Hi Rob, your videos and tips are awesome. Thank you so much for putting up so useful content here. I used to watch your videos during the last season and I am watching them again now as "mental preparation" for the new season. What I noticed is that whilst there are plenty of videos out on youtoube that are filmed with the onboard/boat camera, there aren´t any from behind the skier. Obviously a bit more difficult to shoot, but I believe it would really make a difference for learning purposes, since as a skier you are facing towards the boat (and as an alpine skier I know that you learn much quicker by following an advanced skier). Also beneficial would be lateral and overhead shots, they would help people to better understand timing, body position etc. If this was filmed in hi-res and slo-mo, you would really set yourself apart from the mass of content that I found so far (often blurred, shaky, cut in the middle of a turn...). Just some ideas for you, but again, thank you very much and keep up the good work, you are making a difference! Regards from Austria.
Hey, thank you! I’ll be spending some time with the best man for the job Marcus brown at the start of April so would love to get some shots like that!! Will get on it for you!
Causal lake skier here. I've recently changed to a smaller diameter handle (1" HO). I'm 6'3 / 190cm, about 100kgs, pretty big paws, and first to admit I'm not the cleanest getting out with deeps starts. I've actually found the smaller diameter much easier to grip, especially compared to, say, a kneeboarding handle. I can wrap my fingers all the way around the handle, almost like a deadlift grip on an olympic bar (which is 1.1"). Considering gloves taking up a bit of space, this sorta makes sense, So worth experimenting. Nice vid. looking forward to the next one. 👍🏻
Hey Tim, That makes sense for general ease of grip, what I was mentioning was more to do with trying to stay away from ripped hands and trying to let the handle stay more towards the fingers when leaning across the wakes instead of over-gripping. But that's the great thing about skiing, everyone finds what works for them!
Gidday Rob.Thank you for your comments re handles.How do you get rid of bad habits that seem to be ingrained over many years.I mean if you want a different result you need to change something.It all happens so quickly.In the course it becomes a blur..When your skiing are you thinking of each step ? or is it just memory reflex.
Hey, check out my video called Are you holding onto the handle too long and why does it matter. This should help you out. But realistically its probably because your back shoulder gets pulled up and and you end up squaring up to the body, then skiing straight too it causing too much speed at the buoy which can cause slack. Check out the video, this should help figure out what to do to correct it
Hi Rob, your videos and tips are awesome. Thank you so much for putting up so useful content here. I used to watch your videos during the last season and I am watching them again now as "mental preparation" for the new season.
What I noticed is that whilst there are plenty of videos out on youtoube that are filmed with the onboard/boat camera, there aren´t any from behind the skier. Obviously a bit more difficult to shoot, but I believe it would really make a difference for learning purposes, since as a skier you are facing towards the boat (and as an alpine skier I know that you learn much quicker by following an advanced skier).
Also beneficial would be lateral and overhead shots, they would help people to better understand timing, body position etc. If this was filmed in hi-res and slo-mo, you would really set yourself apart from the mass of content that I found so far (often blurred, shaky, cut in the middle of a turn...).
Just some ideas for you, but again, thank you very much and keep up the good work, you are making a difference! Regards from Austria.
Hey, thank you! I’ll be spending some time with the best man for the job Marcus brown at the start of April so would love to get some shots like that!! Will get on it for you!
Causal lake skier here. I've recently changed to a smaller diameter handle (1" HO). I'm 6'3 / 190cm, about 100kgs, pretty big paws, and first to admit I'm not the cleanest getting out with deeps starts. I've actually found the smaller diameter much easier to grip, especially compared to, say, a kneeboarding handle. I can wrap my fingers all the way around the handle, almost like a deadlift grip on an olympic bar (which is 1.1"). Considering gloves taking up a bit of space, this sorta makes sense, So worth experimenting. Nice vid. looking forward to the next one. 👍🏻
Hey Tim, That makes sense for general ease of grip, what I was mentioning was more to do with trying to stay away from ripped hands and trying to let the handle stay more towards the fingers when leaning across the wakes instead of over-gripping. But that's the great thing about skiing, everyone finds what works for them!
Brilliant video as always.
Thank you 🙏
Gidday Rob.Thank you for your comments re handles.How do you get rid of bad habits that seem to be ingrained over many years.I mean if you want a different result you need to change something.It all happens so quickly.In the course it becomes a blur..When your skiing are you thinking of each step ? or is it just memory reflex.
Love this question! I’d love to make a video on this!
Hi Rob. When i hold the handle longer, I get more slack. Is there a way to reduce slack
Hey, check out my video called Are you holding onto the handle too long and why does it matter. This should help you out. But realistically its probably because your back shoulder gets pulled up and and you end up squaring up to the body, then skiing straight too it causing too much speed at the buoy which can cause slack. Check out the video, this should help figure out what to do to correct it