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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Interesting. There was another of these knocking about on net which featured the swiss, french and Japanese. The way the Japanese and the koreans ski is very similar and you certainly notice it when you watch them in Japan. Arms out much wider and a don't move as much so they look like they are doing an aeroplane impression!
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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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| Perty wrote: |
| Interesting. There was another of these knocking about on net which featured the swiss, french and Japanese. The way the Japanese and the koreans ski is very similar and you certainly notice it when you watch them in Japan. Arms out much wider and a don't move as much so they look like they are doing an aeroplane impression! |
That must have been from a previous Interski as the French didn't send a team to the 2015 congress. Agree the Japanese and Korean teams ski similarly, and it's reflected in how the Japanese instructors generally ski - was quite interesting seeing them when I've visited.
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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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nice review. awesome Austrian stop.
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| ski tow wrote: |
| ... you could see the coach coming a mile off, aeroplane impression describes it exactly, |
Hope he made the noises as well. What's the point in an aeroplane turn if you can't go "nnnneeeeooowwww" as you ski past...?
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@rob@rar, To be fair to him he was probably closer to making sonic booms than nnnneeeeooowww noises 
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ooo...no French?....not good enough?
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The French didn't attend as they have resigned from the ISIA.. The video wasn't so much of a "top 7" but rather to highlight the differences between associations... As a techy ski geek I really found it interesting. There was a similar video done by the Canadian Team as the last congress 4 years ago.
Cant find it but there was a video done at the 2011 conference with a technical discussion of each nation, anyone have a a copy?
Last edited by Ski the Net with snowHeads  on Fri 9-10-15 10:34; edited 1 time in total
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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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Very interesting video. What surprised me was the long turns where many teams were tucking the knee of the outside leg in behind the knee of the inside one. I think the Autralian team were a good example of this but others were doing it too. It definitely gives a greater angle on the outside ski but looks to me like the dreaded A frame to me which I've always thought should be avoided.
Is this new or am I misunderstanding the whole 'A frame' thing?
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You know it makes sense.
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@olderscot, it depends on what the inside ski is doing and why there is a slight difference in angle of the shins. Look at this, for example:
If a skier has a pronounced A frame because they are riding on a (relatively) flat inside ski and not well balanced on their outside ski, and this is their default way of standing on their skis, then you'd probably want to make some changes. However, if a skier just fine tunes their edge angle to find a little bit more grip by slightly rotating the femur of their outside leg so their outside ski is tipped a little bit more is that a problem? I don't think it is.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I found Derek Tate's video for the Irish Association very interesting. Obviously all great skiers, doing the fundamentals to a very high standard, but allowing personal (or in this case, an association's) individual style to come through. The ones I liked best were the Austrians and the Australians, and I wold probably add to that the Swiss, who weren't featured in the video, because they are a bit more open/free in their movements but without sacrificing precision.
Also found it interesting to compare the videos from 2011 and 2015 as the approach of the different associations was pretty consistent across the two different Congresses.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@balernoStu, thats the Daddy , well done!
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FAQ
) teams were practising. It was not so much the team but you could see the coach coming a mile off, aeroplane impression describes it exactly, that and he had a reflective metallic coated ski jacket on 
