 Poster: A snowHead
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| Mike Pow wrote: |
Looks like you can get 13-17 deg forward flex range on these boots.
I'd recommend the 13 or 15 degree setting for a more upright stance. |
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| skimottaret wrote: |
| as upright as possible as Mike Pow says... you overflex at the knee joint |
Given that tendancy...
I've put the inserts in that set the rake angle of the cuff to the 13deg mark, in order to encourage me to to open the knee joint in order to remain balanced over my pivot points?
I already felt a little bit "back" in them compared to my old ones.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| kitenski wrote: |
| franzClammer, have you considered (and if not could you) do a short progression video(s)? Something short (under 2mins) for say shorts & longs.... |
Hi Greg
Nice vids
I'd love to do that but my footage isn't catalogued, during the first couple of seasons (2011,2012) I didn't even know what shorts n longs were lol
I've started it as a project but gave up quite quickly. I'll get back to it at some point.
What have you been doing with your L2 qual ?
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| franzClammer wrote: |
| skimottaret wrote: |
| as upright as possible as Mike Pow says... you overflex at the knee joint |
Given that tendancy...
I've put the inserts in that set the rake angle of the cuff to the 13deg mark, in order to encourage me to to open the knee joint in order to remain balanced over my pivot points?
I already felt a little bit "back" in them compared to my old ones. |
It will certainly feel different from what you've been used to.
Stick with it.
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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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I tried my boots at both 16 degrees and 18 degrees forward lean and found that I preferred the latter option. It really does depend so much on individual physiology and skiing style. Play round and take advice from people who observe you skiing... just what you seem to be doing 
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franzClammer, the "feeling back" could be that the Ramp angle of these boots is different to your old ones and the combination of ramp and forward lean angle is putting your hips and head in a different place..
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Sadly not doing much with the l2. xscape minimum hours don't fit with a full time job and family...
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kitenski, Sounds like the job and family have got to go 
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| kitenski wrote: |
| Sadly not doing much with the l2. xscape minimum hours don't fit with a full time job and family... |
Have you thought about Halifax or Ski Rossendale ?
There is also Pendle ski club but they do not open till early October and you may still have to join.
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As a caveat I want to state that I think that my BASI L2 is at least a couple of seasons of hard skiing & many many hours of teaching away.
However I have a couple of Q's aimed primarily at L2's reading this or indeed anyone with the knowledge ........
1: How many hours teaching did you complete between L1 & L2 ?
2: Did you teach on snow & plastic ?
3: How many weeks skiing did you do between L1 & L2
4: What courses/training did you complete prior to L2
I'd be grateful if anyone can answer any or all of these questions
Thanks
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franzClammer, I suspect you'll get quite a spread of answers as training needs are varied depending on experience prior to starting the BASI pathway. There were 10 weeks between me doing my L1 in Val d'Isere and L2 in Les Gets.
1. 0 hours teaching, only did shadowing hours, about 75 in total before I did the L2 course.
2. Did my shadowing hours at Hemel plastic slope, MK snow dome, Les Arcs & Courchevel.
3. I did 2 weeks on snow between L1 and L2, plus a few days at Hemel and MK. They were all shadowing hours.
4. Between L1 and L2 I didn't do any training, just shadowing. Prior to L1 I had done quite a lot of courses with Snoworks and private lessons with Warren Hogben (one of the NewGen founders) and John Thomas (who runs the Les Arcs bit of NewGen).
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Zero hours teaching, all shadowing on snow.
Prior to failing my l2 I did little or no training. I then booked my resit at the end of the next season, so before it I did the following. I passed the l2 teach first time but failed the tech.
In the failing season a long weekend skiing easy slopes in San cassiano and helping a friend, a day at aviemore, yad moss and a family ski holiday.
Then in the previous season:
Monthly visits to xscape when the moguls were out
Weekend with inside out in tignes November
The inside out BASI tune up week in January, this was timed so that I had 2 months if any major flaws were still there!!!
