riddler 0 #1 July 1, 2003 The longer you're in it, the less you know. When I was a relatively new jumper, I didn't feel like I knew it all, but I did feel like I knew a certain amount - how to save my life, a little about gear, etc. I thought that someone with 200 jumps was a skygod. Now that I'm a coach, it makes me wonder about the students that might think I'm some sort of expert, even though I still feel like a novice. I feel like I know less now than when I started, even though I've gotten better at some aspects. I'm approaching 200 jumps now and I don't feel like a "master skydiver". I think that designation has changed - I hope it has. My instructors have thousands of jumps and they sometimes tell me that they feel like they know almost nothing about skydiving. Maybe it's the signature of the diversity of our sport - there are so many aspects and each one seems to take hundreds of jumps just to begin to get comfortable with and maybe thousands of jumps to master. The longer you're in the sport, the more exposure you have to the many aspects and the less you feel you know overall. Combine that with how quickly it all seems to change - gear, training, new fads, etc - and it seems like a never-ending sea of knowledge. I don't think I could live a hundred lives skydiving and being to scratch the surface of it. Thank God! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chopchop 0 #2 July 1, 2003 yeah... what he said.. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TheAnvil 0 #3 July 1, 2003 I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way...... Beers, Vinny Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dkpbxman 0 #4 July 1, 2003 Just got my 10 year membership certificate from the USPA-still don't know WTF I'm doing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CrazyIvan 0 #5 July 1, 2003 You know why my friend? because you are mentally mature.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChileRelleno 0 #6 July 1, 2003 Nice.... To know others feel the same way, always learning. ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TitaniumLegs 8 #7 July 1, 2003 I know everything about skydiving, because I am a skygod. I even know more than the guys who invented everything. I know more than the geeks who win all the competitions. I could skydive rings around them. I don't bother because it wouldn't be fair - I would win all the competitions. I'm so good, I would win gold, silver and bronze in all categories. The judges would say "Wow, that guy is really cool. We should invent the Z license and give Z-1 to him. All praise Titaniumlegs." Even whuffos know I'm the greatest, well, the second greatest, after CrapFlinger2000. If I ran for president, I would win. Lucky for other candidates they have that no foreigners for president rule. If I became president, US military aircraft would be available for civilian skydiving use when pilots need to build hours. The jumpers would have to buy the pilots lunch and beer when the day was over. Everyone would say "That President Titaniumlegs is sure cool. He's doing a great job running the country." Other countries would think I'm so cool, they would ask me how to run their countries and they would promise not to start any more wars, except with countries that don't allow skydivers to jump their military planes. There is no I in team, but there is an M and an E. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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
chopchop 0 #2 July 1, 2003 yeah... what he said.. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #3 July 1, 2003 I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way...... Beers, Vinny Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkpbxman 0 #4 July 1, 2003 Just got my 10 year membership certificate from the USPA-still don't know WTF I'm doing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #5 July 1, 2003 You know why my friend? because you are mentally mature.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #6 July 1, 2003 Nice.... To know others feel the same way, always learning. ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #7 July 1, 2003 I know everything about skydiving, because I am a skygod. I even know more than the guys who invented everything. I know more than the geeks who win all the competitions. I could skydive rings around them. I don't bother because it wouldn't be fair - I would win all the competitions. I'm so good, I would win gold, silver and bronze in all categories. The judges would say "Wow, that guy is really cool. We should invent the Z license and give Z-1 to him. All praise Titaniumlegs." Even whuffos know I'm the greatest, well, the second greatest, after CrapFlinger2000. If I ran for president, I would win. Lucky for other candidates they have that no foreigners for president rule. If I became president, US military aircraft would be available for civilian skydiving use when pilots need to build hours. The jumpers would have to buy the pilots lunch and beer when the day was over. Everyone would say "That President Titaniumlegs is sure cool. He's doing a great job running the country." Other countries would think I'm so cool, they would ask me how to run their countries and they would promise not to start any more wars, except with countries that don't allow skydivers to jump their military planes. There is no I in team, but there is an M and an E. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
