Shake off the Stink!

[Horton]

This spring as not really been the best for consistent skiing. The new lake place, a pregnant wife and other distractions have taken a toll on my consistency and rhythm. This is a real problem when I am doing a ski test. I have to be on my game to really judge and evaluate a ski. It also basically sucks to ski below your normal level. So how to shake off the stink?

 

For me it is all about running a lot of passes at a line length that I never miss but that is hard enough that I have to pay attention. For me that is 32 off. This week I took 3 or 4 sets where all I did was run the best 32s I could. Yesterday I shortened to 35 and the first few were shaky but by this morning I was back to running 35s the way I want.

 

The point is when things go sideways and you feel like crap out there back it off and reset.

[GaryWilkinson]

Could also be totally new surroundings, new water and family issues on the brain. All combined losing 6 buoys understandable. Don't beat yourself up, but I'm glad you found a way out of the funk.

 

Me?, sometimes even dialling down doesn't help.

Maybe I'm not dialling down far enough!

[Horton]

@GaryWilkinson‌ when you dial back you also need to knew what is wrong and how to fix it. When thing go side ways I always go back to the same fundamentals that work for me.

[GOODESkier]

@Horton wait until you have a 5 and 3 year old in the boat. Your wife driving. Toys flying out of the boat at 35' OFF. That will help you "reset". Only 5 years down the road for ya! Like Parrish saying his dad shot at him with a paint ball gun while he was skiing......... really similar, you'll see. Glad your on your game again.

[Texas6]

I agree with this Horton, and I do the same thing. But sometimes I also have to resist the urge of adding rope back in too frequently because I feel like I need to be absolutely perfect to shorten. Another thing that really seems to help me when I slump is video. A slow motion playback can be a real eye opener