Hooks Turns: Double fronts from 180

[Jskydiver22 0]

I've noticed that a lot of times when i do a 180, instead of just working with one riser, I have both my hands in my dive loops. A lot of times when I start rotating, I start it higher and have both risers slightly pulled down and then I just pull one down farther than the other to rotate it. I started off just using double fronts, then 90 deg., and now im on 180's.

Is this a bad habbit? Should I quit doing this and just use one riser to rotate it either left or right?

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[CanuckInUSA 0]

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Is this a bad habbit?

No it's not. A bad non-habit forming thing to do is to not let up on risers until it's too late.

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Should I quit doing this and just use one riser to rotate it either left or right?

Not always. It depends on the situation you find yourself in. When I find myself at my setup point higher than I'd like to be, I've had the best success in starting off with double fronts to lose the extra altitude. But I don't use this technique when my setup altitude is where I want it to be.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[livenletfly 0]

theres many ways to skin a cat. i usualy start my turn with one front riser, bringing the canopy around 180 to double fronts. dusty smith calls this "setting" the dive. this alows me to have room for error. if im high i can keep her diving, if im right on, ill let up smoothly with time to go to rears.
i, like canuk also sometimes will start with double fronts. i get her diving real steep then let up on one riser slowly to bring the canopy around. ive been taught both methods by very repuatble canopy coaches. i just prefer setting the dive at the end of my turn, but theres no right or wrong either way as long as its doing the trick.
goodluck

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[SkymonkeyONE 4]

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I've noticed that a lot of times when i do a 180, instead of just working with one riser, I have both my hands in my dive loops. A lot of times when I start rotating, I start it higher and have both risers slightly pulled down and then I just pull one down farther than the other to rotate it. I started off just using double fronts, then 90 deg., and now im on 180's.

Is this a bad habbit? Should I quit doing this and just use one riser to rotate it either left or right?

Negative. You should ALWAYS have both hands on the controls, no matter which controls you are using. It not only steadies you in the harness, it gives you the option of adjusting both your turn rate and dive rate.

Chuck