wildblue 7 #1 December 3, 2003 So I'm playing Trivial Pursuit last night, and one of the questions is something like: "What term for a skydiving freefall position derives its name from its similarity to a badminton bird" Does anyone actually use the term "shuttlecock position"? Viking - maybe, but I don't see anyone else in freefall looking like a shuttlecock.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #2 December 3, 2003 That is the old term, we use "modified frog" now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #3 December 3, 2003 I've seen the reference in "The Skydiver's Handbook"....but that's the only place. Edit : Forgot to add...Ohio State SUX. Edit Edit : Forgot to add....right back atcha, buddy ! (insert "middle-finger icon" here ). Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #4 December 3, 2003 QuoteThat is the old term, we use "modified frog" now. Yeah, I only hear you the old farts use 'shuttlecock' anymore. Edit: forgot to add - fuck you Don! it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #5 December 3, 2003 That's too funny. . .my FJC instructor used this term when talking to me about the arch. . .I laughed but got the message. . .too funny!________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #6 December 3, 2003 They didn't call it the shuttlecock position when I was learning, but they did compare the stable arch to the way a shuttlecock works.A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #7 December 3, 2003 Aparently I resembled one when I hit 157 on my belly a few monthes ago... But I've never heard it refered to as that. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #8 December 3, 2003 Shuttlecock??? Who the fuck comes up with this??? BTW, fuck you too Donnie boy, OSU ROCKS!! GO BUCKS!! Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #9 December 3, 2003 QuoteBTW, fuck you too Donnie boy, OSU ROCKS!! Cool ! Always glad to add another name to my listing of "Buckeye-Loving Idiots To Hate." Is 'WrongWay' one word, or two ? Would you like to be listed by nickname, or real name ? I used to list by I.Q., but my computer won't recognize a number below 30, so the list was always blank when I printed it. Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alanab 0 #10 December 3, 2003 why no osu love? i'm not a fan although i do live in columbus. i was born in ann arbor though, so i am a true blue fan! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #11 December 3, 2003 Quoteso i am a true blue fan! I think I love you. Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #12 December 3, 2003 If you hit 157 on your belly, that is referred to as the "greased anvil" fallrate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #13 December 3, 2003 QuoteYeah, I only hear you the old farts use 'shuttlecock' anymore. At my age, it's the only opportunity to use the word "cock" in a sentence. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #14 December 3, 2003 QuoteQuoteBTW, fuck you too Donnie boy, OSU ROCKS!! Cool ! Always glad to add another name to my listing of "Buckeye-Loving Idiots To Hate." Is 'WrongWay' one word, or two ? Would you like to be listed by nickname, or real name ? I used to list by I.Q., but my computer won't recognize a number below 30, so the list was always blank when I printed it. Don You're just pissed cuz you haven't had the national championship for how long?? Wrong Way is two words, if your tiny anti-osu brain can handle two at a time. Did ya know that Wolverines imbreed? (btw, no personal attacks here greenies, all in good fun!) Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #15 December 3, 2003 Ooops - reading the wrong thread. I thought this was about SEX.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #16 December 3, 2003 The important question here is did you win the game of trivial pursuit? ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #17 December 3, 2003 mehitnks you describe what i know as a birdy. 3,4 or 5 way horny gorilla. once stable ebryone lays out and starts a rotation. i can get going quite fast. ask B^2 about this one.namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #18 December 3, 2003 No, the "shuttlecock position" is what they used to call belly-to-earth. QuoteThe important question here is did you win the game of trivial pursuit? Of course.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #19 December 3, 2003 oic. tginoetkt.namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #20 December 3, 2003 QuoteNo, the "shuttlecock position" is what they used to call belly-to-earth. QuoteThe important question here is did you win the game of trivial pursuit? Of course. I've done a shuttlecock with several dz.commers before, but it's not the belly to earth position. It works best with 3 people, but 4 or 5 could do this: Each person stands facing each other and you grab the person's ring cover to the right and left of you. Then just launch it out of the plane keeping the upper body close and the legs spread wide. See the shuttlecock now ? The natural position of your bodies creates a head down FAST moving object that resembles a shuttlecock. I got video of one jump we did in Perris last year. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #21 December 3, 2003 QuoteI've done a shuttlecock with several dz.commers before, but it's not the belly to earth position. It works best with 3 people, but 4 or 5 could do this: Each person stands facing each other and you grab the person's ring cover to the right and left of you. Then just launch it out of the plane keeping the upper body close and the legs spread wide. See the shuttlecock now ? The natural position of your bodies creates a head down FAST moving object that resembles a shuttlecock. I got video of one jump we did in Perris last year. I've done that a few times, but i thought that was called a lawn-dart ? Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #22 December 3, 2003 >I've done that a few times, but i thought that was called a lawn-dart ? And Don would be right... Seth, are you even fimiliar with a "shuttlecock" position anymore? A proper horny gorillia is launched as a belly round, transitions to leg locks then opens up into a leg locked formation with no arm grips. It will spin for a while then will blow apart.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #23 December 3, 2003 QuoteSeth, are you even fimiliar with a "shuttlecock" position anymore? That's the position you're in at pull time, right? Unless you're Erk with a Cobalt - in which case you say "Hey ya'll! Watch this, and get video! It'll be cool!"it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #24 December 3, 2003 Shuttlecock is pretty much the funniest word ever. Actually, it might be my least favorite word, to dredge up an old thread. Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #25 December 3, 2003 I've used the term shuttlecock and heard it used for a position that helps teach people head-down flying.. just hold onto them by their mudflaps and they go wherever you want them to.. it allows their arms to be free so they can feel what happens as they change their leg and arm and body positions.. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
