Jumping Journal: February 23, 2006

Day 42.  Ten more days of jumping until I finally break up over this crazy barrier of only getting 50 or 51 days a jumping a year.  I am beginning to think it might finally happen.

 

After a day of snowfall, wet snow too boot, I arrived at the hill and pretty much finished all the inrun work that needed to be completed before next week gets here. I changed into the jump suit and preceded up the tressel after rubbing on some wax.  I pretty much knew to rub on the wax or I was going to regret it with the wet snow.

 

I took the first jump and ended up jumping late.  For some reason in the past couple of weeks I have started jumping late quite often.  Most of the first half of the season I had been jumping on time, now I seem to be jumping late more often than not.  I didn't get the ankles cocked like I should have.  I did correct this on the second jump and kept them pretty much cocked the rest of the evening.

 

The second jump was a little better on the timing.  I ended up dropping the ankles in the air and as usual had my head down.

 

On the last three jumps I did better but did also notice that I was getting out over the skis by bending at the waist versus moving out over the skis/continuing the move.  I was doing great with keeping the ankles cocked but the head was still buried in the snow versus looking to the transition.

 

I didn't crash again tonight.  I guess I will have to try removing the padding that I have been keeping in the jump suit to help protect my behind in case I fall.  I have just taken a pair of sweats and folded them up and put them down inside the suit around the right butt cheek and the tailbone area.  I'll have to pull it out tomorrow night if I get the chance to jump.

 

Crash