Did you know that the omission issue was addressed from two ends at the same time? posted: Mar 17th, 2005 The NSL News story that came with the last round of NSL-TV made some waves and initiated a discussion of the omission. The SSL team Equinox gave teams, competitors and judges the opportunity to think more about the rule situation of a possible omission when the first Inter of Block 1 (Snowflake - Offset) in round four went wrong. The specific jump can still be viewed on NSL-TV.
The NSL News story compared the official score for this jump with the meet video and offered two different interpretations of the critical situation. The first interpretation explained how the official score (5 points)... (more)
Did you know that round four of the SSL Valentine's Meet 2005 offers a rules quiz? posted: Mar 15th, 2005 The new round of new round of NSL-TV features once again the eleven teams that competed at the SSL Valentine's Meet 2005. Round four brought troubles for some of the teams. The A Class team "No Use PA" did not get the Zig Zag out the Twinotter door very well, and ended up with a zero on the scoreboard.
The Golden Knights Black team had a great round going until the completion of Block 21 on the third page (Zig Zag - Marquis) caused two penalty situations. The judges detected an incomplete Marquis after a rough finish of the block. The center tried to fix the finish and get to the proper grips,... (more)
Did you know that Round 3 of the SSL Valentine's Meet is now running on NSL-TV? posted: Mar 10th, 2005 The NSL-TV has to pick up the pace of uploading new rounds of the first 2005 competition in Eloy. Only one week is left until brandnew footage will be available. The FSL Shamrock Showdown 2005 will keep the NSL-TV studio and the valued audience busy for a while. Goal is to complete the coverage of the Valentine's Meet before the Shamrock begins. (more)
Did you know that five teams show three different techniques for the new Block 12? posted: Mar 7th, 2005 The new round of NSL-TV has already been available throughout the past weekend and will remain on the NSL-TV page for another few days. It features round two of the SSL Valentine's Meet 2005. The most interesting part of this current show is probably the fact that the sequence of round two includes the new Block 12 (Bundy - Bundy). By Omniskore coincidence, the exit formation of the same round happened to be the new Random Formation M, the Star.
Each of the three AAA Class top contenders, the Golden Knights, Airspeed Odyssey and Velocity, use the same technique for the new block. The rear piece... (more)
Did you know that Perris Storm consists of SSL 2004 competitors? posted: Mar 3rd, 2005 Yesterday's NSL News story included the note that the AAA Class team "Perris Storm" would be introduced soon. The first meet video of the newly formed team was already posted with the complete NSL-TV coverage of round one. The NSL News became interested in the Perris Storm story when the team posted a 10.3 average in the AAA Class competition of the SSL Valentine's Meet 2005. Storm's Inside Center, Dominic Guzman, provided enough information for the introduction of the team.
Each of the team members competed with a different team in the Southwest Skydiving League 2004 season. Guzman began competing... (more)
Did you know that the NSL-TV coverage of the Valentine's Meet is now beginning? posted: Mar 2nd, 2005 It took longer than expected until the first competition jumps of the 2005 season ended up on the NSL-TV page. It is the beginning of the season, and the procedures will find the normal routine hopefully soon. However, Brent Finley, veteran photographer on the west coast, put all jumps on a DVD and sent them to the east coast. Thank you very much in the name of all 4-way fans. (more)