hipgnosis 0 #1 October 9, 2003 It's that magical time where a young mans fancies turn towards a new jump suit. I've decided on a Tony Suit (Swoop), but am curious as to just what the different bootie types are on their order form : Regular Regular Airspeed Regular XL Mega Mega Airspeed Mega XL If any of you have any input on any of these types I'd love to hear it. I'm primarily a belly flyer who's working on getting into larger and larger formations (450+ jumps). Hipgnosis aka Bill Morrison Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hazarrd 1 #2 October 9, 2003 I've just got the regular. If you call up Tonysuit they will describe in detail what the differences are. They are really cool over there. .-. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #3 October 9, 2003 QuoteI'm primarily a belly flyer who's working on getting into larger and larger formations (450+ jumps). Booties don't help for large formations, unless you consider 16 way large. Their main benefit is for starting and stopping turns, and for initiating forward motion when doing sequential formations, such as on fast 4-way and 8-way. They also provide some improvement in tracking, but not as much difference as good technique. I find them a hindrance for stopping after a long dive, as I cannot stick my feet very far out while killing off forward/downward speed. That said, I'd still get them on any belly-flying suit. I've gone with the standard sized booties. If you are interested in competitive RW, I'd suggest talking to some local teams for their opinion. The Tony Suit folks will also be able to help you decide. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #4 October 9, 2003 QuoteI'm primarily a belly flyer who's working on getting into larger and larger formations FYI Booties are less important on big ways, in fact the closer you are to the base the more organizers would like to see you not wear them as the have a tendency to make you float. You can take them off and roll them up, but that may be more of a pain the bigger the bootie is. On a bigway suit the thing you want is range. Have it built to be fast, and then you can add slip on arms or a T-shirt to go slower if need be. It sucks to have to strap on 15-20lbs of weight, just because your suit is too slow. I like booties for quick turns in smaller sequential formations, and the drive (dive or float) to the formations, but on bigways, you really don't need to be that fast. Oh yeah, just thought I'd give my favorite suit a plug, if you've not considered a BodySuit by FliteSuit, take a look. They're well built, and bullit proof. I've got over 700 jumps on mine, and no problems. FliteSuit Website---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hipgnosis 0 #5 October 9, 2003 You are of course correct (and I've already been in the situation where I had to roll up my booties for the base). To correct myself, the suit will be used for everything from 4 way on up. For diving on larger stuff, I admit to finding them useful to help slow down my fall rate as needed. Odds are my best bet is to just call Tony Suit and find out the differences. Was more soliciting for opinions here. Regards, Hipgnosis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
