PPPB Event Results

[PhillyKev 0]

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The "pros" are role models what they do people see and want to do the same thing or better

That's not their responsibility though. Their responsibility in competition is to themselves and their sponsors to perform the best they can and score the best they can.
Telling competitors not to do something that gives them a better score because it's imitated is like saying pro wrestling should be banned because kids imitate it, or song lyrics cause people to commit suicide. We're all adults, and one of the things everyone needs to realize about this sport is that it is about personal responsibility.
Just because I see a pro skiier flying down a mogul field doesn't mean I'm going to try it. And I'm also not going to slide out a high speed landing to get extra distance. I know I don't have the skill for it.
cielos azules y cerveza fría
-Kevin

[skycat 0]

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I know I don't have the skill for it.

At least there is one smart jumper out there, unfortunately from what I've seen you are a minority, my friend. Be safe and keep spreading the word of self-discovery and limitations.

[jdhill 0]

I swore I was not going to get back into this thread... but I felt compelled...
To all the would be or wanna be swoopers...
If you are trying to learn to swoop by watching event videos you are going to get hurt.
Seek one on one instruction/coaching from someone compotent (does not need to be someone on the pro tour).
These videos are meant for entertainment, not instruction. They depict competition swooping, not the the swooping that you hope to do on day to day skydives.
They show one or two days of jumps, not the months of training jumps that go on prior to game day.
You can see what techniques they are using, but without knowing the how and why and when they are using them, they are just neat pictures.
Keep it in perspective. Don't become a statstic.
Peace
Josh
http://www.aerialfusion.com

[prost 0]

Part of the problem is that there are not that many dropzones with a pond that will be acceptable to PPPB. They are very pickiy about the pond to be used for the course.
William

[jdhill 0]

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I just have one question, since I don't get out to CA very often how hard is it to turn the course around so it's no longer a downwind event. Kev is right it's not the competitors fault they have to go downwind, that would be the responsibility of the event coordinators.

The course is set up for the winds the morning of the event (which there is generally none, so it is usually in a defalt direction). The default direction for the coursre is crosswind to the usual winds.
The course is not changed once the event starts (at the briefing).
From my experiance out there, you could have differnet winds in each round, you could even have different winds from jumper to jumper... it changes that much (you can even have differnet winds on differnet parts of the DZ).
http://www.aerialfusion.com

[quade 4]

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(you can even have differnet winds on differnet parts of the DZ).

Very true. Very deceptive from a spectator point of view also.
quade
http://futurecam.com

[nacmacfeegle 0]

"To all the would be or wanna be swoopers..." etc etc
Amen brother Josh.
Cya
D
GR# 37
Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

[SkymonkeyONE 4]

The end. Once again, while I was off skydiving, a thread has gone awry. As Lisa stated in my absence: "chill out". Keep the threads on target and keep the attitudes in check. This is not a democracy, so I don't want to hear anymore "double standards" crap in here either. If you can't follow the clearly posted rules, find another place to vent.
Chuck
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