Swooping competitions
No sport would be complete without a competition for the best of
that sport to show off their skills, and swooping is no
exception. Just like any other sport, there are swooping
competitions year-round in several different countries around
the world. If you have been swooping for a while, and you want
to see how well you compare, then you should look for a swooping
competition in your area.
Swooping competitions are relatively new, and there are two
different types. The first is just a swooping competition in
which all of the sky divers are accomplished swoopers. The
second type of competition takes place as part of a larger sky
diving competition.
Even though swooping is a new sport in a lot of areas, and there
are not always competitions in place wherever you go, the number
of competitions worldwide is increasing. In fact, these
competitions are doing a lot to add to the popularity of the
sport - both among other sky divers and other people who are
just looking for an extreme sport to watch.
Most swooping competitions are only for very expert swoopers.
Since a lot of the different maneuvers that are required in the
competition are difficult, none of these competitions are open
to everybody. If you would like to compete in a swooping
competition, then you're going to have to qualify. You can
qualify by showing through a few jumps that you have control
over your canopy, and that you are able to accurately hit inside
of a target area.
Swooping competitions also generally consist of several
different rounds. This way, more than one skill is being tested
through the competition. Also, in this way, the best overall
swooper wins - and a single bad jump may average out in the end.
Before competing in swooping competitions, you may want to try
competing in regular sky diving competitions for practice. Some
of the skills that you will use in order to do well in these
competitions should help you as a sky diver - and you will be
able to get used to the stress of sky diving competitions before
you find yourself getting ready to swoop competitively.