Skylark 0 #51 May 23, 2003 Yes, those articles are good...except for one tiny 'whuffo' thing I spotted "...make sure there is no-one above you before you go belly-to-earth or you run the risk of 'corking' (see later) and will go up and collide at a very high speed with anyone above you." "Into the dangerous world I leapt..." William Blake, Songs of Experience Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #52 May 23, 2003 if your speaking relative the the group fall rate that is correct, you will "go up" from their perspective, you just wont gain any altitude.____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skylark 0 #53 May 23, 2003 Yes, but that's stating the obvious...no-one ever gains altitude in freefall, and 'whuffos' are often heard to remark whether it hurts when one is 'goes-up' when watching videos of canopy deployments. "Into the dangerous world I leapt..." William Blake, Songs of Experience Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SanDiegoRW 0 #54 May 23, 2003 "Go high" would have been the choice words I think... but I am not one to nit pick. You get the Authors point I'm sure. -Kenny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #55 May 23, 2003 Get pied yet? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SanDiegoRW 0 #56 May 23, 2003 Hmmm no shhhh! -Kenny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunnydee123 0 #57 May 28, 2003 Well since I started this post, I now have 30 more jumps and spent last weekend in Z-Hills jumping with all sorts of great people. My sit is coming along....practice makes perfect. Check me out... Dreams become reality, one choice at a time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yoshi 0 #58 May 28, 2003 LOOKIN PRETTY SOLID! good job...keep it up and when you come to "THE" boogie in richmond we can have some fun! -yoshi_________________________________________ this space for rent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunnydee123 0 #59 May 28, 2003 Thanks Yoshi......might even start just trying to stand a bit so if my ass is to slow I can catch back up. So much I want to learn....and patience is not one of my better qualities. Hope I have a pic with my headdown pal to share soon. Had a great jump with an old pal just back from Iraq this weekend at Z-Hills....had lots actually but he had to work so hard to keep with me. RRRrrrr. Next time I jump with him I want to be able to keep up and surprise him.....My leg is bouncing getting all excited thinking about it.....Later gator ~ D Dreams become reality, one choice at a time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yoshi 0 #60 May 28, 2003 great! Although most of my 370 jumps are freefly I still have very much to lean. I have been practicing head down docking and trasitions lately. I am now able to do some solid dock (I have gotten 9 points head down! in one dive) but I still need to work on my flying so I can be a little more smooth with my movements and dock a little lighter. (sometimes I fight the air rather than flying it so I seem to stiffen up a bit which makes the movements a little more irratic (sp?) than they could be.. keep up the good work! -yoshi_________________________________________ this space for rent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #61 May 28, 2003 Quote sometimes I fight the air rather than flying it so I seem to stiffen up a bit which makes the movements a little more irratic (sp?) than they could be. I yell "RELAX STUPID" in my head a lot. It usually helps. Also making a concious decision to take a nice deep slow breath also does wonders. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunnydee123 0 #62 May 28, 2003 I always take a nice long deep breath before I get up to stand at the door....and it helps but someone also told me I need to relaz. Check out my robot hands in the pic a few threads back......I've always flown like that - and I am just now trying to pay SPECIAL attention to that because tense hands lead to tnese shoulders, lead to not just right body position.....I'll get it and watch out when I do. You'll hear me hooting and hollering from there! Dreams become reality, one choice at a time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunnydee123 0 #63 July 25, 2003 It is so funny to look back at this from not too long ago and look at where I am now....I was just in Cross Keys and made a handful of jumps with Team Bad Fish and although I know I still have work to do (don't we all), I was quite proud that for the most part I could hold my own, even with the "big boys"......Check me out on the Bad Fish website for all pics. GOOD STUFF! What's a "bad fish" you ask? Let me just tell you...........In my book - they are some bad ass mo funky's http://www.badfishfreefly.com/gallery/flyingwithfriends_gallery_index.htm Dreams become reality, one choice at a time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
georgechurchill 0 #64 July 26, 2003 Hi Denise, good to see your still jumping. We'll have to do some jumps when I get back to Sebastian Gorgous Georgehttp://georgechurchill.blogspot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunnydee123 0 #65 July 27, 2003 HEY YOU...........I would love to since we never got to when you were here and I seem to recall you promised me one. I am looking forward to winter believe it or not - Sebastian has been rather "quiet" these days....but I got spoiled when I started back in February. I've been traveling lots, jumping lots and having a blast. Hope all is well....so do we have any news on a "little one" yet? Do you ever talk to Bjorn? Do you remember Greg from Kentucky? Maybe we should PM....Until then - Take care and keep in touch! Denise Dreams become reality, one choice at a time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
