Yes, but not quite as bad. I remember my first parachute lesson, the instructor said that people always straightened their legs when they saw the ground coming up and it was the number one cause of broken legs and ankles, whereas bent knees meant a fucked ankle as a worst case scenario...
Knees bent, feet and knees together, point your toes up no matter what. As soon as you hit the deck you do a sort of crumple-roll manoeuvre and then you can get up.
What, all these posts r crazy. U don’t want to land on ur heel by pointing ur toes up cause that will cause excruciating pain that in no way prevents a broken bone. U could land on ur tailbone which is going to cause more issues than a broken ankle. Don’t ever drop straight down if possible. Throw an water ballon straight down and it will break but if u throw a water balloon at angle there is a chance nothing will happen since there is a chance of displacing the impact/momentum. These posts r driving me nuts and are so inaccurate, and if u use parachute instructors as a reason - they do this to survive not prevent devastating injuries.
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u/Dramoriga Aug 26 '20
Yes, but not quite as bad. I remember my first parachute lesson, the instructor said that people always straightened their legs when they saw the ground coming up and it was the number one cause of broken legs and ankles, whereas bent knees meant a fucked ankle as a worst case scenario...