cragginshred

Same thing different term The mud I was trying to clear was aiding in understanding the mechanism of injury and for those interested in prevention and long term healing clinicians call it 'self efficacy' or the ability to self maintain and treat based on anatomical knowledge versus just going in for a manip by the chiro or osteo every so often.

@Horton which thread were you referring to?

To aide in assisting to clear up the conflicting advice in this thread: Joints get 'adjusted' connective tissue such as the fascia on the bottom of your foot requires stretching and deep tissue work. An ankle can get an 'adjustment' or grade IV mobilization which in turn will aide in soft tissue response. But the plantar fascia is designed to be mobilized and stretched to address the cause of the symptoms.

@ral In the PT clinic I would have not just stretch the calf, but the soleus and most importantly mobilize the fascia on the bottom or plantar side of your foot. Put the sole of your foot on a 2" step then do what looks like a calf stretch but you drive your knee over your toe with your knee bent. In addition freeze some water bottles and roll your bare foot on it till numb a couple of times a day. Lastly tape two tennis balls together- use coban. You can also do some really good fascia mobilizations with the balls as well! I need to have my own beer fund part of this forum for free PT advice!

@rockdog so cross course angle and speed are key to getting the ski to flip off the center wake? How do you gauge that you now have enough to make it happen?

How many of you try to get the early edge change like Terry does? It seems so natural for him to what looks like flipping the ski off the center wake. This is my focus for the spring

The thing that stood out to me was your statements about how fast everything was happening. And that all the rider could offer you was pretty useless -a bummer he did not have a better eye. Usually when I am scorching into 1 ball: 1) I am getting on the cut too abruptly 2) Holding it too long 3) Giving up my upper body to the boat resulting in down course direction and skiing straight at the ball on a flat ski. Fixes 1) Try a progressive gate. Don't kill it. Maybe the water is faster than your used to as well? Turn in more gradually and have a really strong stack from the 1st whitewater just through the center wakes 2) Release the cutting edge sooner to allow for a nice pre turn and actually decelerate coming into the ball, BUT keep handle control or elbows in all the way out with out staying on your cutting edge too long. For #2 to work you have to have a solid position in the wake crossing BUT if all you focus on is your stack without releasing the ski to edge change you/I just go back to problem #1 and scream into 1 ball. The reason why 32mph felt 'off' and fast too was because your doing the same thing there. The reason why I am so confident in this advice is because- We all Do it! Except the pros of course because they ski all year and are used to skiing different water all the time Also -get a better coach in the boat and Film your passes to see if your executing things that worked for you last summer. Keep us posted! I am jealous I wish I could spend some time in Florida in the winter.

Review Terry's coaching in this video 1)Early edge change 2) Elbows in tight to prevent down course travel and stay outbound This is the template for the spring focus for me!

I heard there was an app that makes it follow you. Mt bike buddies use it

Got it thanks,...sorry don't hang here so much during what the rest of the country (except Florida) is calling winter!

Which are the best for filming our skiing?

@Dacon62 From the PT clinical perspective: Cause: over worked forearm flexor musculature which is not being stretched resulting in the tight muscles transferring the load to the tendons which attach to the bone. Here is the important part to grasp- Tendons do Not stretch so they get upset and communicate to you (PAIN) when the muscle is not being stretched. When you understand this you Stretch and ICE. This addresses the symptoms in the acute phase of healing. Once you can tolerate any strengthening with out flaring it up you have entered the late sub acute phase then you can begin to do flexbar, eccentrics and other stuff like that. Well meaning friends who usually do not understand the phases of healing or the mechanism of injury will suggest all kinds of exercises which usually keeps the injured person in a constant state of staying flared up. Sounds like your on the right track from your last post. I just wanted to add a little clinical perspective.

I just got through reading Joe Perry's book. It was written really well and in it he mentions growing up swimming and spending summers in Lake Sunapee in NH. Late in the book he mentions water skiing there as he and Steven Tyler have roots there, met there and currently own homes there. I thought that was cool but later in the book Joe mentions getting better in the slalom course on Sunapee. Just wondering if any Ballers have been there? Looks like an amazing an amazing east coast summer spot!

You change these on hours based versus time? I changed mine 5 years ago but have only put about 15 -20 hours on my boat since then due to always using club boat.

Blactec colder water, .5 mm Modetec for chilly high mountain water in the Sierras as well as Fall and spring days!

Praying bro

I went straight to prompt care and it was pseudomonas -bad case of athletes foot. 5 day anti biotic/heavy duty prescribed cream. Combo of climbing shoes/no socks and not drying between my toes after hot tub then shower. I have felt cracks under my toes during the summer but don't always inspect like I should. I was checking here just to see if any Ballers had developed anything like this from too much water time.

Single biggest deal is holding the 'cut' as Terry says too long. I see it from the boat all the time. I do it as well as others at my lake. Easy to see hard to change

I went to put my climbing shoe on this am and happen to spread my pinkie toe to find this. I get cracks there in the summer and now that its almost winter I wear socks all the time and don'y look between my toes so much. My co worker is a wound specialist and she said the white tissue is moisture and she is unsure about the green -not fungal. There is a crack/cut and I am thinking it never really healed and stayed moist. Just wondering if it's nasty water related and if any of you all have had or seen something like this?

I will pray!

Main part of the question is: Time based? Hours on motor? Which is more important factor? I ski behind club boat 99.9% of the season and have put maybe 10 hours on my boat in the past 3 years since the last filter change. Time for a new one?

For me I think moving the boots up or back is going to be a bigger deal as far as how much it affects the nuances of my pass, edge changes or where I am riding the ski. That being said I did move my wing from my norm and the suggested 9* to 8* for colder water per Jay and others.

What about hang overs? Kidding............... :)

In the context of fin setting the question came to mind -Will a -22 to -28 skier not get as much benefit from fin adjustments as a -35 to -38 skier? While on the dock last week, we checked my new 2018 factory settings and they were all within a 'C hair' of the numbers given and I knew it was less than optimal conditions so I just ran em. Just curious if at the longer rope length it makes as much of a diff?

We have the TRX in the PT clinic I work at. I do some stuff with them. Feet super far forward and do rows for posterior delts work out is good. For skiing warm up and cross training I do dynamic planks -try taking a Bosu ball and flip it so the flat side is up then toes on foam. While doing 1 minute planks do a small amount of hip extension and try to stay balanced in plank position. It's my new favorite exercise.