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Frog
April 13th, 2005, 01:51 AM
...and now... BEER!!!!!!!!! :D ;)
Way to go bro!!!
Mac
April 13th, 2005, 11:01 PM
Cheers mate.

11 months out and jesus I have missed this..............
Johnny Utah
April 14th, 2005, 03:11 AM
Good to hear youre back in the air Michael.
Its all about the buffer zone.
ZegeunerLeben
April 14th, 2005, 10:52 AM
>>Nice one Mac! I've got a friend who'll be coming back soon from bad injuries, did you have any more fear than ususal at the exit point? Just curious what to expect...
Faber
April 14th, 2005, 11:39 AM
Nice work bro

Now gear up and pay me a visit...

Mac:PINK HAT MINCER BASE#1 :p
Faber
April 14th, 2005, 11:41 AM
>>Nice one Mac! I've got a friend who'll be coming back soon from bad injuries, did you have any more fear than ususal at the exit point? Just curious what to expect...
Cant speak for Mac,but i had more fear at my comeback jump,than on any other jumps ive made so far.......its great fun(well not the hurting yourself part he he
Mac
April 14th, 2005, 12:01 PM
>>Nice one Mac! I've got a friend who'll be coming back soon from bad injuries, did you have any more fear than ususal at the exit point? Just curious what to expect...

Yep for sure! I had worries about my exit, my landing, what I would do with various problems - I was peaking my nut off. It was the most intense jump I have ever done and all this on a nice object.

But once I was geared up, and counting down, the calm came over me and I went off and entered the world I had missed so much. I even gave out a tacky American style "Yeeehaaa" in freefall (not sure where that came from :D ) - all was good and I landed softly after a 1sec from 330ft.

It was an intense jump, and the fear was there more so than I could have had imagined - but the feeling afterwards was also more intense than any other jump - it was well well worth it.

I love this sport so much.
ZegeunerLeben
April 14th, 2005, 12:13 PM
It was an intense jump, and the fear was there more so than I could have had imagined - but the feeling afterwards was also more intense than any other jump - it was well well worth it.
I love this sport so much.

>>I was hoping you'd say that! ;)
I don't think you can really appreciate BASE unitl it's taken from you for a while.


I even gave out a tacky American style "Yeeehaaa" in freefall (not sure where that came from :D ).

:p :p :p
Mac
April 21st, 2005, 02:07 PM
done 2 jumps in a few days since my return...... and I have no regrets before or after accident........

Yes its really really scary returning from injury after a year........... but you either know you belong in this place or dont....... its funny something that scares me so much, draws me in and makes me smile so much........

I liked the quote from a certain mod "if injury put me off then I did not really understand what I was getting in to in the first place" (or something like that) - I still use that today when people ask me why I am jumping after injury.
diesel
May 7th, 2005, 05:11 PM
done 2 jumps in a few days since my return...... and I have no regrets before or after accident........
I know what you must feel... it has been almost a year since my accident and I am almost good to go ;)

I can't wait and I am sure I'll feel as awkward and excited as you must have been on that first jump ah!

Congrats again man!
Nick_D
May 8th, 2005, 12:13 PM
>>"if injury put me off then I did not really understand what I was getting in to in the first place"<<

That's a Nugget . . .

NickD :)
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