Administrators Horton Posted June 18, 2015 Administrators Share Posted June 18, 2015 what is your focus this season? What skill are you working to improve? Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxjon Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 All about hips forward and handle to hip for me. These basics will hopefully give me that extra to get round the course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MrJones Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 Moving into the gates earlier. Staying taller throughout. Finishing by moving toward the handle rather than "pulling" it in. (Still suffer from the "reverse banana" as Horton termed it one time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted June 18, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted June 18, 2015 It has been a long road trying to ski as a short fat guy! Could get away with it a number of years ago as a men 4 skier and perfect pass but middle men's 5 skier and ZO the fat guy slalom just does not work. Been working on leaning out.. It is amazing what loosing 15 pounds can do for the game! Another 15 maybe level 8 on the rankings list!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 Balance, handle control, being easier on my body and replacing my Phantom with a V-type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 Been working on what I considered a Hybrid Technique, combining the best attributes of Freddie Winter and those of Chris Parrish..Very mental, but so far has been working extremely well from 32 through 38. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted June 18, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted June 18, 2015 Hips up, stay tall, some counter into my onside (especially 1 ball), pushing hip around into a better finish and stack out of offside turn. Gates and 1 ball are my current prime indicator of running the pass or not. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DavidP Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 @MrJones, what are you trying to do to replace not "pulling" the handle in? That is my #1 focus this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 Might be easier to tell you what I'm not working on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller PatM Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 Everything and that's my problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller aupatking Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 Rebuild strength in my left/front leg, and transition timing. At least those are my "right now goals" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller adkh2oskier Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 Body position in offside turn needs more focus, push hips up, don't reach to early or forward. If I can remember all that in a split second it will be an accomplishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03lightning Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Learn to focus and work on one fault at a time and progress from there,not try to fix all my faults in one set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DefectiveDave Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 Stack into the wakes and staying connected afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted June 18, 2015 Supporting Member Share Posted June 18, 2015 Mainly trying to re-establish a passable leverage position, although I also need to be more patient at the finish of my off-side turn to have a chance to set up good body position thereafter. Really back to basics right now with such a late start and coming off an injury-plagued season. Safe to say this is the least prepared I have ever felt for the start of tournaments (this Sunday). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller drewski32 Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 Transition- making it a little earlier and riding the line and casting the ski out instead of skiing straight at the ball. Pretty crucial for me at 32 and 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddF Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Is that a trick question? There is a long list of things Just not sure how to prioritize them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DaveD Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 Really concentrating on healing faster. Hitting the steroids to get rid of a pinched nerve my the upper back. When I get back to skiing I will be working on completing my turns with my hips going to the handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BrennanKMN Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 Speeding up, among other things. I started this season in January with lessons in Florida where I was running sets at 30 MPH and 15 off. Before the lessons I had a personal best of 28 off at 30 MPH. Took a few months off for the snow to melt and I am back out running 15 off and jumping the speed up .5 MPH each time I make the pass a few times. I am currently working on 33 MPH. Goal is 15 off at 36 MPH by the end of the summer. I am also doing a lot more tricking. Every time I hit the course I follow it up with a few runs on the trick ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jimbrake Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 Pretty much #3 on @MrJones 's list. I feel like my gate sets me up well for 1 ball at all my line lengths, but I've been battling too hard of a finish at 135 (my onside) for most of my skiing life. Got away with it with hand driving and PP, but not with ZO. Need to ski back to the handle to finish smoothly and in a position that I can then push through the centerline. If I don't, I get a mini "crush" which I can hang onto, but can't change edges until well past the second wake. That don't work at 35 and shorter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Onside135 Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 This list of things I need to work on is slightly overwhelming, so I'm just trying to get my spray bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 Everything Chet tells me to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 Gates and Standing tall then just getting my feet around the buoy, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted June 18, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 18, 2015 Right now I am just trying to ski some pain free sets and get my Vapor set up right. Keeping a good stack is an important part of that. On the set up front the ski felt fine when I was running 22s then when I went to 28 it started to bite on the offside. I moved the front binding back and it seems good at 28 off. I haven't shortened to 32 yet so we will see what happens there. My tuning guru has suggested moving the fin forward if it bites at 32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller TallSkinnyGuy Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 My main focus is developing a decent stacked position in my offside. I have actually had the best offside stack I have ever experienced a few times in the last couple days, so I know I can do it but need to be able to do it consistently. Also trying to figure out what technique/style works best for me and then be consistent with that so it gets into my muscle memory and I don't have to think about it so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skibug Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 Handle control outbound into my onside turn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gt2003 Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 As a super beginner, NOT dropping my butt but instead keeping hips up and shoulders square to the boat. That's PLENTY for right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
