Steve has been working on his calves for most of the year now with the lockdowns coming in and out and is ready to show us all how to use them.
Steve is former freefly champ, sky coach & instructor, tunnel coach & instructor.
He has been skydiving for 18 years and tunnel flying for 11 years. In this time, he has seen a lot of change, he is kind of missing the baggy suits (just so his calves can get in them), he hates tie dye, and thinks the Pro-Tec’s were definitely the best helmets ever made!
He has been UK National Champ 3 times in freefly, been on a number of HD records, but his favourite style of flying is on the angles, every time!
‘’There’s nothing better than a full power zoom to get everyone woken up at the start of a day, keep you amped during the day, and fire you back up again at the end of the day. Love it!’’
He may not the loudest or most extraverted guy on the DZ but is always happy to give advice and support when asked. His LO/coaching style is focussed towards having fun, safely, and learning through doing, rather than getting too analytical on the ground or doing super long debriefs.
Steve mentioned ‘’I believe the best way to progress is with small slices of specific information, rather than just dumping 18 years of knowledge on you in one go. Slowly slowly catchy monkey.’’
The famous (well notorious) meticulously sculpted, giant calves are a key part to Steve success.
Why I hear you ask, he explains. ‘’Because they make me a better angle flyer of course! (nothing to do with mountain biking, that’s just a coincidence). The extra surface area whilst back tracking gives me more power and better control. Just you wait . . . in a couple of years all the pro’s will be getting calve implants.’’
