towerrat 0 #1 August 4, 2004 Just curious to find out what some of you guys have done when returning after a layoff or injury. By the time it's over I will have been out at least 3 months, possibly a little longer. Please elaborate.Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmsmith 1 #2 August 4, 2004 Every skydiver in the northern states has at least a 5-month lay-off every winter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverton 0 #3 August 4, 2004 Had a 2 month injury (broken elbow, so my left arm was rather weak) in 2000. At that moment I jumped a stiletto 135 (wingload: 1.35) Took my own gear, because 1) I already had 300+ jumps on this gear 2) Stiletto has a super flare and very low toggle pressure 3) I did not want to add an extra "try-out: to this jump Borrowing a different gear was not even a consideration. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Using your droque to gain stability is a bad habit, Especially when you are jumping a sport rig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #4 August 4, 2004 Broke my elbow and radial neck, so my concern was being able to flare completely. If you are dealing with a leg or back injury then canopy choice might be a concern. If you jump a pocket rocket then it may be a concern. Tell us what you broke and what you jump/loading. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teason 0 #5 August 4, 2004 Had my knee rebuilt during our typical 6 month layoff. I was 10 months between jumps so the DZO at the time made me borrowed big. Made sense 'cause I hadn't totally healed and had a problem with my landing gear! I think I did two before going back to my canopy. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #6 August 4, 2004 QuoteEvery skydiver in the northern states has at least a 5-month lay-off every winter. Not true. Some of the DZs fly all winter. Just not nearly as much as normal.~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Staso 0 #7 August 4, 2004 QuoteEvery skydiver in the northern states has at least a 5-month lay-off every winter. Not really true. I jump in Mass and i usually don't have more then a month of lay-off. Winter is jumpable too. Had a ankle injury mid May on my CF2-139, started jumping mid June on borrowed Sabre-170 (still limping at that time) and last weekend transitioned to Sabre-150. Soon will get back to my CF2 stan. -- it's not about defying gravity; it's how hard you can abuse it. speed skydiving it is ... Speed Skydiving Forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Staso 0 #8 August 4, 2004 QuoteQuoteEvery skydiver in the northern states has at least a 5-month lay-off every winter. Not true. Some of the DZs fly all winter. Just not nearly as much as normal. you beat me there :) -- it's not about defying gravity; it's how hard you can abuse it. speed skydiving it is ... Speed Skydiving Forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
towerrat 0 #9 August 4, 2004 QuoteTell us what you broke and what you jump/loading. ------------------------------------------------------------ I had distal radial and ulnar fractures, along with the three bones above them. I had an external fixiter installed along with a pin. My wrist was basically a sack of pulverized bone. I jump a Jedei 150 loaded at approx. 1.5:1 I only have about 150 jumps on it, and it is my first elliptical.Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chuckbrown 0 #10 August 4, 2004 I was out for 7 months because of a broken ankle. My return jump was on my regular gear (Triathlon 175 loaded at 1.4). I had several hundred jumps on the canopy and was very familiar with its flight characteristics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FrogNog 1 #11 August 4, 2004 I haven't had to recover from any injury (yet; knock on wood). But if I were coming back after an injury serious enough to stop me jumping for a while, regardless of the layoff, I would want to jump a canopy I could just about land softly with my eyes shut. So that depends on the jumper and his/her recent experience. -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tbrown 26 #12 August 4, 2004 I've still got pin in my ankle, which is coming out in about 2 weeks. After some PT and excercise, I'll be going back at it with an upsized canopy. I'm swapping my 190 for a 210. First, my exit weight is 245. Second, I only have 64 current jumps, the other 566 were 1974 - '80. I don't think 64 jumps is really the right stuff for a 1.3 wingload and should get as much fun & a bit more forgiveness from 1.17. Most important is I don't want to get re-injured. If that happens, I'll either have to quit or have the damn foot amputated and just stop worrying about it (it's all a matter of priorities). Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zenister 0 #13 August 4, 2004 broke my right femur.. i'm not jumping till i have full range of motion (nearly there) and can run 2 miles with light (or no) pain... If my leg can take that level of impact it should be able to handle a hard landing if i have to PLF... of course i am going to retrain my PLF so my left side roll is more instictive now.... when i get back I'll jump my gear (stilletto @1.4ish) I know how it flies, flares and lands, and why/how i broke myself in the first place.. I'd much rather have gear that I know and I know fits me than add more variables into the equation when i am getting current again...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites towerrat 0 #14 August 4, 2004 Yeah, I agree with you Zen,I know how my canopy flies and lands, but it doesn't do all tthat well in straight in approaches. Don't get me wrong, you can land it, it just does far better with a little induced speed. At this point, I don't need to be tying to pull a 180, or really any thing at all. I feel like Super Uncurrent Man. I don't mind upsizing a little, I just have borrowed gear fear.Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BikerBabe 0 #15 August 5, 2004 ding! people thought I was nuts for jumping my Stiletto and Jedei right when I came back from my femur injury, but I tried renting a Spectre 150 and that lasted one jump. I stuck with my own stuff because I know how it flies and lands, plus both of them flare out very nicely, which allows for a nice soft butt-slide (really sliding, not just coming straight down on my tailbone) should I feel it necessary. Zenister, did they put the femur rod in through your knee or your hip?Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites michaelflying 0 #16 August 5, 2004 have a broke wrist as I type but will jump my own 120 hurricane. 3 1/2 weeks to go maybe two weeks of physio. am having mean withdrawls....www.skydivekzn.co.za Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zenister 0 #17 August 6, 2004 through the hip.. a lovely long frankenstein scar, and 4 screws to hold it in... screws will come out when the bone heals and the dr mentioned the possibility of removing the rod as being preferable to break & bending it again....____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rjackson 0 #18 August 6, 2004 Quote Just curious to find out what some of you guys have done when returning after a layoff or injury. By the time it's over I will have been out at least 3 months, possibly a little longer. Please elaborate. First of all make sure your doctor gives you the all clear. I was out eight months for back surgey. I did a jump with a AFF instructor to get current with my normal rig (1.3:1). I figured jumping somthing I was used to would be less risky. The big thing is take it easy. If you go too fast you might be out again. Good luck and have fun--------------------------------------------- Randy 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
chuckbrown 0 #10 August 4, 2004 I was out for 7 months because of a broken ankle. My return jump was on my regular gear (Triathlon 175 loaded at 1.4). I had several hundred jumps on the canopy and was very familiar with its flight characteristics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #11 August 4, 2004 I haven't had to recover from any injury (yet; knock on wood). But if I were coming back after an injury serious enough to stop me jumping for a while, regardless of the layoff, I would want to jump a canopy I could just about land softly with my eyes shut. So that depends on the jumper and his/her recent experience. -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #12 August 4, 2004 I've still got pin in my ankle, which is coming out in about 2 weeks. After some PT and excercise, I'll be going back at it with an upsized canopy. I'm swapping my 190 for a 210. First, my exit weight is 245. Second, I only have 64 current jumps, the other 566 were 1974 - '80. I don't think 64 jumps is really the right stuff for a 1.3 wingload and should get as much fun & a bit more forgiveness from 1.17. Most important is I don't want to get re-injured. If that happens, I'll either have to quit or have the damn foot amputated and just stop worrying about it (it's all a matter of priorities). Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #13 August 4, 2004 broke my right femur.. i'm not jumping till i have full range of motion (nearly there) and can run 2 miles with light (or no) pain... If my leg can take that level of impact it should be able to handle a hard landing if i have to PLF... of course i am going to retrain my PLF so my left side roll is more instictive now.... when i get back I'll jump my gear (stilletto @1.4ish) I know how it flies, flares and lands, and why/how i broke myself in the first place.. I'd much rather have gear that I know and I know fits me than add more variables into the equation when i am getting current again...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
towerrat 0 #14 August 4, 2004 Yeah, I agree with you Zen,I know how my canopy flies and lands, but it doesn't do all tthat well in straight in approaches. Don't get me wrong, you can land it, it just does far better with a little induced speed. At this point, I don't need to be tying to pull a 180, or really any thing at all. I feel like Super Uncurrent Man. I don't mind upsizing a little, I just have borrowed gear fear.Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BikerBabe 0 #15 August 5, 2004 ding! people thought I was nuts for jumping my Stiletto and Jedei right when I came back from my femur injury, but I tried renting a Spectre 150 and that lasted one jump. I stuck with my own stuff because I know how it flies and lands, plus both of them flare out very nicely, which allows for a nice soft butt-slide (really sliding, not just coming straight down on my tailbone) should I feel it necessary. Zenister, did they put the femur rod in through your knee or your hip?Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michaelflying 0 #16 August 5, 2004 have a broke wrist as I type but will jump my own 120 hurricane. 3 1/2 weeks to go maybe two weeks of physio. am having mean withdrawls....www.skydivekzn.co.za Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #17 August 6, 2004 through the hip.. a lovely long frankenstein scar, and 4 screws to hold it in... screws will come out when the bone heals and the dr mentioned the possibility of removing the rod as being preferable to break & bending it again....____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjackson 0 #18 August 6, 2004 Quote Just curious to find out what some of you guys have done when returning after a layoff or injury. By the time it's over I will have been out at least 3 months, possibly a little longer. Please elaborate. First of all make sure your doctor gives you the all clear. I was out eight months for back surgey. I did a jump with a AFF instructor to get current with my normal rig (1.3:1). I figured jumping somthing I was used to would be less risky. The big thing is take it easy. If you go too fast you might be out again. Good luck and have fun--------------------------------------------- Randy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites