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Hey,

while at the Potato bridge this weekend, I packed myself some intentional line-twists. On one jump, I packed a single twist (360) and did a floater. I wanted to practice reaching above the twist and steering away before untwisting and before flying underneath the bridge. Because of the reaching-above-the-twist part, I figured I would cheat a little and already pack the twist as low as possible (close to the risers).

The jump did not go as planned. I had a great exit and onheading opening (with the full twist), but because the twist was so low it ended up pinching my helmet and head down to the point where my chin was stuck on my chest. I tried blindly grabbing something above me, but after some futile attempts I figured it was time to untwist and fly back to a landing area.

This whole scenario had me wondering about line-twists and how high they usually appear. My only real unintentional line-twists I experienced during my static-line course and I recall them being somewhere in the middle.

In what range does line-twist usually appear in BASE? Is it close to the canopy, closer to the risers, somewhere in the middle, or is it completely random and could it be all over the place? Have you ever considered the scenario where risers pinch your head down so you can't look up anymore? Do you take this into account when considering helmet size and camera placement?

Thanks,

Jaap

Do a hop and pop from said bridge with a normal packjob. Before popping toggles, kick yourself into half a twist and observe. That's about where you're gonna get em.

Nice, I like it! If I do a PCA or do it on a skydive, I would even have time to climb above it and do some steering. Thanks!

I agree on that, haveing one myself. In mine I believe the twist evolved due to the way it came out of the packtray on my gargoyle.

Riiiiight. (Cough) Body position (Cough). ;)

i have video and other "older" jumpers that agree...
cough cough cough

Hey dude.
Got 3 line twists on a jump in Norway. Cause was certainly body position.
Had a 90 right and should have climbed them to head back to the LZ instead of heading to the talus.
From what I remember I felt they where more in the second quarter of the lines.
I kicked them out and managed to turn and land a bit farther on the talus.
I'm gonna practice climbing twists as much as possible.

Cheers,
Jul, live from Vantaa Airport.

Is there a cold or something going around?