Baller ozski Posted April 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2014 Early days for you guys in the US, how is everyone tracking? My own personal wrap up - We are at the end of our season here, its been a blast. This time last year I had the best part of 10 years away from skiing and doubted I would be able to run a pass ever again, last June I strapped on my old KDCR7 and could not run more than a couple of balls at -22. Fast forward to now I'm getting 4 and 5 @-35 and running the majority of my -32's comfortably. At 49 I feel as fit and strong as I have in a long time. Thanks for the help, advice and inspiration to all of you guys at BOS. The picture below is some open water work at -35, I've posted it because I've been working on my stack and making progress. I would never have made this significant adjustment without this website and the advice from the members, until I started to hit this position regularly I never understood why it is so important to progress into the shorter lengths. Video and lots of open water is one sure way to fast track your progress, its not always as much fan as posting a good score in practice and its brutal on your skiing ego but it will help you improve. I don't plan on slowing down over winter, just got my new Camero... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doonez Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 @ozski obviously but unfortunately its dropping into winter for us nzers also. Rugby season is well under way for me (I'm last year at school) so not much time in the weekends for skiing from here on in. I'm actually on a preseason rugby tour in Australia and we are in Caloundra for the next couple of days. That's not far from you is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted April 29, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted April 29, 2014 Your just down the road @doonez. Got time for a ski this week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doonez Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Perhaps @ozski! I'll check what we've got planned over the next few days and then message you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted April 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2014 Uh . . . I haven't skied yet this year . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skoot1123 Posted April 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2014 Skiing? Seems like a LONG time away from now...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LakeOneSkier Posted April 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2014 Nor I, and it will be at least 3 more weeks before I'll have a chance. Maybe the weather will consistently be above 50 by then. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Than_Bogan Posted April 29, 2014 Gold Member Share Posted April 29, 2014 Yep. Nothin' here either. I missed the two half-decent weather days while in Japan (where the weather was gorgeous just to taunt me). But you guys have reminded me that I really need to make it to New Zealand some day. That place seems so cool. Not loving the 18.5 hour plane ride, though. Makes Boston-Tokyo seem like a puddle jump. I think I need to wait until I'm insanely rich (any day now...) and fly first class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfennell Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Just sign up for credit cards and use the bonus miles to fly, I haven't paid for a flight in 4 years :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jipster43 Posted April 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2014 Our opening day is this Thursday. @Than_Bogan don't visit New Zealand unless you're prepared to stay! It's nearly perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted April 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2014 3 tournaments and about 10 practice sets in so far here in Ga.. The weather has been weird this year. I think by this time last year I was getting through 32... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted April 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2014 I guess I did get a couple free runs in Florida, but otherwise how I am skiing is in my mind - never been better ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jimbrake Posted April 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2014 Half a dozen sporadic rides so far dating back to February when N. Cal weather was like full on spring. Done with the snow now, so on to the water. Feeling some good things happening, but only working at -28 and -32 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Than_Bogan Posted April 29, 2014 Gold Member Share Posted April 29, 2014 Thread-jack alert! @ozski, That is a really fascinating quote in your signature. A little searching has found it attributed to Samuel Beckett in Worstward Ho. (Who knew he wrote things other than En Attendant Godot? :) ). Can you say more about the context and meaning? It sounds like he was directly talking about slalom skiing, but that "can't" be the case!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkfight Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Haven't skied yet, but planning to go out on Thursday. It can't get here soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted April 30, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted April 30, 2014 @Than_Bogan Its not often words grab me like that particular extract did, I've taught my 4 year old son to recite it as well. When translated in Australian it means "don't be piss weak" which is not quite as elegant. I think it relates very well to our sport and life in general. Only wish I could claim to have written it myself, I stole it from this guys arm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislas_Wawrinka who beat Raffa in the Australian open this year. I did exactly what you did and researched its point of origin. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/samuel_beckett.html Check out some of the quotes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GOODESkier Posted May 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 2, 2014 Ran my second ever 38 tonight in practice. 