The week before the resit I was out with the family skiing
I'd recommend the inside out BASI tune up week, you can get very specific feedback as to whether you are at the level required to start the l2 or not from a BASI trainer.
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rob@rar, kitenski, thanks guys. That's very informative 
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You know it makes sense.
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franzClammer, I've not done it myself as not the reason I ski but seen a lot of people go thought the process in different ways and as Rob says it depends and the answer to all your questions vary greatly. If someone just wants to do the course then they just need their 70 hours ski school experience but if someone wants to pass it varies from straight after L1 to never ever depending on natural ability, circumstances, age, experience, when you started learning, physical condition, willingness to change, how you practice/train and no doubt other factors. I guess the refererence is a classic gap course where there is 6 weeks between L1 and L2 and people normally pass but tend to be young , learnt young and are doing their training all in one go whereas older people with less experience , who learnt later in life and ski/train on an ad hoc basis may require many seasons and training and still may never get there. I've seen a lot of obsessive, disillusioned and disappointed people so personally think it is best not to get hung up about L2 and best to enjoy sking and training and do the L2 course if and when a trainer says you are at the level because as far as I'm concerned skiing should be about enjoyment and I've seen a lot of people so focusd on their L2 that they lose sight of that.
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| franzClammer wrote: |
As a caveat I want to state that I think that my BASI L2 is at least a couple of seasons of hard skiing & many many hours of teaching away.
However I have a couple of Q's aimed primarily at L2's reading this or indeed anyone with the knowledge ........
1: How many hours teaching did you complete between L1 & L2 ?
2: Did you teach on snow & plastic ?
3: How many weeks skiing did you do between L1 & L2
4: What courses/training did you complete prior to L2
I'd be grateful if anyone can answer any or all of these questions
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1; approx one winter season; 1500 hrs
2; Both
3; None for myself. all teaching plus a pit of training at Hemel as part of the staff on-going instructor training programme
4; None apart from 3 above.
But prior to doing my L1 I had around 100 weeks on alpine snow over a few (lot) of years.
If you want to chat next time you are at Hemel; more than happy to talk it over with you.
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Poster: A snowHead
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So from the massive poll of 3 replies, everyone is different!! FWIW get feedback from some BASI trainers Colin. Nobody will every say "you will pass" but they will say things like "your at the right level to have a go" or "if you turned up on my L2 I'd be happy".....equally they should also tell you if you have major things to work on prior to the L2
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That looked much slower, more controlled, and more rounded with minimal unnecessary movements - lower and upper body.
Much better to watch. Some of the best skiing I've seen from you.
Did it feel better?
That is until you went to the inside edge of your uphill ski.
That 'exercise' has no place in your development IMHO.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Mike Pow wrote: |
That looked much slower, more contrin myd, and more rounded with minimal unnecessary movements - lower and upper body.
Much better to watch Some of the best skiing I've seen from you.
Did it feel better?
That is until you went to the inside edge of your uphill ski.
That 'exercise' has no place in your development IMHO. |
Hi Mike
Thanks for your ob's
Yes, going through a warm up routine and allowing some intrinsic feedback to occur definately sets me up for a better session.
Before putting skis on I do a bit of stretching, trying to wake the muscle groups I'm gonna be using. Always a good idea after a 2hr drive.
On my first ride up the button I feel for where I am in my boots and swap from foot to foot going straight. (most subsequent button rides are done with eyes closed, it feels much shorter).
I then spend a while traversing n finding my balance and edges before making braquage rotary turns through to edged/railed turns. (cant claim to be carving/piloting the skis yet). Then I open up my turn shapes and concentrate on establishing a solid balanced platform in my transition/1st phase of the turn, edging earlier in the turn.
On the advice of ScoobySimon Recently I've been more outcome focused, which I kinda interpret as ..... I've been thinking "if I add A+B I should get =C.
