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🏝️ MatriX MFS Monday 🌴

Is it that time of the year again? What time you ask? Time for MatriX to head back south for the winter!

Yes you heard that right! MatriX is back at beautiful Skydive Sebastian for the winter. And we have lots of events planned for this winter season. So lets get your Freefly and MFS on this winter.

Our first event is an MFS organizing day on December 19th. No MFS experience needed. Can’t sit fly yet? Come see us we have some belly and back flying jumps for you too.

We could not be more proud to call Skydive Sebastian our winter home. We are honored that they welcome us back every year.

💙♥️MatriX is stoked to be sponsored by:
@skydivechicago
@uptvector
@cookiehelmets
@lbaltimeters
@skydive_sebastian
@verticalsuits
@gs.gear
@flyjyro
@optionstudios

Wanna know more about MFS?
➡️Go to: sdcmatrix.com

You’ll find:
✅Current Mixed Formation Skydiving rules
✅Custom Random Draw Generator (also found at MFSDraw.com)
✅Downloadable Dive Pool sheets for the individual divisions (Intermediate, Advanced, and Open)
✅MFS competition archive
✅Upcoming events and how to work with us

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🤩 MatriX MFS Monday 🤩

Wow, we are about to start our 7th season together. Where has the time gone?

Besides the friendship we have built together its jumps like these that make it all worth it. All the little pieces coming together like a little dance in the sky.

But still not a perfect jump for us. Some pauses and slight fumbles to fix. That is what makes us excited to get back to training. Year 7 hear we come!!

Give this jump a try.

C (Vertical Compressed) - 3 (Oil drill) - P (Upright Half Rebel) - K (Belly Star)

💙♥️MatriX is stoked to be sponsored by:
@skydivechicago
@uptvector
@cookiehelmets
@lbaltimeters
@skydive_sebastian
@verticalsuits
@gs.gear
@flyjyro
@optionstudios

Wanna know more about MFS?
➡️Go to: sdcmatrix.com

You’ll find:
✅Current Mixed Formation Skydiving rules
✅Custom Random Draw Generator (also found at MFSDraw.com)
✅Downloadable Dive Pool sheets for the individual divisions (Intermediate, Advanced, and Open)
✅MFS competition archive
✅Upcoming events and how to work with us

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🌴 MatriX MFS Monday ☀️

Gotta keep moving! Fitting little track of music to go with a theme we have tried to develop over the last few years.

Keep moving! There are tiny moments, moments of hesitation, moments of indecision. And those moments cost us points. The clock doesn’t stop just because we are not ready for the next point.

We have worked hard to make those moments smaller and smaller. We have worked hard staying mentally fresh, ready to anticipate that next move that next point. And it has paid off for us.

At first it was sloppy and we made lots of mistakes. Slow and smooth wins the race sometimes. But you have to know when to push past your current limits. And it it’s not always pretty to start. Last nationals was messy and sloppy and it cost us points and a place on the podium. This year we were able to hold the pace with much cleaner flying.

Bottom line is you just gotta keep moving!

💙♥️MatriX is stoked to be sponsored by:
@skydivechicago
@uptvector
@cookiehelmets
@lbaltimeters
@skydive_sebastian
@verticalsuits
@gs.gear
@flyjyro
@optionstudios

Wanna know more about MFS?
➡️Go to: sdcmatrix.com

You’ll find:
✅Current Mixed Formation Skydiving rules
✅Custom Random Draw Generator (also found at MFSDraw.com)
✅Downloadable Dive Pool sheets for the individual divisions (Intermediate, Advanced, and Open)
✅MFS competition archive
✅Upcoming events and how to work with us

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Mixed Formation competition is so strange.

The jumps aren’t always mixed (vertical and flat flying in the same jump)

Sometimes the jumps are all-flat, or all-vertical like this round was.

This year’s Nationals draw gave us 4(!) all-vertical rounds and 1 all-flat round. 🫪

You never know what’s going to come up in the draw! #mostfunskydiving

This skydive:
👽Block 6 - Gears
👽Block 21 - Hat Check
👽Block 14 - WindMarp

Wanna know more about MFS?
➡️Go to::: sdcmatrix.com

❤️💙Thank you to our sponsors:
@skydivechicago
@skydive_sebastian
@uptvector
@cookiehelmets
@lbaltimeters
@verticalsuits
@gs.gear
@flyjyro
@optionstudios

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Good to be homeDZ!

Let's Get Sitty weekend was a blast! Thanks @as.the.prop.turns (@skydivechicago) & @lindsayfener (@sdc_matrix) for organizing!!! and to the homies @dr.wiggs @nickfener jeff and cody for making jumps with me!

