dharma1976 0 #51 December 17, 2005 QuoteEdited to add that I used to jump very-short 18 inch risers on all my rigs. I have since gone up to 22's on my Velo and love them. I had a set of 18s a while ago by strange fortune and noticed that in front riser turns that the harness input was a lot better... I did switch to longer risers and have since moved to mostly harness based turns... What were your reasons for the shorter risers... Davehttp://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #52 December 21, 2005 I really liked the shorter risers because they made it much easier for me to get to my slider and they made for quicker, "banging" turns. On a long-diving canopy, the slightly-shorter recovery arc they produced never hampered me. I still jump 18's on my wingsuit rig. When I decided I could benefit from the longer recovery arc afforded by longer risers on my swoop main, I switched, never looking back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #53 December 21, 2005 How significant are the physics? When jumping a small Stiletto with lines about 100" long switching from 20 to 26" risers gets you 5% farther from the canopy. Making a pendulum 5% longer increases its period by about 2.5%. Obviously the effects would be less pronounced with more moderate riser lengths and the longer line sets on swooping canopies. I'd speculate that the user interface change has more to do with it. I think I can pull the front risers down farther on my set that have shorter dive loops (which therefore have the bottoms higher). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiven4fun 0 #54 January 14, 2006 I went with longer risers and I would not go back for nothing, They are the way to go. Oh Yeah, WHATS UPPPPP CHUCK Where is the painStill here after all these years Clayton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
