread reaks of Murphy's law!Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #10 January 3, 2008 Quote This thread reaks of Murphy's law! People skydive/pack/land in a certain way. On my old Sabre One, I got an opening that spanked me about every 80-100 jumps for no apparent reason. (S-1 jumpers can nod their heads in an agreeing fashion now.) People accept that they may be pushing things close to an edge because they are ok with that "one in 200" chance. I just think that people should think about what that really means. Even "one in 500" really isn't acceptable. At 150 jumps a year, that is an injury every 3 years. Skills that usually work are not really good enough. Example - Dialing in that swoop altitude may mean making an extra 20 jumps at that 15 ft level before bringing it down. So it takes an extra 6 weeks to get there, so what? Any skill where the jumper says "I can do it 99 out of 100 times" is the topic. That means that one bad one will happen this year. This is the "what did I just say?" thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #11 January 3, 2008 I'm 0 in 2300 for broken bones. I'm 1 in 2300 for injuries (torn MCL/ACL). This year has some serious goals for me and a big year of training, travel and fun. Needless to say I'm excited and having a LOT of fun working towards my goals.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jakee 1,563 #12 January 3, 2008 I skinned my knuckles on a jump once, so on that count I'm 1 in 441. Other than that I've hurt myself much worse by walking then skydiving Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SWATcop 0 #13 January 3, 2008 0 broken bones in 331 1 torn acl/mcl premature deployment (ROL days while back flying) Kevin Muff Brother #4041 Team Dirty Sanchez #467 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ACMESkydiver 0 #14 January 3, 2008 Haven't broken a bone (knock on wood). I did sprain/dislocate my right thumb 3 times in 166 or so jumps. All within a short period of time. I just kept hooking my stupid ol' thumb into the ground when I'd fall to the right...and of course repetitive injury on a joint makes it more vulnerable in the future. I'd forget that it was weak and hook my gear over that thumb to try to get my shoulder straps on. >yeowch<. stupid.>It was just a dumb habit I had a hard time breaking, but I did take care of it prior to ending my short and undistinguished jumping career... ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #15 January 3, 2008 Quote This year, I ordered new gear. My cypres was becoming a paperweight and I needed a new container. I had around 1900 jumps on 150s and had a 150 for my reserve. (Without gear, I am a very sexy 200 lbs.) This year, I was sliding it in and my bootie toe hooked a root and twisted my ankle. I limped for about 6 weeks. Nothing damaged really, just inconvenience. People always say, "The chances of that are one in a hundred..." A lot of fun jumpers do between 100-200 jumps a year. People working in the sport 800-1000. So, if we are talking about stuff that hurts... not so good. For fun jumpers, that's like once a year. I decided that I wanted to upsize. I put a 160 reserve in and a 170 main. So, what's your number? One in a 100, a thousand? A fractured something every 1000 jumps? For 2000 jumps, that wouldn't make me happy. Some stuff bugs you for a long time. My personal goal, I'm going for the "NOT" number. No broke parts. None in 5000. My wish for 2008 is that everyone would set goals, but just arrive at them safely. Get some training. Talk to people. Practice. Get it right for 50 jumps, not just 5. Let's play together this year... and 10 years from now. Blue Skies and Fun jumps. Holy Crap, you did all that in 2 days? you are aware that when you say THIS YEAR it was already 2008,right?My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites popsjumper 2 #16 January 3, 2008 0 for lifetime on skydiving broken bones. 1 in 800 for twisted knee on night jump tree landing. 3 in 60 for Cessna182 blood. If you haven't got blood on a 182, you haven't been trying hard enough. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #17 January 3, 2008 Quote Holy Crap, you did all that in 2 days? you are aware that when you say THIS YEAR it was already 2008,right?Laugh Time is relative. Don't they teach anything in college these days? Remember that 3 hours that you spent with relatives on Christmas day discussing your life? Seemed like forever, didn't it? I'll bet you are going to go on and on about that am/pm thing next. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #18 January 3, 2008 Quote I'll bet you are going to go on and on about that am/pm thing next. Ok you must be dumb. It's AM/FM, stupid.Jeez, we gotta catch you up on todays technology.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites quade 4 #19 January 3, 2008 I'm coming up on 10 years and 3000 jumps. So far, zero trips to the hospital and zero reserve rides, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I hadn't had a sprain or two over the course of time. To me, the issue is not so much the major injuries, but all the micro ones that add up over the course of time. Tiny tears within the tissues that never quite heal perfectly and linger for years. The longer I'm at it the more respect I have for the folks that jumped rounds and are STILL in the sport. Holy crap, they must be made out of stronger stuff than I ever was.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites efs4ever 3 #20 January 3, 2008 My number is zero broken bones in almost 4500 jumps / 29.5 years in sport. One serious accident in 1991 where I hit a canopy in freefall. A handful of bumps and bruises that were annoying but not debilitating. Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnMitchell 16 #21 January 3, 2008 Quote The longer I'm at it the more respect I have for the folks that jumped rounds and are STILL in the sport. Holy crap, they must be made out of stronger stuff than I ever was. Or maybe just dumber.I'm 4 for 4900+, so about 1 in a thousand. Nothing worse than a broken rib, bad sprains, or cracked leg bone. But it still sucked. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flygirl1 0 #22 January 4, 2008 Ok its kind of embarrassing but, I have 44 jumps. Jump 2 I sublocated my shoulder in FF then broke my ankle on landing. Jump 5 my shoulder fully dislocated so I had surgery to fix it. Jump 42 I broke my nose on exit. Jump 44 compound tib fib requiring surgery to put a rod in my tibia. So my # is 1 in 11 Fly like a girl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Elisha 1 #23 January 4, 2008 uhhhh, 92 jumps? 5 jumps on a Crossfire-99? 1 jump on a DC-9 Jet? I guess those are my big "numbers" this year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites brianfry713 0 #24 January 8, 2008 0 broken bones in 818 skydives. 1 broken fibula in 101 B.A.S.E. jumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Meux 0 #25 January 8, 2008 If I thought I was going to get hurt skydiving, or driving my car, or flying my jet, I'd not do it. 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skymama 37 #2 January 2, 2008 I'd just like to make it through a day without hurting myself. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #3 January 2, 2008 Quote I'd just like to make it through a day without hurting myself. Check the power cord, maybe it's shorting out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #4 January 2, 2008 I've only broken one bone, the radius bone at my wrist when I banged it on the door frame of an Otter on exit during the New Jersey 100 ways. Another time I sprained both ankles trying to land in 30+ mph winds under a 235 when I weighed 150. So, my two worst injuries in 1200+ jumps. Then you factor in a couple of riser slap incidents bloodying my fingers and my face, and a little road rash trying to avoid a collision by landing over asphalt. Nothing for a long time. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #5 January 2, 2008 Quote I've only broken one bone, the radius bone at my wrist when I banged it on the door frame of an Otter on exit during the New Jersey 100 ways. Another time I sprained both ankles trying to land in 30+ mph winds under a 235 when I weighed 150. So, my two worst injuries in 1200+ jumps. Then you factor in a couple of riser slap incidents bloodying my fingers and my face, and a little road rash trying to avoid a collision by landing over asphalt. Nothing for a long time. Glad you have been well. A couple of days ago, I was center on the 2nd row of divers on an Otter. I turned to the guy on my right and said, "We are diving straight out, not cutting the corner. If we don't come straight out, we will push the rear diver into the door frame." I always remind people of that because I know a lot of tail-side divers with injuries from that. (Also, I do an immediate center-point turn into a dive and actually get there faster. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #6 January 2, 2008 I'm 2 for 6300 if you don't count bumps and bruises. 1 for 6300 if you count injuries that stopped me from jumping, but then I can't recommend doing tandems with cracked ribs anymore.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #7 January 2, 2008 Quote I'm 2 for 6300 if you don't count bumps and bruises. 1 for 6300 if you count injuries that stopped me from jumping, but then I can't recommend doing tandems with cracked ribs anymore. okay, by that standard, I'm 1 for 1270 for the broken radius bone. I was back jumping for the next 12 straight weekends after spraining both ankles because my friend didn't want me to get scared later. I just wore two pairs of socks and hi-top hiking boots for the first 3 weekends until the pain went away. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 0 #8 January 2, 2008 999 Evil when I do handstands Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #9 January 2, 2008 This thread reaks of Murphy's law!Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #10 January 3, 2008 Quote This thread reaks of Murphy's law! People skydive/pack/land in a certain way. On my old Sabre One, I got an opening that spanked me about every 80-100 jumps for no apparent reason. (S-1 jumpers can nod their heads in an agreeing fashion now.) People accept that they may be pushing things close to an edge because they are ok with that "one in 200" chance. I just think that people should think about what that really means. Even "one in 500" really isn't acceptable. At 150 jumps a year, that is an injury every 3 years. Skills that usually work are not really good enough. Example - Dialing in that swoop altitude may mean making an extra 20 jumps at that 15 ft level before bringing it down. So it takes an extra 6 weeks to get there, so what? Any skill where the jumper says "I can do it 99 out of 100 times" is the topic. That means that one bad one will happen this year. This is the "what did I just say?" thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #11 January 3, 2008 I'm 0 in 2300 for broken bones. I'm 1 in 2300 for injuries (torn MCL/ACL). This year has some serious goals for me and a big year of training, travel and fun. Needless to say I'm excited and having a LOT of fun working towards my goals.