Well we know we will not be able to teach you to land right ( hehe JK :) )... "Ie. on your feet" so you may as well learn to PLF ...Right?
Contact points for Parachute Landing Falls (PLFs)
The Parachute Landing Fall consists of five points of contact; 1) the balls of your feet, 2) the calf muscle, 3) the thigh muscle, 4) the buttocks, and 5) the pushup muscle. PLFs will be demonstrated in class, you will be required to do one with your instructor.
How to do PLF's
1. Move the body to form an arc as the PLF continues. Start the PLF when the balls of the feet touch the ground. Do not hesitate on the balls of the feet. 2. Complete the PLF by falling in the direction of drift, and lay the (body) points of contact on the ground. 3. Keep the chin on the chest and keep the neck tense throughout the PLF. 4. Use a twisting-bending motion, beginning in the hips, to push the knees around, exposing the calf and thigh (right or left) as the legs give with the impact.
Parachute Landing Fall Problems
|
Error |
Cause |
Correction
|
|
Feet Apart. |
Anticipation of
landing. |
Moderate tension in
the legs. Press the
legs together. |
|
Drawing the legs up
beneath the buttocks. |
Anticipation of
landing. |
Moderate tension in
the legs. Point the
balls of the feet toward the ground.
Proper landing attitude. |
|
Missing contact with
calf and thigh. |
Hesitation on balls
of the feet. Straightening
legs after absorbing impact. Failure
to twist and bend sharply when balls of feet contact the ground. |
Do not hesitate.
Continue to fall. Do
not straighten the legs after absorbing landing impact.
Bend and twist the torso vigorously upon contact.
This motion pushes the knees around and forces the calf and
thigh to the ground. |
|
Knees into the
ground. |
Hesitation upon
landing. Bending
forward. Knees relaxed excessively.
Normally occurs on front fall. |
Do not hesitate upon
landing. Continue to
fall. Apply the
twisting motion vigorously. Keep
the legs moderately tense. |
|
Elbows hit the
ground. |
Leaning forward.
Failure to twist torso.
Breaking fall with elbows. |
Twist and bend the
torso upon contact. Pull
the elbows up in front of the chest. |
|
Head strikes ground.
|
Relaxing the neck or
raising the head. Missing
points of contact. |
Keep
the head lowered on the chest and maintain neck tension throughout
the fall. Twist and
bend vigorously as the fall continues. |