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Boat Docking Techniques Made Easy

| October 9, 2011

Each year, around this time, thousands of people start flocking to the waterways to enjoy a day involving boating. While many are generally experienced boaters, there are several first time boaters hitting the water… and the docks. Hybrid SUV

 

Docking methods are always going to be dependent upon the weather and wind conditions, but there are a few simple things you are able to keep in mind. First of all, especially in this particular case, practice makes perfect. Although we can offer tips, docking techniques in enjoying water sports are going to be something you will have to personalize for a experience, your motorboat, and the dock itself.

 

Many boaters increase the risk for common mistake involving attempting to dock his or her boats by drawing near the dock inside a straight line. It is much easier to get towards the dock  and improve the accuracy and reliability of your approach simply by approaching the connect at an angle. Additionally, the speed at which anyone come in to the pier must be controlled.

 

This isn’t as easy as it sounds. Typically, even idle speed on a boat is way too fast and coasting lowers steering capability, rendering it even more difficult to properly line up with the connect. The best way to counter this problem is to alternate in between power for guiding (short shots associated with forward gear) along with coasting for speed control.

 

You’ll have to practice that one over and over. As you get closer to the dock begin to turn the fishing boat and decelerate to your stop by using opposite. Again, the deceleration minimizes steering capability. You are going to have to rely on the momentum of the boat to get you over this kind of obstacle.

 

Momentum as well as speed are not the same issue. Momentum is simply the forwards motion of the motorboat that will actually have you into the pier. You will need just enough energy to get you to the boat dock and allow you to easily make the shift to be able to reverse to stop. Once you have actually mastered this task, you’ll probably agree that the best docking technique is one that you learn by learning from mistakes. Nothing will be a far better teacher than exercise, practice, practice.

 

One course of action would be to take it slow, aren’t getting nervous or disappointed and most importantly, remember that each and every time you try it, could make it a little easier the next time.

Vertical Hops – The Best Kept Secret To Increasing Your Vertical

| June 12, 2011

Are you looking for a way to increase your vertical hops?  Well if you are ready to dominate your opponents on the court, I have a solution for you.  It isn’t unreasonable to increase your vertical jump by 25 inches if you find the right solution.

What makes me think I know?

I played volleyball and basketball in high school, but I was not the tallest kid on the team.  I discovered that if I was going to compete with guys that were a lot taller than me then I would need to improve my vertical hops.  However, I had no clue where to look for the most effective advice.

It took me a long time but I finally discovered the secrets to jumping higher.  Once I started to implement those secrets, not only was I jumping higher but I was quicker and more agile.  I realized that if you improve your agility then vertical leap increases too.

After a lot of investigation and experimentation, I have been able to uncover the most effective strategies to increase my vertical hops.

Now I want to share these secrets with you.  It is possible to increase your vertical leap in less than 1 week when you apply this simple technique.

Do you want to know the secret?  I call it balanced deceleration. 

Balanced deceleration refers to the ability to slow your body down and prepare to jump under control and balanced.  Most athletes are not able to keep their balance as they initiate their jump.  Not so much that they trip and fall but they are not able to convert their forward momentum in to a vertical explosion to increase their vertical hops.

I was asked by athlete to help him train to dunk like a pro.  The problem was that when he tried to jump, he wasn’t able to transfer all of his energy into a vertical explosion because he had to quickly gain his balance before he jumped.

This lack of balanced deceleration wasted valuable energy that was needed to launch him into the air.  Therefore his vertical leap suffered.  We needed to find a way to effectively transfer his horizontal momentum into vertical height.

I am sure you would like to know what we did.

The first thing we had to change was his ability to balance on one foot from a standing position.  Before long, he was able to retain his balance under some pretty difficult movements.

The change in his vertical leap was amazing after the series of balance exercises.  There were more improvements that followed.  Even greater improvements were still to come.

When he got to a point that he was able to stop on a dime and not lose his balance, we added increasingly more complex exercises. 

His new ability to convert forward momentum to vertical height produced some pretty serious vertical hops.

I have since tweaked and revised these exercises to improve vertical hops more effectively and in less time.