 Poster: A snowHead
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Megamum, exactly, reading, planning, stressing on forums is no substitute for getting onto snow with a good instructor and seeing and working out how it feels to you with hints tips and drills from your chosen Jedi Master!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Do all learners hang onto the mountain with the inside ski to begin with? No-one has ever suggested that was what I was doing. Instructors have done all they can to get me onto the outside ski, but no-one has told me why I've found it difficult. It's because the weight on the inside ski feels safer. Or at least that's what it's seemed to me.
Sorry folks, I'm a tad excited here, but something has clicked tonight.
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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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When you're in a "safety position" traversing most of your weight is on you downhill leg which is the inner leg of the new turn so if you're not a natural experimenter or exuberently confident you might have a mental block in moving away from safety to a "riskier" weighting.
It's not a piece of cake - I can pretty much weight almost to 100% on my outside ski but I can't/won't ski 1 ski turns due to the fear of ripping my knee apart in a 1 foot pivot fall so fear is a real inhibitor.
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Wed 24-07-13 22:58; edited 1 time in total
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| Megamum wrote: |
| Do all learners hang onto the mountain with the inside ski to begin with? |
Lots of people drop their inside shoulder/bank in to the turn, especially when the anxiety levels increase, resulting in being more balanced on the inside ski than they need to be. I'm very keen to address that with the people I'm teaching before working on other aspects of their skiing.
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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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ALQ, Well I think it has, but no matter how much explanation I've had, I think to get me off of the inside ski I had to realise why I was on it in the first place. I know that sounds daft, but I'm quite certain of that.
It certainly felt odd the first time I tried what Rob said and literally stood on it. I really needed to think about how to get it around the bend. It just hadn't been in the equation previously. I could ski on it, even turn on it during a one legged drill, but the moment I got two skis back I was gripping the mountain with the inside ski again and didn't know why. Instructors, please note that this could be a mental block with other learners that it might help to articulate for them.
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Wed 24-07-13 23:11; edited 1 time in total
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| Megamum wrote: |
| Do all learners hang onto the mountain with the inside ski to begin with? |
Lots of people drop their inside shoulder/bank in to the turn, especially when the anxiety levels increase, resulting in being more balanced on the inside ski than they need to be. I'm very keen to address that with the people I'm teaching before working on other aspects of their skiing. |
I still do this sometimes when it gets steep and icy, with "interesting" consequences. So Megamum, you're not alone. What really helped me were double pole plant drills.
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