Dial in your windy side hill glider mgmt, your flare, and your ability "set down" post landing!

We are so happy to be sharing this idea. The way that this dynamic applies in most flight will amaze you. Try watching how this plays out for your fellow pilots on a flight by flight basis. Once you develop and eye for it, you will be amazed how prevalent it is.
Quick summary:
On the side of a windy hill, stand tall and square to the glider. You will still be in a powerful posture. Don''t lean forward or let your hips twist. Taking wraps is not really helpful. Extra brake can make it worse. It's also about the perfect amount of tension on the glider. Lean back hard and the glider will bounce and yank. Walk to it too much and the trailing edge will come up. Same happens when you take extra wraps. Usually a half step toward the glider will do it. No doubt that many will hold the C's. That's fine and all of these cornerstones still apply.
During the flare moment, if you bend forward it will take away from your ability to flare deep. Do a bit of a pelvic thrust as you flare and you will claim max available brake. For sure max brake isn't always necessary but it's nice to know how to tap into it. If you flare with your chest forward and arms back you won't get a full flare. Better to have hands next to your torso. Think punching straight down toward the ground. Or as if doing a tricep press at the gym.
When you turn to set down the glider, stand tall, pull both brakes, keep the hips even with the glider. Even if your glider isn't even and square, even if it looks like it's doing to land on its side or flip over - do the move. BOOM! It works. Claim those extra points. It makes it easier to coil up the glider when it sets down nicely. Totally worth it.

[@JohnnyFaber]

"Put a study on it" -Santa Always loved that expression. Excellent information in this vid.

[@jaredrichardson1675]

Chris we want to see you do it with a huge glider... If anyone can manage a huge glider on the side of the hill showing bad technique we know you can handle it! 😆

[@jared85028]

Lovett Chris love it! Always something new to learn. Inspiring us all to reach for our A game. Elbow pit works for me too... -your most literal student.. BOOM!

[@EPH620]

❤ sweet it’s just like u were showing me makes total sense . Cisco

[@johnlangham8065]

I treasure your words of wisdom. Always well thought out. This word will stick. Thanks Zane…. Boom!

[@TierOneLandscapes]

Chris, please consider demonstrating on a "relational" sized wing. You may need to demonstrate, with an A class wing, in relation to your proper wing loading and mimic the learning curve and errors of novice to intermediate students. I'm one such student, so I appreciate these videos, but I can not relate to them so well here. This would go much further in value for students than sporting a wing that can not replicate student errors and already presumes advanced skills that a student is not yet ready or able to also replicate.

[@doubledeeeeeeez]

Boom! Great vid Chris. Thanks for the lessons years ago and all the new stuff here too!

[@ffilice1]

Please show us the BOOM with a full size wing when the wind permits. Thanks!

[@TierOneLandscapes]

Yes Please! This would be very valuable for us noobs.👍

[@Bah4jc126]

Agree! Would love to see the same info with a full size!

[@TierOneLandscapes]

Yes, a demonstrative "relational" sized wing. Chris may need to demonstrate, with an A class wing, in relation to his proper wing loading and mimic the learning curve and errors of novice to intermediate students. I'm one such student, so I appreciate these videos, but I can not relate to them so well here. This would go much further in value for students than sporting a wing that already presumes advanced skills that a student is not yet ready or able to replicate.

[@markgeuss919]

BOOM! Another Great video Chris. Please keep up the fantastic content. Cheers...

[@Bah4jc126]

Boom! I'm always learning from you, Chris! See you SOON to play and learn!

[@scottatkins3234]

BOOM! Thanks Chris

[@MarkLoves2Fly]

BOOM! Good Stuff!

[@JohnUllrey]

BOOM! Love it!

[@MrKbtor2]

Great tips thanks!

[@Jmas369]

Love it!!

[@flynaren1]

Good one....Boom ! :-)

[@SkidzFPV]

Gotta have fun with the BOOM! 🤣

[@nlrsystems]

Nacho BOOM🤣💪

[@charliewalsh9247]

Great video Chris, what helmet do you use ?

[@alex-in-the-sky]

Great content but I wish you illustrated on a normal glider, this speedwing is behaving in a completely different way from a normal glider ...

[@ChrisSantacroce]

I wish we would have had conditions for it too - will circle back on this one for sure. Thanks for the feedback and you are correct.

[@alex-in-the-sky]

@@ChrisSantacroce no problem thanks a for the research and info and time, I didn't want my comment to sound negative

[@EPH620]

Lol 😂boom

[@kevinrandell5189]

👍🦅😁Protip #3843😁🦅👍 Reference superfly field guide... #Paranuggets #Thank you #Ninja 7:48

[@vmlinuxz]

Great video dude! Been a working stiff too much this year, I'm so rusty. Looking forward to coming down and hanging out with yall for a while before red rocks to get my sea legs under me again.