When I skied with Dave at the start of the process, I was frustrated and fearful \u2013 having come back from a spinal injury with reduced nerve function in one leg. I spent my time on the snow fighting gravity, the mountain and my own fear. I was finding skiing to be a real struggle and I was at a stage where I wasn’t sure I would be able to enjoy skiing like I used to.<\/p>\n
The internet-based coaching Dave provided proved very effective. I am a detail-focussed person, so his approach of breaking everything down into small packages (drills) to focus on one improvement at a time fit perfectly with the way I approach problem solving.<\/p>\n
I would describe a specific problem I was having, Dave would prescribe a drill that I would spend the next day or two doing on the mountain and would give him my feedback. Each successfully completed drill was a platform for the next one. In this manner, we built up my skill set. It’s important to establish a common language to talk about specific techniques and where I was in doubt, Dave sent me links to online videos showing the technique in question.<\/p>\n
Over a period of a few months, I went from being fearful on red pistes to spending my days skiing off piste in sometimes very challenging terrain (I only returned to pistes to do more drills). I even did a day with a guide skiing 30-degree slopes in knee-deep fresh. Probably the most thrilling and most terrifying day of my life but the most important aspect is that I enjoyed every minute of it.<\/p>\n
I still have a very long way to go but I finished the season thoroughly obsessed with skiing again, which is always a good state to be in. Thanks Dave!<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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