Speaking of Spacelands SkyBall Challenge...

[Trent 0]

Here's some early details for anyone and everyone who may be interested in this competition. In case you were wondering, YES, this is very similar to the AD Challenge. A lot of us were never able to compete in that event, so we decided to make our own! Per a conversation with Jon, this event will coincide with the Texas Freefly League's competition and they will BOTH be held at Spaceland. (whew!) We can run this event over the cours of 3 days, we'll iron out details as it approaches, but maybe plan on a 3 day weekend here???!!


Event Date: July 25-27


OVERVIEW:

Welcome to the return of the classic 1-on-1, double elimination freefly challenge!! Spaceland Anomaly would like to welcome all freeflyers with the necessary skill to compete in the first ever SkyBall challenge at Skydive Spaceland.

This event will be a double elimination, ladder-style competition. Two flyers will go head to head to complete as many transitions as possible while maintaining proximity with the SkyBall. The transitions will be drawn at the start of the event, and must be completed in the order drawn.

DIVE FLOW:

-All competitors will be briefed on jumping with the ball, and any safety issues that may arise.

- EXIT: The 2 competitors will exit WITH the ballmaster in a head-down round formation with shoulder grips. Each competitor must remain on the same side of the ballmaster as they were on exit throughout the jump.

- The race begins when the ballmaster releases the ball, NOT BEFORE

- Competitors must point at the ball WITHIN GRABBING DISTANCE before each transition and at the start of the race. This is to demonstrate a flyers control throughout the dive.

- Competitors must remain in their hemisphere, meaning they cannot cross the plane of the ball into the other competitor’s airspace.

- Competitors may not touch ANYTHING during the jump. Contact with or burbling the ball, the ballmaster, or the other competitor will result in a loss for that round.

- Competitors must perform their transitions within the frame of the video worn by the ballmaster. Arms and legs leaving the frame are acceptable, as long as the entire transition is visible. Leaving the video after a transition is complete is acceptable, but competitors must still demonstrate control by pointing at the ball. This will only cost you time.

- ALL RACES END by 6500 feet AGL!! The ballmaster will wave off (visible in camera) and approach the ball to retrieve it. Competitors must remain with the ballmaster until the ball is retrieved, then may track off. Competitors have the responsibility to retrieve the ball if the ballmaster is unable to do so until 4500 feet AGL. At 4500 feet AGL, competitors may track off regardless of the ball’s disposition.


JUDGING:

- The organizers will judge all races unless an organizer is competing. Two competitors will be selected to judge races involving organizers.

- 1 point will be awarded each time a flyer completes a transition after having demonstrated control by pointing at the ball within grabbing distance.

- No points will be deducted for out-of-sequence transitions. Competitors will only be scored on the transitions in the order of the draw. If you perform an out-of-sequence transition, you will only lose the time it took to complete the transition. You will begin scoring again upon the completion of the next in-sequence drawn transition.

- Any transitions where the flyer leaves the screen will not be scored. Head and torso must be visible in the video. Judges will determine if the camera was not centered and how to score any moves that are out of frame as a result.


DRAW/MATCHUPS:

The morning of the SkyBall Challenge, organizers will draw the transition sequence at random. Organizers will then randomly draw the ladder competition. This is a double elimination event. Losing once DOES NOT eliminate a competitor.

Oh, hello again!

[Gravityrat4 0]

Now this has got my blood pumping already. Brian we need to hook up for some practice. I will be there for sure.