A pilot flying in light, cross wind + thermals at the North Side ( w. traffic ) executed a low 360, over braked and caused the glider to spin and then stall. After the glider spun and subsequently stalled the pilot stayed deep in the brakes. The glider did not recover. He was transported by ambulance, injuries unknown.
Don't make low circles in thermals and always exercise maximum weight shift when expediting the completion of a turn. This minimizes the amount of brake necessary/ reduces the odds of inadvertent spin. In order to make good weight shift in an emergency, pilots need to weight shift every single turn, every single day. That is why it is so heavily stressed in some training. We owe it to ourselves to be athletic in the harness.
