All,
I just achieved my first--first place win in basic. I did an analysis of my scores. All 16 sets of scored manuevers(4 rounds 2 judges 2 sequences per round=16) I averaged close to 8 on everything else but on the hammer my average was 5.8. This included 2 zeros on hammers.

First off let me say that my problems with hammers are random...roll the dice and you will come up with one of the following

Flop
Fly over
tail wag
off in yaw post hammer on downline
perfect hammer
etc...

I know the standard responce will be practice practice practice, this I know but I still need a little help. I flew Monday and burned three tanks of gas doing just hammers, but I still can't get it. Just when I think I have the timing down...flop goes the weesel.

I will continue to practice until I get it down, but I can only fly 1 to 2 times a week and I want to get past this hammer delema so I can prepare to move up to sportsman. My plane is a slightly nose heavy 33% extra 260 with a BME 110 weight 21.5lb.

The plane has had 30 trim flights and everyone who has seen it fly or has flown it says it is trimmed perfectly. Just wondering if there is somebody else out there that faced this same delema and what did they do to correct it.

Any help would be appriciated

"Dangerous" Dan Powell