stable arch

[adamjenner 0]

I just finished watching my tandem video and i realized a few things, first was my arms and legs were all over the place haha, like just, moving around. I was wondering how can you keep control of the legs so they stay relatively still and aren't flailing all over the place?

I've done 11 jumps but they've mostly been IAD'S and the jumpmasters have said i have good arches, but just once i get into actual freefall, i want to be stable.
Any suggestions? building leg muscles perhaps?

Thanks a bunch for any advice.

[USPA 0]

A good arch /exit position is more than a hollow back and pushing your hips forward. On this time in your progression I would strongly advise to only involve your instructors in your body position. They know you and ussually have a few years experience with different students. Trust them... People that are responding here don't know you, don't know how your exits look or know why an instructor gave a certain comment. Most likely their advice will only hinder or complicate your progression.

The trouble with skydiving; If you stink at it and continue to jump, you'll die. If you're good at it and continue to jump, you'll see a lot of friends die...

[willhill 0]

There'll be a lot more experienced skydivers than me giving you advice, but...........just keep jumping and try to recall which body position did what in the air. Bigger muscles don't really help (except maybe during a bad landing, and I'm not even sure about that) --- maybe you've seen 98lb women flying awesome in the sky. Jump and learn; it'll come.

[firstime 0]

I had the same problem during AFF, my exit improved when I looked up the plane for about 3 or so seconds upon exit, then the stable thing I did
was toe taps.. it helped me big time. In retrospect
it;s what my instructors told me from the get go but
paid little attention to the importance of it. Hot shit
man.... it works. Now I have to work on the rest of
the stuff (alot). Instructors will give you all the info you need, and as you move along a little light will
go off to bring you back to that point . You have heard the "been there done that" and instructors have been there a whole bunch of times. They are our (newbies) pioneers. Good luck

[themitchyone 0]

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I just finished watching my tandem video and i realized a few things, first was my arms and legs were all over the place haha, like just, moving around. I was wondering how can you keep control of the legs so they stay relatively still and aren't flailing all over the place?

I've done 11 jumps but they've mostly been IAD'S and the jumpmasters have said i have good arches, but just once i get into actual freefall, i want to be stable.
Any suggestions? building leg muscles perhaps?

Thanks a bunch for any advice.

I've been wanting to watch my AFF1 video. I saw your post and had to watch it! Thanks. What cracks me up about mine (and my tandem) was that my hands are fully extended and stiff. It's a tough balance between arched and relaxed, I think.

I'm only at 17. What helped me out a lot was to tell myself on exit, "arch," then "straighten legs." Being conscious of this second part helped me a lot. You have to be firm with your legs. The air is rushing up so don't give in to the resistance. On my first coached jump, my instructor told me to tap my toes together if I'm turning (unwanted) to make sure my legs are even. Be conscious of being symmetrical, and be strong on your turns and maintaining heading. I don't know if there is a wind tunnel near you, but that helped me tremendously.

-Michele

"If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girl's sports such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing." - Homer Simpson

[adamjenner 0]

Alright!
thanks for the tips.