J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by ise

daved wrote:

I agree with ise and must make the point that the instructor should go at your pace not that of the "fastest" and if he feels that a member of the class is so out of step with the rest he should move them not keep up with them to the detriment of the others

yes, it's not good to compare a bad group lesson with a good 1:1, with group size I'm thinking of things with not more than 6 or 8 people, that's about critical mass to get some good feedback loops in and not so big to lose individual contact.

My opinion on this has altered over the years, looking back I can recall some fairly weak rationalisations to cover a basic reluctance to get into a group. Nowadays I've no choice the CPD and training I have to do is always in a group setting and there's really no doubt this is a better learning environment, if you want the jargon this is a collaborative learning environment and that's what I'm talking about.

The biggest fallacy is that we've all got some sort of unique issue, by and large we all struggle with the same or similar stuff, just getting into a group and recognising that is part way to fixing it.

Tony_H wrote:
Can I strongly suggest that if anyone finds themselves looking at stunning views like that and they want to listen to something to feel the moment, that they listen to the acoustic version of Intervention by Arcade Fire. Not many songs can reduce me to tears.

The only one I can find on iTunes is on an album called Neon Bible, is that the one?

I could test that one today :)

RoseR wrote:I did not get on with group lessons at all. The age differences in which classes I was put in just did not work for me. Alright we were all complete novices but when you are in a group of 20 year old lads and you are a 50 year old woman the rates at which you learn are different. I would have ended up killing myself trying to keep up with them.
So its private for me I am afraid.

I did some of my BASI training with people in their late teens, they weren't even close to me in terms of fitness, they tired too quickly and had no stamina at all so it's all relative.

bandit wrote:I don't own a ipod :mrgreen:

I prefer to listen to the sounds of the mountains.

Lovely photos though :D

I see that you visited your favourite rock garden on Sorebois. Were the rocks in the same place this December?

I didn't know you had a photo of that, I'm fairly sure that's where I broke my stormriders actually and my knee was black for ages.

RossF wrote:The sound of the ice scraping beneath my skis does it for me :twisted:

we don't have that, with 2m of powder the only noise is other peoples iPods :D

smirnoff_skier wrote:I think this refers to the acknowledged thinking that an elite athlete does approx 10,000 hours of training before they are world class. This can also be used in other professions outside sport and in anything really. You need to do something for 10,000 hours (or I supose 10,000 times in the case of skiing) to excel in a skill. It is by no means a garuntee of success but it seems to help. The research was intially done by Malcolm Gladstone but if you google it, there is quite a bit on there.

I think you mean Malcolm Gladwell and I don't think that's quite acknowledged thinking as such. It's not research either, he's a journalist :)

mickyd87 wrote:

It may say that it only takes 20 to 30 repetitions to learn a new skill, but it take 10,000 repetitions in order to make it a natural, instictive reaction

I've never heard that, I'd be interested if you have a source for that as it's runs contrary to anything I've read before.

After extensive testing experts have found that the best song to have on your iPod while skiing powder is "Duffy - Mercy". Following extensive tests "Mercy" turns to out to have the most apt tempo for a variety of terrain.

Other highlights include:

I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
Mystic Rhythms - Rush (Mystic rhythms -- capture my thoughts and carry them away)
Sinnerman (Stereo) - Nina Simone (runner-up)
The Unforgiven II - Metallica
Broken - Unkle
The Beginning of the Twist - The Futureheads (winner in the "dropping in" category)
Look To Your Orb For The Warning - Monster Magnet (the mountain screamed three times today)
Everything Is Borrowed - The Streets (winner of the chilling on the chair category)
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica (it really doesn't)
The Escapist - The Streets