Baller Brady Posted July 16, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 16, 2013 I am headed back to Salt Lake City after spending an incredible couple of days with some Ballers and of course Terry and Kristin Winter! I have heard many stories about how Terry teaches, but experiencing it first hand, I can now say that I have not seen anyone better! And on top of the teaching, Terry and his sweet wife are the most humble and down to Earth people ever. I am so grateful to have been able to meet and ski with Terry and a special shout out to @davelemons for putting this together! After attending this event, three things happened, first, my skiing has improved drastically, second, Terry has confirmed just how great of guys the elite truly are, and third, Ballers are a rare breed! We have a brotherhood (sisterhood) of passionate and wonderful people across the globe thanks to @Horton!!! I have some pictures of the event below. getting to meet @davelemons. What a fantastic guy! @skinut. Wishing like crazy he was on the water with us. Another awesome Idahoan! Terry Winter teaching. The man Terry Winter!! He did a little exhibition for us...merely ran deep into 41. The guy has mad skills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Garn Posted July 16, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 16, 2013 Let's bring him to Utah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted July 16, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 16, 2013 I take it that he didn't tell you to take up needlepoint, then? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gjohnson Posted July 16, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 16, 2013 He's my favorite pro skier to watch....and has been for years. Incredibly smooth skier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Brady Posted July 16, 2013 Author Baller Share Posted July 16, 2013 @ShaneH. Almost, but with his skill set, he can turn even me into a skier!! As far as the women department, I will just head down to Texas to get some lessons from you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted July 17, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 17, 2013 That looks like a lot of fun! @Brady, I am curious what the primary thing is that Terry worked on with you? I have monitored your progress through your videos and would love to know what a pros feedback on your skiing and "what to work on" sounds like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Brady Posted July 17, 2013 Author Baller Share Posted July 17, 2013 @Texas6 I would love to share with you what he taught me. I got to work on 3 things. First. To always always stand tall. I have a tendency to bend especially coming thru the wakes. This would account for why I have so many otf's. the way he talked about it was so simple to understand. He didn't talk with me about leaning forward or shifting my weight, he simple said stand up tall and proud. Second, he said that I should look down at my toes and make them disappear by dropping my front knee over them....while standing tall. I am guessing this was how he was getting me to not lean back but to rather lean forward on the ski. Te final thing we worked on was the turn. I was coming around the ball and was literally sliding or spinning my body around causing tremendous load on my body and making it difficult to get stacked once the load from the boat caught up. I was making a huge spray but was leaning too far back and that was why I was breaking at the hips--I couldn't stay stacked with how hard I was turning--especially when I was in the wrong position to begin with. So, what he said to do was to simply lean into the wake and not turn, and when I leaned, to make sure I was doing 1 and 2. After a few passes, I started getting the hang of it. I quit trying to turn and I simply would fall into the wake and my ski magically turned on its own but I was standing tall--not breaking--with my front knee over my toes! When I did it correctly, it was amazing. I didn't even feel the boat pull much as I was going thru the wakes. And I was waiting for the ball instead of pulling to the ball, which would create a lot of slack in the past. Each step was building on the past step. And I could remember each of those so simply! Stand tall, front knee bend and fall, don't turn. Before this trip I had never skied behind a ZO boat. What I learned was that if I didn't fight the pull but rather so those 3 thjngs, I went with the boat and I didn't feel much at all except a smooth even pull throughout the course! I joked with him at the end asking how much to just get me fixed on the spot and he said he was going to draw it out over years and years so he could get more money!!! He was so personable and relatable and didn't try to fit me into any mold, but rather helped me with my skill sets to be the best I can be.. I will definitely be going back to terry! He was amazing, both as an instructor as as a human being! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skoot1123 Posted July 17, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 17, 2013 @Brady - what I have noticed about the water skiing sport in general, is that ANY of the pros are very caring and passionate about the sport - and willing to bend over backward to help. THIS is what makes water skiing such an awesome sport. My example? April Coble-Eller teaching my daughter not only how to swim, but get her skiing on the "magic carpet"! - she is only 3 years old. Hurray for skiing and the great folks that do it!!! The pros are truely the ambassadors to our sport! