tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933307817955063799.post7248588900436584551..comments2023-10-09T03:46:51.970-07:00Comments on Skiing In The Shower: Oh, Canada: Training Tips from Up NorthAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14950166685456746919noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933307817955063799.post-82677387111374174242007-06-13T14:03:00.000-07:002007-06-13T14:03:00.000-07:00Totally! Its funny, when I was at Academy, I took...Totally! Its funny, when I was at Academy, I took the "International" clinic with the Austrailan, the Canadian, and the New Zeland D team guys (and gals), and it was so interesting to see that we are all really pursuing this common goal, and that there are variations on the thought process, the ideas are broken down differently, but ultimately, its like someone saying the same thing, but in a new way, and suddenly the lightbulb goes on.<BR/><BR/>Tom used to be my climbing coach, and it was interesting, because he tried to tell me for six months or so, to keep my hips in. He'd tell me to push on my toes, to pull with my feet, to engage my abs, to keep my belly button to the wall...<BR/><BR/>And I thought I was doing it to some extent. And then, one day, on a super overhanging section, something he said clicked, and I was able to do it while nearly horizontal (I was climbing in a cave feature), and I made the move that had been evading me.<BR/><BR/>I got back down and I looked at Tom, and without even REALIZING I was doing it, I said, "You know, its a lot easier to do if you keep your hips under you and in toward the wall."<BR/><BR/>He just looked at me. And then I realized he had been telling me just that for months. But my body hadn't experienced it kinesthetically, or my brain just wasn't getting it.<BR/><BR/>That's why I love to chat about it so much, with so many different people, you never know where that lightbulb is going to come from!!ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276568091596038529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933307817955063799.post-6287889193507936652007-06-13T08:55:00.000-07:002007-06-13T08:55:00.000-07:00Megan here...CSIA level 3 certified. I am psyched ...Megan here...CSIA level 3 certified. I am psyched that you are looking outside of the PSIA system to gain more knowledge about skiing. I like the Basketball analogy - it gives another perspective on 'how to stay perpendicular to your base of support'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933307817955063799.post-31519756650306664212007-06-08T16:46:00.000-07:002007-06-08T16:46:00.000-07:00I like the basketball tray analogy. It works in my...I like the basketball tray analogy. It works in my brain, I'll let you know once I try it out on snow. I have this habit to initiate a turn of throwing my basketball down the hill and then trying to make my lunch tray catch up, maybe thinking of it this way will help me keep my feet with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2933307817955063799.post-5758247738795177932007-06-07T21:27:00.000-07:002007-06-07T21:27:00.000-07:00So, I am guilty of it, too: I just sent this to Jo...So, I am guilty of it, too: I just sent this to Josh, and I thought I'd post it here, as well:<BR/><BR/>While I was skiing in the last weekend, I was thinking of this, and it reminds me of a gyroscopic skiing idea, where all the parts stay related in fluid motion, rather than being broken up into pieces (make an angle, the shoulders do this, the legs do this, don't bend forward) rather, it seems like a total feel you are reaching for, the heavy part of your body staying stable in an effective way over the platform that moves beneath it.ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276568091596038529noreply@blogger.com