Hawkshot99
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While it will not change how I ski, it will prevent me from skiing if if injured. After ending 07/08 in January from a torn ACL it is not something I wish to repeat.
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2009-2010 Goals!
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While it will not change how I ski, it will prevent me from skiing if if injured. After ending 07/08 in January from a torn ACL it is not something I wish to repeat.
GrilledSteezeSandwich
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I don't hit the big mother hucking booters anymore for fear of injury..it would be cool to learn rails but I don't want to get nutted..
(1) straighter line/>extension/hands forward in bumps (the shorty poles have helped a lot)
(2) get comfy in air
(3) 40 days- missed by (1) this year.
(4) more VT
Am going to change my gym routine to add >bike and other excercises for legs--part of problem on BB3 was very slow pace out of fear of being too wiped out to finish.
(2) get comfy in air
(3) 40 days- missed by (1) this year.
(4) more VT
Am going to change my gym routine to add >bike and other excercises for legs--part of problem on BB3 was very slow pace out of fear of being too wiped out to finish.
riverc0il
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Ski. A lot.
mondeo
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Missed:
Make the second day at BMMC. Probably my loftiest goal.
Definately legit to not ski injured. I've definately gotten a lot better at listening to my body over the last few years. I also entered last year in much better shape than previously, and that really kept injuries down.
I'm on the fence over whether to get a pair of park skis and start hitting rails this year. If I injury myself skiing, it's one thing. Injuring myself on a rail may be another, hard to tell if it's worth it without trying. If I do go ahead with it, I'll also buy a cup for jib sessions.
I like the simplicity of this goal.
Depends on the severity of your past injuries.
Broken wrist and hand, yeah most probably would get back on the horse without a thought
Season ending crash resulting in a dislocated shoulder, severe concussion, compressed nerves and a fractured neck vertebrae within less than an inch of putting you in a wheel chair for the rest of life......might have you dial things back a bit.
mondeo
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Well, no paralysis is definately a goal. Along with no death. That to me is a whole different level than injury.
Comes down to acceptable level of risk, I guess. ACL or broken bones I accept as risks. I dial it way down near trees, but in the open spaces I'll push. I just wouldn't have fun skiing if I wasn't pushing hard enough that there wasn't significant risk of medium-severity injury. It's not the risk, it's the speed and the accomplishment to me. I'll always want to get better, and when I start getting beyond my peak years I'll want to stay as good as possible.
I probably made it sound more critical of people that have no injuries as a goal than I should of. Some people just enjoy getting out on the snow, and putting themselves in situations where there's an injury risk may not be worth it to them. Different strokes for different folks.
I do understand putting oneself in positions where there is risk of severe injury if you falter where maximum focus is required. I haven't given that up in all areas. Different things trigger dialing back for different skiers. I don't ski fast on flats at all any more as the injury mentioned occurred while I was training Super G. I also avoid the park because at the end of the day, catching air or trying to learn the rails would just take away from the type of skiing that I prefer to do. If while in there I hurt myself badly, I'd be way more pissed than if I hurt myself in the trees. In the trees I don't dial it back at all, it's actually where I feel most comfortable. Different slopes for different folks....
gorgonzola
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fitty days
race clinic/beer league
10 powder days
tuckerman
some wierd juju about injuries here ...kind of a given no? if it were to become a primary goal it'd probably neagate all my other ones
race clinic/beer league
10 powder days
tuckerman
some wierd juju about injuries here ...kind of a given no? if it were to become a primary goal it'd probably neagate all my other ones
Beetlenut
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I'm sure those comments came from people who had injuries last year that cut their season short. Logically, this year they wish not to repeat that scenario! I'm not going to change my skiing style becasue of the broken bones, but I can say in a thread about 2009-2010 Goals that I sure don't want a repeat of last season!
no injuries as a goal is fine. skiing hard and skiing recklessly are two entirely different things. If i get hurt skiing bumps the way I know is within my capability then I can live with that. If i charge through a flash frozen bump field and break my femur, that's just plain stupid.
My Goal is to go into the season in the best shape I can. out of the 190 days so far this year I have exercised in some format 143 of them. If you count walking the dog(2.5mile loop) which I do not. I have 190.
GIDDI UP BOYS!!
GIDDI UP BOYS!!
one more thing about injuries. Having one at the end of the season, or having one that doesnt interfere with the daily aspects of your life dont carry the same weight or consequence as one that ends your season prematurely or severly impacts the way you can live your life outside of skiing.
I'm not pretentious enough to think i speak for all parents who ski, but if i tear up another acl "charging hard" and cant play with my kids for 6 months, i think that is somewhat selfish on my part. Can it happen? Of course, but to say I dont ski with those kinds of things in the back of my mind would be b.s. I do think about it and I do ski accordingly.
I'm not pretentious enough to think i speak for all parents who ski, but if i tear up another acl "charging hard" and cant play with my kids for 6 months, i think that is somewhat selfish on my part. Can it happen? Of course, but to say I dont ski with those kinds of things in the back of my mind would be b.s. I do think about it and I do ski accordingly.
RootDKJ
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I'm hoping that Glenn chime in and will trump everyone here with some S.M.A.R.T goals :lol:
mondeo
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I had an injury last season that cut my season short, my broken collarbone killed my lacrosse "career," and my broken arm cut that season short.
No one wants to get injured, I'm just thinking that stuff listed as a goal is something that you want to actively achieve and therefore injury avoision is inherently limiting in an activity like skiing. I'm not going to do anything stupid, but setting a goal of not getting injured would basically kill off everything on my list except some of the technique stuff. I'll let my self-preservation instinct take care of setting my bounds for risk.
Again, it was a poorly worded original statement on my part.
Beetlenut
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Understand. I was thinking more along the lines that right before I injured myself, there was a point where I had a choice that might have effected the outcome. Next time I will more seriously consider that choice if I get into a similar situation.
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As far as technique goals, I'm going to keep it simple and simply say this season that it's to keep my hips forward, i.e. shin pressure.
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I think it'll be significant. What's the weight loss now? Couple that with the contact lenses and you're probably looking at an epic season.
I'm down a solid 30lbs from the end of last season. Anyway with the weight loss, being in great physical shape from biking, contacts and most importantly finally giving up few bad habits, I expect nothing but positive things on the hill this year. I'm ready for it so bring it on!
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