Cheers to all the wonderful faces I saw and catch up with ya on the flip-side.

#windsocks @altitudeadjustmentsapparel @gs.gear

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#TalesfromNationals Final episode # 4
Round 10 - 2026 USPA National Championships

We felt some pressure going into round 10.
The scores were tight enough that we were battling for silver.
Fliteshop had 136, we had 125, New Shoe Crew had 122, and Wonderhogs were at 117.

Even though Fliteshop was out of reach, this was the closest we’d ever been to them.

I was determined to have fun on this skydive: “I’m just out here doin’ flips & shit and going as fast as possible.”

This round:
➡️ Block 18 - Dueling Dragons
➡️ Block 8 - Bison
➡️ Block 4 - Cogwheel

This was our most busted round, with 3 video busts.

We like it when Fener stays steep to video us.
He has to carve less, it creates a buffer if our timing is off, & it’s typically more forgiving than being at a 45* angle to us. This is not true for every team.
Your mileage may vary.

We knew Nick flying steep on this particular flow was risky.

The headdown leg grip at the bottom of the Dueling Dragons is easily eclipsed from above (we got busted on the first two of these.)

So is the foot grip at either end of Cogwheel, the mixed flips (we got busted on one of these and were scored on one that should’ve been busted.)

This round is a blur. I remember getting under canopy & feeling a wave of relief wash over me. All I had to do now was land safely.

Our friends from New Shoe Crew, Marko, Anya, & Monica, made the effort to come watch the live scoring *with* us.

We are so proud of them. They put in countless hours of work over the last 3 seasons to move from Intermediate in 2024, to Advanced in 2025, and now to giving us a serious run for our money in Open in 2026. #HWPO

They were so focused during the competition I’m pretty sure Marko didn’t even look at me once.
I’m so glad we’re friends again now Marko😆

2026 was an amazing season for MatriX!

We’re stoked to keep this thing going into 2027 for our 7th season together!

Who’s joining us?

❤️💙Thank you to our sponsors:
@skydivechicago
@skydive_sebastian
@uptvector
@cookiehelmets
@lbaltimeters
@verticalsuits
@gs.gear
@flyjyro
@optionstudios

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💥 MatriX MFS Monday 💥

Ever look at our jumps and think, I am struggling to just sit fly, I will never be able to do that?

The beauty of MFS is that it grows with you. Can only fly on your belly, then do the belly points. Wanna add in some adventure? Then one of you try being a back flyer. (Don’t be discouraged, back flying is hard). But there are plenty of things you can start trying in MFS that is just flat.

How important is the belly back stuff in MFS? Ask some of the recent nationals competitors. If you have a really solid foundation on belly and back it can take you a long way. So don’t over look it.

In this jump sequence during USPA nationals we got an all flat round. When these types of jumps come up it can really show where your strengths and weaknesses are. Thankfully we spend plenty of time working on these “boring” skills. And it helped us have a really solid round and gained some separation with our competitors.

💙♥️MatriX is stoked to be sponsored by:
@skydivechicago
@uptvector
@cookiehelmets
@lbaltimeters
@skydive_sebastian
@verticalsuits
@gs.gear
@flyjyro
@optionstudios

Wanna know more about MFS?
➡️Go to: sdcmatrix.com

You’ll find:
✅Current Mixed Formation Skydiving rules
✅Custom Random Draw Generator (also found at MFSDraw.com)
✅Downloadable Dive Pool sheets for the individual divisions (Intermediate, Advanced, and Open)
✅MFS competition archive
✅Upcoming events and how to work with us

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We are STOKED about our 2nd Place finish in the Open division of Mixed Formation Skydiving at USPA Nationals this week.

We had 5 teams in Open this year, 3 in Advanced — 8 Intermediate teams showed up for the second official year of that division.
There was a jump-off for the Gold in Intermediate. That was exciting!

Below, in the first comment, we will pin some fun MatriX team stats, but first we want to say thank you to our fellow competitors who made this a fun & close competition for us:

Fliteshop (our mentors & the G.O.A.T’s), SDO New Shoe Crew (shredders, new to Open), Wonderhogs (they’ve beat us at the last 2 comps), & Boofers (the vibes)

Just like with any activity, it takes time, focus, & lots of repetition to grow in this sport.

For us the training & the growth is what this team is all about.
Doing well in competition feels amazing, but is secondary to the fun we’re having together & the growth we’re experiencing along the way.

We’ve had this team for 6 years now and feel like we’re just getting started!

