Some days ya just don't have it

[Than_Bogan]

Thought I'd publish this as perhaps a help to some newer course skiers. I think sometimes people get insanely frustrated when they appear to have taken a big step back.

 

But some days, ya just don't have it.

 

This morning I thought I'd be a bit off because I had some very aggressive (and painful!) massage therapy done around my shoulder, psoases, and other places. I was pretty sore and weak, so decided I'd stay away from -38. No need to worry about THAT! I struggled like heck with my opening pass (-28), and then worked my ass off to squeek through a few -32s. -35 was a joke; shouldn't have even tried it.

 

Two days earlier, I was going deep -38 and had my first "oh man I shouldda run that" of the season.

 

And I'll be right back there soon, because I know that today doesn't mean anything unless I let it.

 

Some days, ya just don't have it. :)

[ToddL]

True.

[Chef23]

That is why I didn't ski this morning. I skied 4 days in a row plus a couple of hard workouts. I am taking a couple of days off before getting back after it next week.

[MarkTimm]

I have had two days so far this season that I could barely run a pass. Each of these were preceded by a brutal crossfit workout the day before. Both times I didn't think it would effect my skiing, couldn't have been more wrong.

[Texas6]

Yep. I had this day precisely last week. Worked out and ski'd several days in a row. Took a second set on my fourth day of skiing in a row because my set earlier in the day was terrible. I fell three times on my opener. Back to the boat and took a few days off

[rayn]

Same thing happened to me on my birthday, first set of the morning was crap, and on top of that Chef ran his practice PB. I did ski later that night and redeemed myself with a good set. So you can also within a day go from crap to good, or good to crap. You just have to take this sport day to day.

[Taperflex]

My favorite saying is " sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you".

[SM]

I had one of those days today, yesterday skied great, couldn't run anything today but It was still an awesome day, that's what I love about this sport.

[RichardDoane]

that's the beauty of a 3 event tourney, sometimes your slalom rides goes wrong, but you can redeem yourself on the ramp, or on your trick ski, or vice versa

[skidawg]

You are preaching to the choir

[cwillygood]

this happens to much, the other day ran 32 off for the 2nd time even at 36 and yesterday couldnt get down 28 off for the life of me

[SkiJay]

So true ... but any time on the water is never time wasted.

[slalom frog]

And I thought I was the only one that had this problem..........Nice to have some company in this department!