RobHazelwood

I remember we had a very odd problem once but essentially but essentially had a big bow wave, put it one way… it would have been a very bad/expensive day without any flotation.

Fairly agressive preturn on TWLO. Everyone does preturn but the way she jumps quite late of a flat ski make it quite obvious. TWLBB looks like it would have been foot in the water before she landed or got to the back

Martin Labra won. He "created" a new toe trick (TW5B) which is pretty crazy to do at a pro event especially for first trick. My angle wasn't great but to land in the reverse, hold it and move straight into the TWBB is insanely impressive. He also had every other pro there baffled which in todays days and age of social media and the small world were in is rather impressive in itself! Tincho_1.mp4

This was/is not a simple fix for me! I have a habit of squating to look for ‘balance’ and often when I get uncomfortable this happens on the gate glide and then obviously builds from there. My brain works quite literally so the main key has been just to not allow my hips/knees to buckle under/going into load and just try to keep my lower body strong. Another big part of it has been trying to be slightly more open out of the turn, this allows my shoulders to work with my lower body a little better to create the right leverage as to where I can hold my position better into centerline. the biggest challenge has been not resorting to overloading to fix the problem, I know if I jam my shoulder in and push as hard as I can my position will be better… but I won’t be able to maintain my direction off the second side. But if I try be too ‘light’ I get caught with the ski under me and my hips drop back again and legs become weak (pretty much exactly what happened to me at 41 on my gate in worlds prelims). So finding the balance to hit my position and still be somewhat progressive with my load had been the offseason goal pretty much.

Not to sponsor drop but that’s pretty much what Marcus and Jenny put together with FPM. A pretty huge catalogue of videos that will answer pretty much any question you ever thought about both on and off water that gets added to constantly

I only come out of the closet on a worlds years from now on 🤷‍♂️ I keep been beaten by too many u14’s 😂

One super simple thing could even be to slow the boat down 2 mile an hour. He’s probably gonna complain that It feels too slow, but it will help him create rythem in the pass as everything is going to get a lot less rushed. As it been said a few times in here, i would say the wakes are his biggest issue. Yes his position could de stronger but it’s definitely usable! In his kind of situation I like to get people to think about holding your speed through the wakes. The Slightly different wording gets people the stop worry about controlling everything and just making the goal to commit to speed through the wake. So instead of thinking pull hard through the wakes, think about speed into them and then the only goal is to hold that speed and position, we are not looking for ‘more’ through the wakes. this video may be a little below his level but should give a sense of what I’m trying to say.

Would the 10-18cm rule apply to your design if they could change the rule book? I’d always assumed that rule was due to a safety concern of your head going through which would be nulled by your design? Maybe have one rule for open triangle handle designs on one for closed?

as a member or the torn bicep because of arm through handle club this is a super interesting concept! Has there been any testing of having a narrower triangle to reduce risks of grabbing the handle in the middle? I know it sounds silly but in big events I find myself getting a little nervous and feeling a lot less natural when getting my hand back on the handle! Would interesting to see how small you could make it before it becomes unstable, even a 1/4 inch could make a difference in the big moments. I guess On the flip side there would be no negatives to having a wider handle to reduce risks or missing the handle on the wide side so pros and cons for sure. Either way awesome idea and would be excited to give it a go one day! Side note… a lot of events we go to do not abide by the 2cm rule for handle measures. And either way lots of places who do follow the rule use a square block as it a lot more durable and accurate (once the L bracket bends). So even through the L bracket may work in theory, unless they’re only going to allow the L bracket at events to use that it could be an interesting challenge

Absolutely insane what Tue does but doing the rotation is one thing… doing it with the handle is another! Unless wakes get bigger it’s for sure an impossible challenge! However I guess they said that about 39off years ago so I look forward to being proven wrong!! 😂

We all use the rip curl flashbulb or O’Neil 3/2 version and they hold up for the season at least! Not cheap but have always worked well

Coaching is great but can be tough to find! A tournament would be awesome as it would give us another perform! it’s the fact we only get one opportunity to ski for all the time and effort. Like you say the loss of night slalom was a big loss as that was one of the most fun experiences I’ve ever had on the water! I’ve heard a normal 2 rounds then final format requested before which would be awesome but I think it makes timing tricky for an already tight schedule! I take nothing away from what they organize! The event is amazing and I am sure it is an incredibly tough and stressful event to organize and put together and I wish I could support it but unfortunately I cannot this year! I am however very excited to watch the action and see who comes out on top!

We use this kind of glove for tricks. We have a kid (runs mid 38 in the summer) who slaloms with them but I’ve never tried for slalom. Bearing in mind if I don’t wash my hands well before a set I can barely ski I don’t think I’d be a fan 😆 I’m heading back home this week though and interested to try the blue workshop gloves and see how it feels! Never thought of that!

Costs have just gotten insane for (what I didn’t realize had changed) to now two rounds of slalom (comes to around $2000 a round and that’s only if you make the final 😂) Pay has also dropped to only top 5 as of last year and to break even you still need to come second. I can cover around 4 of the European tour events for the same costs and a lot less emphasis on one event so it’s just not in the cards for me this year. We don’t do this sport for the money (obviously) and moomba is one of the most insane experiences I’ve ever had but enjoying a slightly more relaxed start to the season where I can try work on some habits and be ready for May instead! Hopefully next year 🤟

When I used to ride reflex, in would carve a huge indent after 1 or two seasons, especially in tricks. Wondering if they are offering a protective film or something to reduce this?