Impact

[PhreeZone 20]

What should the correct steps be if you see a freefly impact is going to happen. Say the situation is your in a sit and the other person is in a headdown facing away from you backsliding fast right at you.....
Do you cork/go faster or do you try to absorb the impact?
Cause I don't wanna come back down from this cloud... ~ Bush

[AggieDave 6]

In that situation, I would probably just tuck into a ball, aslong as I knew that noone was below me. Figure that I would fall quickly out of their world and/or I would be protected and would be protecting my handles with my legs and arms.
Could be wrong though...
"Wait...are you selling Penis Mighters?"

[MarcusV 0]

Don't cork. Don't absorb the impact (have a look at the fatality reports --> Ampuria Brava last year).
Get faster making yourself as small as possible. This is my opinion, but I think it's the only way to really protect yourself in this case.
Blues Marcus
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Perfect speed, my son, is being there. - Jonathan Livingston Seagull

[mikefarmer 0]

How many people are in the group? I think that would be an important issue. If it were just 2, than I'm afraid I would cork, to get out fast. If more, the ball thing sounds like a good idea...
Missy the 225 lb. Meat Missile
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[freeflir29 0]

Side slide? Just my .02C
"I only have a C license, so I don't know shit..right?"-Clay

[MarcusV 0]

No please - please not ;-) Make sure you get vertical separation - in this case a zooming headdowner who can't see you is just threatening your life. Fact.
Blues Marcus
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Perfect speed, my son, is being there. - Jonathan Livingston Seagull

[PhreeZone 20]

Lets say a 3 way, 2 headdowners playing and the sitflyer is filming them (can see both clearly). I was thinking Cork since it would be really easy to get the distance between you, but would that throw off the break off too much?
Cause I don't wanna come back down from this cloud... ~ Bush

[msdeva 0]

I think I would side slide/stand... hard to say as it's not happening now. I think going into a ball would not speed you up fast enough to get out of the way... but then - the zooming headdowner could still come your direction... I've never tested the ball as means to go low...
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

[SkydiveMonkey 0]

I'd say go into normal box position as you can slow down a lot easier than you can speed up.
You shouldn't put a knife in the toaster - but you're an adult now !!!

[3fLiEr 0]

Dont jump with people who back slide !!!!...............
Just my 2 low pulls worth!!
bsbd
"In a world where we are slaves to gravity I am pleased to be a freedom fighter"

[PhreeZone 20]

Kinda hard not to when you are carving circles around each other and you only move like 2 feet out... the tendency to keep in motion will make you backslide.
Cause I don't wanna come back down from this cloud... ~ Bush

[skygeek 0]

My sugestion is to take evasive manuvers do everything in your power or (skill range) to avoid the impact with out corking. If it comes down to the last instent I recomend the ball for the impact but do everything eles possible before going into the ball. I have taken several hits this way in sit I always ball up and take the hit on your side that way you dont jam any limbs into the oncoming missle. Just dont cork.

[PhreeZone 20]

Why not cork? If you can see everyone in front of you and you know you are clear above. I can't think of a faster way to get out of a situation then to just cork.... Going faster will probally take more time then what you have, going into a ball could still leave you in a position to hit the person in the head.
I guess what I'm thinking is it better to cork out or possibly hit someone not expecting the impact from behind? (Worry more about your self or the other guy?)
Cause I don't wanna come back down from this cloud... ~ Bush