whats your weird habit

[skier2788]

Watching skiing videos from the summer and the girlfriend points out that I always get a mouth full of water and then spit it back out whenever I am sitting in the water. So its winter and I was wondering whats your weird habit? Specific way you put on your ski? Have to always wet your handle? Lets hear them.

[6balls]

If the rope appears to have any twist as it comes tight, I rotate the handle to decompress it.

[Moggie]

Before every pass I always drop each hand into my spray to wet my gloves. They're already wet from the deep water start so there is absolutely no benefit from doing it. It's just a habit I can't stop.

[Onside135]

@skier2788…I do the same thing with the water spitting. I'd bet there is a long list of pre-course routines everyone goes through before entering the course. Sort of like a golfer and his pre-shot routine. I don't have the time to detail all of my rituals!

[skier2788]

@onside135 I have seen a lot of skiers do it. Kinda funny how we all get into our rituals.

[skier2788]

@moggie what do you do in a short setup?

[ozski]

I walk onto the dock through the water every time. Just a few steps to check the temp and make sure my feet are clean. Summer and winter I seem to be the only nut job at the lake who does this.

[Wish]

Did not even know I did this until recently when I watched a video of a my set. But I must have been doing it for yrs or longer. As I round ball 6, I come back to the handle and grab it both palms down. No baseball grip. I didn't even think that was possible to change grip at 38 especially at 6 ball. But, there it was. Now that I'm aware of it, it seems weird. But baseball gripping the handle outa 6 feels weirder.

 

When getting into the water from a boat, I will sit down on the back (not the platform) and swing to where I am side saddle on the gunnel facing the boat crew and slide in that way. No leaping off the platform.

[Moggie]

@skier2788 thankfully I've not had that problem yet. I ski on a river so loads of time before the course starts. If its ever an issue at another site, I'll just have to do it very quickly.

[Onside135]

Really the only important thing is to pull the front of your bathing suit over your thighs after getting out of the water…everything else is just details. No matter the length of the setup, this must be accomplished!

[skier2788]

@ozski havent seen that one before

@moggie have to do that really fast at some of the lakes I have skied.

@wish it must be a thing with really good skiers I see a lot of pros go palm down on the pullout to sit after the course. Its weird for me to hold a handle that way. Even tricking or barefooting I still hold it baseball style.

@onside135 true true trunks must be pulled down in front and up in back.

[rockdog]

Same as @Onside 135, I must pull my boardies back down my leg after a deepie. Left hand pull both legs back down, kind of annoying really since one end of the course is a short setup.

[doonez]

I will only jump off the swimboard if the boat is moving forwards. (I do the majority of my skiing with the same driver).

[danspence]

I always dunk my ski in the water 3 times, even though its wet enough from the first always done it ( and always get told I take for ever putting my ski on as well @addkerr).

[Texas6]

I always clap my hands together after putting my gloves on - I have now idea why but I'm sure it must help - oh and I too untwist the rope if it appears twisted

[teammalibu]

No wierd habits for me just put on left glove first dip the ski twice untwist the rope and i am ready to go.

[Ham_Wallace]

I always chew 2 pieces of Polar Ice gum while slaloming. After I am pulled up, I pull my board short legs down and adjust the boys.

[kurt]

I almost always do 2 quick jumps on the ski while I am in the white water just before the pullout , this usually adjusts all the necessary equipment

[B_S]

After getting up, pull down shorts, blow water out of each nostril, and do 2-3 quick hops on my ski (only first time getting up though, if I fall and start again, I do the first 2 but leave out the hops). My wife and kids think I'm wierd...

[Chef23]

We ski some really short sites in tournaments so I make it a practice to never adjust my shorts or do anything special even at my home site. That way I don't feel rushed or uncomfortable at those sites.

 

My son always dunks his ski before he puts it on and he skis in a Reflex so it doesn't make a difference.

[E_T]

i eat reese's pieces

[Mrs_MS]

MS gets in the water and does the "Shake"....must get every trace of sloosh out of his bindings!

Untwists the rope, pulls his shorts down after he gets up, does a quick little jerk move, and then stands up to attention! Sometimes he laughs and talks when he is skiing! Lol

[ThePantsManCan]

With the handle in my hands, while I am waiting for the boat to pull up slack, I let go of the handle with my right hand and Sqeeze it in a fist to get all the "extra" water out of my glove. Then I grab the handle with my right hand and let go with the left. Then I squeeze water out of my left glove. I then keep the handle above the water until the boat pulls me up. Maybe I should get smaller gloves? Nah, I probably just need to adjust the fin to counteract the water I got in my gloves coming around 4 ball due to excessive counter rotation. That's it.

[Fine409]

I do the same thing as @Moggie although I ski on public lakes usually, so after every turn around, I get my gloves wetter in the spray before beginning each pass

[jimbrake]

@skier2788 - Yes, I always have to "wet my handle".

