Premature Brake Release Printable Version

Premature Brake Release: A premature brake release occurs when the stowed toggle comes undone before you intend it to. This can happen if you don’t stow your toggles properly and the opening shock applies sufficient force to bump them off. Alternatively, you might bump them off yourself as you reach up for risers (to correct heading for example). This is more likely to happen when you use stiffened toggles.

This is a video that shows a jumper that does a double back flip, reaches up too fast and drops one (1) toggle only.
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There are 2 different schools of thought:

Throw the other toggle

By throwing the other toggle, you throw away ~25% of your canopy control. This will make the rear-riser flair symmetrical, but you will only have ~6" of flair. Prepare for a tough landing.

Use the remaining toggle

By using the other toggle, you have an extra 25% canopy control, but your flair will seem a little strange.

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