I used to "train" for competitions. I would go out and do my run over and over, then try some new tricks and get quite upset if I couldn't land the tricks. Eventually wakeboarding stopped being fun and I found myself not wanting to ride, even on sunny days when the water was absolute butter. I still feel that way a bit, more like I "need" to ride just because the weather is good. I just ride to have fun now, I find it much more relaxing when I'm not out there with the sole purpose of landing something new. I do have a pretty steady run that I do every time I'm out, but that is just habit from when I would train. I probably wakeboarded the least of any year in 2005, but had much more fun, I was more relaxed and had an amazing group of people that I rode with. They didn't care what I could do, they were just out there to have fun. Everyone is different, for you, training may be the way you enjoy wakeboarding. For me, it ruined it. I've always been a big competitor, and of course wakeboarding was no exception. I've pulled myself completely away from the competition scene simply for the reason that I don't want it to be a big competition for me anymore, that wasn't fun. You may be totally opposite, the intensity of competing may be what makes wakeboarding worth doing for you. Ok, I'm rambling, basically, do what you need to do to have fun wakeboarding. Frustration is never a good feeling, but sometimes it just makes you push that harder and love the sport that much more. Does this make any sense? Didn't think so... Tiff
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