🙏We couldn’t do this without our sponsors supporting us

@skydivechicago - the best dropzone on the planet w/ the most progressive & fun DZO. Thank you for all you do for us Rook

@skydive_sebastian - our winter home for 3 seasons now. Thank you for supporting us Morgan Hahn

@uptvector - the best harness container systems allowing us to fly safely in all orientations. Proud to be Vector Athletes

@cookiehelmets - Thank you for keeping us safe & stylish, always with fresh visors & liners. So grateful

@lbaltimeters - mega focus at high speeds is only possible by the trust we have in our LB audibles. Thank you for supporting us

@flyjyro - thank you for getting us safely back to earth for over 15 years. Proud to be JYRO athletes

@verticalsuits - made for the different flying we do, in different conditions. Thank you for keeping us in the air

@gs.gear - Thank you Brian & crew for literally supporting us DAILY

@optionstudios - thank you for keeping us looking fly

Thank you to our fans who support us virtually as we keep pushing MFS in our social feeds to grow the most fun skydiving discipline there is!

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🤔 MatriX MFS Monday 🧐

What makes MFS so fun and unique?

Well we are glad you asked. No other competitive discipline do you get to build formations in all four orientations. Head-up, head-down, belly and back flying on the same jump!

This is a unique jump that Lindsay gets to fly in all four orientation and Joey only gets 3. It’s more common for Joey to get all four orientations. And Lindsay gets less.

This jump is N (Half Rebel) - C (Vertical Compressed) - F (Belgian Waffle) -20 (Jelly Roll).

💙♥️MatriX is stoked to be sponsored by:
@skydivechicago
@uptvector
@cookiehelmets
@lbaltimeters
@skydive_sebastian
@verticalsuits
@gs.gear
@flyjyro
@optionstudios

Wanna know more about MFS?
➡️Go to: sdcmatrix.com

You’ll find:
✅Current Mixed Formation Skydiving rules
✅Custom Random Draw Generator (also found at MFSDraw.com)
✅Downloadable Dive Pool sheets for the individual divisions (Intermediate, Advanced, and Open)
✅MFS competition archive
✅Upcoming events and how to work with us

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I’m just finishing 8 long and fun days straight of team training - 4 days with my VFS team [context] and 4 days with MatriX.
58 jumps and 58 pack jobs.
My body hurts tonight, but the laughs, camaraderie, and growth are worth every milligram of ibuprofen.

These last 4 days with Joey and Fener were some of the best flying I’ve ever done.

Fener and I leave for Nationals on Monday.
But first I get to give-back to my community here at Skydive Chicago this Labor Day weekend with an MFS event tomorrow, and Freefly load organizing on Sunday.
This has been such an incredible season for me.
Here’s hoping my next FB update is some exciting news from Nationals🤞🏽💪🏽👽💙

#grateful #LFG
@skydivechicago @skydive_sebastian @uptvector @cookiehelmets @lbaltimeters @verticalsuits @gs.gear @flyjyro @optionstudios

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😳 MatriX MFS Monday 🤪

MFS USPA Nationals starts in 9 days!! Wow where did this summer go?

Are we ready? I don’t think that we will ever feel ready. But we are current and flying fairly consistent.

That is all you can really hope for this close to competition time. The work has been put in, the time for learning new things has passed.

So for teams trying to squeeze out those last few training days. Keep it simple, don’t work on new things. Work on building your confidence and rhythm leading up to nationals. Going in feeling strong and confident will work way better then working on that thing you have been struggling with.

This includes your warm up jumps at nationals. Take time get familiar with the DZ, the landing area and the aircraft. Then do a few jumps that you know you will do well at. This will pay off way bigger than trying to knock out a whole day of training the day before the big event!

💙♥️MatriX is stoked to be sponsored by:
@skydivechicago
@uptvector
@cookiehelmets
@lbaltimeters
@skydive_sebastian
@verticalsuits
@gs.gear
@flyjyro
@optionstudios

Wanna know more about MFS?
➡️Go to: sdcmatrix.com

You’ll find:
✅Current Mixed Formation Skydiving rules
✅Custom Random Draw Generator (also found at MFSDraw.com)
✅Downloadable Dive Pool sheets for the individual divisions (Intermediate, Advanced, and Open)
✅MFS competition archive
✅Upcoming events and how to work with us

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Invasion XXI Lineup: Presenting Nick Fener

Nick Fener has made over 7500 skydives in the last 23 years.
He says swooping is the best part of any skydive, but Nick also enjoys freeflying, movement jumps, and shooting video for his Mixed Formation team SDC MatriX.
He enjoys lifting weights, playing golf, and cold plunging for 6 minutes in 38* water every morning.

#InvasionXXI @skydive_sebastian

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