Pre-gate + Gate only practice course?

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Sun, 2013-03-03 17:33

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jhughes

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Pre-gate + Gate only practice course?

Practicing the pull-out, glide, and turn-in seems so important that perhaps a course that was easy to transport and drop in and consisted of only 2 sets of gates 55M apart would be a handy item to have.

On a day where you would only be free skiing and didn't have the course, you could drop in this dual-gate setup and at least hit some gates over and over. Thoughts?

Sat, 2013-03-09 19:45

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ScarletArrow

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Good idea in theory...

I think you would need at least 1 and 2 ball to make it worth the effort...just to make sure you're getting maximum width while linking turns.

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