Newbee to Freeflying

[selbbub78 0]

Hi All,

39 Jumps here, and Monday (even with the rainy weather on the east coast, still managed to get up in the air) made most of my first attempts at freeflying. It was AWESOME!!! Granted i was jumping with someone that knew what they were doing, but still. All exits were leg locks, the first jump i managed to stand up, the 2nd jump was a sit, and the 3rd were attempts to switch from stand to sit, and vise versa. Granted the 3rd jump wasn't too successful. I think I just wasn't vertical enough though. Any tips from anyone would be greatly appreciated!! :) Thanks,

bubbles

"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone
"The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote)
"The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM

[sunnydee123 0]

Well of course the best advice is to keep jumping with someone who "knows what they are doing" because although you may feel "good" - there is a better chance than not that you are sliding all over the place (I did )

and then just jump, jump and jump some more. Don't expect anything other that everything comes with time.....I now have almost 80 "sit/freefly" jumps under my belt and am JUST feeling "good about it. Every jump you can learn something - pay attention and have FUN! Good luck.....

Blue ones~

Dreams become reality, one choice at a time...

[NeedToJump 0]

Keep doing it. Jump with people who know what they're doing (and there's a lot of them) and get video! Find Max when he's around and talk to him about doing some coach jumps too, he'll help you out a lot.

BTW, when did you get your license? Last I saw you you had I think 18 jumps? Congrats on finishing your student status. I hope you saved me some beer...

Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

[StevePhelps 0]

Being from a small DZ and jumping during the week (after tandems, AFF, etc) I flew solo a lot. So, I tried FF. I thought I had it down pretty good, just by reading and practicing. Then I got in the sky with others and realized I was all over the sky.

My suggestion is simple -- get good coach jumps.

[selbbub78 0]

Thanks for the advice guys, I appreciate it. I got my license July 20th with 20 jumps, granted i still need a lot of practice on my belly, but freeflying is so much more fun (and yes i do tend to backslide a little bit). Sorry no beer is left, although I'm tempted one of these days to just buy a keg... I think it'd be easier (i owe lots of beer, maybe next weekend sometime.... who knows).

"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone
"The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote)
"The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM

[Vertifly 0]

Something I like to tell people starting out:

Freeflying is just what the word tells you. Open your mind to the possibilities. The sport is much more emotional than it is mechanical. In flat flying, the position of "arching" is all that you need to get started flying stable - and it is basically a mechanical sport.

In my opinion, freeflying well has a lot more to do with your mental approach toward 'flying'. Don't get me wrong, the aerodynamics of freeflying are important (even essential), but to people JUST starting out, I like to go over this with them.

I often find that my best jumps are the ones when I haven't jumped for a week or so. The week away has allowed me to think about my flying, watch myself on video, watch other professional flyers on video, and start brainstorming the possibilities and the type of flying that I would prefer to explore.

This way, when I get to the drop zone on the weekend, my mind is 'free' of inhibitions and hungry for more/better flying abilities.

Ok, now that I've said that, here are some tips:

1) get out there and jump more,
2) get as much video as possible,
3) analyze yourself, 'actively listen' to what the experienced flyers are telling you,
4) be positive,
5) and love the sport.