Punky_Monkey 0 #1 February 12, 2005 My last jump was 4 weeks ago and the one before that was also a 4 week span. Due to weather and senious problems... I noticed on my jump 4 weeks ago that I had gotten rusty...To be expected especially as a student, but disappointing all the same. Nothing major happened, got my back flip marked off and then developed a slow turn...When I got to the ground I realized how my body was positiioned to cause the turn so am aware of it now. Now I am afraid that my jump tomorrow will be worse yet? (When the weather gets good, and I can jump more often how long will it take before I am at the level I was at before winter came?) But it will be 40 degrees out...How can I pass that up? I can't and I need to get current.... I just feel all the jitters again like it was my 1st couple of jumps...I hope that goes away quicker and isn't as bad tomorrow... I think I might just need to develpe some confidence in myself and need to stop second guessing myself... Just really could use some support right now...******* Punky Monkey You may never get rid of the butterflies, but you can teach them how to fly in formation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
op5e 0 #2 February 12, 2005 You have 20 jumps now, you know what a good position should feel like and a bad one. If you are really concerned perhaps ask someone with a camera to jump with you. I did some pretty shocking exits, and after I thought about it I worked out my legs were wrong during the dive. When things like that Click it makes your dives alot more fun. I was worried about stuffing things up during my instructor jumps but now when I can funjump I just try to work out what I do wrong and spend the next few jumps trying to improve whatever I identified. Please post here and tell me how you are going. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #3 February 12, 2005 it's hard to get past that, but you know you'll fine half a second out the door. Just put yourself in a positive frame of mind - think about how great the view will be. I'm going tomorrow too...first time in 3 weekends for me. Between the weather and waiting for equipment to come, I've been going long stretches all winter. I don't try to be get fancy on the first jump. Just do a nice exit, do some turns, and go from there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skylord 1 #4 February 12, 2005 I know. I did a Level 6 jump a couple weeks ago, my first jump on my own in almost a year. What helped me tremendously was biting the bullet and getting some tunnel time before the jump later that day. I'm not saying that is what you should do, but the tunnel really helped settle some of the fears I had prior to my recurrency jump. It seemed to me like a different person had done all my previous AFF dives (I passed AFF-7 with flying colors) when I thought about it. My currency jump went no where near as well as I had hoped, but it wasn't bad. I mean, I hadn't jumped on my own in almost a year and with 13 jumps total there I was admiring either the Elsinore sky or ground, depending on what part of my jump you want to look at. Point is, once I was out there, even on my back, I loved it. "It" is why I keep coming back. I can't even define "It". "It" is why we jump. Anyway, relax and have fun. I'm hoping to do my grad dive tomorrow, and I am having some nerves about it. It is completely normal, that "It" is what keeps us alive. I'll try to remember my own advice in the door tomorrow. I'll pretend you're next out and watching.... BobBob Marks "-when you leave the airplane its all wrong til it goes right, its a whole different mindset, this is why you have system redundancy." Mattaman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #5 February 12, 2005 Quoteyou know you'll fine half a second out the door. Yup. That's exactly it. Try not to stress too much and make sure to have fun . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #6 February 14, 2005 Just remember that nobody expects anything of you, especially at 20 jumps. Don't put so much pressure on yourself. Just relax, have fun, try your best, and as long as you walk away from it it's gonna be a good skydive. Good luck, and remember that you're out there to have fun. Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamsville 0 #7 February 14, 2005 The more you relax, the more you will be able to feel the wind for what it is. Try relaxing as much as you can on a solo and see what the different arm, hip, and leg motions cause. The less "statuesque" (meaning stiff) movements become, the more fluid they will become. Sometimes free-form experimentation can help. When you think about it, that's how the early free- and RW- fliers probably learned. |I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
