Regressing.. 25lbs lost

[parkerc2112]

I’m on a 68” lithium 2016. I’ve lost 25lbs and I’m struggling to run 28 off @34 when prior to weight loss would run 32 off 2 out of 3 outings and backside my 28’s consistently. I’m sure a fin adjustment would help.

[Chef23]

How much do you weigh now? I don’t think 25 pounds would make that much of a negative difference unless the ski was borderline too big to begin with. Do you th8nk some of it could be early season issues?

[Ilivetoski]

Is the fin in the same place it was at the end of last season? Always a good idea to check that

[Chris Rossi]

Sounds like somethings off. Report back with your settings and post some video if possible. Im sure we can get you dialed in. Congrats on losing those 25lbs! Thats a big accomplishment!

[sixball]

" could be early season issues? " Yeper I have them all year!

[Chef23]

Definitely double check the settings on the ski. Sometimes you can bang the fin and not even realize it and it gets messed up which throws you off.

[Ilivetoski]

One thing that happened to me this year.. do you leave your boots on all winter? Or do you take them off? I took mine off, and when I put them back on the beggining of this year, I accidentally put them 1/4 inch back from where they should have been. Was skiing bad for a while, chalked it up to being early in the year, noticed the boot placement and it made a world of difference

[parkerc2112]

6'2" I was 220lbs now I'm 195

 

Thanks for the input. I'll get the calipers out this weekend and check. I have skied maybe once a week instead of my usual 3X a week for over last 2 months because the boat is down for zero off conversion. Just getting random pulls, sporadically, so more likely to be rust, just frustrated.

 

[Jordan]

I think that losing 25 pounds will ultimately help your skiing a lot. Once you get skiing more regularly I'm sure you will not only be back to your old form but much better!

[Chef23]

Congrats on the weight loss. At 195 lbs the 68" Vapor should still be fine for you. Check the settings to make sure they aren't way off and then it sounds like it could be just rust. Don't get too frustrated until you are skiing behind speed control again and getting consistent pulls.

[Ed_Johnson]

Lost 20 lbs some time a go, just added 2 degrees of wing, 7 to 9, and that took care of the extra speed I started carrying. The problem was slowing down, since the ski accelerated better.

 

[UWSkier]

Are you perhaps pulling longer than necessary? Could be your rhythm is off since you will have to exert less effort to get the width you're used to.

[JackQ]

I can reflect on when I lost weight (210-170) and my skiing did not improve at all!

 

Be patient and keep working on it. After about an entire season, my skiing improved. I could ski more passes, hurt less, did not fall as much, then little by little my performance started to come back (from averages of 10 years before), then I kept improving. I had to adapt, learn to ski more efficiently and be patient, not a skill I have much of.

 

It was very frustrating not to see improvement come faster, it took me about two years to lose the weight that I gained over 30 years and at least a year to learn how to ski at a lighter weight. Hopefully it comes to you faster.