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Overcoming muscle memory

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ezav
Posts: 185 - Karma: 628
I feel like a lot of skiers at some point hit a progression wall where they have to unlearn some bad technique they learned a while back in order to learn something new. i'm curious if any of you guys had a similar issue that seemed like it took forever to relearn

Rn im in the process of relearning basic ass rail slides bc of some shitty technique i developed like two years ago thats permanently ingrained in my brain. Tragic but it has to be done if i wanna get anywhere.
Nov 29 2019 11:52PM
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270on420out
Posts: 7520 - Karma: 51,251
Don’t think of it as unlearning a trick it’s more like just adding on to a trick that you already know.
Nov 30 2019 12:09AM
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GayWolf420
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Its not a bad idea. Plenty of good skiers have even stopped skiing for like a week or two if theyre struggling with a trick just to take a steps back and boil it down to the molecular level and then try it again. I think making an effort to try and correct bad habits and stuff while skiing is gonna benefit you. I used to speedcheck like a motherfucker and learning that speed is your friend with features helps for instance.
Nov 30 2019 11:02AM
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ReturnToMonkey
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I used to speed check hella and it doesn't really matter for tiny 10 foot jumps, but with bigger features you do need speed and I don't intentionally speed check, it just kinda happens sometimes from habit which sucks
Nov 30 2019 12:07PM
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ReturnToMonkey
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Also riding switch, I learned to look over my right shoulder even though I spin left so I need to relearn that

**This post was edited on Nov 30th 2019 at 12:08:52pm
Nov 30 2019 12:07PM
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Johngreenacre
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You've just got to build over the bad habit with a new good one. You don't have to get rid of the old habit just override it.
Nov 30 2019 8:41PM
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iced
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how can you slide a rail fully for two years with bad technique
Dec 2 2019 12:10PM
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Ghost_BLandzV2
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Ya mine was taking off too early. Fucked me up hard on a lot of sw takeoffs. Sucks dick when a ski pops off on the lip hahah
Dec 2 2019 4:27PM
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ezav
Posts: 185 - Karma: 628
icedhow can you slide a rail fully for two years with bad technique


life finds a way
Dec 2 2019 5:03PM
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