Author Topic: 1000 skydives and I still suck (Read 730 times)

StSanta · « **on:** August 13, 2006, 11:47:17 AM »

So there I am feeling pretty good. Confident in the air and all that.

Then, by virtue of the sport being so small, I meet some world champions. I watch their videos, talk about technique.

And I realize how amazingly much I truly suck. Compared to these bastards I look like some utter n00b going HO at engagements all the time. And to top it off lately I haven't had time to jump as much as I want, courtesy of my job. Agh!

Got 6 days vacation. There's a video. I film some - am the dude in yellow in some clips:

Right click, save as...

In order to not look totally sucky, those world champs feature 0 seconds in the video

Bodhi · « **Reply #1 on:** August 13, 2006, 11:48:58 AM »

Yep, you still suck!

Awesome clip though. Bigger cahones then me, I hated the idea of jumping out of a plane, still do!

Nilsen · « **Reply #2 on:** August 13, 2006, 11:56:55 AM »

1000 jumps and still alive = dont suck at skydiving.

StSanta · « **Reply #3 on:** August 13, 2006, 11:57:44 AM »

Aww crap I just re-watched the video - there are some world champs in there.

I met them at Gryttjom Sweden - at that time they where the silver medalist in female freestyle. I remember telling them over some beer:

Santa: "So you're the second best team in the world"
Champs: "Yes".
Santa: "So someone is better than you?"
Champs: "Umm..."
Santa: " So really, you guys SUCK!".

Then those bastards won at the world meet earlier this week. How embarrasing is that?

Krusher · « **Reply #4 on:** August 13, 2006, 12:01:19 PM »

Not being a skydiver, I would say sucking is hitting the ground at terminal velocity. Anything else is a win

vorticon · « **Reply #5 on:** August 13, 2006, 12:42:28 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusher
Not being a skydiver, I would say sucking is hitting the ground at terminal velocity. Anything else is a win

unless that big tree slowed you down a bit

StSanta · « **Reply #6 on:** August 13, 2006, 01:51:06 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusher
Not being a skydiver, I would say sucking is hitting the ground at terminal velocity. Anything else is a win

Heh, that's very true.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #7 on:** August 13, 2006, 02:28:43 PM »

cool vid Santa! Congrats on 1000, thats quite an accomplishment!

DiabloTX · « **Reply #8 on:** August 13, 2006, 03:01:17 PM »

StSanta, as the youngest brother of 2 former Golden Knights, now you know why I quit after 6 jumps. They made me look like teh n00b!11!1

JB88 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 13, 2006, 03:04:58 PM »

wooooooooooooOOOOOOoooooooo!

Grayeagle · « **Reply #10 on:** August 13, 2006, 04:14:00 PM »

-grin-

WTG dood

-GE (I just can't get into why anyone would jump out of a perfectly good airplane.. but .. that's just me)

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #11 on:** August 13, 2006, 04:30:54 PM »

Ya couldnt suck that much.

Your still alive to tell the tale aintcha?

Modas · « **Reply #12 on:** August 14, 2006, 10:49:52 AM »

STSANTA -

Out of those 1000 jumps, did any of them make you say "oh POOP" as you were going down or were they all clean (no problem) jumps.

Just curious. Congrats BTW, like everyone above me, if you are still here, you obviously don't suck

JB88 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 14, 2006, 10:59:37 AM »

ever had to cut to your second chute?

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #14 on:** August 14, 2006, 12:01:27 PM »

Skydiving is fun