Direct Control Entails: Direct control is a technique used to promote a staged deployment in slider-up BASE jumps. The purpose of both direct and [][/] control is to prevent the slider from descending until the canopy has come to line stretch.
Direct control using two elastics Direct control involves attaching an [][/] at or near the attachment point of one or both center C
lines. Each elastic is then wrapped two or three times around a bight of the slider. In the picture to the right, the tail of a cigar-rolled canopy has been lifted to show direct control using two black
elastics (tan elastics would be a safer choice, though they need to be replaced more often). Wraps should be taken with the slider pulled against the stops on the canopy.
The remaining details — such as how to take the bight, whether to use one or two elastics, and whether to larkshead the elastics through the attachment point or just below — are largely irrelevant to the safety and effectiveness of direct control. As with choosing a [][/], those who have not used direct control before would be well advised to start conservative (say, with one elastic, two wraps, and a small bight) and work from there. The most effective configuration varies with jumper, canopy, and delay. Even an overly-conservative choice (or omitting direct control altogether), however, will generally result in a hard, but not injurious, opening.
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