freeflir29 0 #76 March 23, 2004 Quotebut I think the real issue was my body position. Ya think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #77 March 23, 2004 Quote What? You mean there's a world out there beyond one or two dz's in Florida? And people actually skydive out there? What a concept. So says the girl who moved to FL to jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #78 March 24, 2004 QuoteQuoteI found that when wearing sandals...200mph=lost landing gear Slowpoke !!!!!!!!! I was in a 9 way at the time!(WFFC 2002) 6 ProTracks avg. out to 201m.p.h. Nya-nya!_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #79 March 24, 2004 QuoteSo says the girl who moved to FL to jump Nah, I moved here to get rich. That plan isn't working too well though... and I jumped more when I was in Perris than I have here... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #80 March 24, 2004 QuoteNah, I moved here to get rich Is there room for one more? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #81 March 24, 2004 you make good points...and its certainly something to consider...in fact i just got a new pair of Teva's to jump in.. will I? certainly. will I all the time? no way...really depends on conditions and personal feeling...i love the wind between my toes.... of course i have landed waaaaaaay out wearing Tevas before... and wasnt a fun walk back thru the woods either....____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #82 March 24, 2004 Wow, even Zenister is sounding sensible now! I usually jump in my high-top aerobic shoes. They give a little bit of ankle support and a LOT of shock absorption (which is my main concern because I have a bad back). But it does feel nice to jump in sandals or barefoot, so I have done that on occasion - taking extra care to make sure I will land in a nice area... Though it is not always possible to prevent landing off... I was in a plane once that was having some sort of problem and we were all told to get out even though we weren't over the dz - so we had no choice but to land in a field of mesquite bushes, climbing over a couple of barbed wire fences to get back - glad I had good shoes on for that one. Of course, that's something that most likely won't happen, but it's worth thinking about... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vt1977 0 #83 March 24, 2004 Some great points in this thread. I have and do jump in Tevas in summer – I love that feeling of the air on my feet.I do accept that there are some added risks with jumping in Tevas but I try my best to minimise them. Most people who have jumped with me in Tevas would probably say that the greatest risk is to their sense of smell as my Tevas are stinky-stinky-stinky!!! Vicki Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #84 April 12, 2004 Hey Kennedy,,ya only have a hundred jumps !!!!! you haven't even thought of all the senerios,,geezz Take the advisement under you belt and put it in the back of your brain for later,,,,,,smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #85 April 13, 2004 Yep, the smell can be deadly....I've jumped Tevas since 1982 or so and plan on always jumping them. I just love wearing sandals in the summer and hate having to change into running shoes to jump. Cold weather is about all that makes me jump with other foot gear. As many people have pointed out in this thread...consider the scenarios and accept the consequences of your decisions.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goose491 0 #86 April 13, 2004 I understand the added risk of jumping without proper footwear... but still can't resist a bare-footer from time to time My Karma ran over my Dogma!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
