Brand New

[Bramble 0]

Hi everyone!

I'm brand new with two tandem skydives in the last 3 weeks, and two static line jumps that I did yesterday.

Wow those static line jumps are different.

I rode that invisible "unicycle in the sky" while screaming for the first one, but did much better and almost remembered to hold my arch for the second. I look forward to getting more comfortable with those first few moments when you're falling!!

[bluetwo 0]

It's so much fun right! ...but as a new student like us it's like we're regularly doing something new in order to move on to the next level so that might add a little bit of apprehension. Of course they say if you don't have a little bit of hesitation about jumping out a plane anyway you probably shouldn't be doing it.

I just started free fall yesterday and not only am I more stoked about skydiving than ever but I like the challenges of progression. Welcome to this crazy world!

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[jim_32766 0]

Welcome to the forums and the crazy world of skydiving! Yes, there is a pretty steep learning curve with plenty of overload in the beginning. Hang in there and you'll move along in the progression. Just remember to not hurry anything. As many have said, this is not a sprint but more of a marathon. I am still pretty new too and remember well what you are experiencing. Relax and enjoy the journey.

The meaning of life . . . is to make life have meaning.

[Bramble 0]

Waiting 5 WHOLE days between my 4th and 5th jump isn't rushing it, right?

I wasn't planning on going again for a couple of weeks, but the DZ just called to say they had a spot for me, and I have those awesome, brand new skydiving gloves to try out. Before I even knew what I was saying, I heard myself reply "Of COURSE I'll take that spot, THANKS!"

Static line jump #3. I will remember to arch, I will remember to count, and I will remember to practice pulling my chute.

Right? Gulp.

[schutztj 0]

Waiting five days is about as long as I want to wait to get on with my AFF progression these days. I'll hopefully be heading back to the DZ this weekend. Just remember as counter-intuitive as it may seem considering all the practice arching you've probably done on the ground, remember to keep yourself relaxed during freefall. I actually remembered to do that on my first release dive and it made all the difference in the world as far as my body position went. Good luck, have fun, and let us know how it goes.

[skymama 37]

Welcome to the forums!

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[3mpire 0]

when I started this spring I had the same approach to scheduling. but if you really want to get licensed before the end of summer, you'll need to pick up the pace. I went from being "well, I suppose I could wait a week and then get a few in" to being "put me on every single plane you can friday, saturday, and sunday"

that change came right around... the moment I landed after my 5 second free fall jump.

especially now that it's full bore summer madness at the DZ with dual caravans and lots of students you are going to have a few weeks where you'll have to fight for every jump you can get.

doing multiple jumps in one day was always better for me, too, because I could self-critique my jump, talk to my instructor, think my next jump through, and then immediately put that into action. I felt like I learned a lot more that way. when you have big gaps between it feels like you lose a lot of momentum. not that you forget, but that you aren't as sharp, so you don't fully maximize your potential for improvement on each jump. just my experience, i'm sure it is different for everybody.

cheers!