JVig 0 #1 July 24, 2007 HI, A compound fracture & diclocated ankle, due to second quessing my first instincts has got me so totally bored that i HAVE to know how to start and continue a rubber band ball. ANY ONE out there with such Knowledge??? -------------------------------------------------- Just remember.....if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 918 #2 July 24, 2007 Quote diclocated ankle How the hell did you get your ankle up there?I think the first thing to do would get a shitload of rubber bands. Happy Healing, hope you're back in the air soonI got nuthin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JVig 0 #3 July 24, 2007 Well hon. Here I was, @ at DZ that has had NOTHING but fatalities and injuries for the last few years that has a left handed landing pattern. I was loosing allitude big time on a no wind day, and I should have done a right hand pattern (would have costed me less allitude loss) but not to piss the SNTA off, i decided otherwise, and found my only out in the PEAS.... I landed, my foot dug in, and my body continued on.....it was a no wind landing,....lesson learned NEVER SECOND GUESS YOUR INTUITION!!!! -------------------------------------------------- Just remember.....if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #4 July 24, 2007 Quote,....lesson learned NEVER SECOND GUESS YOUR INTUITION!!!! Know where you want to land, and where your "outs" are as soon as you openYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JVig 0 #5 July 24, 2007 oh yes! AND amen also, I will never land in, eat , or take a (esp quartz) pea again. FWY make sure you know where you want to land # least by 1,000 feet. -------------------------------------------------- Just remember.....if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,297 #6 July 24, 2007 Quoteleft handed landing pattern. I was loosing allitude big time on a no wind day, and I should have done a right hand pattern (would have costed me less allitude loss) Perhaps you could help me understand how on a no-wind day; there's more altitude loss from a left hand pattern than a right?Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjsgrlsx3 0 #7 July 24, 2007 For a second I looked at the title of this thread and thought it said Rubber Band and Balls! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #8 July 24, 2007 Well, they're easiest to make with broad rubber bands, like the ones you use when you put your parachute in it's bag. Start with one, do a double wrap of a second one around that, and then continue. The ball you get in the end will be quite bouncy and fun to play with, especially if you have the use of both your legs. Oh, and if you get injured while skydiving, it's important to know how and why it happened. It will help you prevent similar things in the future, and it will make you feel better once you're in the air again. I broke my leg some weeks ago, and that wasn't because of the wind, the direction of the pattern, my parachute, or the terrain. It was because I went on a load I shouldn't have been on, even if I knew it was a stupid idea. But that was me. You may have been injured for completely different reasons. Try to think it through, and maybe get someone to help you. I hope you don't have too much problems with pain and swelling, and get well soon! Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JVig 0 #9 July 24, 2007 Oh it was DEFINATELY operator error! I completely am to blame. Those were some of the factors i was in also. Thank you for the instructions -------------------------------------------------- Just remember.....if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JVig 0 #10 July 24, 2007 a no wind day AND was losing altitude fast. Sorry if i made it sound like one was related to the other.I had to travel further to comply with the left handed pattern. It was all operator error. -------------------------------------------------- Just remember.....if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #11 July 24, 2007 Quote Well, they're easiest to make with broad rubber bands, like the ones you use when you put your parachute in it's bag. Start with one, do a double wrap of a second one around that, and then continue. The ball you get in the end will be quite bouncy and fun to play with, especially if you have the use of both your legs. I've had plenty rubber band balls, and she is completely right. To start I use the broader ones, but once it gets some volume to it, you can use the thinner ones as well. And, I like playing with balls and rubber.. I mean, rubber balls... OK, OK.. rubber band balls. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #12 July 24, 2007 Quote Oh it was DEFINATELY operator error! I completely am to blame. Those were some of the factors i was in also. Thank you for the instructions Don't kick yourself. That doesn't help either. We're people, we make mistakes. What about buying online some DVDs or books? Many companies deliver to your door or to your mailbox. They make way better entertainment than rubber band balls.Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 0 #13 July 24, 2007 Quote Quote Oh it was DEFINATELY operator error! I completely am to blame. Those were some of the factors i was in also. Thank you for the instructions Don't kick yourself. That doesn't help either. We're people, we make mistakes. What about buying online some DVDs or books? Many companies deliver to your door or to your mailbox. They make way better entertainment than rubber band balls. But... think of the children!!!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
pinkfairy 0 #14 July 24, 2007 Quote But... think of the children!!! Bah, they can make their own rubber band balls. It's part of growing up.Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 0 #15 July 24, 2007 Quote Quote But... think of the children!!! Bah, they can make their own rubber band balls. It's part of growing up. I think they already do... Aren't truck nutz made overseas?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
pinkfairy 0 #16 July 24, 2007 Truck nutz? What's that?Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 0 #17 July 24, 2007 Quote Truck nutz? What's that? ClickySome 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
pinkfairy 0 #18 July 24, 2007 Americans. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 0 #19 July 24, 2007 Quote Americans. somehow, I'm going to incorporate that into my halloween costume this yearSome 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
lekstrom10k 0 #20 July 24, 2007 Years ago we had an I know everything guy well almost he too dislocated his ankle to the point his foot faced backwards.We told him to leave it that way cuz he could rob banks and no one could track him as they wouldnt know for sure what way he was going. They put him a ward in the hospital We brought him little parachute guys and rubber band powered airplanes, etc all the stuff you could only use once. also a jump rope and skate board. The nurses got pissed when we had him jump roping with a body cast and wouldnt put him back on the bed after he fell.Sure wouldnt be me causing any trouble Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JVig 0 #21 July 25, 2007 where were you when i was laid up in the hospital for 2 weeks??? Comic relief was desperately needed. My friend was designing cool weapons to replace my leg incase i lost it...(kinda like Grindhouse) some with hollow places for smuggling. -------------------------------------------------- Just remember.....if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JVig 0 #22 July 25, 2007 Hey maybe I can start the rubber band ball around the truck nuts center core......... -------------------------------------------------- Just remember.....if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
