The MSRP can be a useful tool in comparing prices across multiple sites. Use it as your basis for determing what a fair price is and then see which retailer will come down most off of that price. Many times you can find clubs discounted 15-30% or more off of MSRP.

Note of Caution: Manufacturer's CHANGE MSRPs for equipment all time. The MSRP at one shop might be different than one that another shop currently has on file. So if you see a tag or sale that says "$50 OFF MSRP" then make sure MSRP is what you were expecting before you buy!

Of course, after a while even most exciting sport gets a little bit boring. Swooping is just another way for people to make skydiving more interesting - it's more of an evolution in skydiving techniques than it is its own sport. Even so, there are a lot of people for whom swooping is sport of choice.

It is not really known when swooping first started, though it definitely began during past 20 years. It was a mixture of people looking for a new type of skydiving, as well as result of new, high performance parachutes. These parachutes allow so much control that a lot of people are able to make sudden turns right before they land. Once it was discovered that this was possible, a new sport began. Swooping is currently gaining in popularity, and there is now a large and growing following for this sport all over world.