What are you going to do different in 2021?

[Horton]

What are you going to do different in 2021?

[jgills88]

Im gonna try to have more fun while I'm skiing. Last year every set I took was with the purpose of getting a better tournament score. I ended up plateauing in every event. Instead, I wanna take time to just have fun on the water, take more slippery slalom sets, take huge cuts on my jumpers in open water (the kind of cuts that would kill me if a ramp was on the other end of them), and try to get a huge spray on my slalom ski, anything to keep having fun with the hope that when I do take serious sets they end up benefiting me more than last year

[mbabiash]

Work on loading way later and staying on handle longer.

[Than_Bogan]

Ski more than 4 sets ... probably.

[Bulldog]

Dido on having more fun.

[Oldkier]

Travel to different sites all around the country meeting new friends in the skiing community.

[MattP]

Continue to consistently workout in the offseason

Seek out more Pro Coaching

Go out of my way to ski with those that are better than me

[lpskier]

Over the winter I am going to work out more and ski less. Over previous winters, I have worked out five hours a week and skied five or six times a week. This winter I’m upping gym time to eight hours a week, three or four hours a week on the bike and one or two ski sets a week. I’ll do that through February. In March I’ll cut down the gym time and up the ski time. I’ll also spend more time trick skiing this winter.

[Horton]

I'm going to learn how to let go of slack

[BobF]

Based on what was under the Christmas tree, skiing on a new ski! :)

 

Edit to correct my OT post: Attempt to keep my outbound direction off the second wake, while not letting my hips drop behind me. On my new ski!!

[unksskis]

Sounds like Wakeboard more given the direction of Promo programs, tournaments, IWWF fees, etc.

[pgmoore]

Two things:

 

1) Ski. Put the boat in the water. Go to the cabin. Go to @schafer 's place. --> Summer 2020 was a weird one due to COVID, which resulted in zero days on the water.

 

2) Get a new rope. Because @Horton says that's what we are supposed to do.

[Rpc29]

Two main goals for 2021:

 

1. Teach wife to drive boat (3 of my boat drivers moved)

 

2. Still have wife at end of summer

[ESPNSkier]

Finally retire so that I can stop traveling every week and start skiing regularly again!

[Drago]

@BobF

 

[gschorr]

Ski as much as possible, but do whatever I can to keep my 4 year-old stoked to be in the boat--driving, filming, skiing, whatever he wants to keep him interested!

 

[thager]

I am never going back to 2020!

[ballsohard]

Going to get a bunch of course lessons from JMAC. He seems to have a magical ability to get the most out of my skiing.

[DFWskier]

I'm going to figure out eliminating the 1 ball slack at -28

[MichaelWiebe]

I'm getting some professional lessons in Florida over the winter. The first focus is on posture, with the goal of making my 35' off pass more stable.

[pcmcon729]

Replacing every piece of my old worn out gear to include a new faster ski, pro coaching, and getting a new MC if MC will produce S&S retro graphics for me ;) Plenty of technique tweaks in my future as well.

[OTF]

I’m going to redo the 2020 summer pace again........

Work from 7-10am, have a couple bourbons for lunch to loosen up and spend the afternoon on the water like a guy should.

 

Winter = Working

Summer = Skiing

 

[oldmanskier]

I got a new right hip 12 weeks ago.

I am back to my normal full work outs.

Trying to drop 20 lbs I picked up this winter by summer.

I hope by May or June I will be able to ski again.

I may retire sometime this summer but not for sure yet.

Oldmanskier Tom Smothers

[Zman]

I set a goal to drop 10 pounds this winter. I only have 20 pounds to go.

[LakeOneSkier]

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[The_MS]

I will try to find a better way to explain to @Horton that I like ZO but it sucks for people that don’t understand it

[thager]

@The_MS So it sucks then?

[Horton]

I am going to try to lean to ignore @The_MS

[Zman]

Lean, learn....

[The_MS]

Good luck with that

[braindamage]

Ski more. Have fun doing it.

[MDB1056]

Focus on ONE thing at a time

[oldjeep]

Nothing. Easiest way to keep a resolution is to not make them.

[skialex]

Finally decided to step up and resolve a health issue that troubles me for the past 7 years. I have managed to keep my buoy count constant but my strength and physical condition was going down. So in 2021 i’ll focus on getting better and regain my strength and come back to skiing stronger and ready to improve.

[OTF]

I’m also going to sneak to Florida, high jack my buddy @The_MS boat and spend the day while he’s at work driving for any of his neighbors who want to ski.

[ALPJr]

Hopefully have fun figuring out how to use my new caliper and angle gauges from @perfski so I can set up my ski and make some incremental improvements on the water with the help of @twhisper at https://www.trainwithterrywinter.com/

[Wayne]

After 20 years of skiing with double boots it’s time to try a RTP.

[jimski]

Eat better

Learn more about out bound swing.

@Rpc29 good luck with that.

My wife has been a real trooper this last season. But skiing on New Year’s Eve in the misty rain finally broke her.

She said she’s not coming back out until may

[lpskier]

@Wayne Don’t throw that rear boot away. Changing to an RTP is no easy task. As they say, you date your ski but you marry your bindings.

[jeblanc]

Strike that delicate balance of pushing (gently) my daughter to ski more but also sitting back and hoping I set enough of an example that she jumps in without any prodding (no easy task).

[lpskier]

I’m going to eat better. Notice the healthy butter next to my Beefaroni.

 

 

 

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[Wayne]

@lpskier I agree with your comment but I’m committed to making the change. I’m a RFF skier but my left knee is in really rough shape, I’m hoping a little freedom on the rear foot can help.

[OTF]

@Wayne I decided the same thing for the same reason a few yrs ago and ended up back in my rear boot within a month every time. It changed for me when the heel cups came out. It was still a tough switch but I feel as secure in it after a full season and am taking less of a beating on a ankle and knee. If you find yourself struggling and frustrated try one. If going right to a RTP is too much I’d bet you could use it as an interim while making the full switch.

[customski]

@Wayne

Second the Hrtp. Much smoother transition than rtp.

[Wayne]

@OTF thanks for sharing, it reminds me of when I moved from HO Animals to Radar Vectors about 7 years ago. I had a season of struggling with the change and kept switching back and forth like you described. The next season I took off since we moved to a new house. This break seemed to be the reset I needed. The Animals stayed on the shelf ever since.

 

I didn’t get much water time last year so it’s a good reset point. The few times I got out I took some time to really think and feel what was going on while skiing. We will see if all that reflection pays off.

 

More water time is defiantly another goal this year.

[cruznski]

This season in my log I skied 82 days (and I do miss entries) which is the most I have ever skied, quite a few were 2 sets so that is a great season for me. I need to focus on making more passes with out scrambling, and in particular I need to work on finishing offside turns and remaining over the ski (stacked) . I can get started soon as I am in NorCal .

All the best in 2021

[6_Buoys]

All of the above (well most of the above). In 2021 I will: Ski more, work less, get more coaching, get to FLA to ski in the spring, have more fun on the water, stay on the handle, don't drop the shoulder, let the ski finish the turn. Oh wait, that sounds like last year and the year before. Ok then, nothing new.

[ballsohard]

This off season I added frequent running to my repertoire. Should help me be in way better shape for ski season!

[Clydesdale]

Get off the tail of my damn ski!

[OTF]

@Clydesdale just cut the ski off behind the rear boot so you’re not tempted to use that portion