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Liquid Zone does have a house on site available for rent. Some people rent the house, some bring motor homes, and some stay in nearby Sacramento or Lincoln area hotels. http://skiliquidzone.com/wp/?page_id=5

Liquid Zone does http://skiliquidzone.com/wp/

I always rode a 65” X7. I have a ton of new videos on my website since this video was done. I have almost every line length and at every speed if you want to watch 32 or 34 mph with rope shortening. I am also trying to refine the technique that I’m using, so hopefully it’s a little better than this video.

What @jhughes said, "What separates a -28 skier from a -32 skier are fundamental body mechanics glossed over in running/learning the earlier lines." It all comes down to what you have trained your body to do. Some days you'll be able to get away with more mistakes and get through a pass, but you won't ever be super consistent until you've trained your body to get in the right positions automatically without having to think about it. There's a lot going on during a slalom pass and it all comes at you pretty quickly. There is no way you'll have to time to think about each move, position, or how those positions transition from one to the other. You have to put in the work and the time at training your body to "know" the proper position, and then when you get out of position your body will automatically react and try to regain that proper position. It's not that you are slow to react, or don't have balance. It's that your body isn't really sure exactly what to do unless it's getting specific instructions from your thoughts, and there's just no time for that.

We'll have the first two weeks of our training scheduled this month and they will be posted on my site...https://www.trainwithterrywinter.com/on-site-training/

Liquid Zone in Northern California, then you have Granite Bay, Auburn, or even Tahoe for any kind of riding.

@epnault Yes, it’s month to month and all of the videos are always on there. You can stop or pause any time you like. I don’t post other skiers’ videos on the site, just the one’s I’ve done mostly using myself or others pros as examples.

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Here's my take on the subject... I can understand both sides and feel that maybe both have benefits. I think that staying lower in the cut increases your ability to hold leverage. Standing with straighter legs forces the skier to need to lean more with your shoulders away from the boat which drastically increases the load into the wakes and then, in turn, also makes the skier much more susceptible to getting pulled up and out of that position as they cross the center line of the course. Using more lower body compression allows the skier to maintain a more level and quiet upper body as they approach the center line of the course. Leg compression allows for a quiet upper body not only into the wakes, but more importantly it assists the skier in staying more still as they are swinging outbound off the the wakes through the edge change. I think the compression allows for more leverage being applied through the central part of the body, so the pull is directed more through the hips rather than the pull coming through the shoulders that would result from a taller stance. The part where it goes wrong for many skiers is that with compression can also come a loss of good alignment by the skier allowing the hip joint to bend or squat. The key to being effective with a compressed stance is that the lower back has to remain straight and the compression is happening only through the knees and ankles and not through the hips. As soon as the hips drop back away from the handle then there is a huge loss in leverage and the ability to stay balanced on the ski. For more information like this check out my site https://www.trainwithterrywinter.com/

I had a question on my training web site about whether it is better to ski with a compressed style or keep the legs straighter as the skier approaches the center line of the course. I looked at a few youtube videos...

@Horton I'm not quite 5' 9". I just saw your comment so I measured... my reach is 70.5" or 5' 10.5" There's a measuring pole out at Liquid Zone with some awesome slalom skiers... BLP, Jennifer, Asher, Brian Detrick, Smart... I think there's positives and negatives to height and reach. Somewhere in that middle of 6' 2" - 6' 3" with a longer reach is probably ideal to maintain as much athleticism as possible while still being able to reach around the ball. Someone like CP has a great reach, but it also requires that he maintains a more quiet body on the ski. I have the freedom to move a lot more and regain balance, but damn I swear it would be nice to have a little extra when I need it. Without a doubt, Nate has the most complete package for running buoys right now.

I think most skiers can learn to ski better as long as they are willing to take the proper steps. Trying to learn to edge change right at center line is not something that's going to be learned very easily at a skier's top speed or line lengths. In order to learn something new we have to be able to take some of the speed and intensity out of the passes so that we can completely focus on what it is we're trying to improve. I learned to keep my elbows connected to my body while I was skiing "reverses" where we would set the rope on -28', start at a speed of about 26 mph, then slow the boat down with each pass and spin on the ends. That's where core strength, balance, and technique are improved. Try running six or eight passes, slowing the boat each time, and no stopping. You'll learn how to absorb the wake with your knees, how to keep the chest up tall, and how to keep the handle low and tight. That back foot skiing, tilting the head and shoulders, and dropping the chest will not get you very far at 20 mph.

Here's the cylon working. This is with a GoPro directly mounted without the dampening system. Yes, you have to move the ball with the rope shortening. It's supposed to be 6" from the pylon.

The ball is a soft foamy material with a slit and a small velcro patch. It opens up and clamps around rope. I might be able to get some video today of how the system works, and video of the results.

Just got mine yesterday, and it works awesome so far. Very smooth.

KD https://instagram.com/p/Bi8Ri1VBMbl/

A little tip... when he gets to the point where he is on skis doing deep water starts, place some strips of wheel balancing weights on the tails of the skis. It makes it incredibly easier for the little ones to sit in the water with their ski straight up and down without the thing floating up and tipping them. Works on doubles, slalom skis, and trick skis.

JB Weld works well for small stuff. @AdamCord and @adamhcaldwell would know the most about making that perfect again.

Thanks to @cvaught the TrainwithTerryWinter.com website is free of any re-directs and has been upgraded with an SSL security

@MS Awesome!

I've had a couple of people say that my site has been hacked, but it is working when I check on my different devices. Anyone else experience a hacked TwTW site?

@Horton Not sure if she needs to slow the boat or not. It's kind of up to the skier to know what level they need to ski at in order to fix something. The point is, the skier has to go to whatever level is needed where they can completely focus on and implement change. Maybe for her it would help to soften the boat speed. For my skiing, I'll work at stuff mostly on my opening pass. I've been skiing since January as many days as I can, and have really only shortened the rope a few times. A lot of those passes have also been at slower speeds when the conditions have been tougher or colder. If the desired change is a major one, then sometimes that will require a major step back in speed or line length.

I'm wondering if she was able to really take a step back and focus on the key point/points and begin to implement some of the changes? I think with any level of coaching it's nice to hear some things we can improve on, but really it comes down to how well we understand what it is we're trying to achieve, and then just as important, how well can the athlete stay focused on the task to make some sort of positive change. I know with skiing its' very easy to think about some new idea or technique briefly, but then we all like to go back to chasing buoys. I know for me I have to take huge steps back, decreasing boat speeds and letting the line out in length in order to make any real noticeable changes in body position. I watch these snow ski videos where they're working on drills and new techniques, and they completely remove themselves from the competition race course. They go back to super slow speed skiing and completely isolate the one thing they're trying to change without any other distractions to take their focus away from what they're trying to change. After they make the changes, then they begin to increase the speed and intensity of the exercises to reach their normal level of skiing. I think we as water skiers could take a lot away from that model.