Jack Adams - Ski racing and the importance of timing
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Sam and Tom chat with Ski Racer Jack Adams about his life growing up skiing at Thredbo and now competing in Europe aiming to make it into the top 250 in the world. This is a very challenging task so we hope you find it interesting to learn what a skier at this level is focused on in terms of technique and tactics. It ties in really well with the previous podcast with Paul Epstein for some context. In this episode: Tuning skis by hand or machine?Being coached by Paul Lorenz at an early age.The breakthrough of going deeper with his racing line.Jack’s top technical focuses. Favourite drills.What he would coach young races about knowing what he knows now. Enjoy and thanks for listening.
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