Landing

However in a thermal duration contests, landing point are essential in winning a contest.
Landing points make the difference. How many times have you overheard someone say, "this is strictly a landing contest".

The modern gliders have become so efficient, making the flight time is almost assured.
A good landing starts with a good approach.

Some pilots like the straight in approach, a much harder task to accomplish.

I like using about three checkpoints. The down wind leg. the cross wind and finally turning on final approach for landing I like using approximate altitudes of 30 feet on the down wing leg, 20 feet at the crosswind turn, 10 feet as I roll in on final and about two to three feet as you approach the end of the tape.
Other things to consider, cross winds, tail winds, head winds, turbulence such as lift a sink during your approach.

Using this method you have to set up time for each leg, this will be set up according to how much wind you are flying in. Its a good starting point is 10 sec for each leg.

This is not a good spot landing, zero point for this landing