superstu 0 #1 February 3, 2005 I don't do a lot of freeflying but i would like to improve my transitions from sit to head down. as of right now i can get in a sit no problem either by leaving the plane or from a head down, and i can get/stay in a head down if i exit that way. where i'm having trouble is going back into a head down from a sit. So what do you guys do? do you have vids to help demonstrate this? thanks.Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpmunki 0 #2 February 3, 2005 this video has a few things in it that are transitions from sit to head etc, don't know if it's of any help, ignore the other crap on it :) http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=1900 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 February 3, 2005 Cartwheel baby, cartwheel. Lean over, roll your shoulders to the side, about 1/2 way over kick your legs out and hit your HD and BAM you're there.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
br0k3n 0 #4 February 3, 2005 When I first started to learn to transition from a sit to HD, I would backslide like crazy. This was caused by me looking down as I transitioned which presented my chest to the airflow, and thus induced a massive backslide... which I believe is quite common when learning... I cured this habit by thinking to myself that I do not want to get any shots of the ground on my camera when I transistion, and to focus in the horizon...----------------------------------------------------------- --+ There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.. --+ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowflake 0 #5 February 3, 2005 Stand......tilt use the relative wind against your legs to "weedeat" around. A cartwheel from a sit is a waste of energy. Of course I can't fly headdown but I stayed in Holiday Inn last night Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supafly 0 #6 February 3, 2005 I still drive forward quite a bit about 10% of the time so take this with a grain of salt. I was having the exact same issue and after some advice from one of the local gurus I just tried to slow things down a bit. My transition was (still is sometimes) rushed a bit and it causes me to lean forward in the process. After relaxing and slowing it down I was able to see some better results. You have near twice the jumps I do and I am sure you're relaxed but maybe your rushing this particular transition. Maybe make a few jumps trying to cartwheel sit to sit REAL slow. Helped me a lot. Good luck.Arizona Drive 4-Way VFS - www.DriveVFS.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tenfootswoops 0 #7 February 4, 2005 Trying the method along the lines of what AggieDave mentioned did not work for me. The following is what worked for me when I was at about the same skill level as you. Pull your left or right leg and arm into your side. Put plenty of pressure on the other arm. The wing that remains out will catch the wind and flip (cartwheel) you over. When I tried to roll over or force my way over it would alter my torso. This caused me to move forward or backward during the transition. By using the method I described above allowed me to keep my torso straight therefore I did not move out of position. Try different methods to see what works best for you. D.J. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropzonefool 0 #8 February 5, 2005 Of course I can't fly headdown but I stayed in Holiday Inn last night<<<<<<<<< Holiday Inn express. stay smart Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
