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.... my skiing!

 

Skiing 28@15 off and felt early through out the full pass (many times).

Just back from Italy from a 5 days, 13 sets training with coach - it really helped out.

Starting to grasp a bit about the pull out and turn in at he gate.

A reasonable gate and I can even catch up and be early at 6!

 

Ski gurus - you can certainly write a book full of faults on this film.

However, can you propose what I should improve to run similar relaxed way at 30 or maybe 32?

Film on Vimeo:

 

=0))

 

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Awesome skiing, congrats!! That is a bunch of sets in 5 days, I'm sure you were wiped out. That honestly looks great. Time behind the boat is probably the main thing that will drive more improvement but your fundamentals look really good. If I were to focus on two things for now it would be your approach into the gates and one ball, and keeping the handle down by your hips until you begin your reach in the turns. Your pullout looks nice and wide, but you drift back in a good ways prior to turning in toward the gates and you end up a bit late and narrow at one ball, which set up a bit of a late cadence throughout the entire pass. Try and strive to stay wide on the pullout, and rather than drift in, turn that ski and try and get a bit more angle into the gates and one ball, keep that handle at your hip with your elbows pinned to your vest, and resist the urge to let your arms rise up and away from your body UNTIL you begin to reach for your turn. Minor adjustments to those two things gets you through 32 in no time. Staying stacked is something we always need to work to improve going both ways, but your progressing nicely there. Nice work man, welcome to the addiction!!
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Hi Gurus!

 

Thanks for positive feedback and the @Texas6 for the detailed analysis!

 

I have some problems to get a stable pull out, glide and turn in.

Some problems:

- Start pull out with bend my knees and raise in the end (not strong).

Can't get it right often enough.

 

- Do not push right hip FW. Tend to pull in the rope instead (bent arms)

- To short glide (ski loose speed too quickly even when I stand stacked. To low speed maybe)

Why is it so difficult to just stand straight just glide FW??

 

- Have not really grasp the turn in yet

 

LFF, I do not get a fully stacked position to 1, 3, 5. It feels like I drop the hip.

However, have much more pain in the right arm... I guess that is a positive

 

Hope I can get some more training this weekend at home.

Going from 22C salt water to 12C windy sweet water might be a slight change =0/

 

 

BTW

All long line skiers!

Where are you?

Post some videos on you as well.

 

 

 

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True, you won't get a ton of glide at 28/30mph since your ski has a tendency to sink into the water a bit more. The speed also contributes a bit to that unstable feeling you are referencing during your pull out and glide. These get easier as you speed up and your ski rides a little higher in the water. Understanding that, pull out a bit later to help eliminate the sinking and drifting in...keep the ski slightly on the outside edge until you initiate your turn in towards the gates rather than riding it flat during the glide to help with the stability...strive to turn in toward the gates prior to drifting back in. Keep the video coming - great work

 

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I think everything @Texas6‌ said is valid, but in the interest of simplicity,

I'd focus only on your offside lean (gates, 2-3, 4-5) right now. Two pieces:

- As you mentioned, continue to work on your stack, standing taller so your hips come back in line.

- Trust yourself and lean further away from the boat. Let your arms straighten as you lean further away.

 

In my opinion, you've got 32mph+ skills, but a 28mph-level offside lean. If you get comfortable leaning more aggressively, I think you'll pick up some buoys quickly.

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Kuddos to you for starting slow and getting the technique dialed in! Almost everyone tries to ski too fast in the beginning stages. Remember to practice good form and technique above all else. You already have a lot of that going on! Maybe only run faster passes or take stabs at faster passes every other ski opportunity (depending on how often you ski). The times you aren't bumping speed, you are working on keeping stacked, hips up and moving through the turn, etc................... in a hope that reinforcing these good habits at a slower speed will transition them into that faster pass you want to run. A routine like this might help keep you from chasing balls and keep you focused on the key items of progression. GOODE JOB MAN!
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@andjules

Thanks for taking time to look at me!

Working on my Alpine for I have a problem to ski tall.. =0/

I have also a problem to dare to lean further away.

Will try to really 'overdo it' and see if I can overcome my fear and improve.

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One of the best tips I ever got early in my course skiing career was don't look at the ball. You look at the ball you tend to ski to the ball. And running more buoys faster and shorter becomes about creating that space where you are out at the buoy line before the ball. Look at the back of the boat or shore, anything but the buoy you're about to go around.
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@‌GOODESkier

Thanks for Kudos!

Yes it is more fun to ski all six than fail too often.

I try to ski as much as I can but our club is unfortunately very open for wind and waves so we can never plan much in advance. I hope for +40 more sets until it gets to dark to ski.

Last year I managed quite some passes on 30 mph so I know I can do better.

My Theory rides much better with another km/h so I plan I to slowly increase speed.

 

This years goal is reasonable consistent 32's.

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@‌kstateskier

I think you are completely right. To look towards the ball will also put me in a in-efficient position during the wake crossing.

I have tried it once or twice but I think I am getting afraid not to look in front of me?

Do not know how to fix that??

 

 

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Here is another pass at quarter speed from Ravenna.

 

This week we had Daniel Efverström visit the club.

It was great fun and several of us got really useful advises.

 

I learned:

 

Start pull out in the white water. Sometimes I start to close to the wake and it is a 'ditch' there.

Hence the start on the pullout got inconsistent.

That made my pull out easier.

 

Handel control in the turn is sooo important (have we heard about this before ;0)

Yes read it many times and train on land but to understand and practice it is another ball game.

I tend to point my inner hand towards the pylon (especially into off pull)

That creates slack line and the body gets out of stacked position directly after the turn.

Hence I start the pull with bent waist.

Just keeping the handle pointing parallel to the boat path made it so much easier to

- No slack line

- Maintain speed through out the turn

- Much shorter hand movement to grab handle

- New 'pulling arm' was in the right position directly after turn and hip was in place

 

Got it really right once and ooopps got so much speed I could not handle it.

Didn't even have to pull hard, the speed just came naturally.

That was an AHA feeling for me!

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@Texas6‌ @gsm_peter‌

I've had great success with this during the glide: Keep hips pointed at 11 o'clock. Then, rotate hips to 2 o'clock for the turn in. Also, keep your shoulders pointed down course during the turn in. In other words, you can turn you head to spot your turn in point, but keep your shoulders pointed down course. Let your hips pivot and ski move around during the turn in, but not your shoulders.

 

I have found that keeping your head up, shoulders level and pointed down course as you approach the turn, through the turn, and as you finish the turn seems to make stack a lot easier to retain. Try thinking about looking at 3 ball while approaching 1 ball. Just use your peripheral vision to check your path around 1 ball. Same for 2, look at 4 ball while rounding 2. Your hips will ski around the finish of the turn first with your shoulders following. When you do this right it will be an "ah ha!" moment and you will have the best finish to your 2 ball turn and the best lean into 3 making you feel early and wide as you approach 3. It's a great feeling for a LFF to be early and wide coming into 3 ball.

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