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Awesome, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted July 17, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 17, 2013 Thx @Brady, very cool to hear what Terry had to say and how he coached, thx for that!. @Skoot1123 - pretty sure I rode on a few magic carpets in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Brady Posted July 17, 2013 Author Baller Share Posted July 17, 2013 @DaveLemons Amen to that. He is so smooth and so graceful in his lines. And as good of skier as he is, he AND his wife are even nicer as people. They must be from Idaho! :) The falling to the ball must be the next lesson....especially since you are so much further advanced than I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gregy Posted July 17, 2013 Baller Share Posted July 17, 2013 I ran across this video the other day. Unbelievable how easy he makes 32 and 35 off look. Gates are so smooth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8sU4lnWolGI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Brady Posted July 17, 2013 Author Baller Share Posted July 17, 2013 @gregy He skis like Kilo Kai......smooth with a kick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Brady Posted July 18, 2013 Author Baller Share Posted July 18, 2013 @DaveLemons. Milk before the meat baby!!!! :). I know what you are saying. I am just about 40 balls behind you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted November 14, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted November 14, 2014 Would have loved to embed the video but don't know how. Love watching this guy. I'll say it again, if he was 6" taller, titles would be back and forth between him and Nate...no doubt in my mind. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=739390319476946 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted November 15, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 15, 2014 Is Terry coaching, where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller TallSkinnyGuy Posted November 16, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 16, 2014 Liquid Zone just north of Sacramento I think. http://www.skiwestcoast.com/coaching/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mylemsky Posted November 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 17, 2014 He is awesome. Is he the only one to ever get double reflex to work for them?...just adds to awesomeness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted November 18, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted November 18, 2014 The awesome continues. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted November 18, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted November 18, 2014 He's 5'10". This just boggles my mind. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted November 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 18, 2014 Awesomeness ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Brady Posted November 18, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted November 18, 2014 I would say that Terry would be head-to-head with Nate if he had a few more inches. He is probably the most technically proficient skier I have ever seen, and, he is still within a few balls of Nate. He is not only losing inches from his height, but also from his reach--a true double whammy. I will say there is not a nicer and more humble ambassador for this sport than Terry, and I am damn proud to know him!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DmaxJC_ski Posted November 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 18, 2014 TW is sick.. So technical with every aspect. And a super down to earth guy to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Steven_Haines Posted November 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 18, 2014 That looks scary fast! He RIPS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skoot1123 Posted November 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 18, 2014 WOW. Ditto what @brady said. Technically proficient to the point that he makes it look silly. He waits for that buoy at 32, 35, 38, 39 like he was skiing at 28!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Zman Posted November 18, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 18, 2014 One thing you can see in the TW video is how far up on the boat he gets. The rope at 32 and 35, close to or a lil beyond the pad on the gunnel. 38, maybe a lil further, but at 39 well past the pad. Does anyone with a SN 200 know how far from the center of the pylon it is to the front of the pad? I ask because I recently had a non-skier in the boat, and he was quick to notice my rope getting further up on the gunnel on my strong side vs my off side. He understood getting up on the boat would be important as the line gets shorter. This got me working at staying on the handle a little longer until the rope was coming up the gunnel almost the same on both sides. Pretty cool that a non-skier helped with this. So, curious how far up TW is getting during his 32 and 35 passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller sunvalleylaw Posted April 18, 2017 Baller Share Posted April 18, 2017 I feel fortunate to say that I have been able to book a couple/few lessons in a few weeks with Terry. Looking forward to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt2003 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I'm trying to visualize this "falling into the wake" thing. It's something I need to work on as well, just not sure how to approach it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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