In the early 1980s, Steve Collins used a modified variation of the V-style, or "delta style", with the ski tips held together in front instead of at the rear."USASJ Story Project- Dec 31 Bakke". USA Ski Jumping Story Project. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017. Collins was the youngest winner of a World Cup event at the age of fifteen, but his technique never caught on. During this era, any technique aside from the parallel style was considered inappropriate by FIS judges. Although it enabled much longer jumps – up to ten per cent more than the parallel style – judges made it an issue to award poor marks to those who used it.
