"Sucking" at a higher level
Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:24 pm
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Currently: Working ]"If I hit 3 shots perfectly during a round of golf I am doing well. Golf is not about the shots you hit perfectly, it is about having better misses and recovering from them." This is a paraphrase from Ben Hogan, a legendary golfer.
I was reading a thread in a ski forum. The author of the thread posted a few pictures of himself and titled the thread "I suck @ skiing". And how after all the work he has been doing, what these still displayed were very discouraging.
I understand his thoughts. Watching world cup sequence photos can be amazing. Every move seems to have purpose. Every move is showing the skier moving down the hill as effectively as possible. Well, just like in Televised Golf, you see the leaders of the tournament, not the guy or lady who is missing the cut. They are still excellent players, just not having a spectacular day. Rarely would you see a photo sequence of a Europa cup racer, or a racer who did not qualify for a second run. Why, probably because it doesn't display perfection, or at least excellence.
A few years ago I was skiing in a clinic group. We were skiing some firm snow and talking about World cup racers. How do they ski so well on hard, hard snow? How do they recover from near falls and late gates? The clinician was a skiing mentor of mine, Joel Munn. He shared with a group, "We all suck at skiing. However, some suck at a much higher level."
I have included a video of my free skiing. I was very pleased with the runs, especially in that I had only time for one run in 3 distinct segments. And as usual, I caught my self "sucking" some turns.
I will give you a time line and description of the mistake and correction:
http://mysnowpro.com/jonathanlawson/2007/01/sucking_at_a_high_level.php
to your sliding success,
Jon
www.mysnowpro.com
I was reading a thread in a ski forum. The author of the thread posted a few pictures of himself and titled the thread "I suck @ skiing". And how after all the work he has been doing, what these still displayed were very discouraging.
I understand his thoughts. Watching world cup sequence photos can be amazing. Every move seems to have purpose. Every move is showing the skier moving down the hill as effectively as possible. Well, just like in Televised Golf, you see the leaders of the tournament, not the guy or lady who is missing the cut. They are still excellent players, just not having a spectacular day. Rarely would you see a photo sequence of a Europa cup racer, or a racer who did not qualify for a second run. Why, probably because it doesn't display perfection, or at least excellence.
A few years ago I was skiing in a clinic group. We were skiing some firm snow and talking about World cup racers. How do they ski so well on hard, hard snow? How do they recover from near falls and late gates? The clinician was a skiing mentor of mine, Joel Munn. He shared with a group, "We all suck at skiing. However, some suck at a much higher level."
I have included a video of my free skiing. I was very pleased with the runs, especially in that I had only time for one run in 3 distinct segments. And as usual, I caught my self "sucking" some turns.
I will give you a time line and description of the mistake and correction:
http://mysnowpro.com/jonathanlawson/2007/01/sucking_at_a_high_level.php
to your sliding success,
Jon
www.mysnowpro.com