Hello Everyone,
Hmmm... Another sunny great day of training in Sugadaira! We trained GS on #3 and #7 in the afternoon. Great for the guys here. The course on #7 was a speed set and it was a good learning experience for all. All racers were over turning and times were slower. I believe all got the lesson.
I also skied today and found a huge difference in turn shape and feel from one day to the next! It was because I changed my cant on my ski. When I did not have enough it was impossible to get enough edge angle at the beginning of the turn and caused my timing to be late. My line dropped and my time was about 1 second slower to the correct canted ski!!!!!! Another reason was the tune up of the ski. I corrected the cant of the ski and tuned it to base bevel of 1 degree and 85 degrees on the side. It was much better today and the time was cose to the same as the other ski. Also the cant of one ski maker is different to the cant needed on another ski maker!!!! Really!!!! One ski needed more than the other!
I will continue to look for your Canting needs in your skiing to make you a stronger skier!
And please make sure your boots are buckled down very tight. Around the top 2 buckles and the second one around the top of your foot. It needs to feel overly tight to the point of discomfort! Release the buckles before you ride the lift. If not your feet will loose all circulation. That is how tight they should be.
See you soon!
Doug
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Jan,24, Update
Hello Everyone,
Sorry, it has been a long time since my last Blog! I am so happy to say it has been very busy here at Sugadaira! No days off so far this season! Great! I am so happy that many of you are training so hard and improving so much!
I have my airline tickets to go back to Canada for a few days! Chrissy, Tajanna and Makaiya are excited about it too! It is a nice break half way through the season. Can you believe it is half way through already!
Last weekends line training was a grand success! We will do the same this weekend! The brushes are gerat markers for where to ski our line. Sometimes you can try a straighter line sometimes higher and compare times. The markers are a great base point. They are also gerat for setting a goal for where to do our balance shift and where to start our pressure. Keep up the great effort!
I look forward to seeing you soon!
Doug
Sorry, it has been a long time since my last Blog! I am so happy to say it has been very busy here at Sugadaira! No days off so far this season! Great! I am so happy that many of you are training so hard and improving so much!
I have my airline tickets to go back to Canada for a few days! Chrissy, Tajanna and Makaiya are excited about it too! It is a nice break half way through the season. Can you believe it is half way through already!
Last weekends line training was a grand success! We will do the same this weekend! The brushes are gerat markers for where to ski our line. Sometimes you can try a straighter line sometimes higher and compare times. The markers are a great base point. They are also gerat for setting a goal for where to do our balance shift and where to start our pressure. Keep up the great effort!
I look forward to seeing you soon!
Doug
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Jan, 15 Update
Hello Everyone,
It was a great weekend with sone great training runs and great race results! Great Job everyone! I see great things to come for us all! Keep focused on what you want and see it and feel it as much as possible!
Last night went to a fire festival. It was fun and interesting for me. Also had some free Sake that went striaght to my head.
I look forward to seeing all soon!
Best Regards
Doug
Thursday, January 11, 2007
January 11 Update
Hello Everyone,
This weekends race is coming up! All of you that are competing I wish you the best! I hope all of you see yourselves doing well! The one thing You must do to win is see your victory, or see you 10th place finish. Before it happens! See the result, see how you will ski the line of the course, see your stacked, balanced position! See and feel what it will be like when you see the time board and your name and time is in the first place position, or 10th or what ever you choose. Thinking and feeling that is what seperates the you from doing your best! You will get what you think and feel that is true!! So do your best to control your thoughts!!!!!!!!!!! PLease!!
I believe in all of you!
Have a fun Weekend!
Doug
This weekends race is coming up! All of you that are competing I wish you the best! I hope all of you see yourselves doing well! The one thing You must do to win is see your victory, or see you 10th place finish. Before it happens! See the result, see how you will ski the line of the course, see your stacked, balanced position! See and feel what it will be like when you see the time board and your name and time is in the first place position, or 10th or what ever you choose. Thinking and feeling that is what seperates the you from doing your best! You will get what you think and feel that is true!! So do your best to control your thoughts!!!!!!!!!!! PLease!!
I believe in all of you!
Have a fun Weekend!
Doug
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
January 10 Update
Hello Everyone,
Well, that was a busy New Years season! I am very happy to see so many of you! I feel it was a great camp and saw all racers make positive steps forward! Much better stacking, and balance. I will continue to push you towards a good, basic, powerfull, balance postion.
I also hope you all have written goals of what you want this season. For technique, race results fun, what ever you dare to write down think about and feel! See it , feel it and it will come! You are all poewerfull individuals!
I hope to see you again!
I believe in all of you!
Bye for now!
Doug
Well, that was a busy New Years season! I am very happy to see so many of you! I feel it was a great camp and saw all racers make positive steps forward! Much better stacking, and balance. I will continue to push you towards a good, basic, powerfull, balance postion.
I also hope you all have written goals of what you want this season. For technique, race results fun, what ever you dare to write down think about and feel! See it , feel it and it will come! You are all poewerfull individuals!
I hope to see you again!
I believe in all of you!
Bye for now!
Doug
Monday, January 01, 2007
January 1 Update
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!
I hope all of you hada fun and happy new years celabration! we did up here in Sugadaira!
We still do not have alot of natural snow but it has been cool enough that it can be made . They are preparing the #7 run. They made alot of snow on it last night! I hope it will be ready soon! We will keep you posted.
I am happy to see many peolpe improving in thier basic stance and Balance. It will pay off in the near future for those of you that are doing so!
I hope that many of you are seeing great results for your futures. I believe in you guys! All you have to do is see what you want to achieve, believe it will come to be and feel what it would be like to have the result come!! Happiness, Excitment, powerfull! YOU CAN DO IT!!!
Bye for now!
Doug
I hope all of you hada fun and happy new years celabration! we did up here in Sugadaira!
We still do not have alot of natural snow but it has been cool enough that it can be made . They are preparing the #7 run. They made alot of snow on it last night! I hope it will be ready soon! We will keep you posted.
I am happy to see many peolpe improving in thier basic stance and Balance. It will pay off in the near future for those of you that are doing so!
I hope that many of you are seeing great results for your futures. I believe in you guys! All you have to do is see what you want to achieve, believe it will come to be and feel what it would be like to have the result come!! Happiness, Excitment, powerfull! YOU CAN DO IT!!!
Bye for now!
Doug
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