Hi all. Im in Charlotte at the moment on a lay over! Mike i’m pretty close to you right now! lol…
I went to Nationals last year and was ballsing the same speeds i was coasting this weekend (9.8-10.0) m/s. With this being my first Euro meets and another UK nationals i was totally more concerned from a sub-conscious level not to foul im sure. The last 5 FIVE meets in the UK i have only had 2 TWO legal jumps and desperatley wanted them (UK) too know that i have controlled my board problem.
Although i didn’t go into this meet thinking, run slow, it must be somewhat engrained in me now as i work so much on steering in training. I’m pleased that i can jump 7.30-50m running at a slow pace for me. This shows power and technique are very good and OK respectively.
I am confident that i can easily put balls to the floor on the approach and still take off well. I am however, very keen to see how i can steer at the new speed.
I’ve also spent a lot of time comparing videos with first 2 meets and the last one. There is clearly a huge difference with how i ran the approaches and in speed from a visual perspective. If i do a meet in the OC a foul 5 jumps, it isnt a big deal. But if i travel half way across the world and foul 5 jumps, hmmm thats a problem. I’m sure this mindset was holding me back.
Also, forgot to mention, my right ankle is swollen and very painful today. I don’t remember hurting it yesterday and i just woke up like this…