darrenspooner 0 #1 March 14, 2005 I have posted about diving openings on my Sabre 2, but I am also having slider hang ups on occasion. Couple of people say to loosen the chest strap. I got a lovely new fully articulated Odyssey, and an instructor told me to tighten the chest strap and let the stainless steel do its job. He said it looked like a bag of shit when its loose! How should I be wearing my harness? And how can I make the picture on my profile bigger? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvfd1399 0 #2 March 14, 2005 I need to work on this too. Yesterday I had diving openings on a spectre 230 I felt square in the harness, the brakes were stowed, and leg straps were as even as I could get them. Also in a head down I can feel the shoulder straps start to slip down off my shoulders a bit. I tighten my chest strap ok. I guess I really need to look at what I am doing. I have seen a few people tighten it until it was so tight that they could fit a fists with between the chest strap and their chest. That might be the correct way to measure tightness. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rsibbald 0 #3 March 14, 2005 On canopies as big and docile as the ones described in both posts, weight shift in the harness will have a negligible effect on deployment when compared with the packing of the canopy. Please do not start jumping with loose chest straps etc. especially if you're experimenting with freefly. Ask one of your instructors to demonstrate how easy it is for someone to fall out of a rig in various different freefall positions. Chest straps can be loosened *after* deployment, but until then, they're on the container for a reason! Explain your openings to an experienced packer and they will likely demonstrate some techniques to make your openings more consistent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skytash 0 #4 March 14, 2005 I jump with my cheststrap quite tight and also find that my slider often doesn't come all the way down. What I do now is after having made sure that I have clear airspace after opening and using my risers to turn towards where I want to go, I loosen my chest strap. My slider comes down as I'm loosening it. tashDon't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion. Avril Sloe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitrochute 2 #5 March 14, 2005 ANY canopy that is diving forward ,has d brakes that are are not set deep enough for the suspended weight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #6 March 15, 2005 QuotePlease do not start jumping with loose chest straps etc. especially if you're experimenting with freefly. Ask one of your instructors to demonstrate how easy it is for someone to fall out of a rig in various different freefall positions. Chest straps can be loosened *after* deployment, but until then, they're on the container for a reason! Whilst I agree with you asertion re loose cheststrap on a beinging freeflier. I'm not so certain that I would keep it the same for flat only flying. When doing Rel, I was always taught to have my chest strap loose, so as to not hamper my arch. At 1st I never had it loose at all (what with being scared shitless of falling out of my harness) but now, my chest strap is very loose when doing Rel and tight when doing freefly. After opening I still loosien it off on both types of jump.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
ryoder 1,590 #7 March 15, 2005 Quote And how can I make the picture on my profile bigger? The problem with your photo is that the image is mostly white with a colored image in the corner. You need to crop it to remove the white portion."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #8 March 15, 2005 Your harness is designed for the load during deployment to be carried by your MLW. If your chest strap is too tight, this load is transferred to the chest strap which is not designed to take that kind of load. When you tighten your chest strap keep the MLW as close to straight as possible. If your harness fits any where near right, you are not going to fall out. See attachment. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #9 March 15, 2005 How many jumps are on your Sabre2? Does it have an original line set? I have had some feedback of very slow openings on the Sabre2s. Some that need a little encouragement with the end cells and slider. You should be wearing your harness snug and safe. Before looking at your container, do the process of elimination with your canopy. Have the trim checked. Check the length of the brake lines. Look into your packing technique. If you find nothing with the canopy, then try putting it in another container and jump it. You should NOT have to loosen your chest strap! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
