mrpreuss Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 What is the best advice you have that you think might help other skiers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted April 28, 2011 Baller Share Posted April 28, 2011 1) Only concentrate on changing "ONE THING" at a time. 2) When setting a new ski up "BINDINGS FIRST" AND "FIN SECOND." 3) Stay in your "LEVERAGED POSITION" during your edge change. 4) COM "Center of Mass" in the direction of travel. 5) "NEVER" "EVER" criticize your Wifes driving !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rq0013 Posted April 28, 2011 Baller Share Posted April 28, 2011 just reading "What the heck is handle control" was my best tip/revelation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted April 28, 2011 Baller Share Posted April 28, 2011 CP watched me ski my opening pass at 28 off (my first receipt of real coaching) when I was in M2 at 36 mph, and said "Dude, I love your intensity...but you don't have to be 90 degrees to the boat path at ALL TIMES". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ral Posted April 28, 2011 Baller Share Posted April 28, 2011 Any time you are in the water is like a mini holiday, enjoy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bulldog Posted April 28, 2011 Baller Share Posted April 28, 2011 Enjoy skiing early and wide…..Like I ever do that! "Do Better..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted April 28, 2011 Baller Share Posted April 28, 2011 Don't listen to MS! I think that came from JTH, Skidawg or JD. : ) Ski like it's your last pass ever. It might be. Enjoy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Bruce_Butterfield Posted April 28, 2011 Baller_ Share Posted April 28, 2011 "Everything that happens in slalom depends on what you did the instant before". Circa 1982. I still think about this almost every set. If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ RichardDoane Posted April 28, 2011 Baller_ Share Posted April 28, 2011 keep your vision up, especially at the starting gate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted April 29, 2011 Baller_ Share Posted April 29, 2011 Dont buy a ski based on the size of your wallet. I have a small/thin wallet. Still taking donations for that new ski. Anyone.... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ham_Wallace Posted April 29, 2011 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2011 Dance with the one that got you to the prom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwr Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Wait later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ktm300 Posted April 29, 2011 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2011 Ride the ski like a skateboard. The ski is four wheel drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemsondave Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Relax your hands around the turn. If you cannot open your hand and have the handle stay there, you are not free of the boat. Taught to me by Carl Peterson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted April 29, 2011 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2011 Mueller to me....... "I want you to do three things. 1. Turn. 2. Lean. 3. Don't suck." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MAD11 Posted April 29, 2011 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2011 Do you see in this video how Andy Mapple skis? Look at it, understand that he is the only guy in the world that skis this style and that you will never be capable of doing it so don't try! Schnitzer 1997 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted April 29, 2011 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2011 If it were this simple. My problem is that it is the synthesis over the years of countless ski tips to suit my particular ski style, along with watching and learning from what better skiers do, that has made the biggest difference over time. So perhaps the best tip I've ever gotten is, "watch, listen, learn, and then integrate it all into your own personal ski style" . . . and never quit trying things and learning things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ham_Wallace Posted April 29, 2011 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2011 You can't teach an old dawg new tricks. Don't try it, it will only make the dawg mad. Find a ski that fits the dawg's style' don't try to fit the dawg to the ski's style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thompjs Posted April 29, 2011 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2011 Shane, I was with you till number 3. Not sure how I'm going to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted April 30, 2011 Baller Share Posted April 30, 2011 Yeah, I haven't mastered #3 either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Mueller to me. Have you ever had lessons? Me, No. Mueller, Good, forget everything you know and lets start over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 remember, go loose when you fall http://youtu.be/RuN3Vlh-jZM (sorry, won't let me post the clip) :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Justin_C Posted August 3, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 3, 2011 go around the red balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skinut Posted August 3, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 3, 2011 How you start the pass is how you end the pass. Which means I am usually fast and narrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 3, 2011 Administrators Share Posted August 3, 2011 "Binding Side Up" BABE’S ★ California Ski Ranch ★ Connelly ★ Denali ★ Goode ★ Mastering The Art Of Waterskiing HO ★ KDSkis ★ MasterCraft ★ MasterLine ★ PerfSki ★ Radar ★ Reflex ★ SLines ★ Stokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Stevie Boy Posted August 3, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 3, 2011 STOP! fiddling with it, leave it where it is ! and ski on it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted August 3, 2011 Administrators Share Posted August 3, 2011 Don't worry about one bad ball (or pass). When it goes right try to remember what you did. BABE’S ★ California Ski Ranch ★ Connelly ★ Denali ★ Goode ★ Mastering The Art Of Waterskiing HO ★ KDSkis ★ MasterCraft ★ MasterLine ★ PerfSki ★ Radar ★ Reflex ★ SLines ★ Stokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCskiFreak Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Just ski better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
east tx skier Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 1. Follow me. -Boat Driver 2. Show me your t*ts (an easy way to think about getting the hips to the handle). -wife's cousin 3. Square your shoulders to the boat and just let yourself fall back, then hang on. Enjoy the ride for a second or two. -Pro Skier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DanE Posted August 4, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 4, 2011 "You have to pull twice as hard through the wakes" "just make sure You use half the amount of power You´re putting in now" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxroads Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortenit Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Referring to butt behind and getting the hips up: "F**k it, don't sh*t on it". Can't remember exactly who told me it but I'm thinking Lucky....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Garn Posted August 4, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 4, 2011 Straighten and relax your arms (from Wade Williams). Garn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jjackkrash Posted August 4, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 4, 2011 "Its a ballet, not a wrestling match." Also, words of wisdom from my dad teaching me to slalom: Me: What happened? Dad: You fell. Me: Well, what should I do different next time? Dad: Don't fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted August 4, 2011 Baller_ Share Posted August 4, 2011 Anyone can ski on glass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller lhoover Posted August 4, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 4, 2011 For all of us who remember the great Ken White, one of his favorites was "never ski alone". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
454SS Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 dont think just ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted August 4, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 4, 2011 :Less is more. Drew Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixball Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Took the balls out and now I look like I know what I am doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Than_Bogan Posted August 5, 2011 Baller Share Posted August 5, 2011 "Stop talking and listen." I'm guessing this is good advice in all of life, but I haven't actually tried it yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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