In the weekend before biggest tournament ever, the Iowa Hawkeyesused a divide and conquer practice strategy. Half of their team drove up to Minnesota (yes, the weather in Minnesota was nice enough to intentionally drive there to waterski in October) and half stuck around in Iowa to practice at eagle lake in Evansdale. I wasn't in Minnesota, so I don't have any video. From what I heard, they got a lot of good slalom coaching. Being that they were skiing at the site of a bunch of slalom specialists, my young padawan was the designated trick coach.
The Evansdale group practiced a little of everything. Some highlights:
Neilan
Rumor has it he has been neglecting his skiing for... and this is nearly unforgivable...class. He has forgotten the Midwest collegiate skier's mantra: Don't open your books until you see frost.
Jordan
He just recently learned how to make a single wake cut. Hopefully he will not learn (the hard way) that he needs to upgrade from that piece-of-shit he strapped on to his cranium to a full face helmet. Still, nice jumping for a show skier. Oh yeah, and for God's sake, get some damn gloves.
On her first day out, Sterling went from "Who are you?" to one of the top Hawkeye women skiers. That being said, KEEP YOUR ARMS STRAIGHT!.
I heard that there was some tricking there too, but I head to leave for my pre-overnight-shift nap. So readers, yeah both of you, just imagine some video clips.
A headwind (much more so than a mind) being "a terrible thing to waste," your fearless blogger could not help but lube up and strap on the long ones,
and strattle the fulcrum between "nice jump" and OH SHIIIIIII......... where am I?
My split loyalties a moot point this year, I hope the Hawkeyes ski their asses off down in my homeland.
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This is AWESOME!!!
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