IMGR2 0 #1 May 3, 2006 I made a smart remark the other day and Skymama said it sounded like a good idea. So here's my question. I'm curious how many people would participate as well as how many other people would donate their skills to make a team to help the all-around competitor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #2 May 3, 2006 What exactly is it? I'm definitely not greeny material because I didn't read it... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IMGR2 0 #3 May 3, 2006 For instance, a meet with say FS, Freefly, CRW, Swoop, etc. A competitor signs up for all events and said skydiver gets scored on their performance through all the events and ranked against others doing the same. I used to rodeo when I was little and in rodeo a cowboy who roped, rode bulls, rode broncs and so on could enter in the "all-around". At the end of the rodeo the solo person with the most points won "All-around cowboy". Does that help? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #4 May 3, 2006 yep...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leapdog 0 #5 May 3, 2006 Sounds cool. I would lends skills or help fill slots. Gunnery Sergeant of Marines "I would like it if I were challenged mentally at my job and not feel like I'm mentally challenged." - Co-worker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #6 May 3, 2006 QuoteI used to rodeo when I was little and in rodeo a cowboy who roped, rode bulls, rode broncs and so on could enter in the "all-around". At the end of the rodeo the solo person with the most points won "All-around cowboy". I know what i'll be dreaming about tonight. God that just sounds so fuckin sexy. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IMGR2 0 #7 May 3, 2006 QuoteQuoteI used to rodeo when I was little and in rodeo a cowboy who roped, rode bulls, rode broncs and so on could enter in the "all-around". At the end of the rodeo the solo person with the most points won "All-around cowboy". I know what i'll be dreaming about tonight. God that just sounds so fuckin sexy. What? ME skydiving naked with a pair of chaps on? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #8 May 3, 2006 Was thinking more of me riding the cowboy... ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #9 May 3, 2006 That sounds pretty cool. Would we have to have our own CRW canopies? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #10 May 3, 2006 I'd consider it... but I would want to have a lot more experience before trying to do it though...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #11 May 3, 2006 QuoteI made a smart remark the other day and Skymama said it sounded like a good idea. Wow, that's all it takes for you to start thinking about how to implement something? OK...I also think it's a good idea for you to move to FL and become my Sugar Daddy. Let me know when you're coming. All kidding aside, I still think it sounds like a really cool idea. Maybe you would have been better off posting this question in one of the serious forums. I think more of the people who would be interested read those forums more than Bonfire.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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #12 May 3, 2006 Great idea. In all seriousness I wouldn't think there'd be many competeting in the "all-around". Most people stick to one or two disciplines and do them really well. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IMGR2 0 #13 May 3, 2006 Gravitygirl: I thought of that and in the CRW events, if you didn't have one arrangements could be made. Skymama: I would post this in other forums but I remember a while back some greenie gave me a spanking for cross posting(is that what its called). PLFXpert: No offense but you have obviously not been in the sport long enough or been around enough. This event pulls from a skydivers ego as well as their skill. I personally know many skydivers that have the multiple skills. At nationals I watch a couple of them compete in more than one discipline and that is where I kinda started thinking about this. Thank you for your comment though, it makes me think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #14 May 3, 2006 shouldnt drinking and shenanagins be part of that event also? but seriously. It sounds pretty cool.Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #15 May 3, 2006 QuoteSkymama: I would post this in other forums but I remember a while back some greenie gave me a spanking for cross posting(is that what its called). I could always delete this one if you started a new one somewhere else. I've found that people who read Bonfire read most of the other forums but people who read the serious forums don't always read Bonfire.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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #16 May 3, 2006 QuoteNo offense None taken. Simply stating my thoughts. I do have a knack for predicting what will be popular, and what will not, but am no skydiving expert, just a PLF However, it is wise not to make assumptions... Quotebut you have obviously not been in the sport long enough or been around enough. simply b/c you have a deferring opinion.