It would be nice to also see the skiing from the side but from the rear I can see some inclination happening without angulation (bending laterally at the waist) especially on the turns to the right. Turns to the left generally look better.
Angulation occurs as a result of steering the skis. As an exercise try dragging both poles in the snow so that your upper body ends up more over the outside ski instead of leaning inside the turn. You will then feel the outside ski more weighted.
Secondly, as you get more advanced you don't want so much upwards popping/unweighting since then you loose pressure against the ground and the skis skid round rather than keeping the pressure and carving round. In the video you can see the skis skiding round quickly when you pop up then when you flex down they start carving again.
So instead of popping up to unweight the skis I would stay low and move the upper body more downhill at the beginning of the turn, almost like falling into the next turn then the skis will come round and catch you. Keeping the pressure against the snow will result in rounder more controlled turns.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Really nice skiing @turbosmurf, I would agree with @born2ski, Your hip gets a little bit involved in the turn, the right turn more than the left. It's most clearly seen at about 36 seconds and this inhibits steering the skis underneath you and thus developing the separation which leads to effective angulation. Work on some braquage with a pole drag which will address the separation and the slight popping that born2ski mentions.
It would be easier to see with head on and side on footage but there's a hint (e.g. 24 secs) that there may be some excessive movement forward on the skis (fore) which shifts the pivot point on your skis and exacerbates the slight skidding that occurs.
Wouldn't presume to comment on your skiing but you found a nice quiet piste. Where was that?
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Thanks very much @born2ski and @Ade57.
Those were the two issues I thought I saw too - but wasn't sure. I've been working on better separation, but still a little way to go. I was surprised to see how much pop I had. Will work on that too. Thanks again for the help - I'll try the drills you both suggest.
@pamw - it's the run down to the signal restaurant halfway up le fornet.
No tips from me. I just wish I could get to that level.
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Looks pretty reasonable, but what are your aspirations?
It would be interesting to see what happens (or falls apart) on a steeper, more demanding run.
After all it is free
After all it is free
@turbosmurf, You are Franzclammer and I claim my BASI level 5
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
RobW wrote:
Looks pretty reasonable, but what are your aspirations?
It would be interesting to see what happens (or falls apart) on a steeper, more demanding run.
Aspirations - none really. I just really like skiing too old to do anything with it, and luckily I'm better at other stuff. Usually I try to get a couple of hours with an instructor on a trip, but didn't this time, hence posing the bus. Have toyed with the idea of doing level 1 and 2 instructor training, not to work professionally, but I like learning and for family and friends.
I'll try to post some skiing on more challenging terrain. But will have to get someone other than the missus to film
Ski the Net with snowHeads
Ski the Net with snowHeads
There are thousands who would die for your leg separation and flexibilty.
Great skiing.
And your missus did a great job of filming you.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
Good skiing, with generally nice movements through the turn. In the first half of the video when you are doing short radius turns you are getting grip after the fall line, a bit late in the turn. I think this is because you are too "poppy", and sometimes give the heels/tails of your skis a little push sideways (when this is exaggerated you do it by pushing your hips sideways). This occasionally results in you falling too far to the centre of the turn and losing the balance on your outside ski. If you focus more clearly on standing on your outside ski as early as you can when you begin the turn, and try to be "less light" in the setup phase of the turn I think you will get earlier grip, and therefore more performance in your short radius turns. You'll still be actively steering your skis around the turn, but you'll have a more solid platform from the beginning of the turn.
In the second half of the video when you are doing long radius turns there is too much up movement, and not enough lateral movement. This means you are much too poppy, which is allowing/encouraging you to twist the skis rather than rolling from edges to edges.
Ditto for the filming accolade. Easy to see what's going on, which isn't often the case with holiday filming.
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.
Thanks Rob, very helpful - I see exactly what you mean. Will be working on that next week in les arcs.
And thanks @Mike Pow and @red 27
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
@turbosmurf,
I think those are very nice turns!
Rob is spot on though that you are carving less of the turn than you could be. And his advice on that is much clearer than I can offer. But it does get to the point where some of it becomes choice - your turns appear to me to be very functional under those conditions.
Small thing - are you dragging your hand a little after the pole plant rather than recovering forward as quickly as you could?
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
To my mind the helmet just doesn't match anything, sorry but it needed saying.
As mentioned above; what happens on steeper slopes?
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
@turbosmurf, Nice skiing. I think (and I may be wrong) that the
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"poppy",
movements are resulting in your hips dropping back.....
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too old to do anything with it, and luckily I'm better at other stuff. Usually I try to get a couple of hours with an instructor on a trip, but didn't this time, hence posing the bus. Have toyed with the idea of doing level 1 and 2 instructor training, not to work professionally, but I like learning and for family and friends.
