BlindBrick 0 #1 May 1, 2006 For about the past nine months, I've been pondering downsizing real hard because I was getting nowhere with my front risers which were absolutley unbudgeable due to a 1.3 WL on a 269 sf semi-elliptical wing. A lot of people on here have given me various suggestions on what to do, with the most common being starting from brakes or leading with a weight shift. None of them worked, but I kept trying them them anyway. What I didn't realize was that I was learning even when I thought I was banging my head against the wall. I never realized it, but I had gotten to the point where grabbing a riser or doing a weight shift is something I can do without thought, and I also got to the point where I could feel the little prelude my canopy does before it stalls in brakes. It just sort of spontaneously came together today and I did a weight shift then riser grab right as my canopy went pre-stall. The moment I did I knew it was just what I had been needing all along. The riser came down damn near effortlessly and almost before I knew it(way damn faster than I expected for that huge of a canopy), I had come about a full 180 degrees. Before today, I was postitve I needed a smaller, more HP canopy. In my heart, I knew I really didn't have the skills to downsize yet, but had just about convinced myself that if I was ever going to get anywhere with learning front risers, it was my only choice. Thank you to everyone who gave me the tools to prove myself wrong. -Blind"If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dharma1976 0 #2 May 1, 2006 suuuuweeeettttt!!!!! I am bookmarking this thread to send to the people who think they need to downsize too quickly.... wish I could send it back in time to myself when I had 200 jumps Davehttp://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davelepka 4 #3 May 1, 2006 QuoteI did a weight shift then riser grab right as my canopy went pre-stall. Be careful how close you let your canopy get to a stall, and what you do to it when it gets there. I'm guessing you're doing this with the hopes of eventually using your fronts on landing, and if thats the case, you need to change your technique to keep your canopy a little further from a stall, as you'll be doing it relatively close to the ground. Back off the brakes a little, and do your thing from 3/4 brakes, and stay well away from the stall point close to the ground. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
