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the-east-isnt-that-bad
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 6
Alright, so like I fucked up both my knees at the end of Jan. last year and could hardly ski at all. I decided that I was gonna take one of my old pairs of skis and epoxy a steel plate to the bottom and get one of my friends to tow me into my BMX trails. I sucked! Considering it was mud and the skis were pretty heavy I guess I was bad, but I had completely lost like all confidence in the air and my style took a huge blow... anybody else ever happen to them???

The same kinda thing happened with rails but I'm thinking it's more that the steel slides a lot faster so I'm sticking with BMX 'till I get to ski... ;)
Aug 14 2003 11:46PM
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TheProfitSkier
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ski through the pain
THE LOAF RULES OVER US ALL
Aug 14 2003 11:47PM
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jibben4aliven270
Posts: 100 - Karma: 10
u were skiing dirt. its not gonna be the same as if u were on snow
Aug 14 2003 11:50PM
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Astomp
Posts: 10090 - Karma: 344
i blew my right knee out but i dont plan on quitting. just work out and go for it all over again. itll just take time to learn i guess
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i sure would like to rest ... but the energy gets the best of me. its been a wild ride i wouldnt change a minute i cant slow down inside guess thats why i live it
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Aug 14 2003 11:52PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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^ makes a very good point. Earlier in the summer my friend towed my around his city block on his big ass straight skis with the bindings taped to my shoes Its hard as hell to turn on pavement you just kinda slide around. But yeah Im sure i looked goofy as fuck I wouldnt put to much thought into it.

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Aug 14 2003 11:53PM
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the-east-isnt-that-bad
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 6
I know that dirt is different but it wasn't even like I could even think about grabbing anything besides my nuts as I came down hard...

And I have no intention of quiting, just beating the hell outa myself until I'm fairly decent again :P
Aug 14 2003 11:56PM
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D-40
Posts: 6050 - Karma: 100
you wont have to do much to get back into skiing once you get on the snow
Aug 14 2003 11:56PM
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the-east-isnt-that-bad
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 6
^ That's what I'm hoping...
Aug 14 2003 11:59PM
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Ghost
Posts: 7116 - Karma: 339
it's all mental. return to your happy place.

This last ski season, what did you concentrate on to make your skiing flow? Try to remember those techniques.

One thing could be off, concentrate on all the basics.. is your stance right? are you popping?

Eat. Sleep. Breathe. Ski.
Aug 15 2003 1:00AM
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270oUt
Posts: 166 - Karma: 10
yea... i tried to ski on dirt from getting towed in and i couldn't do anything except fall(and nothing in wrong with my knees) so don't worry when winter comes you'll be fine!
Aug 15 2003 1:07AM
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the-east-isnt-that-bad
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 6
haha, my heppy place is my girlfriends bedroom...

lucky for me i'll be there tonight hint hint wink wink ;)
Aug 15 2003 1:12AM
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Ghost
Posts: 7116 - Karma: 339
really? so will I

Eat. Sleep. Breathe. Ski.
Aug 15 2003 1:15AM
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the-east-isnt-that-bad
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 6
yeah man, nothing like having some fun on a Thursday night...
Aug 15 2003 1:20AM
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Ghost
Posts: 7116 - Karma: 339
I will be at your girlfriend's house
was what I meant :)

Eat. Sleep. Breathe. Ski.
Aug 15 2003 1:27AM
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D-40
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haha
Aug 15 2003 2:56AM
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the-east-isnt-that-bad
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 6
damn, girlfriend can't do anything...

looks like I'll be in the photo section jackin' off...
Aug 15 2003 3:09AM
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switchskier88
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It's all mental man, i had a very small case of what u had for like a day after i got a cooncussion, but i just got over it pretty quik, i think once i wipped out and didnt get hurt i was fine, i think a big part of it anyways is that u were trying it on mud or whatever
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Aug 15 2003 4:36AM
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ECfreeski3
Posts: 12019 - Karma: 125
yeah bro, definitely don't worry about it. sometimesw i will take a big fall, and doubt all my ability, but you just gotta go back and kleep practicing, and the old touch will come back



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Aug 15 2003 4:50AM
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Astomp
Posts: 10090 - Karma: 344
wait so while talking about this knee stuff...anyone blown a knee out then jumped the next year? just wondering cause im gonna do it anyway. i figured work out the legs build up both knees and muscles round it and no problem what so ever. even if they say dont i think i might at least learn rails really good
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i sure would like to rest ... but the energy gets the best of me. its been a wild ride i wouldnt change a minute i cant slow down inside guess thats why i live it
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Aug 15 2003 8:04AM
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the-east-isnt-that-bad
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 6
Well I blew out both knees when I overshot a table by about ten feet and landed on lip of the next jump in the series (they were pretty small and real close together)... I guess that if you ride a bike a lot or lift or something and build up the muscles that everything would be ok, anybody think otherwise??
Aug 15 2003 3:50PM
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Astomp
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i ride my bike all the time...im just thinking im gonna do it anyway. im just waiting for high school weight room to open so i can do it.
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i sure would like to rest ... but the energy gets the best of me. its been a wild ride i wouldnt change a minute i cant slow down inside guess thats why i live it
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Aug 15 2003 9:08PM
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the-east-isnt-that-bad
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 6
Lifting is probably the best way to get back into shape aside from riding your bike or even just skiing around and carving for a week or two to your knees back with the feeling...

That's what I've done in the past
Aug 15 2003 10:23PM
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