New Personal Pops Record

Four jumps today - and I am beat down tired.

Got back in town this morning and headed out to the DZ to get some jumps in. I ended up with Kyle as my instructor and he was really cool and helpful. The goal was to get in dive flows 9 through 12 but I only got through the first three today. Jump one was kinda like learning to ride the bike again - it was a dock and backslide dive. We did a folded accordion exit and when we separated I was not putting in enough forward leg input to drive forward and dock. I think I was concerned about driving too hard forward and ramming into him but before I knew it was 8,000 and time for me to break off and track. Jump #2 we did the same dive flow and I got it right that time. Jump #3 on the day was just directional tracking which was cool to see how much ground you can cover when you really sweep in and dive forward. Jump #4 was altitude control - speeding up fall rate and then cupping air to slow down. Kyle and I elevatored those maneuvers several time with no problem. Up......down.......up.......down.......

Now only 7 more jumps until I am done with student status. I should be able to knock those out over the next two months. Standing in the door and exiting is becoming more natural. I know now that it is just a matter of hitting your arch hard and trusting the fall without swimming around with my legs or arms. Arch......fall.....keep falling......trust it.......just fall and you will be belly down.

Now tomorrow.......Focus