clothing choice for learning?

[justchrisdsp 0]

what is the best choice of clothing for learning how to sit, ive been wearing shorts and a sweatshirt, trying to get the least drag on my legs, any good ideas or will just anything work.

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[fuga 0]

It depends, what are aims for learning to freefly? Do you just want to do some fun mess around jumps with your friends and not too bothered on how efficiently you fly or how ideal your body position is? Or do you want to spend the time to lay a good foundation in your flying so you progress much faster in the future?

If you just want to do some fun jumps and quickly learn to do some basic freeflying then I would say something baggy up top (be careful it doesnt cover any handles) and something tighter on your legs. Your shorts and baggy sweatshirt will do fine. This will help you get into a 'sit' position quicker but it will probably mean that you will be relying on your arms a lot rather than having a good strong leg position. In the future you might struggle with more complex docks/fast forward movement or less conventional headup flying ideas.

If you want to spend some extra time to learn the most efficient position to ensure you learn faster in the future and a good foundation of headup skills to start with then I would suggest a good fitting freeflying suit that is quite 'fitted' so there is not a lot of drag anywhere. This will push you towards using your legs more for stability and movement, freeing up your arms for docks etc. Later on down the line it might help you realise how important your legs are in freeflying.

Basically, the point of my post is that if you want to learn properly then go for something less baggy all over and learn to fly your body correctly instead of using a suit. It might take a little bit longer at first but later on down the line you will progress much faster than others. However if you just want to mess around and do a few fun jumps then a baggy upper body and tight lower body will help you get to that magic sit position a lot quicker but will most likely force you into bad habbits.

This is only my opinion, other people might think differently. Take everything on this forum with a grain of salt and make your own conclusions from what everyone says.

Hope that helps.

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[fuga 0]

Another thing I forgot to mention. Even if you are a big person and feel you imght sink out on people I would suggest still going for something tight (even if its just some tight jeans and a tight top) and then when you can move around and hold a stable sit, move to something baggier to help with fallrates.

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[Vertifly 0]

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ive been wearing shorts and a sweatshirt

that's about right for improving muscle memory at first. but after you start getting it, you should wear a suit with equal drag and get it again.

my instructors told me to always be able to fly in ANYTHING in ANY-POSITION - now, I know they meant: you should improvise until you get the position no matter what the condition(s).

[goose491 0]

I hear people say put more drag on the upper body then the legs for learning sit. It will help you remain upright. I've spent the last two seasons in a pair of nylon/polly pants and a Fox shirt. They provide uniform, but very little drag.

I think learning stable body positions and moving around with very little drag was key as towards the end of this past season I started wearing a bit of a bigger suit and feel solid like a rock when I want stability and like I've got jet-rockets on each time I move around.

Learn to fly in a T-shirt and shorts. Then see what you can do with a suit on. That's my $0.02CND

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