{"id":58145,"date":"2025-01-23T16:03:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T16:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=58145"},"modified":"2025-02-04T15:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T15:17:26","slug":"tip-tuesday-preventing-hard-openings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/tip-tuesday-preventing-hard-openings\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip Tuesday: Preventing Hard Openings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pd-s-rich-madeley-goes-through-some-factors-that-can-contribute-to-hard-oepnings\">PD&#8217;s Rich Madeley goes through some factors that can contribute to hard oepnings&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=482&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPerformanceDesigns%2Fvideos%2F553308464318059%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=860&#038;t=0\" width=\"860\" height=\"482\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tip-tuesday-with-rich-madeley\"><strong>Tip Tuesday with Rich Madeley<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PerformanceDesigns?__tn__=%3C%3C\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PerformanceDesigns?__tn__=%3C%3C\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t let hard openings become a perpetual part of your skydiving! 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