 Poster: A snowHead
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| swskier wrote: |
Inclination is a big focus for me as well at the moment, I also need to get bigger edge angles and get my hip lower to the ground. Hopefully the sitting down hockey stop might help promote that.
I very much get set with my angulation and ride through the turn, rather than inclining and progressively building up the angulation and edge angle.
Lots of practise to be done  |
Rightly (or wrongly), I found the following:
1. It was very important to remain flexed at transition, which helped with getting early edge contact/control
2. Feel the "Float" as the skis changed from one set of edges to the other
3. Progressively pull the U/Hill ski up under the hip
3. Finish the turn with a little extra knee angle, which gave extra power into next turn
4. Make sure I wasn't thrown into the back seat as the speed and power increased - by pulling both feet back under hips at the start of the turn.
Getting it right was fast, fun and exciting, while remaining in total control (as the skis did the work). Getting it wrong was frustrating, where my weight was thrown too far back and I was "fighting" with my skis, which noisily scraped across the surface - resulting in having to stop and reset. As the holiday progressed and the sun came out, the former was much more common.
I could have done with another week and some professional guidance.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Old Fartbag wrote: |
Rightly (or wrongly), I found the following:
1. It was very important to remain flexed at transition, which helped with getting early edge contact/control
2. Feel the "Float" as the skis changed from one set of edges to the other
3. Progressively pull the U/Hill ski up under the hip
3. Finish the turn with a little extra knee angle, which gave extra power into next turn
4. Make sure I wasn't thrown into the back seat as the speed and power increased - by pulling both feet back under hips at the start of the turn.
Getting it right was fast, fun and exciting, while remaining in total control (as the skis did the work). Getting it wrong was frustrating, where my weight was thrown too far back and I was "fighting" with my skis, which noisily scraped across the surface - resulting in having to stop and reset. As the holiday progressed and the sun came out, the former was much more common.
I could have done with another week and some professional guidance. |
Not too dissimilar to the sort of thoughts I have, I particularly think about my inside knee and really trying to get that as close to the ground as I can. I think a lot of it for me is having the guts to allow myself to incline further inside before angulating, and if sometimes I go down on the inside then fine, it's finding that balancing act.
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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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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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| swskier wrote: |
I think a lot of it for me is having the guts to allow myself to incline further inside before angulating... |
Absolutely.
It's certainly very different to how I was originally taught. If only I was 50 years younger! 
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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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| Old Fartbag wrote: |
| swskier wrote: |
I think a lot of it for me is having the guts to allow myself to incline further inside before angulating... |
Absolutely.
It's certainly very different to how I was originally taught. If only I was 50 years younger! |
With straightish branches tied to your foot with vines, one should only angulate upon contact with Woolly Mammoths.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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@Old Fartbag, Turning is for wimps 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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You know it makes sense.
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