However, at the day I planned to go there, I had no means of transportation due to some mix-up. One of my instructors at Perris recommended that I went to the tunnel in Vegas. Of course, flying the wind tunnel is probably a very good thing to do. In fact, it took me 16 jumps to pass AFF (8 levels though, rather than the usual 7) and almost all repeats were due to heading control problems. When I did AFF, I had a huge problem with turns too. If you take what I say serious, please please please talk with your instructor(s) about it! Note that I'm not a very experienced skydiver, let alone an instructor. Seems like you already got some good advice here, but I'll throw in my 2 eurocents anyway. Your body tends to follow your head.Įver since level 4 I can't stop myself from spinning when the JM lets go of me. Make sure you're looking where you want to go, not where you were. My theory is that if your legs are going to be turning you, they might as well be doing the right thing, not messing you up.ģ. If I have a student that can't stop a spin on level 4 due to leg problems, I teach them leg turns. That may kickstart your "muscle memory" and allow you to fix the problem on the next jump.Ģ. If you practice on the ground, and you see one leg doing something different than the other one, try overcorrecting to fix it. If you have ever hurt one of your legs (badly sprained ankle, damaged knee, broken bones) you will probably favor one leg over the other, and this can lead to a spin. It's usually your legs that screw you up. However, some things that have worked for me as a JM:ġ.
That's really important, because your JM can only do a good job if you take his instructions before anyone else's. I triedįirst off, make sure you listen to only your JM's on this - take anything said here as background only. >myself from spinning when the JM lets go of me. >I'm an AFF student, and ever since level 4 I can't stop (BTW.good luck with the landings too :) As a gal who's thrashed her jumpsuit more then once, I feel for ya there too! haha) Good luck and let us know how things go!! I still enjoy doing front flips when I'm stressed :) So going on to thinking about something else I 'needed to do' got my mind off of it, so I didn't OVER-think it. If you're like me, the more you're told to relax, the harder it is to do so. Merrick actually suggested it.a way to relax and get my mind off the spins. A flip perhaps :) That's what did it for me. This is kinda a weird thing to offer up as advice or a tip, but try going on to the next thing you have to accomplish. I heard toe taps and relax until I was blue in the face. I'm talking LOW PULL! As in checking my alti at 1500 and thinking "holy shit!" and pulling.
I had a low pull on my first time spinning because I lost track of my altitude. There came a time when everything appeared to be fine on vid, but it wasn't. Everyone finally just told me.they had no idea why I was still spinning. I had people video it, had a coach.the whole deal. I had major problems with spinning myself as a student.
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