I'm now trying to think C=A+B
I hope that makes sense, in reality it translates to skiing in a more natural & holistic way, focusing on the desired outcome C and feeding in the necessary inputs A+B as and when in the ammounts needed. As opposed to trying to force a preconceived outcome.
ps. The inside ski drill was a leftover from an InsideOut clinic on edging, I thought I'd see if I could manage it. But agree it is possibly counter to my development at the mo, one in the toolbox for later.
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franzClammer, there's so many inter connected variables when messing around with boot set up (forward lean/internal ramp angle/lateral alignment/delta etc) that the chances of getting it right by tinkering yourself is pretty slim. Book yourself a boot balancing/alignment analysis session with CEM & Andi McCann (who's a BASI Trainer) to first get your boot set up correct & then adjust your binding delta angle on your skis to Andi's 'prescription' (I can help you with that) & you'll be good to go.
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franzClammer, cranking brand new boots to the last buckle sounds too tight imho
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kitenski, This is why I think the Zipfits may need more cork, apparently its normal 
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franzClammer, my zip fits have never had more cork added, but I guess everyone's feet are different !!!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| kitenski wrote: |
| franzClammer, my zip fits have never had more cork added, but I guess everyone's feet are different !!! |
Could be that the ratchet just means moving across to the next set of holes.
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| spyderjon wrote: |
| kitenski wrote: |
| franzClammer, my zip fits have never had more cork added, but I guess everyone's feet are different !!! |
Could be that the ratchet just means moving across to the next set of holes. |
Possiblement, will look at this. I'm getting a degree of heel lift even when done up tight but am blaming poor technique.
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Hi Mike
Thanks for your ob's
Yes, going through a warm up routine and allowing some intrinsic feedback to occur definately sets me up for a better session.
Before putting skis on I do a bit of stretching, trying to wake the muscle groups I'm gonna be using. Always a good idea after a 2hr drive.
On my first ride up the button I feel for where I am in my boots and swap from foot to foot going straight. (most subsequent button rides are done with eyes closed, it feels much shorter).
I then spend a while traversing n finding my balance and edges before making braquage rotary turns through to edged/railed turns. (cant claim to be carving/piloting the skis yet). Then I open up my turn shapes and concentrate on establishing a solid balanced platform in my transition/1st phase of the turn, edging earlier in the turn.
On the advice of ScoobySimon Recently I've been more outcome focused, which I kinda interpret as ..... I've been thinking "if I add A+B I should get =C.
I'm now trying to think C=A+B
I hope that makes sense, in reality it translates to skiing in a more natural & holistic way, focusing on the desired outcome C and feeding in the necessary inputs A+B as and when in the ammounts needed. As opposed to trying to force a preconceived outcome.
ps. The inside ski drill was a leftover from an InsideOut clinic on edging, I thought I'd see if I could manage it. But agree it is possibly counter to my development at the mo, one in the toolbox for later.
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Errr.......you wouldn't be overthinking this a tad would you  
NB: Great new boots, maybe now you need some new sallies that will pull down over the tops? 
FWIW I still think at times the first part of your turn is rushed. I think I may have mentioned it previously, but I do wonder if it stems from this predelictation that you have for going backwards (which needs that quick transition). Have you considered canning the going backwards and the spins for a few months to see if you feet forget about turning that quickly. (NB. I actually wish I could do both things, but I can't). You do them so easily I wonder if your muscle memory for the movement is what makes you try to start the turn quickly? Just some musings from your mate
Last edited by You know it makes sense. on Sun 7-09-14 18:06; edited 1 time in total
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Poster: A snowHead
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Is anyone entered in the Hemel Race Club Championship this Saturday?
Im in Bib 121 
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franzClammer, Good luck
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sarah, Merci Becoup. Just hope I don't break anything. I got Hemel Staff induction on Monday 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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The racing line That'll do
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scooby_simon, Cheers
Monday I am in around lunch time if ya need a shadow.
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franzClammer, Maybe around 4.30? School session with some of my academy kids. We'll be skiing fast
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FAQ
Quite a challenge to get forward!.
I hope your bib number is not your start number or it my be more like skiing down the Avalanche at Blackpool pleasure beach. 