east tx skier Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I'm working on getting to the lake. Once there, it's the same as always. Get the hips to the handle, don't ski to the ball, and roll the weight/ankles forward a bit to initiate the turn. Truth be told, I'm working on the nine year old. He got up on a slalom deep water start the first weekend of June (behind a John Boat with a 25 hp outboard no less). He got up a few more times the next weekend behind our boat. And, for perfect timing's sake, he went to ski school for a week starting this past Monday. Thankfully, I won't have the chance to teach him bad habits. Yes, I bought him a second hand 63" System 8 two years ago just in case. We pick him up tomorrow. This is him this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 @scotchipman I know a guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller klindy Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 I'm working on my deep water start. I figure once I can practice more than once every couple weeks I'll probably get pretty good with it! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 @MrJones with ya. Further off the water in the lean, into and out of the ball. Accept less load early, progressively more lean through the wakes...repeat. Had been doing a progressive lean but had too much out of the ball so going from a 8 to a 10 in intensity rather than a 5 to an 8. There's lots of other crap, too, but if I connect and lean properly the turns become a lot easier. If I can work this to be more habitual, then I can focus on other things. Frustrating part up north is I feel like it's a re-learn every season. What am I working on? Same crap as last year this time of year. Last fall I didn't have to work on this crap and would have been great to keep that part going and refine further over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Zman Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 Getting tall and up on the front of the ski more before shifting my hips or COM back into the turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DmaxJC_ski Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 S T A C K!! I had it locked in at the end of last season didn't think I would forget how it felt...... I was sorely mistaken. It was incredible how easy it made it to run the course and low load, today the second set of the year and I felt good, gates were good but I felt like I was having to power through it, and after reviewing the video an extreme lack of stack was definitely telling me the story. Any advice on keeping it consistent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LZywicki1 Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 Fun, making sure that no matter how I ski I'm still having fun. Larry -----<| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jmvana1 Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 Progressive gate, pressure on ball of front foot, get it in the work zone, ski proud, quiet body, hips not shoulders. Feel the swing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller disland Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 Stack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ski6jones Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 Sadly it changes frequently. I was skiing last night working on handle control mainly and nothing was working. I finally figured out I wasn't doing the gate I wanted so I spent last night fixing that. Hopefully next time I ski it's not something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skiep Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 Everything Luzz tells me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Marco Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 Gates, gates, gates. Working on better angle at the start (which requires a better stack) to begin the pass with lots of space into the buoy. When I get it right, the whole pass seems slow and easy, even at my shorter lengths. When I don't, I feel fast and am chasing the entire pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MrJones Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 Forgot to mention this in earlier post. 4. Be very patient with kids coaching and keep it fun for them. (Repeat in head, repeat in head) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted June 19, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted June 19, 2015 Working on figuring out which new ski to get. My N1 is burnt out from my OTF last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller lakeaustinskier Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 Remembering that there is a fine line between loading with proper connection and just loading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 Playing chicken with the buoy. In other words, keeping my body proximity to my handle for what feels like way too long (like outside the buoy long) before releasing my hand, staying tall, turning my hip, and reconnecting. Takes real thought, cuz your mind wants you to let go and roll edges waaaay sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inland Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Transition for me like @drewski32 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 Working on getting water time! With a 1 year old at home, we've put a whopping 2 1/2 hours on our boat so far this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MrJones Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 MS. I don't think the fall damaged the Nano. Now you on the other hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted June 19, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted June 19, 2015 The ski has not been the same since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 This is a crisis for @MS! He told me last fall he couldn't ski on just any N1, it was THAT N1 that worked for him. Dude . . . you have a serious problem now! Maybe just quit skiing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted June 19, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted June 19, 2015 @Razorskier1 I gave it some thought last night. Things are not good with a 3 rounder coming on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted June 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 19, 2015 @MS take the Monza out of it's trophy case and put your bindings on it for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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