Squeak 17 #1 January 11, 2007 and found this. This is a reply i got in 2002 to a question i had about not being able to fly well It hit home with me so much so that I regularly use it with people yI jump with that are having some body position troubles Thanks Michelle, and Thanks Ed. QuoteMorning, Squeak... Good job on passing AFF8... I'd like to pass on something my instructor told me after I "quit" on level 5. As we sat in the bar, and I was cutting myself down, Ed said... How many minutes have you spent in Freefall? Less than 5, I answered. How many minutes do you think those tennis players have played before they walked onto the Wimbledon court? Well, that's different, Ed... Yes, but is it really? He says. You're a student, Michele. Be a student. Learn, learn, learn, but don't wig if you aren't perfect. As long as you land safely, you're perfect enough. I guess what I'm saying is that with low airtime, body position is not going to look like those guys who teach us, or those folks who are close to the top. It's a great goal to have - to be like them - but this shit is hard, and won't come overnight. If they have something like 5,000 minutes in freefall and you have 8, that's like the difference between a baby crawling and Edwin Moses running hurdles...he crawled first, too. Hang in there, let perfection be a successful landing, and the leg position will develop with time and practice. Ciels- Michele I said back then that it brought a smile to my face and 4 years later it still does. 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
Peej 0 #2 January 11, 2007 It gave me goosebumps Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #3 January 11, 2007 QuoteIt gave me goosebumps it's so easy to goosebump you even seeing Tonto in shorts for the first time in 4 years goosebumped you Thanks Squeak for the post. One of my old posts was about naked jumps, I apparently had just done my first QuoteRe: [Casie] NAKED SKYDIVES. [In reply to] Quote | Reply -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- just DO it... even if your external signs of virility are not at their best... who cares... you are just becoming a bird... does a bird need a RW suit or freefly pants ??? nope... and you don't even really feel the cold (it was -5 degrees C at exit), the only thing is the sweat in your back with the nylon of the rig... but actually I was'nt really naked, was wearing alti, helmet, goggles and sandals... And that was with my old Login.. Lazyfrog scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
