posted Nov 23rd, 2020 - The worldwide interest in the scores of the 4-Way FS Skydiving Championships at Skydive Arizona was naturally on a very high level, and especially the audience in Belgium followed the event very carefully. The first congratulations for the impressive performances came shortly after the conclusion of the event.

Gary Smith, David Grauwels and Joey Jones were back on Zoom a day later for a new NSL Live Talk in the Coaches Corner. They were well prepared to discuss the outcome of the event after studying the competition videos, which were posted early on Sunday morning.

Once again, the three professional coaches and competitors offered highly valuable insights for the audience, and it is highly recommended to listen to every minute of the conversation.

They agreed that it seems to be only a matter of time when the first 30+ outdoor average will be posted in the near future. Arizona Airspeed's 29.3 was the first meet average above the 29+ benchmark that NMP PCH HayaBusa had missed only due to several point deductions at the USPA Nationals 2019.

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FS 4-way Championship 2020		1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class	J,B,A,D,C		22,20,16		10,18,3		E,1,O,N		H,Q,P,L,9		8,G,F,12		15,M,11		13,14,21		6,K,17		2,7,4		Total	Avg
1	Arizona Airspeed	57	-1	20		19		32		49		23		22	-1	20	-1	28		23		293	29.3
2	SDC Rhythm XP	51	-1	20		18		28	-1	45		23		23		20		26		22	-1	276	27.6
3	Bullet	37	-2	13		14		21	-1	26	-1	14		16		14		17		14		186	18.6
4	XPG4	32	-2	13		13	-1	22		25	-4	17		15		14		16		16		183	18.3
5	Jerry and the Jets	25	-2	14		12		20		25		13	-2	14		15		17		15		170	17.0

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NSL Coaches Corner - Arizona Airspeed and SDC Rhythm XP at the 4-way FS Championship in Eloy

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The record averages in Eloy last weekend were heavily supported by two Super Sequences, the first one in Round 1 with five random formations, the second one in Round 5 with Block 9 and three random formations. The standing official Belgian 4-way world record of 62 points in Round 6 of the FAI Outdoor World Meet 2018 was not in jeopardy in Eloy, even though the first Super Sequence was at least as fast as the earlier one in October 2018.

However, the coaches still agreed that a similar sequence could generate a score in the higher 60's if a Super Sequence is drawn in the presence of the best 4-way teams in the world.

It was not the first time in history that a competition draw included two Super Sequences. The situation was very similar at the FAI Outdoor World Meet 2010 where the first Super Sequence in Round 3 (J,M,Q,P,L) consisted of five random formations. Round 9 then included Block 9 and three other random formations (O,E,9,G) for the second average booster.

Jerry and the Jets members Eliana Rodriguez and Craig Girard competed for Arizona Airspeed in Menzelinsk 2010 and remembered the situation, together with David Grauwels, who was in the active HayaBusa lineup of 2010, as well as his brother Andy. They finished one point behind the new world record of 56 points in 2010, before they eventually claimed it alone with the 62-pointer in Australia 2018.

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FAI World Meet 2010			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		10,7,12	3,11,5	J,M,Q,P,L	19,1,13	N,18,20	K,17,8	2,15,H	4,D,6	O,E,9,G	22,B,16	Total	Avg
1	Aerodyne Aerokart	FR	21	22	56	20	22	24	22	24	40	26	277	27.7
2	Arizona Airspeed	US	22	21	53	23	20	24	23	25	40	23	274	27.4
3	Sky Panthers Barkli	RU	19	21	56	21	19	21	23	22	41	21	264	26.4
4	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	21	21	55	20	17	20	23	22	36	18	253	25.3
5	Evolution	CA	19	19	51	20	18	22	21	21	31	18	240	24.0
6	Sinapsi	IT	19	19	49	16	20	17	21	19	37	19	236	23.6

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France - Arizona Airspeed - SkyPanthers Barkli at the FAI World Meet 2010

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