Sunday July 15 IFW Update - A bad day on the Trapeze is still better....

...than a good day doing just about anything else!!!

I'm not sure what was going on today. It could have been an adrenaline crash; past few days have been REALLY COOL!!! Or it could have been because I've strayed from my meal & supplement plan; not properly fueled. All I know is I looked everywhere but I just couldn't find my "PEP". My flying was completely FLAT. I was loose throughout most of my swings and really struggled to hold my positions, a sure sign of fatigue.

TSNY Catcher's Trap

Both Jeff S. and Hal spent time up in the Catcher's Trap. A huge bonus as we usually get just 2 catch attempts. Today we got 4! And on the Board, TSNY staffer Ross is learning how to throw us the return bar. So while we practiced our return positions, he practiced his throw timing.

Here's my "Go To" trick, a Split catch to Jeff S....



Our Catch timing is improving but we're still working our Apron and Return timing. Defn: The Apron is the area at the far end of the net where the flyer and catcher swing out over as one. Of course, it didn't help that my Apron work is really sloppy here, very loose. And we call that move at the end "Floppy Girl".

We finally figured out our timing and caught my Whip but the safety lines snagged and slowed us down. It happens.

Then it was time to change Catchers. Jeff S. came down and our beloved Hal took his place. Others simply climb a rope to get to the Catcher's Trap, but not our Hal...

He's such a Rock Star!!!

The Catcher transfer took place just as Judy, my sister by heart, was on Board awaiting her next turn. Here she is waving to us all on the ground.

Thankfully it was Judy and not me stuck up there for 10 minutes. To this day, I still hate climbing that ladder and waiting on the Board to take off. I tolerate the climb because I know that I must in order to fly...but I don't have to like it. Judy absolutely loves it up there. She's much braver than me and would hang out there all day - and on the fifth rise no less - if they'd let her. Judy's dusted off her Set Split and it's looking really great...



Next up, I threw my Whip to Hal...



Timing is everything. It takes a while for a Catcher and Flyer to really sync up. This is the first time I've thrown this trick to Hal and we're figuring it out as we go.



I didn't have anything left to give on this jump. But we're still tweaking things here and there and always moving forward.

A parting shot...

"Friends are Angels who lift us up to our feet when our own wings have trouble remembering how to Fly"