In the activities, lights & shadow of Jordann's upcoming show in the Streb space, there weren't classes running, but that didn't stop some of the instructors from having a productive night...! We were hoping to get some training on lines, but they were building a huge octopus from cloth & wire for the show in the area we normally pull in. So, we used our time for other pursuits!
The fervent Lizzy H. & I were marking/timing her Forward Over catch OOM. We were close, and we respect the fact that bigger, rotating tricks like that demand additional measures of prudence & time to catch cleanly & safely. The young & intrepid Whit C. broke through a needless mental barrier that has lingered w/her for a while. She got to smoothly & safely catch her B/E Splits a few times, and she is SO light that it felt like I was still flying by myself in the catch trap! And, for the big news: the rock-solid Cody S. caught her Layout for her 1s time ever OOM! Great work, ladies!
The thing I was reminded of from this night was the penultimate importance of staying tight. Each of these flyers felt incredibly light in my hands during catches simply b/c they flexed the right muscles at the right times (read as: "all the time"). Cody in particular amazed me b/c, even though she had some over-rotation in her Layout, she completely negated that rotation by becoming as rigid as steel from fingers to toes at the moment we locked wrists.
Looking back: Sam G. has been a great & welcome addition to the team, and we'll miss him as he takes some time to travel internationally before attending school in NY. In his time w/us, he's toughened his hands, raised his swing & learned the basics of Angel returns!
"None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm." - Henry David Thoreau
Though not flying related, this quote made me laugh, so I felt I'd share it:
"... the 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: The growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy." - Alex Carey
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