The PD Blog https://blog.performancedesigns.com/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 05:01:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 http://blog.performancedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/PD-Signature-Logo.png The PD Blog https://blog.performancedesigns.com/ 32 32 Downsizing http://blog.performancedesigns.com/downsizing/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:56:18 +0000 https://blog.performancedesigns.com/?p=18620 Downsizing It’s a question that gets asked at every dropzone, every weekend…”Can I downsize?” Have you asked this question? Do you know someone who has? Is the subject of downsizing sometimes taboo? How do you know when it’s right or wrong for that matter? Who do you ask? How do you ask?   Rapid downsizing […]

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]]> Demo Program http://blog.performancedesigns.com/demo-program/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 02:29:19 +0000 https://blog.performancedesigns.com/?p=18624 Fly Before You Buy? The wide range of main canopy options available in skydiving can be overwhelming not only for new skydivers, but for seasoned jumpers as well. Some people are dialed in to a discipline and know exactly what they want from a canopy, and others are still trying to figure out what they […]

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]]> Operation VK http://blog.performancedesigns.com/operation-vk/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 05:02:42 +0000 https://blog.performancedesigns.com/?p=18601 You may have seen a bunch of posts on social media about our upcoming Operation VK event, and you may be wondering “What the heck is Operation VK?!” Well, we’re here to answer all your questions about this exciting event coming up on November 16th at Skydive City, Florida. Simply put, Operation VK is a […]

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]]> 5 Tips For Better Landings http://blog.performancedesigns.com/5-tips-for-better-landings/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:50:02 +0000 https://blog.performancedesigns.com/?p=18577 Paul Dorward, Flight-1 instructor, gives us some pointers to improve our landings… Article orginally pubished to Skydive Mag     As a full time canopy coach, I am often asked, “What are your top tips for a better landing?” I love this question as it shows engagement. Perhaps it’s sometimes born out of frustration but […]

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]]> Catching Up With Benoit Lemay http://blog.performancedesigns.com/catching-up-with-benoit-lemay/ Tue, 25 Jul 2023 18:13:03 +0000 http://blog.performancedesigns.com/?p=18564 Written by Alethia Austin for Skydive Mag Meet Benoit, international competitor in 3 different disciplines, Flight-1 canopy coach and a new member of Fly4Life Where and when did you start jumping? I started jumping at my father’s dropzone near Montreal in Canada. The DZ is called “Parachutisme Nouvel Air”, named by my mom. In 1995, […]

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]]> 40 Is The New 40 http://blog.performancedesigns.com/40-is-the-new-40/ Mon, 19 Jun 2023 13:06:58 +0000 https://blog.performancedesigns.com/?p=18554 It’s So Much More Than PD’s Birthday, And Here’s Why   In the winter of 1976, an 18-year-old kid named Bill Coe made his first skydive in Hinckley, Illinois. He didn’t hate it. Five years later, after having moved south for warmer skies, Bill began building canopies in a spare bedroom of a friend’s house […]

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]]> Boys On Tour – Australia Pt. 1 http://blog.performancedesigns.com/boys-on-tour-australia-pt-1/ Sun, 07 May 2023 23:34:32 +0000 https://blog.performancedesigns.com/?p=18518 Hello from Australia! Rich Madeley here, your PD EU Tour Rep. At the time of writing this, we are about the half way point of our tour of Australia, and so far it has been great. With four  events now complete and another few to go, we have learned a lot about a vibrant community […]

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]]> Keep Calm & Double Stow http://blog.performancedesigns.com/keep-calm-double-stow/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 04:28:13 +0000 https://blog.performancedesigns.com/?p=18505 Keep Calm & Double Stow Lots of things are just better in twos: peas in the pod, tickets to paradise, birds in the hand…and stows. Double stows are the way to go, dear reader. And today, we’re going to explain why that’s the case. The good ol’ double stow has been the subject of a […]

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]]> Can We Go To Australia Yet? http://blog.performancedesigns.com/can-we-go-to-australia-yet/ Sat, 18 Mar 2023 21:00:20 +0000 https://blog.performancedesigns.com/?p=18487 Skydiving may have small numbers when drawn up against more mainstream pursuits – even in relation to some similar extreme activities – but our overall level of personal investment is high. Most often we sign up with our whole heart, plunging down the rabbit hole to the point where even the idea of not jumping […]

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]]> Meet Rich Madeley – PD EU Tour http://blog.performancedesigns.com/meetrich/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:06:03 +0000 https://blog.performancedesigns.com/?p=18461 I got into skydiving the same way a lot of people experience jumping for the first time – by doing a tandem for charity. I did this jump with my best friend just after my 18th birthday. It was pretty cool, but it didn’t immediately grab me in the way skydiving does for many people […]

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