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Super Fast ski turns?

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http://youtube.com/v/YGVQDlG4Afw


can't decide whether I love or hate this mad wobbler . What do you think? NehNeh
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Each to their own, my politically correct answer is if that's the way he likes to ski then fair enough, if that's not the way he prefers to ski then I don't get the point (and that's being very kind).
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JUST NO! Happy

Its possible to turn quickly with technique, thats ermmmm, well could do with practicing technique with slower turns first.

He just looks like hes having a fit after somone attached an electrode to his man bits
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Why? Just why? Puzzled
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Why? Just why? Puzzled

If it's done purely as an exercise, I guess it makes sense, rather like carving on one ski helps to improve balance and edge control but you wouldn't do it all the time (unless you only have one leg of course Very Happy )
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Wonder if he can accurately roll both skis from edge to edge at the same time? Pointless if he can't. Like swinging a golf club at very high speeds so the ball travels a great distance, but never down the middle of the fairway.

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"After countless hours of training on the pro-ski simulator" - says it all

"the time has come to test my wings in the alps" - yeah, we noticed your , err, experience (or lack thereof)

"use over-critical turns superceding the resonant frequency to make my way down the slope" you what?

Idiot.
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He did look rather demented. "Resonant frequency" of what?
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ha! "Mad wobbler". The perfect description. Good work.
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Is it just me or is he simply rolling from one edge to the other on skis that stay more or less pointing down the hill the whole time, meaning no real control over his speed so needing a 'normal' turn at 25s to get back under control?
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He should stick to skating.
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only time to plant the left pole as well.
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I dont know. I keep watchin it to critique in a positive way, and it just leave me speechless.

Frustratingly the guy clearly has confidence, understands some fundementals of edge change.

If he just slowed things down a bit (a lot!) and put some hard work into it then he would probably be a good skier.

As it is, all i can think is this
http://youtube.com/v/aWjeITmDmmo
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then he would probably be a good skier


Nope.
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then he would probably be a good skier


Nope.


Ok I was trying to be nice and positive to balance the thread out a bit.

Every skier starts at nothing and has the chance to be good with hard work.

His problem is that there is a while loads of poo-poo going on there that needs to be unlearnt.

He reminds me of a 7yo race training on plastic. They all seem to start with the whole wobbly knee, windmill action Toofy Grin
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He wants to try a suicide corridor run on a dryslope turning like that, would be interesting to watch. 😂
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as a snowboarder this is what I see when I look at every skier on the hill.
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as a snowboarder this is what I see when I look at every skier on the hill.


then you know as little as him!
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Is it just me or is he simply rolling from one edge to the other on skis that stay more or less pointing down the hill the whole time

yes - he is changing edges but not really turning. It's kind of an edged version of wedelling isn't it?
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@jedster, not even as skilled as that!
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I thought it was fun to watch despite the non-conventional style Laughing

Outside ski is definitely turning, look at the tracks he's laying at around 0:42, while yes inside ski and body mass are running pretty straight. I do prefer the aesthetic of turns where the body is carried at least a short distance across the slope each turn. If this lad learned to stand against his outside ski a little longer he could be a strong skier, in the more conventional sense, as he has plenty of other skills in there. That doesn't appear to be what he's about right now though!


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I think he's trying to invent skiing from first principles...
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Awful. A few years ago in Solden I watched a Russian skier turning almost as quickly with a mesmerisingly fluid "rubber-man" style, skis absolutely together, head didn't move. The difference between the two is like comparing a scratchy zigzag to a perfect sinewave.

As a surfer who likes to carve a board I think that once proficient everyone should focus on style, someone tell him.
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he is taking a mickey
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I was wondering that too...
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we better not get that as a drill next week!
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He just looks like hes having a fit after somone attached an electrode to his man bits


AC voltage? Laughing
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Would like to see if the same 'quick turns' work on something that is isn't a forgiving looking empty blue(?) run in great conditions. Do it on moguls and I'm converted.
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Anyone can do "arsing around" turns like that. To my mind it showed a reasonably decent skill base - he was staying well forward and getting in pole plants which was no mean feat. Like to see him in a bump rutline to see if it all fell apart - cos if he could keep it up he'd be a better skier than most of us.
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Bummocks


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Looking at the rest of the videos I think he's having a laugh.

Out of interest, how old are those boots? How do they compare with modern 4 buckles?
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This makes more sense..............



http://youtube.com/v/7pIZn9rUsRY
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Looking at the rest of the videos I think he's having a laugh.



Out of interest, how old are those boots? How do they compare with modern 4 buckles?



Yes - think I agree
Rear entries - 80s vintage. Some people thought they were good but in my experience they only gave me a very approximate connection to the skis (I have average width feet, chunky calves but narrow heel/ankle so getting my heel locked down without cutting off the blood supply is the main fitting challenge).
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I think he knows exactly what hes doing..... Toofy Grin Toofy Grin Toofy Grin and some may well have fallen for it Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy
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@jedster, thanks, these (or similar style ) come up on ebay and look so outdated. They obviously work for the chap in the video - another part of the joke. I wonder who he really is.

With you on the heel problem albeit a lesser degree.
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The summer training video is brilliant and I laughed at that.. good to see Smile

Think @iskar is right, probably quite a decent skier and clearly just taking the p*ss..

That training machine is like one graham bell promotes at events, 'skiers edge' I think it's called!?!

It has people talking was obviously the intention.. fair play.
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Elegance. That's what is lacking.
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@balernoStu, He's obviously demonstrating his highly enhanced level of proprioception. (See Pro Ski-Simulator benefits)
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Watch the first clip and thought "Nobber", but on seeing the summer training, then it's clearly an amusing pisstake so applaud him for that.
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