46 degree water! 85 degree air. Ended with 1 @ 39.5 Currently 100% success rate on 38 OFF during the 2014 Season! I celebrated by mowing the lawn........... I'll try to ruin that average on Saturday......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted May 2, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted May 2, 2014 @GOODESkier - Still waiting on the video mate, I want to see the form.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jipster43 Posted May 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 2, 2014 Took the first two sets of the year today. I'll declare victory if I am pain free tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GOODESkier Posted May 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 2, 2014 @ozski sorry mate, just enjoying the skiing in APRIL so far. Now that it is May, maybe a different approach...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted May 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 2, 2014 Ya. Still haven't skied. Nice skiing @GOODESkier ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkfight Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 The Malibu RLX I was going to look at before heading to the lake sold, so I ended up free skiing behind my buddy's Yamaha wakeboard jet boat, with expected results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GOODESkier Posted May 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 2, 2014 @Porkfight were you using the TOWER? HOLY CRAP BAT MAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkfight Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 @GOODESkier, Yes. There were also 7 people on that boat. Nothing about it was ideal, but I did get to ski. Was planning to have a new-to-me Response LX out there yesterday and ski the course :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Mrs_MS Posted May 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 2, 2014 I have skied 1 time and froze! No idea when I will ski again :( src="https://us.v-cdn.net/5017617/uploads/FileUpload/53/f6ae3801df130e92b4045df68e47df.jpg" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted May 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 3, 2014 I free skied once and my shoulder is killing me it has been bothering me for a few months. Trip to the orthopedist on Monday to see what is up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller cragginshred Posted May 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 3, 2014 Loving the results my new radar Vapor is giving me,...been out about 7 x this spring and ramping up the frequency to 3x a week now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gregy Posted May 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 4, 2014 Weather's been nice in TX but I'm still rehabbing after a knee operation. Been hitting the Gym regularly and feeling pretty good so hopefull I'll hit the water soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller OTF Posted May 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 4, 2014 The sun came out for a while a few days ago. Of coarse I was at work. I think that may have been MNs summer. Maybe next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GAJ0004 Posted May 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 4, 2014 Today 47 degree air 52 degree water. My third time out, but first with calm water. 3 1/2@28off. I normally don't shorten the rope this early. I just keep running 15 off passes for conditioning, and mix it up with free skiing at 36 MPH. I hope to be back to form by Memorial Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Marco Posted May 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 4, 2014 I'm only 4 sets into the season. Typically, I'll start by spending a few weeks at one length longer than my usual opener, just to get in shape, and to help deal with the 55 deg water, but after 4 days/week in the gym since January, and 15 lbs lighter, I started the season with my opener and shortened to -32 yesterday. This is the earliest in the year I've run 32, so I have high hopes for a good season due to dragging 15 lbs less around the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted May 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 4, 2014 Although we really started skiing almost 2 months later than usual, thanks to that biznitch Mother Nature, technically I'm skiing better than any year previously. Thanks to @tfin , I found a way to link some mechanics which resolved a couple of small, but glaring issues I had technically. For the first time, I'm capable of running 6 or 8 back to back 28s and get something meaningful out of it. Or 3 or 4 28s and 3 or 4 32s. I couldn't do that last year. Also thanks to Trent, I put a plan together for the year. Actually wrote it down in a notebook and on a day I know I'm going to ski, I write down what the plan for that day is. Then take notes afterwards on how the set went, what I did correctly, what I did incorrectly, etc. I'm actually getting meaningful feedback from myself now and getting something out of practice, as opposed to getting drug around by the boat and grabbing beer afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted May 5, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 5, 2014 @OB you rocking 38 already! Sweet! I'm not supposed to ski leading up to the 'ol neck surgery, but bro Jim has the new boat and all. Couldn't smuggle my ski and gear with the family so I went out to pull Jim. We were around the corner out of sight...so borrowed his drysuit/gloves and Mapple with a Strada binding...every bit of that foreign to me. Yah I didn't look so good but had a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted May 5, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 5, 2014 Tried to raise my accusink course yesterday. Only one buoy came to surface. This is a normal thing early in year due to the cold water. Tried to manually raise the others from there by walking the pvc to the boat gates. Grabbed the first gate buoy and pulled it up to examine. Subfloat detached from pvc and tore out airline. Then the gate buoy safety tie detached from the sub buoy the sub buoy sank to