nraoaoc@nmt.edu (Daniel Briggs) (05/17/91)
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, -- This is a shared guest account, please send replies to dbriggs@nrao.edu (Internet) (505) 835-2974 Dan Briggs / NRAO / P.O. Box O / Socorro, NM / 87801 (U.S. Snail)