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From: nraoaoc@nmt.edu (Daniel Briggs)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: How do you dirtdive a freestyle routine?
Message-ID: <1991May17.145027.24009@nmt.edu>
Date: 17 May 91 14:50:27 GMT
Reply-To: dbriggs@nrao.edu (Daniel Briggs)
Organization: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro NM
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I'd like to hear from people who are into freestyle.  I'm just
starting my jumping career, (25 jumps), and freestyle really looks
attractive to me.  I was never much good at floor gymnastics -- just
too damned tall.  That doesn't seem to be as much of a disadvantage in
freefall.  Still, the question is "how do you dirtdive the stuff?"
I'm a long way from the nearest tunnel, and no one at my local drop
zone is into it so I'm pretty much on my own.  I'd like to get the
best advantage out of my freefall dollar that I can.  Adequate
flexibility seems obvious, as does careful practice of whatever pieces
are possible, but you just can't *do* an continuous back layouts on
the ground!  So I guess that I visualize a lot.  Is there any other
useful practice technique that I'm missing?  I've bought the video
from the first competition, and the first one of Tamara Kohn's notes,
so I have a fair repertoire of moves to experiment with.  Anyone
bought _Freestyle Notes II_ yet?  Is it any good?  (To be honest, I
thought FN I was a little pricey for the amount of material presented.
Is FN II any better?)

Blue Skies,

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