SkydiveNFlorida 0 #1 July 29, 2003 I got my girlfriend to do a tandem... she loved it, but she isn't wanting to do it again.:( I have a co-worker who did a static line a long while back (at about 3000ft), and he showed interest when I told him about my jumps, so I told him all about AFF and invited him up with me. He is gonna do AFF1, we set a date for Aug 23 (he has a boating thing this wknd, then his parents will be here the next, i'll be in RI the following, so the 23rd is the next time we'll both be avail). My enthusiasm got two people from the coral reef forums excited about it, too. One was a skydiver for quite sometime, but had given it up for a while, ... but he's now getting back into it full force like he's wanted to do for so long. The other just successfully completed his first AFF dive! He'd always wanted to dive, but my excitement made him even more excited! This is so cool!! Ok, i'm done braggin:D j/k haha. I'm truly happy that my enthusiasm has had such an impact on these peoples lives. That rocks! I bet this happens to you guys all of the time, you start talking about it to people, and all of a sudden you see 'em in the sky! So many people want to do it, but just never get around to it. For me, I always wanted to do it, but then found a reason to start cuz my bf at the time wanted to, and it was his b-day, .. so I was gonna take him. We broke up, and I said screw it, i'm gonna go. Everything happens for a reason, guess my meeting him was a skydiving stepping stone! :D Angela. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #2 July 29, 2003 Got one to go up on a TATOR ride and then did a tandem 2 weeks later, then two more on TATOR rides but they never jumped... I have people tell me all the time they want to come out and try it ...but you all know how that goes! jasonFreedom of speech includes volume Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #3 July 30, 2003 I started up a club at my college and we'd just drive cars filled with eager students up to the DZ for static line classes (this was the seventies). A few of them stuck it out to freefall status. Then there was this guy I worked with long ago. I finally got him to give it a try and he totally went for it. I got married and got out of the sport for a very long time, but finally came back this year. Hadn't seen my friend in over twenty years, but tracked him down and he's still jumping, has over 3000 dives ! About a month ago we got together for the first time in way too many years and actually made our first jumps together. It was huge fun. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiverRick 0 #4 July 30, 2003 Get ready to hear every excuse in the book. Everyone it seems has always wanted to do it. It's nice when we can share skydiving with our friends. Just don't get too disappointed when they have to stay home and have wash grandma's dog on saturday morning. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrenchyDiver 0 #5 July 30, 2003 Quote... One was a skydiver for quite sometime, but had given it up for a while, ... but he's now getting back into it full force like he's wanted to do for so long. ... I am Still trying to figure who he might be . Yep I have one of the people doing an internship with me, really interested in it. Will see how it develops. Good job Angie, you can brag all right, I'll pay your beers when we meet Hispas Brothers President HISPA #2, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveNFlorida 0 #6 July 30, 2003 QuoteQuote... One was a skydiver for quite sometime, but had given it up for a while, ... but he's now getting back into it full force like he's wanted to do for so long. ... I am Still trying to figure who he might be . Yep I have one of the people doing an internship with me, really interested in it. Will see how it develops. Good job Angie, you can brag all right, I'll pay your beers when we meet hehe. Good on ye 4 getting back out there!! I can't imagine leaving the sport now that i've started.. and i've barely started at all. Yeah, I hear ya about the excuses thing. The guy at wk today was like, oh, I forgot my parents will be here next wknd... I was like, aaah huhhh. lol!! He's all,,.. u think i'm making excuses, right? I really want to go! lol!! We'll see. Angela. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrenchyDiver 0 #7 July 30, 2003 You are baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad (just push him out ) Hispas Brothers President HISPA #2, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #8 July 30, 2003 Thats what i need to get my ass of the couch and go do. Everybody asks about Skydiving - they know i'm a skydiver. But in a University Environment, nobody has the Money to go give it a try. = ( I actually hinted to my CalcIII teacher that i could get him up in the air for "next to nothing." He didn't go for it - says his GF won't let him. =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #9 July 30, 2003 My friend and I are looking to ramp up our university's skydiving club and really provide encouragement to those with interest to follow through all the way and become skydivers. As practice I brought a co-intern out to make his first tandom sunday and gave him the contact info for a few dropzones near his home where he really wants to start AFF. Next weekend I'm bringing his roommate out who had expressed interest in it, and now he and I are teaming up on him So now I'm feeling all cool and groovy I get an e-mail from my friend back at school telling me she brought out 6 tandoms with her this last weekend, DOH! I guess I'll leave the recruiting up to her, I can just be eye candy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kai2k1 0 #10 July 30, 2003 SAME HERE, since ive started, ive got tons of whuffos wanting to go now, they say the best marketing tool is word of mouth ! There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueEyedMonster 0 #11 July 31, 2003 I carry around cards for our DZ. If I hear people talking about jumping. I butt in and give'em a card and talk it up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
surf4life11 0 #12 July 31, 2003 I got 9 people lined up this weekend for tandems and hopefully 2 or 3 of them will move on to become students or maybe even more. Keep on recruiting and we have more people to play in the air with. Blue skies everybody! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkySlut 0 #13 July 31, 2003 Make sure Vic gives you credit (free jumps) for bringing those students!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
