by ToddW » Mon Oct 03, 2016 10:01 pm
A-Basin's about to fire up the guns, so I figure it's time to bump this thread for the new season.
I made good progress last season despite little snow in Vermont, a knee injury, and a very short season. Thanks, Harald, for making my progress possible including that bit of footbed wizardry! To quote Geoff, "that PMTS shit really works!"
I lost the gains my first day at Hintertux trying to keep up with a posse skiing soft bumps in the fog while still wearing a knee brace and fearing re-injury. That brought back old habits fast ... right at the end of my season. Thus, much of my plan is built on last year's to recover and solidify those gains.
Over the next few seasons, I aim to build significant reserve capacity for my weaker movements so that a distraction like chasing after a fearless skier through the bumps in the fog with a weak knee doesn't derail my skiing long-term.
Who else is thinking of what they'll do in the new season?
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SMIM: holding CA through transition
flexibility / ROM (daily dryland CA practice to loosen hips up; keep injured knee happy)
3-part focus on carrying technique to steeper / ungroomed
- CA (edge retraction exercise!!!, continue drills, timing, and themes from last session with Harald)
- flex deeper and sooner
- strengthen hamstrings
seek out ice / scraped off to test and improve high C balance and tail grip from CA in brushed turns
week with Harald in February
Hintertux camp in March
secret weapon: Harald's new edge retraction exercise
Thoughts for the season*: aggressive relaxation + hold and roll
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*Harald's phrases, not mine.
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