Was hunting with my brother and watched him go up into a stand that built in between 3 trees
I went maybe 50 yds and started climbing in a Baker stand...yeah I know now but didnt way back then
I got up about 15' and let go of the chin-up part of the stand to bounce a little to make sure i was secure
It dropped so fast all i could do was grab the tree and that didnt work except to skin my forearms up real good
The stand stopped about 3' from the ground and i landed on it
It sprung me out away from the tree like i had landed on a diving board
I hit the ground on my back 8-10' away from the tree
I could hear my brother chuckling and asking me if i was ok while i was squirming around trying to catch my breath
No broken bones or anything serious other than scuffed forearms but i know it couldve been much worse