brooks

good question, I focus on telling people to be in a shoulders over hips over feet position, I wrote an article somewhat on this topic for the waterskier and it can be found here http://www.thewilsonbroscom/2012/02/fluidity-in-movement.html but I will talk about some more of it. Most people think about this position too late, they think of it after they turn and then realize their hips are behind. I try to get people into this place straight out of the turn by getting them to bring their hand back to the handle at the same time their ski comes under the rope. A lot of people end up reaching to the handle too early and it forces them to turn prematurely with their ski behind and hips dropped back. by bringing your hand back to the handle as your ski comes under you finish your turn with the hips up to the handle and then you can hold this position through the wake. I also get people to be in the right position as they pull out for the gate. By being in the right position from the start you are more likely to hold it throughout the pass. Hope this helps. Book some sets with me by checking out the coaching section on my site.

you may not want it but we guarantee laughs and a fun time, hopefully you learn something along the way too

@AB what you're saying makes sense, now you are carrying speed through your turn in and building speed in the proper place

very true dan, come back down some time! Thanks Dave always good to see you! carry that speed and direction rob! we'll get you dialed in may

@AB I'm not sure what you're trying to say but with PP you could get away with "pulling" hard against the boat, with ZO the more you "pull" against it the harder it hits you in the other direction. That's why it is beneficial to build your speed continuously as opposed to loading hard

@shaneh yeah by linking your movements you allow yourself to constantly move out and not stand stagnant on your ski which forces you fast and inside.

@wish some videos are disabled on mobile devices this is done by the person that is uploading the video and that may be what you're seeing. I don't know about slowing vids on an iphone. you can use realplayer to download videos and then edit them.

that's awesome Bruce, glad to hear. come back down to ski sometime!

i like pancakes too.. @OB I would say you are definitely taking a straight line at 1 and that is what is causing you to be narrow. By waiting later to turn in you are forcing yourself to take a better line into one only if you maintain a good width on your pull out. By keeping the width and waiting later you force yourself to take more angle through the gate resulting in being more up course if you maintain connection off the second wake. I still think you should focus on being by the right hand gate ball. Also, I would encourage you, in practice, to hold your angle and not force yourself to make the gate. this will allow you to properly gauge how much later you need to turn in for the gate. Obviously in tournaments you want to make them but by trusting your angle and missing sometimes you can tell how much later you can turn in. I would also like you to try to build speed consistently from the turn in to the right hand gate ball as opposed to drifting and then going "hard" for a brief time behind the boat. by constantly building your speed you can unload your speed in the same way as opposed to dumping that speed in the turn. in reference to your "ideal" gate line that line would basically be 90 degrees and is impossible to attain. even if it was plausible it would load the line an insane amount and pitch you to the inside during your release. I can't tell you the perfect angle to take through the gate, it takes time and trial to figure that out. Hope this helps some, let me know if you need clarity in anything. @rq0013 that sounds like a good goal! developing that connection on the turn in is key to maintaining that direction. You were on the right track when I saw you in August. look forward to having you and Boomer down!

browsing through YouTube the other day and noticed a new function where you can play any video as slow as quarter speed. neat to be able to do it on the site instead of having to re-edit. Also it makes any person sound drunk, which is pretty entertaining. http://youtube.com/wlsnbros

I'm always working on something, right now my focus is gates, I feel if I can get my consistency down there my scores will reflect that. I have felt myself taking a straight line at 1 which ultimately leads to taking speed down course as opposed to away and through the turn. When I can trust myself on the gate, I carry speed through my gate turn from a wider more down course place. This allows me to take an earlier line into one ball and results in less loss of speed as I make my turns. By carrying speed through passes I am able to stay up on the boat and don't get pulled to the inside. The big things I have been working on with students lately are making linking movements and carrying speed. Both of which allow you to work with the boat instead of fighting it. bottom line I need more bouys and nailing my gate is the first step to that happening

i cut a mean rug but can't pull off the all white look like that rockstar k.c. kills it on the engine box dance though

I'm in Orlando and would love to have you come rip with me http://thewilsonbros.com

K.C. got a team together at his school and competed in what Jennifer put together. It was a cool event and it would be awesome to see it grow across the country

whatsup guys, Brooks Wilson here, Pro skier I guess you could say, I just have fun being on the water like the rest of you guys and want to be here to help answer questions for ya, whether it be technique or how to build a couch on skis I'll try to help you out. My brother and I run our site thewilsonbros.com and enjoy every second we get on the water. let's talk skiing