Waterski
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So, you are wide enough, but are you fast enough? Once you have practice skiing wide enough to consistently score Audio Slalom buoys, as described in the Audio Slalom Marking Your Boat post, it is time to start timing your passes. Full Course Times The following table provides the number of seconds it takes a…
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In Episode 111 I had the opportunity to speak with Greg Lindberg who hosts the Eyes Free Sports Podcast. Following are the show notes for the episode. In Episode 111 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we visit with Mike Royal, an accomplished adaptive athlete in running, water skiing, and other sports who resides in…
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The objective of this post is to provide behind the boat tips to help you achieve the on water performance needed to qualify to compete at a National Championships. This old dog described the Tricks qualification Requirements in a prior post. If you are not ready to get wet yet, you can check out the…
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The objective of this post is to provide dryland tips to help you achieve the on water performance needed to qualify to compete at a National Championships. This old dog described the Tricks Qualification Requirements in a prior post. When you are ready to get wet, check out the Tricks Behind Boat Training post. The…
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You probably have been told, “you cannot teach an old dog a new trick”. With some luck, maybe this old dog can teach a new blind water skier a trick or two about learning to compete. Goal Get you qualified to compete in the Tricks and Audio Slalom events at the 27th USA Adaptive Water Ski…
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I have been asked a few times if it is possible for someone to start practicing audio slalom without an Audio Slalom Signal Generator (ASSG). Specifically, how wide does the skier need to get to score an audio slalom buoy? This quick hack will allow you to place marks on the right-side and left-side of…
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If watching this video does not get you excited about learning how to compete in Audio Slalom, maybe you should try a different sport. Let me give a huge shoutout to my daughter, Taylor, for editing this exciting footage from the 2019 IWWF World Disabled Waterski Championships. She also added audio description, closed captions, and…
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A special thanks goes out to my daughter, Taylor, for providing audio description for my Audio Slalom passes skied in the finals at the 15th Barbara Bolding/Jim Grew Fund Disabled Water Ski World Championships. Even if you already watched the live coverage, Taylor’s editing and commentary makes this video worth a watch.
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While it has been four years between my World titles, due to cancellation of the 2021 event, I was able to go back-to-back. Now it is time to see if the Astros are up to the challenge! I was one of the 13 members of the 2023 USA Adaptive Water Ski Team that won the…
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Let me give a huge shoutout to my daughter, Taylor, for editing this exciting footage from the 2019 IWWF World Disabled Waterski Championships. She also added audio description, closed captions, and the transcript included in the description of the video to enhance accessibility.
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