tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29657470621473347832008-10-09T16:04:58.571-05:00CSC Rhythm XP is a 4 way skydiving team jumping in Chicagoland Skydiving Center in Hinckley, IL. Our website is www.cscrhythm.comLaurenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097204292487628636noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-38861375711568146722008-10-07T10:36:00.010-05:002008-10-09T16:04:58.585-05:00

After a few weeks off, we had our 11th training camp this past weekend, our last one at CSC before the Nationals. Typical of October in Chicago, it was a little chilly, and at times rainy and cloudy, but we managed to get in 27 jumps over the weekend, with the help of some neck gaters, glove liners and double socks. Stay tuned for video highlights of the weekend. On Saturday we again shared

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-77561571611950972282008-09-29T14:44:00.013-05:002008-10-07T17:09:23.560-05:00

We had a great turnout of nearly 30 people for our scrambles event this past weekend. Unfortunately, low clouds kept us on the ground all day. Fortunately, we are able to reschedule the event for Sunday, November 9 at CSC. We also have an exciting new prize added to the pool -- 15 minutes of tunnel time at Paraclete XP Skyventure in Raeford, NC, the biggest and most powerful wind tunnel in the

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-6448758122295109262008-09-22T14:29:00.002-05:002008-09-22T14:32:08.071-05:00

Here are some highlights of training camp 6 at CSC. Enjoy!

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-59807813665267595702008-09-10T14:34:00.002-05:002008-09-10T16:38:56.505-05:00

The team is currently in the middle of a great month of skydiving, where we have 3- or 4-day weekends for 4 weeks in a row. Labor Day weekend turned out to be beautiful, and our best camp for getting jumps in so far. The weekend of 9/5 wasn't as agreeable, but we were still able to get some good jumping in that weekend too. On Saturday and Sunday of 9/5 weekend, Andy Boyd, Alan Butt, Henrik

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-36676718419740876122008-08-27T16:57:00.005-05:002008-08-27T20:39:46.502-05:00

The team held its 7th jump camp this weekend, and participated in the final MWSL meet of 2008 at SDC, posting a 16.3. After getting in the 4 rounds at SDC, we rushed over to CSC to chase the good weather. Our home DZ helped us crank through the loads and we were able to get 3 more jumps that evening. On Sunday, we followed it up with 9 team jumps before 2:30. Sunday turned out to be a

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-6934270717509140292008-08-20T17:09:00.002-05:002008-08-20T17:14:34.570-05:00

We hope you enjoy this video with highlights of our latest Team for a Day event at CSC. We had a lot of fun working with everyone! Team experience levels ranged from 10's of jumps to 1,000's of jumps. Thanks again to all who participated.

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-63908287463425587742008-08-11T11:36:00.002-05:002008-08-11T11:45:41.353-05:00

We held our 5th Team For a Day event on Aug 2-3, and for the first time had great weather both days. Two teams completed 8-9 jumps each day. It was really great to see some new and some familiar faces to Team for a Day, and to see all groups doing some great 4 way and improving throughout the day. Kevin earned official rockstar videographer status filming all the teams, doing 15+ jumps each

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-59699157794943409352008-08-04T14:32:00.004-05:002008-08-04T15:11:28.895-05:00

Jump Camp 5 was a lot of fun. Thanks to the support of friends like Andy Boyd, Rich Madsen, Heather Bock, and Doug, who were nice enough to lend us second rigs, we did low-altitude back-to-back jumps from 6K feet all day Friday. Even with a weather hold for several hours, we were able to crank out 16 jumps. It was great to see Victory Hop out there too, taking advantage of the Otter turning all

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-57285760881826265122008-07-31T09:15:00.002-05:002008-07-31T09:21:06.114-05:00

Click here to read the article on www.skyleague.com (NSL): Did you know that CSC Rhythm XP set new MWSL records last weekend?

Laurenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097204292487628636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-62137547452163040132008-07-28T13:48:00.008-05:002008-07-28T19:34:31.572-05:00

We hosted the fourth Team for a Day event July 19 and 20 at CSC. While the morning weather discouraged some, on both days those who stuck around got to do really fun skydives. On Sunday, one of the teams got 8 great jumps, seeing real improvement throughout the day. It's great to see how popular the team for a day events are, and to see more and more people doing 4 way around the dz!

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-82758481006034524982008-07-10T17:14:00.013-05:002008-07-28T19:42:16.145-05:00

The Fourth of July weekend turned out to be a great weather weekend for jumping. We had a 4-day camp. Unfortunately, Brian was out of comission for the last two days due to injury (fear not, he'll be back in a couple of weeks!). Andy Honigbaum, our coach for the weekend, filled in to allow us to keep jumping. Thanks Andy! Thanks also to On-The-Fly for joining us Saturday! Jumping with

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-44763189737956212992008-07-01T10:26:00.001-05:002008-07-01T10:29:26.005-05:00

Click here to read the article on www.skyleague.com (NSL): Did you know that the Midwest is producing a new top team?

Laurenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097204292487628636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-87834991966270807072008-06-24T11:44:00.007-05:002008-06-25T16:54:54.266-05:00

What a fun weekend. We were at the Paraclete XP wind tunnel in Raeford, NC this weekend and had a full schedule. Butch, Eric, Helen and Andy joined us on Saturday and Sunday for some tunnel coaching. Thanks for joining us -- we had a great time. All were looking pretty sharp in the tunnel by Sunday afternoon. On Saturday we also did some 8 way training with fellow PD sponosored team,

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-10405134509236040722008-06-16T18:54:00.010-05:002008-06-18T06:31:21.861-05:00

Thanks to everyone who was able to join us, and for our awesome video guys who make each jump more memorable, better to debrief, and who also provide us with some awesome photos. Photos by Kevin Naftzger and Pete Jabczynski There were some great jumps, a lot of fun, and a lot of learning along the way for team-for-a-day #3.

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-43901708117954041962008-06-09T20:18:00.002-05:002008-06-09T20:23:02.275-05:00

Click here to read the article on www.skyleague.com (NSL): Did you know that the new CSC Rhythm XP lineup started with team record scores?

Laurenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097204292487628636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-48505192958885640522008-06-06T16:12:00.006-05:002008-06-06T18:36:05.539-05:00

We put together our 10 jumps from MWSL Meet 1 at CSC last weekend, and posted to youtube. Here it is. Enjoy the star wipes!

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-66449333968110494712008-06-05T10:39:00.003-05:002008-06-05T11:29:15.359-05:00

Tired of creating random draws off the tops of our heads, we decided to make an over-complicated excel file that could do it for us. The program randomly generates draws for any division you want, and will even put the pictures together for you in an easily printed format. If you know the dives you want to do, you can enter them and have the generator make the pics for you as well. Check it out

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-53123923658608851912008-06-03T06:45:00.027-05:002008-06-03T21:08:00.321-05:00

The MWSL held its first meet of the season this Saturday, May 31, coinciding with the team's second 3-day jump camp. Three teams attended: SDC On The Fly, CSC Victory Hop, and CSC Rhythm XP. With Kirk Verner providing meet coaching, Alan Butt running the meet, and CSC working with the teams to make sure everything went smoothly, the competition was a lot of fun for everyone. On the Fly and

Laurenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097204292487628636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-42505083919878469752008-05-28T11:26:00.008-05:002008-05-28T11:44:15.540-05:00

What a great weekend! We had our first jump training camp at CSC this past weekend with our coach, Kirk, and despite a few weather holds, made 34 jumps over 4 days. It was great to finally get in the air. We're looking forward to our second training camp this weekend, and our first meet at CSC. Kirk Verner will be the meet coach for all teams to use.

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-63579647477970894282008-05-19T11:16:00.014-05:002008-05-20T07:38:39.915-05:00

We had a great turnout of almost 6 teams for Scrambles #1. Unfortunately, the May weather did not cooperate and high winds kept us on the ground -- a common theme in Chicago this time of year. Rather than jumping, we had our second bad-weather-day creeper meet. Competition was tight, but JaNette, Kevin, Allison, Pawel and Asia finished in first with Rich, Tom, Tracy and Jean close behind.

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-25498060351321065962008-05-12T10:17:00.010-05:002008-05-12T11:20:28.096-05:00

We had a great time last weekend at our second Team for a Day event. Saturday brought great weather and smiling faces! We had three teams plus video, with some participants just getting into 4 way all the way to seasoned competitors. Teams completed 6-7 jumps each, repeating each dive to focus on improving technique. Thank you to CSC, including Melissa and Lisa and the packers for keeping us on

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-50820624006124353702008-05-02T14:47:00.004-05:002008-05-02T23:24:19.166-05:00

West Suburban Living, a magazine dedicated to Chicago's western suburbs, covered the increasing popularity of skydiving in its March/April 08 issue. The article highlights the experiences of CSC and CSC Rhythm XP specifically. It's a nice article that does a much better job of getting to the appeal of skydiving than many others that portray the sport as nothing more than a thrill. Plus,

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-15396996457889209192008-04-28T17:02:00.017-05:002008-04-28T19:06:58.346-05:00

This past weekend was our first of seven Team for a Day weekends. We had all of our slots filled, for three teams on Saturday and two on Sunday. We had a great turnout on Saturday despite 30+mph winds. We didn't let that stop us from stretching, prepping and creeping with the group, and then holding an impromptu creeper meet in the heated hangar. Surprisingly there were no crushed fingers!

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-87105977757128047632008-04-22T09:21:00.005-05:002008-04-22T11:58:45.250-05:00

Ranch Fallout, Cross Keys O2 Project, and CSC Rhythm XP met up at the Paraclete XP windtunnel this weekend for another great weekend of training fun. As always, we learned a lot, and even got to see what an in-air wrestling match between the Dave's on Fallout would look like . Our money's on Dave.

janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787920672828005130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965747062147334783.post-40628223868387619922008-04-11T17:34:00.010-05:002008-04-16T13:22:26.685-05:00

We just posted 2 new videos in our gallery. One is a compilation of video with the various skydivers who joined us for the skills camp. Check out those skills! We also put up video of our attempt at the Bedford tunnel meet.

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