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2001-06-14 15:00:00 | 49 views | 0 Comments

In looking at this sequence of Wade Cox, note how little upper-body movement he has in the first three photos. His arms stay basically in the same position, but look at the distance the ski travels. This solid upper-body positioning is what Wade says lets him release the energy to the ski to get a big whip out to the buoy. In Photo 1, taken a few feet after the point of maximum pull, Wade especially liked that he was still looking down the course. In Photo 2, he is just maintaining the energy he created in the pull. By Photo 3 he is releasing the speed. Look at how his ski is making the transition. At the approach in Photo 4, Wade says he is nice and early - reaping the benefit of the whip he created earlier. Although these photos are only shot coming into buoy No. 2 at 32 off, which is a relatively low-stress pass for Wade, he says the sequence nicely illustrates his theory of “lean, load and launch.”