cragginshred

Was just a thought. I'll try skiing the course like I did the gate 

3 hours ago, AdamCord said:

Step 1 in any coaching I do is tell people to STAND UP. It’s amazing how many other problems go away when you do just this.

With that how do I prevent being 'lean locked' and ending up with a late edge change? 

43 minutes ago, BraceMaker said:

Watching the video why did you let go? 

Well like I said in the OP after taking 2 1/2 years off I felt like I was in a blender at the rapid fire velocity that happens in the course in 17"  Letting go was better than getting injured -just the PT in me

The best coaching that day was **Slow your gate down** That was in the 1st set as I was dropping in spiking the load and it only got worse. So there ya go!😁

21 minutes ago, skialex said:

@cragginshredI watched for the otf… I wouldn’t call this out the front… more like a face plant … no wisdom here, but listen to the others and have a great season!!

Ya, last minute tuck n roll! Well. Mostly roll 🙃

This was 2nd set and despite snow skiing 49 days ending previous weekend it's not the same as water skiing!  Good points thanks Horton and others!

Probably should not have done a 2nd set so sore, but I was there and thankfully did not get hurt! 

Following several years off the water due to back pain and pursuing Mt biking, last week I opted to get back on the water! I live at -25 and was very comfortable there so I opted to start there. Although this is not the most spectacular out the front crash but it brings up the question of how much directional lean is too much?   I look ok off 2 ball then right at the 1st wake it was too much.  Years ago there was a great pic of Bishop (I think) leaning away but also in the direction of  travel. Slowing the vid it made me think of that 

Man that spread where I live in Ca would be closer to a million

When I think La I picture swamps and large catfish. Just a Californians dorky stereotypes of places they've never been. :wink:

I've asked before to only get crickets,..but has she lost a comp she has entered in the past several years?

The only comps other women win are the ones Regina does not go to

@skierjp nope, mentioned in my OP. Zero pull on them, just placing them thru the hooks seems to put enough pressure on the top to prevent the liner from coming out

There was a thread years ago about plastic bags being put over the liners.

Thanks for the response I was beginning to wonder about the forum

I had a partial release of my front carbitex boot yesterday. Back foot came out no prob but the front boot did not allow my front foot to fully come out resulting in some strained medial and lateral ligaments and my achilles is pretty sore which means I was likely on the threshold of some serious damage.

I've read here about putting bags over the liners or soap apart from the obvious don't lace the top tight -which I never do.

Whats some effective methods?

@Horton

Makes total sense. Well put!

The advice originally came from Greg Badal.

@Than_Bogan I do, however have the tendency to grab the handle.

@MISkier TW said he builds speed early and a gal coached by Maple said he told her the same.

For me to wait a bit is probably better since I like to try and snatch the handle early.

The whole idea of waiting is to allow the ski to finish into cross course angle

A fellow skier was coaching me to wait to connect at the 1st wake to ski back to the handle.

Others I've heard say build the load early to feed an early edge change.

Thoughts and rationale?

@Horton who is as efficient as Regina?

Has she lost a comp in the past 5 years???

It seems like the only time another female wins is when Regina does not travel to the comp.

@georgert here ya go, now this is the opposite style, upright and tall.

They are more similar than different. If you want to compare them to another female who is total upright that would be Whitney.

The short answer is it's personal style. What feels right and works for the individual!

When I watch the pros they lean, and then lean a little more than anyone I've seen at my lake. When I try to get that extra bit I end up lean locked and pull too long. -28 to -32 is the context here.

It seems obvious that this extra lean angle aids in an early snappy edge change due to the increased force on the cutting edge.

What's the key in working toward this increased lean angle?

I start the course loose and by 3 ball I'm probably up to 11

By over gripping we tell our sympathetic nervous system 'stress mode' and nothing good happens in stress mode

The best solution I've found is setting up for the gate smile and adjust the handle toward your finger tips.

The Smile while relaxing your facial muscles and upper traps tells your autonomic nervous system to chill. Get centered over the ski and Go!

'Performance rock climbing' is a great book I read years ago that talks about this stuff and balancing the optimal amount of psyche with breathing and 'tension control' promotes not over gripping and pumping out on the rock (or pulling too long).