So Trapeze started today.

I was so so incredibly excited.

Until now.

The first time I flew, I could feel my handgrips slipping, so I took them off and just chalked my hands.  I felt my hands abrading already, so I used tape to make better grips....and it didnt' help.  I tore the heck out of my hands today.  It was so bad that I couldn't even finish the class.  I gave up my last 3 spots to another girl who was doing great.

It just competely and totally sucks that my soft, pansy hands gave out on the first class.  I was going to make today a double class, but obviously that wasn't going to happen.  Sigh.  I know I will build up calluses but I keep making the same mistakes (hence the raw and bloody hands)

I'm overgripping the bar.  Why? Because I feel like I dont' have a good grip and I have the feeling that I'll tear off the bar.  So I overgripped and rubbed my palms raw.  Then my palms hurt and I REALLY overgripped the bar and tore my fingers.

Sigh.  Knowing what I'm doing wrong and why doens't seem to fix the problem...at least not yet.

You can see that my form is wobbly, bad layout, my hands were raw and I went for it anyway, you can see at the end I'm flexing my fingers cause I tore in 5 places earlier and they hurt so bad.

I took off crooked, hollowed early, bent my knees on the kickback, broke the set early and in general...sucked.

But for not flying since October....I can live with it.

for now.

HW took this picture....I'll have to bring my good camera next time.  The little carry camera isnt' fast enough to catch a sharp picture.