Inexplicable minor hand injury

[rob 0]

Hi all - I have a puzzle. I've just done my stage 4 AFF jump, with no probs (apart from a bit of a 360 at the end :P) and a standup landing. All was good, till I noticed during packing the backs of both of my hands were scratched and bleeding. The only explanation we could think of was in reaching up to grab the risers during deployment that they were rubbed by the risers. As I said, I did a 360 during deployment without line twists (mainly because I grabbed the risers I'm thinking).
The jump was with one JM. Has anyone else experienced this? Any other ideas?

[quade 4]

Yes, it's very common. Maybe not just the risers, but also between the risers and your helmet.

It's one reason to wear gloves.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[goose491 0]

Quote

It's one reason to wear gloves.

Or to not reach for the risers until you are standing. I've chopped a little off the tips o' my fingers that way too.

My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

[chuckbrown 0]

Quote

Quote

It's one reason to wear gloves.

Or to not reach for the risers until you are standing. I've chopped a little off the tips o' my fingers that way too.

This just happened to a buddy this weekend. Blood all over his white jumpsuit.

[quade 4]

Quote

Or to not reach for the risers until you are standing.

Poor practice.

You really do want your hands on your risers as quickly as you can get them there after pitching out. This helps you to steer clear of other jumpers that may have had bad tracks or off heading openings.

If you have any edges at all to your helmet, you should probably consider wearing gloves no matter the time of year.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[ltdiver 3]

Quote

If you have any edges at all to your helmet, you should probably consider wearing gloves no matter the time of year.

Yep... My fingers got cut -through- my gloves on opening just last weekend. Got to round off those sharp corners on my BatRak!

ltdiver

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

[Skyrose7 0]

I used to grab my risers right after pitching as well--until I noticed my hands were getting cut up. I don't think you have to grab the risers right after pitching in order to be safe. If you grab them right after throwing out, you generally get your hands on the risers while the parachute is still deploying..and I personally don't do steering with my risers while the parachute is still deploying. I think it is important to get your hands on the risers as soon as you are deployed to steer away from possible traffic.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP.
MaryRose

[goose491 0]

I'm steering the canopy as soon as the 3 centre cells are inflated. It's kinda cool actually... like flying a 46sqft. But since I don't make a habit of looking straight up at my fabric as it unfolds () I simply concentrate on good body position and relaxation until I feel like I'm starting to get stood up (I don't mean like the canopy's not going to show up ).

My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

[Skyrose7 0]

Quote

I simply concentrate on good body position and relaxation until I feel like I'm starting to get stood up (I don't mean like the canopy's not going to show up ).

hehe, that's a good one
ANyway, I just read on a different thread that someone tried to steer their canopy when it was inflating and it ended up collapsing the canopy (or part of it). It reinflated, but I guess I don't want to form habits that assume I have the altitude to recover. just my .02

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP.
MaryRose