Sore knees

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BonusNo413

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Today I spent pretty much the whole day hitting jumps in the park (Thredbo, Australia). On some of them I over shot and some I under shot and took some pretty big impacts. Now I have sore knees. I'm 19 and this is the first time I've had sore knees like this from taking impacts. Have you guys experienced this? What's your advice?
 
We'll there are a few things to consider. Firstly how are your boots fitted? Do you hav custom footbeds? If not chances are you are pronating in the boots so under impacts your legs are not aligned which may be putting extra force on the knees. So boots should be a great starting point.

Secondadly have often do you stretch. If I don't stretch daily during ski season I get a really sore left knee. But daily stretching mean I can ski with no real pain.

Lastly it it may just be te fact you are goin big. Big impacts will always hurt so try to fid te tranny as much as you can. Remember to mani rain a good forward stand too as landing backseat can put bad forces through the legs too.
 
Follow somebody into big jumps to gauge the speed or just watch where they drop from, their approx speed and how many turns they make between features.

There's a wide range you can take most good jumps. You really need to dial in your ability to hit that point or you're going to get hurt. If you're riding the same park figure out the way the jumps flow, figure out your drop point and know if you need to sit on your skis or speed check based on how you land the first. IF the conditions change check the speed again, watch somebody hit it, follow them in or whatever

Seriously, if you constantly overshooting or casing jumps that's not good for you. I'm not saying it's going to kill you but your body likes landing in the sweet spot so aim for that. If there's a jump you consistently take long, aim toward the sides of the knuckle to lengthen the distance you're traveling.

As far as your knees, hope they hold up long enough to reach the drinking age. Then acquire beer to drown out the pain.
 
I had a problem last year where they would start out really sore in the morning until I took a couple runs and it went away. I skied everyday and it just took longer and longer for it to stop until I just gave up. It took a week or two for it to completely go away, no skiing.
 
I don't know what to tell you. There are multiple causes for sore knees.

From the sounds of it there are two potential causes. Both because of poor landing mechanics or not making the transition.

Option A: You dont bend your knees enough, causing tibia and fibia to compress.

Option B, You have over flexed your knees, landing back seat and its causing stress on your knees that way.

The most obvious solution is the get your speed figured you, and land on the landing.And land evenly with smooth mechanics.

Otherwise, you need to work more on you hip mobility and strengthening your hamstrings.
 
Rest for a few days until they feel better. If the problem persists then look into it further. Probably not an actual injury, just strain.
 
Consider yourself lucky your knee only gets sore if youre over/under shooting jumps. Mine right one gets sore if I just go out and ski out of the park for a day
 
Jumping on hardpack is hard on knees plain and simple. You might have gotten away with it with you a kid but as you get older you learn that the gucci plateau is not your friend.
 
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