Regina Jaquess ties the World Record 1@41
Chris Parrish ties his World Record 1@43
Chris Parrish signs with Goode Skis
Take your Slalom training to the next level with focused mental practice.
Use the power of your mind to change and improve your slalom technique.
Improve your skiing faster and easier through Visualization Training...
This West Coast Slalom Visualization Training is a natural next step to Mike Suyderhoud’s ground breaking West Coast Slalom Advanced DVD. This training features the smooth and fluid West Coast Slalom technique of Terry Winter as a model. The DVD is designed to be a regular part of your weekly training regimen. Based on the psychological concept of modeling and incorporating the Shortcut Method visualization training, the DVD will help you improve your technique through neuromuscular patterning. By following the simple, yet effective outline for focused mental practice your body’s own mechanism for creating movement will help you change and improve your slalom technique. Listening to your favorite music while viewing the visualization sequences makes this an enjoyable process. It also creates an auditory link between the images on the DVD and the music.
During the summer of 2009, Todd Leach conducted a survey of slalom skiers about their preferences in settings for the Zero Off speed control system. The survey asked skiers about a variety of aspects of their skiing style and situations to see if any correlations could be found in terms of preferences. The survey was advertised on several internet discussion boards and forums related to slalom skiing. Here are the results.
http://www.waterskiaustin.com/Competition/Resources/zo_survey.htm
Chris Rossi takes top honors at Princes Pro Am 2009
See full results http://tinyurl.com/nvqnaa
Freddy Krueger takes top honors at London Night Jump 09
See full results http://tinyurl.com/ldxb4a
In 1962 John F. Kennedy gave his famous Moon Speech at Rice Stadium. In that speech he said: “But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? …..
We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.”
I am in no way comparable as a human being to JFK and slalom skiing is not in anyway similar to the traveling 251,466 miles in a tin can to the moon but if I may slightly paraphrase the President, I choose to go slalom skiing not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
That is the whole point. Slalom skiing is hard. Yesterday I improved my tournament personal best by ½ buoy. At 40 years of age I have managed to improve my athletic best. To some percent of the skiing public my score of 4 ½ at 38 off is mundane and to some it is beyond their imagination. From my perspective skiing level has nothing to do with it, what matters is each individuals struggle to improve. Each skier’s willingness to engage in this endeavor because it is hard.
I have won many tournaments at one level and lost as many at another but the reoccurring theme that keeps me in the sport is the drive to improve myself. For me the greatest rewards of this sport do not come in medals or accolades but self satisfaction.
The World's No1 Night Jump event is here in the UK... Come check out the worlds elite extreme sports atheletes in a contest of Freestyle MotoX, Wakeboarding, Long Distance Waterski Jumping all competing in a flood lit arena for the Night Jump crown! Plenty of extreme action on and off the water...
Taking place over the Bank Holiday Weekend, Sunday 30th August 2009 at Liquid Leisure - London
Full details at www.londonnightjump.co.uk
Yes, That's right. I have 'officially' launched and designed my own platinum edition ski line through GOODE. Its designed with the latest fashion trends and mixed into a world class performance waterski. Its not only a ski, keep an eye out for the matching bindings, apparel and accessories. http://www.goode.com/wsmodel9900KN.htm
"LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD, SKI GOOD"
Karina Nowlan
In cooperation with the Danish Waterski Federation, the local MC Donald’s in Vallensbaek introduces a European Waterski Championships menu. You will be able to buy the menu from the beginning of August and of course during the Championships.
Curious to find out what a European Waterski Championships Menu tastes like? We can only recommend that you pay the local MC Donald’s a visit and try for yourself..
MC Donald’s can be found at the following address:
Strandesplanaden 120
2665 Vallensbaek
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