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I had my first more than 45 off heading today, close to 180. It was easy to correct though, because I had a nice tail wind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx02nqymhe4

Is it me or does it seem like you are heavily rolling on your right side prior to the opening ?

Looks like there was a continuous left hand turn throughout the jump.

I was turning left. It was a shitty exit, that's what caused the off heading. Stable exits have been my strong point for the most part, but that one went quit awry.

Looked like Joe opened a little left too,
maybe your antenna is magnetized

i'm more interested in how friendly the neighbors are...

If I look at the video from the top is seems like 70-80 degrees left max. Your helmet cam shows like 120 degrees. Is it the same jump?
Also, you could be a little bit quicker on your toggles. Your hands are close to them but you take some time getting them... You just might need that time on a real 180.

Ronald

Very friendly... we are starting to get an audience there... and the neighbors let us park at there place... in fact there is some local law enforcement that lives there who apparently enjoys watching... weird..

All that darned metal in my leg!!

I agree, I should have been much faster on my toggles, let my nerves cause me to fumble. I intend on practiceing object avoidance and playing with risers vs toggles to do so, while in TF next week.