I just can't get the hang of park skiing

Skier_JavariusI don't want to be too much of a downer here but you might just want to consider taking a break from park for a bit. Obviously, concussions can vary in severity and I'm not sure how yours were diagnosed or who diagnosed them or how severe they thought them to be but 4 or 5 in just a couple months is a fuck ton. When I was in high school a couple years ago the rule was three concussions in the same sport and you couldn't ever play that sport for the school again. Concussions/head trauma is a very developing field and a lot of doctors won't give a specific number but just an example to make a point. You kinda seemed to run over the concussion stuff quickly which is why I brought up the how/who stuff over the diagnosis but head trauma is not something to be taken lightly, especially if you're young.

HomerPimpinI don't wanna sound like a little bitch with this thread, and I hope I don't make it too long either, but I just don't really know what I'm doing wrong. I also have no idea how to really progress. I started skiing about two years ago, this being my second season, and I remember having trouble linking my turns without lifting up my uphill ski. Now I rip the entire mountain, spraying snow everywhere and hitting shifty's and 3s on whatever lip I can find. But park skiing is completely foreign to me. At the start of the season I was set on progressing in park, and hitting my first 3 in the small park felt so good. But now it's like I've hit a roadblock. I rarely ever even hit jumps anymore, even when I'm with my friends and we just run park laps the entire day. I end up just pussying out and going off the knuckle, and on the rare occasion that I feel like going for a 3 on the medium line, I don't commit and end up stopping at a 180 and sometimes flat out eat shit because of it. I can barely even mute and my body always tilts when I try a tail grab, it's like my awareness and composure disappears as soon as I'm in the air.

Maybe it's the fear of getting hurt that's holding me back. I've gotten 4 or 5 concussions the last two months from trying things in the park over and over again. Maybe park skiing just isn't for me. And yet, I feel like if you want something bad enough, you'll do whatever you need to do to make it happen. To be honest, landing a 3 doesn't give me anywhere close to the adrenaline rush a solid run down the mountain does. Maybe I only wanna ski park for the ooo's and ahh's from other people. Fuck, maybe I just want to feel like I belong on ns and have a reason to rock my goggles under my helmet and ride park skis.

I don't know what happened. Just a few weeks ago I was having fun and enjoying hitting the park with my friend; legitimately spending a good 6 hours just riding park. Whether I landed the trick or ate it, I kept going back for more. Maybe today was just a bad day.

Anyway, thanks for listening to my rant.

Farmville420Just do enough reps, 2 years is nothing in the grand scheme of things. Most of the good kids you see riding have been skiing for a decade and riding park for ever half a decade. Just keep going

HomerPimpinI know, but it just feels like I should be progressing more. I see literal 12 year olds that either match my skill but do the tricks cleaner, or just flat out throw 7s and switch 3s. It's one of those things where it gets discouraging at a point, especially when the park is packed on a saturday and I just do a shifty so I don't eat it in front of everyone. for all mountain skiing there's just so much more terrain to practice on. I get what you're saying though and I'll keep at it, probably after a short break from park.

jompcockOne thing that can be super helpful is learning how to fall without getting hurt. Seems dumb but practice front rolls, back rolls, misty rolls etc if you have a chance. Doing a roll instead of hitting the ground loose can absolutely save your noggin and other body parts.

sexyjulian4 or 5 concussions in last 2 months?

go ahead and stay outta the park for me