{"id":17921,"date":"2018-01-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=17921"},"modified":"2018-01-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T00:00:00","slug":"2018-01-25-preparing-for-your-first-ws-jump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2018-01-25-preparing-for-your-first-ws-jump\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for your first WS Jump"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn to love your belly before you begin exploring your butt <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Training<\/p>\n

I\u2019M A NEWER SKYDIVER. HOW DO I PREPARE FOR MY FIRST WINGSUIT JUMP?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The most common question asked of me by newer skydivers is \u201cHow do I prepare for wingsuiting? One of my buddies told me I should spend a lot of time tracking. Is this true<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n

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No.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Author<\/p>\n

With so many skydivers starting out with wingsuiting as their ultimate goal, it\u2019s important to focus on the skills of SKYDIVING. One of my stock phrases is \u201cLearn to love your belly before you begin exploring your butt<\/strong><\/em>.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Learn to skydive, focus on belly flight, focus on being comfortable with others near you in the sky. You\u2019ll learn plenty enough about tracking at breakoff from two, three, four way skydives. Genuine tracking skill doesn\u2019t come into play in wingsuiting, not in the early stages of learning to wingsuit. <\/p>\n

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Learning to maintain a heading, learning to fly proximity to others, gaining RW skills, and learning to land safely are all far more important skills than learning to track hard and far.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re determined to be a tracker, fine. However, it\u2019s recommended that jumps are mixed up so that there is a good exposure to RW\/FS-types of skydives so that you\u2019re comfortable and in control flying near others. Shit-show tracking or angle flying jumps don\u2019t count towards \u201cbeing comfortable and controlled.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Whatever you do, avoid the \u201cI got my A license and now I\u2019m gonna start free-flying until I can wingsuit<\/em>\u201d mentality. <\/p>\n

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At 25 jumps, you suck on your belly regardless of what the local skygod is telling you.<\/strong> At 100 jumps, you maybe are figuring out a few things. At 200 jumps, you should be comfortable turning fast, rolling over, being unstable, and very comfortable at the door of the aircraft. <\/p>\n

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Most of all, have fun as you prepare for that first wingsuit flight, hopefully with a super-skilled coach!<\/p>\n

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More Reading<\/h2>\n

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Article extracted from Douglas Spotted Eagle’s ‘Book of Wingsuit’, available from Amazon here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Other articles from the book<\/h3>\n

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Performance Flight Comp Format<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Performance Flight Comp Strategies<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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