“People think there are great mysteries connected with this game but there are not. It is just teaching the fundamentals, teaching players how to do things the right way.”
-Paul Brown, NFL Coach, General Manager and Owner
“Don’t mistake activity for achievement-practice it the right way.”-John Wooden, College Basketball Coach
“Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.”
-Johann Christoph Von Schiller, German Poet, Dramatist
“We never said it was easy, we just said it was cool.”
From the great book of Laneism, Lanemus Maximus circa 1997
One of the greatest lessons I can give to skiers of all skill levels is the awesome power of vision. This is a constant lesson that I teach every day and is so powerful that it is as critical in my skiing as it is in the skiing of a beginner.
So critical is this concept that I am willing to make the following statement; “No great skiing is accomplished without great vision.”
Most skiers believe that they do not have a problem with vision because they do not see the immediate effects of bad vision.
Manifestations of bad vision;
Falling forwards, imbalance, fear, skiing on your toes backwards, straignt legs or the inability to bend your knees in the back position, difficulty riding one foots or toe holds, inability to keep from falling your face after getting up on a back deep, difficulty with multiple turns, difficulty in landing a long jump, “facing-out” on a front to back, toe-turn, line-turn, or one-foot turn, poor back or front slalom!
Does any of this sound familiar? Could you get excited about solving any of these problems? If the answer is yes, then you are a lucky person because you are getting this information for FREE. If this does not sound like this could help you, then I look forward to reading about your upcoming World Records and magazine coverage!
The good news is this is the easiest problem to solve if you know when you are committing the heinous crime of poor vision, but the bad news is that most people will never take the time to look for or correct it!
The easiest way that I know to correct this problem without having me personally there to help you is to use a video recorder. I find that most people actually make the same mistakes on land as they do on the water. It only makes good sense that you practice your visions dry land.
Here are Lane Dawg Bowers’ tips for improving your eyesight without getting a prescription (i.e. GREAT VISION);
#1 Keep your eyes open
#2 Keep your face vertical to the water at all times
#3 Keep track of what you are seeing
Does this seem too easy to be true? Is this the easiest solution for improving your skiing that you can imagine? YES!!!
Let me give you one more motivating statement; poor vision is the cause of most poor Posture, Glide, and Power Band, but is also the easiest fix to improve all three!
I really work hard on these articles to help you to become the best barefoot water skier you can be. Please do me a favor and forward this to some of your footin’ friends and encourage them to sign-up. I have made it easy for you. All you have to do is “cut and paste” the segment below. Email your friends and c.c me at lane@lanedawg.com .
Subject: For Advanced Barefooters Only, January 6, 2006 Winter Haven, FL “Youth is not entirely a time of life; it is a state of mind. Nobodygrows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old bydeserting their ideals. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as …
“There is Greatness All Around You-Use it! There are many people who could be Olympic Champions, All-Americans who have never tried. I’d estimated five million people could have beaten me in the pole vault the years I won it, at least five million. Men that were stronger, bigger and faster than I was could have …
“To persevere, trusting in what you hope for, is courage.” -Euripides “What a new face courage puts on everything!” -Ralph Waldo Emerson “Resources,” 1876 All new instructional videos not on my two hour instructional video! https://thefootersedge.com/membervideopage/index.htm New barefoot blanket in my Pro Shop https://thefootersedge.com/equipment/index.html “Lane, I have one request. I have water allergies that make front …
Vision
subject: The Awesome Power of Vision
“People think there are great mysteries connected with this game but there are not. It is just teaching the fundamentals, teaching players how to do things the right way.”
-Paul Brown, NFL Coach, General Manager and Owner
“Don’t mistake activity for achievement-practice it the right way.”-John Wooden, College Basketball Coach
“Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.”
-Johann Christoph Von Schiller, German Poet, Dramatist
“We never said it was easy, we just said it was cool.”
From the great book of Laneism, Lanemus Maximus circa 1997
One of the greatest lessons I can give to skiers of all skill levels is the awesome power of vision. This is a constant lesson that I teach every day and is so powerful that it is as critical in my skiing as it is in the skiing of a beginner.
So critical is this concept that I am willing to make the following statement; “No great skiing is accomplished without great vision.”
Most skiers believe that they do not have a problem with vision because they do not see the immediate effects of bad vision.
Manifestations of bad vision;
Falling forwards, imbalance, fear, skiing on your toes backwards, straignt legs or the inability to bend your knees in the back position, difficulty riding one foots or toe holds, inability to keep from falling your face after getting up on a back deep, difficulty with multiple turns, difficulty in landing a long jump, “facing-out” on a front to back, toe-turn, line-turn, or one-foot turn, poor back or front slalom!
Does any of this sound familiar? Could you get excited about solving any of these problems? If the answer is yes, then you are a lucky person because you are getting this information for FREE. If this does not sound like this could help you, then I look forward to reading about your upcoming World Records and magazine coverage!
The good news is this is the easiest problem to solve if you know when you are committing the heinous crime of poor vision, but the bad news is that most people will never take the time to look for or correct it!
The easiest way that I know to correct this problem without having me personally there to help you is to use a video recorder. I find that most people actually make the same mistakes on land as they do on the water. It only makes good sense that you practice your visions dry land.
Here are Lane Dawg Bowers’ tips for improving your eyesight without getting a prescription (i.e. GREAT VISION);
#1 Keep your eyes open
#2 Keep your face vertical to the water at all times
#3 Keep track of what you are seeing
Does this seem too easy to be true? Is this the easiest solution for improving your skiing that you can imagine? YES!!!
Let me give you one more motivating statement; poor vision is the cause of most poor Posture, Glide, and Power Band, but is also the easiest fix to improve all three!
I really work hard on these articles to help you to become the best barefoot water skier you can be. Please do me a favor and forward this to some of your footin’ friends and encourage them to sign-up. I have made it easy for you. All you have to do is “cut and paste” the segment below. Email your friends and c.c me at lane@lanedawg.com .
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