Ladia Posted March 22, 2022 Report Share Posted March 22, 2022 It is hard. Over weekend I tried new F2s. It was snowing and flat light on Saturday. I did 2 runs on Proto Sl and switch to Vantage. I had very hard time to see pretty much anything. After second run condition were so bad I had to stop when I left Forrest and hit open slope. I just walk down. With one eye I am pretty much blind in these condition. On Sunday, there was some new snow and blue sky. I jump on Vantage. Simple constant radius side cut, easily turned board. And it showed all my problems. My toe side is weaker for last ten years when I got screws in front foot, but now when it is also my blind side it is really bad and I am struggling. It is not side cut or board, I just simply suck big time and when I am on more advanced board I suck more. Slopes I was dragging body on snow I can barely skid down. Later some moguls were made in fresh snow causing me another problem with depth of vision. I am pretty much stuck with perfect weather and groomed blue slopes. For rest of the season I plan use only two boards I have the least problems on. Virus Revolution Narrow and F2 Vantage. I want to try Jorg’s style to help me with vision on toe side. And I also have big mental block to commit toe side turn. I still hope but most likely my carving day are over. I am even thinking go to skiing. I can blend with hundreds of mediocre/ bad skiers on the slopes. So be ready there will be most likely big sale on horizon. I still have some top line boards. Just have fun, but be very careful there are so many crazy idiots on slopes it is just unreal. 3 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pow4ever Posted March 22, 2022 Report Share Posted March 22, 2022 "this too shall pass". I know the feeling. I feel the same way last season (injury/health problem); maybe i shall just quit. I am glad i stuck with it. I still suck but having fun again. How well i carve/snowboard doesn't define who i am. My action does. Battling the mental block to me is part of the journey. Today i woke up with renew sense of well being. it's a strange sensation; nothing is hurting(much). I wish the same for you. Our mental/physical state are so interconnected; feed the positive side(easier say than done) and silence the negative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMKW Posted March 22, 2022 Report Share Posted March 22, 2022 @Ladia Your message really resonated with me and the frustration you expressed hits home. I had the luxury of going to the MCC this year which was pretty much a dream come true. Dislocated my shoulder on the third day and that was my season. It is so demoralizing. Working really hard with every medical professional under the sun to get it strong again, but this getting old business is for the birds. I wish you all the best. Keep on keeping on. The alternatives are worse! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted March 22, 2022 Report Share Posted March 22, 2022 Hey, if you are having more fun on skis, go for it! You don't have to.prove anything to anyone. Any day on the hill you are having fun and not getting hurt is a win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted March 22, 2022 Report Share Posted March 22, 2022 i just Joined the Old Man Army Group on Facebook. Some old friends that will compete this Saturday at Crystal Mountain WA. 4 man teams /4 hours of vertical calculated for highest speed and most vertical followed by 9 holes of golf in Enumclaw... Looking forward to being there next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted March 22, 2022 Report Share Posted March 22, 2022 9 holes of golf would be cutting into my nap time. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Mr.E said: Hey, if you are having more fun on skis, go for it! You don't have to.prove anything to anyone. Any day on the hill you are having fun and not getting hurt is a win. glisse is glisse 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pow4ever Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." — G. K. Chesterton https://www.chesterton.org/a-thing-worth-doing/ The line is not an excuse for poor efforts. It is perhaps an excuse for poor results. I will never compete at elite level (no even local beer league level) but i enjoy it and sometime that's good enough and i will have to make peace with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/22/2022 at 9:18 AM, Ladia said: my carving day are over. I hear ya Ladia.......from my collision this season I still fill stuck at 60% recovery and I've recently had the same thoughts! ..........but I have had a couple of good turns and that feeling is coming back! So I say stick with it and find a run you fill safe on and get out there and have some fun......that's my plan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 I'm 15 years on from a pretty severe knee injury that included a few years off the snow. Everyday out is a good day, and if I thought skiing would be more fun or hurt less I'd jump ship in a heartbeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Job Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 Skiing looks fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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