Poster: A snowHead
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This is a weird technique question and is probably difficult to answer without seeing it in action. I am an advanced skiier and have no problems on blacks however I have one issue that I believe in related to technique or body position. When skiing fast, or long straight aways with no turns, my right ski tends to get a little unstable and slide back and forth. I plan on getting a private lesson to diagnose next time I go out, but hoping for any suggestions you may have. I thought it might be I am just distributing too much weight on my left foot but consciously focusing on that didn't really seem to help,.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It would be worth your while to see if you need your 'cant' altering on that ski / boot. A good boot / ski fitter should be able to check you out.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@deadlymonkey, I'd start with technique before equipment.
It sounds like you just aren't weighting the ski enough.
When you say 'back and forth' do you mean forward and backwards or right to left?
Also, just the ski tip or the whole ski?
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On boot "Cant" adjustment is for comfort not performance
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@deadlymonkey, Welcome to snowHeads. I'm by no means an expert, but one ski unstable sounds like a weighting issue to me-your not weighting the skis evenly, as I see @flangesax had ashtray said
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If you are just running straight down a gentle slope, do you find it easier to ski just on the left foot than on the right? with the other ski off the snow completely, I mean.
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Often when you straight-line *with bases flat* the skis can wander from side to side a bit. If it only happens with one ski, it probably means you are either weighting the other more, or have the other on a slight edge.
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Could be biomechanics. I demoed a pair of boots that I just couldn't ski in as it threw my alignment off so badly.
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@under a new name, seems to make a difference to me and my weirdness.
Certainly contributed to getting rid of an A-frame issue.
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I get this too from time to time. I was in Flims last weekend and the home runs there have some long flat bits and I found it sometimes uncomfortable to just stand there, running straight, with no edging. One ski would wander about a bit. I tried transferring weight from one side to the other in a bid to even it out over both skis, but it still happened a bit. I was skiing on my Soul 7s which are fattish under foot. The next day I tested a pair of super G skis and they tracked straight and true with no issues on the same runs. So, I decided it's partly down to the width of ski - the fatter they are, the more they flap around.
I also took some comfort in watching my two ski buddies getting similar issues. Then I stopped worrying about it.
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