Iwannaski
Angel Diva
Alright…
I tried to get a lesson in this season, but in classical mom fashion, I prioritized everyone else over myself and so I missed the opportunity. (lesson duly noted and learned, oxygen mask on self, first).
This year I made big strides in my skiing in terms of form and comfort, but I realized this week that I feel like I’m going faster than I am and I need to get over my fear of speed. I’m holding myself back. I figured this out because I had my husband finally video me and realized how sloooooowwwwwly I ski relative to how it feels. I tried to use data to do this for myself but I consistently failed to effectively start SkiTracks all season.
I can turn effectively on almost any green/blue/easy black incline and maintain control, but I (think I) am rushing my turns to scrub off speed, instead of following the natural arc of the ski. As I descend, I link turns all the way down, but every once in a while, I feel anxiety about my speed and have to stop just to reset my brain because the speed is making me push myself into the backseat and I can feel the resulting adverse effects on my skiing.
Things I’ve tried… chanting tall/tip/turn as I ski as a mantra and singing.
Has anyone had this experience? What have you done? How have you overcome it? Is it just reps? Is there something else? I read “A Conversation with Fear” and if it were purely a conscious thing I think I’d have it licked.
I tried to get a lesson in this season, but in classical mom fashion, I prioritized everyone else over myself and so I missed the opportunity. (lesson duly noted and learned, oxygen mask on self, first).
This year I made big strides in my skiing in terms of form and comfort, but I realized this week that I feel like I’m going faster than I am and I need to get over my fear of speed. I’m holding myself back. I figured this out because I had my husband finally video me and realized how sloooooowwwwwly I ski relative to how it feels. I tried to use data to do this for myself but I consistently failed to effectively start SkiTracks all season.
I can turn effectively on almost any green/blue/easy black incline and maintain control, but I (think I) am rushing my turns to scrub off speed, instead of following the natural arc of the ski. As I descend, I link turns all the way down, but every once in a while, I feel anxiety about my speed and have to stop just to reset my brain because the speed is making me push myself into the backseat and I can feel the resulting adverse effects on my skiing.
Things I’ve tried… chanting tall/tip/turn as I ski as a mantra and singing.
Has anyone had this experience? What have you done? How have you overcome it? Is it just reps? Is there something else? I read “A Conversation with Fear” and if it were purely a conscious thing I think I’d have it licked.