jumps per year??

[hobbes4star 0]

i was wondering. does anyone plan how many jumps they want to do in a year. Or does anyone set goals for the year.
example this year i wanted to do 300 dives. to reach that goal i only have to do 4.44 dives for the next 25 weekends. to say the least i will pass that goal.
so does anyone else do this?

if fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right?

[TEB6363 0]

Yes, I used to target about 200 per year. With a new family I only got about 100 per year for a while. Now I am at about 350 per year (last 12 months, not Jan-Dec) and want 500. I will be very happy with 400 though.

Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!!

[diverds 0]

I don't really shoot for a goal but I always look back at the end of the year to see how many I did. The last few years I have avaraged around 250-300.

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[Levin 0]

i've been setting a jump number goal since my first full year. haven't reached it yet.

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[billvon 2,991]

>Or does anyone set goals for the year.

Usually not, unless I want to specifically get ready for something. In my case I'm doing the 300 way this winter, so I have a goal of at least 200 jumps this summer/fall, mainly to stay current and get a bit more big way experience. (It will also put my 3000th jump in the middle of the 300 ways which would be cool.)

[Levin 0]

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(It will also put my 3000th jump in the middle of the 300 ways which would be cool.)

that would be very cool. i am hoping to make my 1000th at skyfest on one of the headdown record attempts. if not i'll make it the next day at spaceland with my friends.

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[diverds 0]

A good friend of mine, Mark Farrell will be on the 300 way as well. Hope you guys are able to pull it off...good luck.

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[hobbes4star 0]

that would be something. 300 record on your 3000th dive.

if fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right?

[bbarnhouse 0]

Sure...I plan to make 1000 jumps between now and October of next year.

[PhreeZone 20]

I say I want to have X jumps by the end of the year... But more important the njump numbers I say I want to have done this or learn this skill this year. Like this year was to be my Head down year, but instead its my camera flying year.

Year 1 I did 1 jump.. that was it... wanted no more... I did it and could brag about it
Year 2 I did 46 more.. Goal was to have 50 total... I had 47
Year 3 I did 209... Goal was to have 250 total, I had 256. If I did'nt have to deal with Winter and not jummping much for 5 months I would do a higher amount a year as a goal.
This year I'm wanting to be at 500 at year end.. Only 125 to go to get to that one. With WFFC and a few trips to TX planned.... I think that I can do it.

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[skybytch 273]

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Usually not, unless I want to specifically get ready for something.

Same here. I set a goal of at least 200 jumps this year so I could get my slot on JFTC and stay current enough to not get benched while it's happening.

If weather and finances cooperate I'll be doing my 1000th during the women's world record attempts. Finally!

[diverds 0]

You know what sux about hitting 1000? On the next jump you have to log 1000.....and 1. Suddenly the mountain seems really tall again.

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[skymama 37]

I'm going to print this thread and give it to my mom. She complained how I was "always" at the dz (usually 2 weekends a month or less). I told her I wasn't there that much, and only got in 100 jumps last year. She thought that was a whole bunch!

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

[hobbes4star 0]

you are good i go every weekend, i may only do one jump but i am there every weekend..

if fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right?

[Dumpster 0]

I haven't set any goal as to # of jumps, but other goals- Next goal is my B license and I think that if I work a little I may even get my C before the new year- (I'll jump all winter as long as there is altitude and the winds are calm-) By the end of next season I will have my D and perhaps even my Coach rating- And so it goes for goal- setting.
Oh, and I'd like to snealk past jump # 100 without getting pied, just to see if I can-
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-Lenny

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[Stacy 0]

only been jumping for 2 years but i'm averaging 250-300 each year. adds up fast!!!

[Jessica 0]

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With WFFC and a few trips to TX planned....

I foolishly told Phree I'd have 350 jumps by the end of next summer. That's Sept. 21, 2003. I'll need to average around 5 jumps a week to make it feasible. Let's hope I keep having Saturdays off. Sigh.

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[Jimbo 0]

I wanted to get about 200 jumps this year. Things are going well, I've managed to get in about 130 so far and that's a pretty laid back pace too. If I pick it up, and I will once the cooler weather rolls in, I should make about 250. I wish it wasn't so damn expensive.

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[PhreeZone 20]

Expensive for you? Try at $20 per jump....

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[jtval 0]

I dont habe yearly goals...I move too much! but I did 80 in three months. Before I left the States to come to Korea I wanted my "C" I got my 102nd jump in three hours b4 I got on the plane to fly out.
my new goal is to jump EVERYWEEKEND for the rest of my life.of course there will be some days that I cant go but when I come back to the states I will live within 30 miles of the dz. thats gonna be sweet!

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[dove 0]

My goal is simply to jump my ASS OFF and laugh and play and keep learning cool new skills. I've done 105 jumps since the return from my shattered leg on Memorial Day weekend. Yippee!!!!

[scottbre 0]

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Year 1 I did 1 jump.. that was it... wanted no more... I did it and could brag about it
Year 2 I did 46 more.. Goal was to have 50 total... I had 47

I want to hit 200 before my first year in the sport is over. I got til the end of September to get there and already have around 140. I don't think it will be much of a problem.

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[pilotdave 0]

I'm about to start measuring in years per jump. I have 55 over the last 4 years. Can anyone beat that?

Dave

[TEB6363 0]

Dove,

You've done 105 jumps since Memorial Day. Good Girl!!!!! Way to come back.

Hey, we still want pics of those sexy repaired legs of yours!!

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[skybytch 273]

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I've done 105 jumps since the return from my shattered leg on Memorial Day weekend.

You've done 105 jumps since the end of May?!?!? I want your income/credit limit!

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