bottom not attached to anything. Result is the course is on the bottom with an open air line and lost subfloat. Water is to cold to dive yet so I am out at least a few more weeks. I just know that @Horton is somehow responsible for this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller TWB Posted May 6, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 6, 2014 We put the course in today. It's 53 degrees in S.E. Michigan. We hope to ski this weekend for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted May 6, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 6, 2014 Knowing I will be surgerized in the next month I'm willing to free ski my can off in the short term loaded with prednisone. Took 60 cuts tonight (30 each direction with a rest) on glass behind a friends TSC1 SN196. Simple pleasures and what a riot on a huge sheet of glass. So happy to be on my own ski/binding set-up after feeling like a goober on @razorskier1's equipment a few days ago. Fairly sore, and happy about it. I do really love my Razor2 with D3 leverage set up! Hoping to see some easy, low risk buoy passes prior to surgery...then suck it up wanting during recovery for most of the season and maybe get something out of late season. Good excuse for winter ski trips to make up for lost time. Ballers...go get your PB's and post...I will need to live vicariously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jipster43 Posted May 6, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 6, 2014 I've got six sets in so far and only a moderately stiff shoulder. I haven't chopped any rope yet, but my stack is noticeably improved. I had a broken ankle by this time last year, so I'm hellbent NOT to push it for a few weeks. Hopefully i'll carry this stack into my tougher passes when the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted May 6, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 6, 2014 I got a shot of cortisone in my shoulder this morning. The ortho thought it was just a strained rotator cuff based on the fact that I still have decent strength in the tests he was doing. I hope he was right. Last thing I want is to wait 4 weeks then go back and need more work. Hopefully later in the week the pain will have settle down and I can start doing some rehab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GOODESkier Posted May 6, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 6, 2014 @OB you need to come suffer through a set on the Columbia River. 45 degrees would make more than your GOODE bend the wrong way.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted May 6, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted May 6, 2014 Dam - first set of the year with the 1m top on. Cool but pleasant, we have great winter skiing up here downunder as long as the sun is out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller RazorRoss3 Posted May 6, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 6, 2014 @6balls, that's too bad about the abbreviated season. Personally saw the 3 ball a few times at 32 off down at Bennett's ski school this spring and that's within 4.5 of my pb of 1.5 at 35. Unfortunately I also went and blew my opener at the ISU collegiate tournament this spring getting 3rd place in slalom with a grand total of 5 buoys. I would call that a lack of consistency myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted May 6, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 6, 2014 I've skied - that's a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogboy Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Have been a little inconsistent this winter and spring, and not up to my progress of last summer, but yesterday I got 12 out of 12 full passes at 28, -15, which I think is a first for me. Going up to the course lake again today, and will try to get a 30 or two. Thanks to the other members for the help and coaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JohnCox Posted May 7, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 7, 2014 I'm concerned...I'm posting runs in practice as if it was July or August...which either means I will have a banner season, or tank soon and come back to reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Klundell Posted May 7, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 7, 2014 I'm still not skiing. Should have water in the lake in a week or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted May 7, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 7, 2014 I am going to do my best to avoid the dreaded mid-season slump that inevitably occurs once the water temps get into the low 90's. Not sure if there is a correlation between those two things or not. Right now, I'm about twenty sets into the season and just beginning to get to the point that I'm feeling really comfortable on the water again. This time of year is simply fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GOODESkier Posted May 7, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 7, 2014 @OB....... rope measure? Did it meet standard? 2 years ago, I had the opposite..... rope was about 18" short...... good training tool???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Than_Bogan Posted May 7, 2014 Gold Member Share Posted May 7, 2014 NERD ALERT! @Texas6 There is clearly a correlation between them: you stated they happen at the same time every year. What you're wondering is whether there's a causation. Man I came so close to having sufficient judgement not to post this. Oh well, back to Supernerd Therapy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GOODESkier Posted May 7, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 7, 2014 I have had a banner spring, BUT the wind has come and my lack of a real wind break has proved to ruin my week........ good new is I have run 100% of my 38 attempts this year. 1 for 1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted May 7, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 7, 2014 @Than_Bogan -haa! I stand fairly corrected thank you - there is most certainly a correlation but I have no idea why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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