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,563 #12 January 3, 2008 I skinned my knuckles on a jump once, so on that count I'm 1 in 441. Other than that I've hurt myself much worse by walking then skydiving Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWATcop 0 #13 January 3, 2008 0 broken bones in 331 1 torn acl/mcl premature deployment (ROL days while back flying) Kevin Muff Brother #4041 Team Dirty Sanchez #467 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #14 January 3, 2008 Haven't broken a bone (knock on wood). I did sprain/dislocate my right thumb 3 times in 166 or so jumps. All within a short period of time. I just kept hooking my stupid ol' thumb into the ground when I'd fall to the right...and of course repetitive injury on a joint makes it more vulnerable in the future. I'd forget that it was weak and hook my gear over that thumb to try to get my shoulder straps on. >yeowch<. stupid.>It was just a dumb habit I had a hard time breaking, but I did take care of it prior to ending my short and undistinguished jumping career... ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #15 January 3, 2008 Quote This year, I ordered new gear. My cypres was becoming a paperweight and I needed a new container. I had around 1900 jumps on 150s and had a 150 for my reserve. (Without gear, I am a very sexy 200 lbs.) This year, I was sliding it in and my bootie toe hooked a root and twisted my ankle. I limped for about 6 weeks. Nothing damaged really, just inconvenience. People always say, "The chances of that are one in a hundred..." A lot of fun jumpers do between 100-200 jumps a year. People working in the sport 800-1000. So, if we are talking about stuff that hurts... not so good. For fun jumpers, that's like once a year. I decided that I wanted to upsize. I put a 160 reserve in and a 170 main. So, what's your number? One in a 100, a thousand? A fractured something every 1000 jumps? For 2000 jumps, that wouldn't make me happy. Some stuff bugs you for a long time. My personal goal, I'm going for the "NOT" number. No broke parts. None in 5000. My wish for 2008 is that everyone would set goals, but just arrive at them safely. Get some training. Talk to people. Practice. Get it right for 50 jumps, not just 5. Let's play together this year... and 10 years from now. Blue Skies and Fun jumps. Holy Crap, you did all that in 2 days? you are aware that when you say THIS YEAR it was already 2008,right?My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #16 January 3, 2008 0 for lifetime on skydiving broken bones. 1 in 800 for twisted knee on night jump tree landing. 3 in 60 for Cessna182 blood. If you haven't got blood on a 182, you haven't been trying hard enough. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #17 January 3, 2008 Quote Holy Crap, you did all that in 2 days? you are aware that when you say THIS YEAR it was already 2008,right?Laugh Time is relative. Don't they teach anything in college these days? Remember that 3 hours that you spent with relatives on Christmas day discussing your life? Seemed like forever, didn't it? I'll bet you are going to go on and on about that am/pm thing next. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #18 January 3, 2008 Quote I'll bet you are going to go on and on about that am/pm thing next. Ok you must be dumb. It's AM/FM, stupid.Jeez, we gotta catch you up on todays technology.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #19 January 3, 2008 I'm coming up on 10 years and 3000 jumps. So far, zero trips to the hospital and zero reserve rides, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I hadn't had a sprain or two over the course of time. To me, the issue is not so much the major injuries, but all the micro ones that add up over the course of time. Tiny tears within the tissues that never quite heal perfectly and linger for years. The longer I'm at it the more respect I have for the folks that jumped rounds and are STILL in the sport. Holy crap, they must be made out of stronger stuff than I ever was.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #20 January 3, 2008 My number is zero broken bones in almost 4500 jumps / 29.5 years in sport. One serious accident in 1991 where I hit a canopy in freefall. A handful of bumps and bruises that were annoying but not debilitating. Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #21 January 3, 2008 Quote The longer I'm at it the more respect I have for the folks that jumped rounds and are STILL in the sport. Holy crap, they must be made out of stronger stuff than I ever was. Or maybe just dumber.I'm 4 for 4900+, so about 1 in a thousand. Nothing worse than a broken rib, bad sprains, or cracked leg bone. But it still sucked. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flygirl1 0 #22 January 4, 2008 Ok its kind of embarrassing but, I have 44 jumps. Jump 2 I sublocated my shoulder in FF then broke my ankle on landing. Jump 5 my shoulder fully dislocated so I had surgery to fix it. Jump 42 I broke my nose on exit. Jump 44 compound tib fib requiring surgery to put a rod in my tibia. So my # is 1 in 11 Fly like a girl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #23 January 4, 2008 uhhhh, 92 jumps? 5 jumps on a Crossfire-99? 1 jump on a DC-9 Jet? I guess those are my big "numbers" this year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianfry713 0 #24 January 8, 2008 0 broken bones in 818 skydives. 1 broken fibula in 101 B.A.S.E. jumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meux 0 #25 January 8, 2008 If I thought I was going to get hurt skydiving, or driving my car, or flying my jet, I'd not do it. My problem is that everytime I strap one of these things on, I really believe that I can do it safely, without hurting myself or someone else. Golly, I'd love to keep the streak going. Fingers crossed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