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #17 May 3, 2006 Quoteoffense but you have obviously not been in the sport long enough or been around enough. This event pulls from a skydivers ego as well as their skill. Good point. We need more skydivers with big egos! Especially the kind with the skygod mentality that makes them feel really good when they say stuff like: you have obviously not been in the sport long enough or been around enough. For what it's worth, I've been in the sport 28 years. I much prefer her attitude to yours. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #18 May 3, 2006 Izz OK, Walt. I will just sit on his Toffett eating my curds & wheyPaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsychoBob 0 #19 May 3, 2006 ***I've found that people who read Bonfire read most of the other forums but people who read the serious forums don't always read Bonfire. QuoteYou mean the posts in the Bonfire are NOT serious! Holy Shit, am I in trouble! "I'm not a gynecologist but I will take a look at it" RB #1295, Smokey Sister #1, HellFish #658, Dirty Sanchez #194, Muff Brothers #3834, POPS #9614, Orfun Foster-Parent?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GTAVercetti 0 #20 May 3, 2006 tuffet, you mean? I think your sig line is becoming less and less apt everyday. Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PsychoBob 0 #21 May 3, 2006 I think it would be a fun to have an event like that but it might be dangerous. Imagine a belly flyer trying to compete in a FF/Headown event and they have never even been in a sit. I haven't done any CRW and I won't want to try and learn it at an event like that. JMHO"I'm not a gynecologist but I will take a look at it" RB #1295, Smokey Sister #1, HellFish #658, Dirty Sanchez #194, Muff Brothers #3834, POPS #9614, Orfun Foster-Parent?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Brains 2 #22 May 3, 2006 Craig G. is obviously a badass belly flier but lots of people don't know that he is a great freeflier too and he placed second at the ranch pond swoop nationals a few years back. Andy H. (also from airspeed) is also an accomplished freeflier and one hell of a swooper. Steve Curtis, well he's just a freak of nature. I think that there would be more participation if it was a "fun" meet at a boogie or something. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PLFXpert 0 #23 May 3, 2006 It was an obvious reference to his last name on his profile. My sig stands. Muah Right back at yaPaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PLFXpert 0 #24 May 3, 2006 Are any of them also fabulous at CRW? That was my point. Most swoopers, upon my observation, are also really great at some other disciipline. But an all-around? Perhaps. But just wouldn't be popular, in my opinion, and would thus die off.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 37 #25 May 3, 2006 QuoteI think it would be a fun to have an event like that but it might be dangerous. Imagine a belly flyer trying to compete in a FF/Headown event and they have never even been in a sit. Of course there would have to be some standards set in place and common sense among the participants before this could happen. There are plenty of guys that I know of that could pull this off. The only event that might have to be thrown out is CRW just because of the canopy requirement.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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
GTAVercetti 0 #20 May 3, 2006 tuffet, you mean? I think your sig line is becoming less and less apt everyday. Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsychoBob 0 #21 May 3, 2006 I think it would be a fun to have an event like that but it might be dangerous. Imagine a belly flyer trying to compete in a FF/Headown event and they have never even been in a sit. I haven't done any CRW and I won't want to try and learn it at an event like that. JMHO"I'm not a gynecologist but I will take a look at it" RB #1295, Smokey Sister #1, HellFish #658, Dirty Sanchez #194, Muff Brothers #3834, POPS #9614, Orfun Foster-Parent?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #22 May 3, 2006 Craig G. is obviously a badass belly flier but lots of people don't know that he is a great freeflier too and he placed second at the ranch pond swoop nationals a few years back. Andy H. (also from airspeed) is also an accomplished freeflier and one hell of a swooper. Steve Curtis, well he's just a freak of nature. I think that there would be more participation if it was a "fun" meet at a boogie or something. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #23 May 3, 2006 It was an obvious reference to his last name on his profile. My sig stands. Muah Right back at yaPaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #24 May 3, 2006 Are any of them also fabulous at CRW? That was my point. Most swoopers, upon my observation, are also really great at some other disciipline. But an all-around? Perhaps. But just wouldn't be popular, in my opinion, and would thus die off.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #25 May 3, 2006 QuoteI think it would be a fun to have an event like that but it might be dangerous. Imagine a belly flyer trying to compete in a FF/Headown event and they have never even been in a sit. Of course there would have to be some standards set in place and common sense among the participants before this could happen. There are plenty of guys that I know of that could pull this off. The only event that might have to be thrown out is CRW just because of the canopy requirement.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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
