 Poster: A snowHead
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brian,
It was interesting seeing that drill, but I think he only did it because he hadn't learned how to carve properly on those old fashioned skis. |
???????? .................. where's the tongue in cheek smiley..??
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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JT,
Thought I'd say it with a straight face it was there in thought, honest. 
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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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little tiger, Wonderful. Don't honestly think I or my skiing are worthy of such dedication
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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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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spyderjon, Inside Leg Extension......
Find a wall and stand with the wall 3 or 4 feet away to the side of your body. Put arm nearest the wall out and place hand on wall at shoulder height. Now, pretending you've got skis on your feet, feet hip width apart, put both feet on their edges nearest the wall, keeping leg further from wall straightish and flexing leg closest to wall. Let backside drop naturally toward the wall into the "turn". You should be nice and balanced and this is how you would be through the turn. The pressure you feel on the wall is the force that you are exerting on the wall. In a real turn that force that your body is exerting would be balanced by the centripetal acceleration in the turn, which is what stops you falling to the floor. Now, gradually extend the leg closest to the wall - you'll feel pressure coming off the wall as your balance point moves away from the wall. In a real turn, the centripetal acceleration would now be greater than the force that your body is exerting into the turn, and the centripetal acceleration would now be tipping you over into the new turn with no effort required on your part.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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spyderjon,  yeah - get rid of the snowplough! I'm sure trying to do it against the wall is harder on the hips than doing it on the move as it's relying on the thrusting force only. On the move, you start to extend the inside leg and the centripetal force takes over and assists the transition into new turn.
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petemillis, I like the sound and ease of the description so I tried it too. I can feel it roll me back onto the other edges. I liked the rolling action I didn't have to move the feet onto the other 'edge' it seemed that they were automatically pushed there. It looked like the action on the rhythm video that someone posted a link for me once. I could see me perhaps trying to mimic this action on skis perhaps on the flat run ins to a ski lift
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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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try spinning, piggy-backing your friends or grabbing people's ski poles as they flick them up into your face! 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Wow! I loved that clip  . Even the purple fartbag!
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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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There's a few more on Youtube, search for Ski Ballet.
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