Smoking Video

[imported_Tom Aiello]

Check it out:

ftp://ftp.skydivingmovies.com/public...it5_28sec.mpeg

Video is originally from here:

http://www.atledahl.com/exit5_28sec.mpg

Now that's a smokin' track!

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Thanks Tom and Alte,
Tnat was smokin!
keep it up!
take care,
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Can't see it, no matter which player :-(

[crwper]

I have a question regarding this sort of jumping...

I've done a lot of static-line jumps, which I think have trained my body to feel most comfortable in a very head-high position. It seems that when I reach about 3 seconds, I feel somewhat head-low. Observers have reported that I looked just fine, but I feel like I'm dipping slightly downward.

The guy in this video seems to go very slightly head-low almost immediately. I have a few questions, along the lines of the following:

1. Is this normal?
2. Is this beneficial to the track?
3. He seems to have his hands at his sides very soon after exiting, but I'm always a bit afraid this will exacerbate the head-down attitude. Am I kidding myself?
4. Seriously, I'm quite afraid of going head-low on jumps longer than 3 seconds. :) I'd like to feel much better about jumps in the 6-10 second range. I know doing more jumps of this sort will help, but can someone share maybe a visual or feeling with me that might help me identify when things are going "right"?

Thanks, guys!

Michael

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>The guy in this video seems to go very slightly head-low
>almost immediately. I have a few questions, along the lines
>of the following:
>
>1. Is this normal?

Its an exit I only use for tracking jumps.

>2. Is this beneficial to the track?

Yes, to get the track started as soon as possible you need too get in a track position as soon as possible.

>3. He seems to have his hands at his sides very soon after
>exiting, but I'm always a bit afraid this will exacerbate the
>head-down attitude. Am I kidding myself?

Again, its for the tracking position. And yes, its easy to go head-low with this exit, and it takes a lot of jumps to get this exit right every time.

>4. Seriously, I'm quite afraid of going head-low on jumps
>longer than 3 seconds. :) I'd like to feel much better about
>jumps in the 6-10 second range. I know doing more jumps of
>this sort will help, but can someone share maybe a visual or
>feeling with me that might help me identify when things are
>going "right"?

I think it would be better for you to get someone experienced to show you and teach you in "real life". You can`t really learn this just from reading it in this forum.

Have fun!!

Atle

[crwper]

Hi Atle,

First, thanks for the response!

I realize, of course, that I can't learn this just by reading it in the forum. However, at the moment I seem to be the most experienced BASE jumper within several hundred miles, so there aren't a lot of opportunities to learn things "first-hand" -- especially when it comes to big-wall stuff. The ideal would be to travel to a place with some really big walls and some experienced trackers, but that's not a possibility at the moment.

We've recently opened up a 1200-foot wall locally. There are a couple hundred feet of cliff bands at the base of the wall, and then another 2000 feet of high-angle talus. On my first (and only) jump from this wall, I took only a 5-second delay. This put me open about half-way down the wall. I know that with a good track, I can not only increase the freefall time, but also make the jumps safer by increasing my horizontal distance from the wall.

Any pointers on how I might learn this most efficiently on my own would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again!

Michael

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Hi Michael,

I´ll try to wright something useful over the weekend, and maby put out some more video clips of track exits. I don´t have time right now....

I find it a bit hard to explain just with words, and don´t want to risk beeing misunderstood in such a dangerous sport. But I´ll try...

Got an email?

Atle

mail@atledahl.com

[crwper]

Hi Atle,

Thanks, I appreciate your help and also appreciate the danger of giving advice which might be misunderstood. I'll e-mail you.

Michael