 

So to speak.

[Marco]

As I am approaching the 55's, I always wipe the water from my face. Back when I used kevlar gloves, I would always have a scab on the end of my nose from the rough surface.

 

Also, always pull my shorts over my thighs immediately after the get up, even if I have to do it while I am going around the island.

[lakeaustinskier]

About two years ago I missed the gates at a tournament adjusting my shorts. I was so mad I forced myself to stop this habit and it has taken me almost two years to get comfortable sometimes getting up with my shorts in a bad position - but I haven't missed another gate.

[sszost]

At the start of a set I always do a little mini pull out, and cut right back to the side is the wake before the regular pull out and entering the course. Just a little equipment check to make sure everything feels right.

[lpskier]

I take a bath with binding lube on the platform after I ski. I wear my Speedo if you're lucky. I use biodegradable soap, so its no where near as gross as you might think.

[thager]

I read this stuff! : )

[roberto]

Speedos!

 

Cant ski without them. Wetsuit or shorts. Tried commando, the thought of the crown jewels being rattled just blows the set. Amazing, a few thou of nylon and I can conquer the world!

[skier2788]

Funny how a bunch of us have the same habits. I bet YouTube and all the skiing videos has a lot to do with it.

[Wish]

@OB so thaaaaat explains the look on your face after a 35. And here I thought it was the 35 you just ran.

[DefectiveDave]

@OB

 

I also go with the PDP 9 times out of 10. If there's no gas in the tank then I know the set just isn't going to feel right.

[Than_Bogan]

Sometimes in practice, and very often in tournaments, I find myself doing a bit of a Nomar thing and re-adjusting the velcro on my gloves while in the water between passes. This is nearly always toward tighter -- it feels like they loosen up during the first pass or two.

[chris_logan]

Before I switched from Strada boots to Reflex, I would always put back foot in first - making sure my heel would still slide up so it would release in the event of a crash, then repeat for front foot. Now I still put my back foot in first - I can't seem to balance putting my front foot in first. I always have to be able to read the engraving on my handle. I don't stretch my arms straight until in the water with the handle in both hands. Then once up I do a wiggle to relax my arms before pulling out for my pregate.

[redhawkski]

spit left wipe off my mouth sing a random song till I pull out

[rok]

Wow, nothing left for me to list! You guys covered all my "weird" habits and then some! PDP, untwisting my rope, pulling down my shorts' legs, and blinking a lot kinda does it for me...

[gator1]

So, @OB, does that mean in a real tense tournament situation your first PDP is complete, thus attenuating your tension level to perfectly match your practice level? Seems like you'd want all the strength available in a tournament situation, so your tension attenuation routine is creating suboptimal strength reserves.

 

We're in some deep (and pissy) waters here, and your approach needs some explaining.

[Wayne]

Haven't seen this one, I actually pull the legs of my board shorts up before a deep water start to keep them from ballooning up with water. Then as everyone else does I tug them back into place once I'm up out of the water.

[Zman]

Put my front foot in my dbl Strada boots first, then rear foot - thought this was normal, but told otherwise quite a few times? Spit lake water, untwist rope, and re-tighten glove straps.

 

[tfriess]

I know @frankS always spits out a bit of water before before his run.

 

I make sure the handle is mostly free of any weeds and I usually have to pull some off once I'm up. Ofcourse, pulling down the shorts is a must. A quick visual and deep breaths, and I'm through the gates.

[LakeOneSkier]

When I come around the island I think to myself.... 'yippee ki yay mother fuc&*@!'

 

Every pass. Don't know why. :-)

[ToddL]

I do all the typical stuff - wipe face, adjust shorts, then go!

 

Our lake has a lot of livestock on the property for a tax exemption and the lake property is surrounded by farmland. Every time I see a skier do the lake water spit move, I cringe... I think about all of the runoff from the cattle and crop dusters.

 

PS: our cows are rated officials by now. Just ask @MAD11

[ToddL]

I do all the typical stuff - wipe face, adjust shorts, then go!

 

Our lake has a lot of livestock on the property for a tax exemption and the lake property is surrounded by farmland. Every time I see a skier do the lake water spit move, I cringe... I think about all of the runoff from the cattle and crop dusters.

 

PS: our cows are rated officials by now. Just ask @MAD11

[bogboy]

Lift my shoulders and chest, and take a deep breath out just before my pull out.

[bogboy]

Lift my shoulders and chest, and take a deep breath out just before my pull out.

[Wish]

@LakeOneSkier from the looks of your picture, aren't you kinda young for language like that ;)

[Wish]

@LakeOneSkier from the looks of your picture, aren't you kinda young for language like that ;)

[coxjon]

I tuck myself to the left in my wetsuit haha