Baller gt2003 Posted June 21, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 21, 2015 Went back to Hackett yesterday to get in the course one more time before heading to Texas. I had him slow the boat down to 26mph at 15 off. I tried to focus on keeping my arms close to my vest to get my hips up since my tendency is to drop my butt. He had me start on 1 ball side instead of worrying about the gates. I ski'd the mini-course to get the rhythm of things. It felt quite a bit better. I still get absolutely no cross course angle after the ball but I felt better after day 2. Here's a couple of videos, pick em apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddL Posted June 21, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 21, 2015 Basically, stand up taller and stand more on top of the ski with your hips above your front foot. Take a run at 30 mph w/o buoys and work on that position. I see you rearing back against the boat. This puts your weight on your back foot and lifts the front half of the ski out of the water. This means everything is half as efficient and takes twice the effort. Instead of rearing back, think edge away from the boat. You want to dig the edge of the ski in to gain leverage. All this still needs to be with you staying tall in stance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted June 21, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 21, 2015 Read Horton's article on the basic stack. That needs to improve to get you running buoys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gt2003 Posted June 22, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted June 22, 2015 Thanks @ToddL and @Chef23 . Taller and Stacked/Taller articles read. I'm going down there with an open mind and will do my best to absorb the coaching I receive. Here's to hoping a body position change is at least in the works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller escmanaze Posted June 26, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 26, 2015 I haven't seen any video of how you were doing by the end of the school? Am I just missing it somewhere on here? I would love to compare the before and after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gt2003 Posted June 26, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted June 26, 2015 Check out the DFW ski school thread. There is a day 2 pic of my body position. He made some very significance angels in body position over our 2 day stay. Lots of muscle memory to reprogram! There's a pic of the gf too. Alan had her up on slalom on the 3rd try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller escmanaze Posted June 26, 2015 Baller Share Posted June 26, 2015 oh awesome. looks great!! I'm glad you liked it so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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