Ep 3: Keep It Simple!

MB and Rob are on today, talking about one of the most important topics in water skiing: Keeping it Simple!...so you can actually make consistent progress. How much should you think when you ski? What do you do about adverse conditions: boats, ropes, driving, etc..? They get into it and a whole lot more.

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• 0:54 - Athletic Stance is 80% of being successful on the water


• 1:13 - ZeroOff, Ropes, Fuel Octane, etc..


• 3:35 - Pros are in a different class


• 4:30 - Importance of taking personal responsibility for the outcomes


• 5:00 - Trickle down affect from the Pros


• 6:57 - Keys to skiing with a bungee/stretchy rope


• 7:30 - How you stand on the ski Matters!


• 9:00 - Generate Speed!! - Most skiers struggle with this!


• 9:25 - 2 coaching keys for generating more Speed


• 11:15 - MB: 28 off and below, biggest gains come from focusing on generating speed.


• 11:43 - Rob: Don't listen to everything you see or read on internet!


• 13:00 - MB: FPM methodology is about giving skiers Tools to become better skiers on the water, and better at understanding the sport and assimilating any and all coaching off the water.


• 13:50 - MB: Finding ways to get more energy from boat, in the right direction


• 14:39 - MB: Identifying what type of learner you are


• 16:30 - MB: Frame of reference example - Pulling out for Gate


• 17:38 - Rob: Don't overthink it


• 20:28 - MB: Different types of ski sets (working on things/keys vs not thinking and just being an athlete)


• 21:30 - MB/Rob: Thinking or focusing on keys, or not?


• 22:54 - To KEEP IT SIMPLE: 1 key (maybe 2 at most)


• 24:07 - MB: Lowest hanging fruit (biggest ROI for a skiers time), is 3 simple things off the water: Improve Balance, Improve Strength and Improve Mobility


• 24:49 - Rob: FPM taught me how to be injured less


• 27:29 - Overcome and deal with adversity and watch yourself progress faster. "Embrace the Challenge"


• 28:57 - Closing