braindamage

Ski more. Have fun doing it.

Start slow and build up. My mantra is “no pain...no pain”. The easiest way to end working out or injury is TMTS...Too Much Too Soon.

Do core, body weight workouts and yoga.

I had an issue with my ‘00 sunsetter lxi PP. I upgraded to stargazer and zbox and kept the existing servo and linkage. It worked like a dream!

Should we turn around? I forgot the beer

 

I think more manhattans are solely the answer to this problem.

Wow. Super fun!

@zman I completely agree with the “don’t stop” motto. My brother stopped skiing for 8 years and then decided to go on his 50th bday. Almost tore his hammy completely off. He’s fit, runs, does yoga, but there’s something about skiing that’s hard on the body. He finally was able to get up this year at 55. It took a few hole shots, mostly mental block from the injury, but he made it.

When I’m too old and injured to ski, my plan is to surf. I know...sacrilege! I just hope I never get to that.?

For now, though, it’s all about strength, developing good form, and not making stupid decisions to hang onto the rope when things are going haywire.

@Cnewbert yep! I just reserved my first ever trip to a ski school. My son and I are going to McCormick’s the week after thanksgiving. I’m also planning a week in Phoenix in early February so am hoping to get in some sets with @UWSkier My ‘bu is just always so sad when she has to put on the blue tarp of sadness and sit beside the garage in the cold.

Here she is under the blue tarp of sadness. Got her winterized and wrapped up this week. ?

 

So awesome!

Quote from him: “No, no, I’m not a senior. I’m still young,” Phelps declared. “That target is 101 and I may, at that time, admit that I’m old.”

Secret to a good, long life there!!

The radar artp has been great for me. Adjustable and cradles the heel just a bit. You just have to tuck in the laces.

https://radarskis.com/products/artp-boot

+1 on FSR. My former boat’s PO was negligent and had bad stains. Starbright took off the easy stuff. 2 trips to the dealer for acid wash did a little more. It was 15 mins and FSR that did the trick. Nasty, but amazing stuff.

The app works on my iPhone 6 and the 11. The 11 shakes too violently to be usable. I’ve given up and am using my old iPhone 6 as a dedicated ski camera.

@mmadore21 i remember having to update the firmware (or maybe it was the driver) on the cable itself. Is that what you mean by “driver”?

I’ve had that fall, though no concussion. You are flat on the ski unlike the prior balls look at the spray of that turn compared to the others. You weren’t in the inside edge, so when your body thought it was to time to turn there was no arc...timberrr...over you go. Transition to the inside edge more aggressively.

Panic and hit the gas instead of the brake is my guess.

@customski i see hanging for stretching out Lats, but how does that relate to the hip flexor?

@Skibetty i hope it’s quicker for you. I had dislocation in both the front and back and they wouldn’t stay in for some reason. It may be because I kept skiing (Really easy, just to keep in some shape) even though it hurt a lot afterwards. Probably not the best plan.

@Skibetty yep...done that. It took me about 6 weeks and probably 4 trips to chiro before I could ski without a lot of pain. You’ll have muscular issues as well as your body tries to accommodate for the injury. I’d suggest weekly trips to the chiro.

I love it!! Where is the gas fill tube? I assume the tank is designed by Malibu in the back for safety reasons?

@animal read the book: “fast after 50” If you want to know how to slow the effects of aging.

 

I love @dbutcher story. Inspiring!!

I actually think only 3 things matter.

1) Innate Talent (you called this Athletic Ability, but I’d say the talent has to be specific to skiing)

2) Identity as a top performing skier

3) commitment to achieve

 

These feed on each other one way or another. If you have the talent, then this usually feeds the identity. The more you identify as a top performer, the higher your commitment to achieve. If you have the commitment, then you’ll figure out the details such as equipment and technique. My experience is that one of the three will plateau and cause the other 2 to follow.

 

I don’t know you, but if you have the talent then it’s just about how far you think you can go, and what you are willing to do to get there. I’m well beyond the time where I could ever achieve a fraction that you have. Maybe when I learned to ski at 12, if I’d have identified myself as a top performer instead of focusing on getting bikinis in my boat it would have been different. I’m happy with where I am, though.

 

And I agree with everyone else. I don’t believe one moment at the end of the rope on a ski behind a boat could ever be considered as “waste”.

@scorban2 bummer about the damage. That really stinks!! Though, I doubt a cover would do anything to stop a rock that is big enough or has enough velocity to do that.