Baller Skoot1123 Posted August 17, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 17, 2016 Looking for suggestions for breaking the late season slump. I seem to be in a rut where nothing is going right with my skiing. What are your suggestions for pulling through the slump and making a nice late charge to the end of the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted August 17, 2016 Baller_ Share Posted August 17, 2016 Cross train to stay strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller keithh2oskier Posted August 17, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 17, 2016 drink beers and BS with the buddies. I am in the same boat right now. It sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted August 17, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 17, 2016 Focus on the one thing that is holding you back, nothing more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted August 17, 2016 Baller_ Share Posted August 17, 2016 Move to RTP. If u already use RTP..move to double boots. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted August 17, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 17, 2016 Don't listen to @Wish, it's a trap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jimbrake Posted August 17, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 17, 2016 what @ Texas6 said. Without seeing your skiing in video my first guess would be work on your gate move out and back in to optimize your angle and speed to 1, so you give yourself your best shot there. Keep it simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dbutcher Posted August 17, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 17, 2016 I used to go into a slump just before regionals every year - mid July. I live in Texas, and that is about the time the water gets quite hot. I looked at your profile and see that you live in the midwest. Maybe your water has just recently gotten hot (relatively). Once I figured out that the hot water was causing my slump, I have been able to change my ski style slightly - hang on to the handle with both hands an instant longer etc. - and overcome the slump. It could also be that you have been skiing a lot - maybe too much - and your body is getting tired without you realizing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Glock Posted August 17, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 17, 2016 Have someone who is better than you watch or try to get into a nearby clinic. When I'm in a rut, I run to find someone watch my skiing and it usually pulls me out of said rut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller nam1975 Posted August 17, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 17, 2016 +1 to running a bunch of openers....or figure out if you're a little tired or beat up and rest up for 3-4 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ISP6ball Posted August 17, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 17, 2016 Just buy a bunch of new equipment. That always makes ya feel better, ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skidawg Posted August 18, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 18, 2016 Check bindings to make sure everything is tight, make sure din and wing hasn't moved, adjust dft for water temp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Zman Posted August 18, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 18, 2016 What @MS and @Texas6 said, and for sure check your equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Zman Posted August 18, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 18, 2016 So, which way do you go with dft @skidawg as temp is warmer? Although recent rains have just caused water temps to go down even in deep south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted August 18, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 18, 2016 Bunch of openers and one pass shorter for set after set. I call it hitting the re-set button. When I've skied really short and well for a while I inexplicably fade off and just need to re-set then make another charge down the line. May take a number of ski sets over many days and it takes discipline. Brings the fun back as you spank pass after pass, too, instead of being frustrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted August 18, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 18, 2016 Check your fin and bindings. Another thing that might help is to slow down a couple of miles per hour and try to run shorter line lengths to do something different. Slow down to 32 or 30 mph and see how far down the rope you can run. That is fun and it might help break you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skoot1123 Posted August 18, 2016 Author Baller Share Posted August 18, 2016 @Chef23 - I like the idea of slowing way down and seeing how short you can run. Kind of like hitting the reset button. I'll see how I can do that tomorrow morning. Of course I have been dealing with some rolly water as our water level is a bit high with the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gsm_peter Posted August 18, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 18, 2016 I am in the similar stage. I run less slalom and a bit more trick. Play and have fun. Run the course on the trick ski. It can maybe improve your COM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller John Brooks Posted August 18, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 18, 2016 Get some video for yourself to review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skidawg Posted August 18, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 18, 2016 Fwd a touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skoot1123 Posted August 18, 2016 Author Baller Share Posted August 18, 2016 Took an early morning set and it was much better. Running 15 at 34mph. The water is still a bit rolly, but I powered on through it. I'll be taking a look at the fin and verifying it hasn't moved since I last adjusted it. Thanks for the tips folks! I am looking forward to doing some barefooting - maybe that'll help take my mind off slalom skiing a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jhughes Posted August 18, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 18, 2016 Get back to the "big rocks", the stuff that really matters. I'd be willing to bet your gates are not right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jimbrake Posted August 18, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 18, 2016 Last night I looked at my fin and I could tell it was "off" just by looking at it. Got out my calipers and length was 7.30. Checked the clamp screws and only the middle one was tight. Front and back were loose from the last time I moved my fin WHICH WAS SEVERAL SETS BEFORE. Fin was just wobbling on the middle screw. DOH!!!!!! I honestly had not been feeling much wrong with my ski the past few sets. D3 yellow ARC, 68. I'd say it's not that sensitive to fin settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markchilcutt Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Take 10 days off and focus on some other activity you enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skoot1123 Posted August 18, 2016 Author Baller Share Posted August 18, 2016 @markchilcutt - "some other activity you enjoy" - you mean there is something else other than chasen buoys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted August 18, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 18, 2016 You could bump to 36 mph for a pass or two as well. I ran some 28 and 32 off passes at 36 last week and it was for nothing other than fun as I'm 8 years removed from that speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skoot1123 Posted August 19, 2016 Author Baller Share Posted August 19, 2016 I went the opposite direction this evening in speed and went to 32mph. 32 off went down for the first time this year!! Confidence is back up. I then decided to take a look at 35. Well let's just say I have no clue at that line length. Great evening. Now to just build on it. Thanks Ballers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LeonL Posted August 19, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 19, 2016 Really concentrate on your gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dchristman Posted August 19, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 19, 2016 Go out and have some fun. Try an old ski. You'll feel better when you get back on your modern setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted August 19, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 19, 2016 Doesn't count!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted August 19, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 19, 2016 @OB1 - contain your excitement dude - that shirt is gonna rip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DaveD Posted August 19, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 19, 2016 Who poured the beer on the right? That has more head than most porno's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted August 22, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 22, 2016 @OB1, the way this particular season has gone, I know little of this 39 of which you speak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Niles Taylor Posted August 23, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 23, 2016 Skip right past your PB to a length you have no expectations at. Then there is no disappointment. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skoot1123 Posted September 6, 2016 Author Baller Share Posted September 6, 2016 Over the past weekend I learned a few things that can help at all line lengths. Vision and handle control. Vision: don't look at the gate buoys to see if you have gone through them. When you do, it will take your eyes "off the prize" (buoy one). It may also cause you to come off your edge and pull you down course leaving less time and bad direction for buoy one. Keeping your head level around the turn buoys is also key to a great turn and skiing back to the handle. Handle control: hold that handle! Keep it by your side until the you need to release from the boat and make the turn. What really drove this home is when I took the handle out to the buoy line at 32 off and connected with a great turn and fantastic angle. The result is being EARLY at 32 off and having much more control throughout the pass. See @Bruce_Butterfield article on handle control for more detailed and thorough information on handle control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bigskieridaho Posted September 6, 2016 Baller Share Posted September 6, 2016 Well after skiing my tourney this weekend, get rid of the nerves and just ski to bomb through the course. I should have done another opener but didn't. Gonna redeem myself this weekend! Ski like it is practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller tjm Posted September 7, 2016 Baller Share Posted September 7, 2016 Take a week off skiing, during that week hit the weight room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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