In Dan BC’s article, Performing at your best, he discusses the ‘5 C’s’ skydivers should master to increase the percent of time they perform at their best. The first of the 5 C’s: “calm.” In Jo Malone’s 2001 article, Mental and Physical Preparation, Pete Allum says, “I need to feel relaxed and calm before a jump and have a clear image of what is going to happen.” There is no question that being calm and relaxed is key to performing at your best...

Brain locks happen to pretty much everybody at every level. An important part of training is to learn to minimize and deal with brain locks when they happen.

One great tip we received (amongst many) during an Airspeed camp was from Eric Gin. He helped us realize that the reason we brain lock sometimes is simply because...