rogue108 0 #26 August 10, 2003 A good friend of mine has no sight in one eye and skydives hard. He says that depth perception is the hardest part. Often he has to get used to the height of objects around new DZ's before he will start hook turning in. Otherwise he skydives just as well as anyone with 1500+ jumps. Hope this helps, but I think you have gotten lots of good input already. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #27 August 10, 2003 Speaking as a low numbered jumper I dont have stereoscopic vision, so only focus out of one eye, I have had no problems with depth perception because I have never gauged depth via stereovision. If you loose vision out of one eye there will be an adjustment period but your (awsome) brain will accomodate for the change and in a very short time you'll be just fie.You 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
mccordia 74 #28 August 11, 2003 A good friend of mine has only 1 eye, and he has no problems with skydiving solo or doing formations/freeflying what so ever. He just moves his head around a bit to gauge depth, and seeing how he does in freefall, it works like a charm... so have fun..JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #29 August 11, 2003 QuoteThen when 3D movies came out, it was really frustrating not to be able to experience what everybody else did. Agreed. I only see with my right eye. My left eye is considered legally blind even with a corrective lens. It focuses on nothing unless i cover my right eye and force the left eye to look at something. Even then everything is shrouded by a black cloud and blurry. Of course those of us that only see with one eye are gonna struggle a bit with skydiving at first, but it will get easier. Try not to get too frustrated and know that you're not alone. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #30 August 11, 2003 QuoteI know of two good freeflyers who jump with one eye. Quote Do they share it between them?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tonto 1 #31 August 11, 2003 Collin Beard. Did about 1000 dives with 1 eye before I lost touch with him. May require prudent choice of gear and landing techniques - but I think peripheral vision is more of an issue than depth perception. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jayruss 0 #32 August 11, 2003 Quote One thing that I never cued into, though, was that I cock my head to the left naturally now. I guess to line up my vision in it's central field with the right eye. ltdiver Yeah I've noticed how you cock your head to the side or position yourself when someone is talking. As you know from PT one must improvise, thus the reason I’ve given up running those long distance ultra-marathons I was so fond of __________________________________________________ "Beware how you take away hope from another human being." -Oliver Wendell Holmes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
Tonto 1 #31 August 11, 2003 Collin Beard. Did about 1000 dives with 1 eye before I lost touch with him. May require prudent choice of gear and landing techniques - but I think peripheral vision is more of an issue than depth perception. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jayruss 0 #32 August 11, 2003 Quote One thing that I never cued into, though, was that I cock my head to the left naturally now. I guess to line up my vision in it's central field with the right eye. ltdiver Yeah I've noticed how you cock your head to the side or position yourself when someone is talking. As you know from PT one must improvise, thus the reason I’ve given up running those long distance ultra-marathons I was so fond of __________________________________________________ "Beware how you take away hope from another human being." -Oliver Wendell Holmes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
