frustrated
One thing that is even more frustrating than not performing your best when it really counts, is knowing that you could very well make it to the podium if it wasnt for a few small mistakes. Yesterday in practice I was skiing better than ever and had a run that I was super comfortable with, and that I felt like I could make even better if I made it to finals. Then come prelims, I didnt judge my speed properly for one of the jumps, causing me to wash out and missing the last jump. I immediately got reminded of Breckenridge where that same thing happened during prelims, something that I need to get out of my head if I want to keep doing competitions. In my second run, I once again let my nerves get to me and messed up on several of my tricks, ending up with a score that was nowhere near (8 spots) from making it to finals.
It’s so annoying when you know you have what it takes but you somehow fail to showcase it when you need to. Right now I’m in an all time low of bad competition results, and I know I need to turn that trend around fast, because I don’t feel finishied with my contest career just yet. I still feel I have something more to prove, and I will work my ass off this next week in Breckenridge to show everyone I can do well under pressure, because in 8 days, X-Games, the single most important event of the season, begins. And I will be ready for it.
Congratulations to Tom Wallisch, Andreas Håtveit and Bobby Brown and everyone else in the field for doing some amazing skiing today.
Now I’m going to pack up all my bags, getting on a flight back to Denver tomorrow to meet up with Sofia who is flying in from Sweden. Maybe she can bring me some luck and mental support for the next few contests.
Stay tuned
Jacob
problems, skiing
she is beutiful!
take preasure out and focus on the fun. the more u force it the less it’s gonna come!
Well, I’ve been in pro/elite/national team sports for some 15-16 years now and the more you learn about your self, the more you get know that the mind is a strong player both positive and negative. One has to admire a guy like Hatveit, Not for his top level (oh yes he is good, but so are you and a couple of others) no you need to look at his low level, Even if he doesn’t get it just like he wants, he still has such a great game. This self confidence and stability is so important. Maybe that is something to focus on for you? I know this is hard, because you need to go inwards – and that is sometimes not that easy. If you look at a sport like soccer, a player like Ibrahimovitc (spelling?) is a fantastic player, but when he sucks, he really plays like a pile of shit. On the other hand a player like Henke has such a hi “lo game”, that he newer thru his entire career really sucked. So advice; focus on stability and confidence – get to really enjoy what you do, then push it. You can’t push it when the stability isn’t there; you need that platform to be stable.
Now go out there and have some fun, because you’re a-game is one of the best when it’s there.
Come on buddy- you’ve got it in you. No matter what, bring confidence and visualize everything… if you ignore your doubts and see yourself stomping it, you’re simply gonna. You know this by now, I know.
You can do it! lol. I will be cheering for you man.
You can do it! You have had many of the tricks(all the doubles) most of the top pros have jut started throwing this year for years!!! Do you have a coach?
Make us dream!
Let the Force be with you Jacob!
Ge inte upp, fortsätt kämpa så kommer det av sig självt!
Don’t be so hard on yourself man, you can do it!