Rob beat me to it but 'bunny hops" at the completion of the turn is a good one, then once they are happy with that, bunny hops all around the whole turn, then carving leapers where they jump and shoot the skis out wide to edge change in the air.
I would add Jump to switch on the flat, then off tiny ridges on the edge of the piste as a fun way to get them centered and comfortable riding switch. 360's on the flat are great for balance and kids love em. Once they can do one without dying (key is to have em look up and over the shoulder) Get em doing a couple linked in one direction, then progress do one in one direction and switch to opposite rotation. Progress to 360 no poles and then on one leg... tough drill but kids pick it up quickly...
ps digging the SG poles on the mini
Thanks for all these tips!
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DB wrote:
BobinCH wrote:
I’m sure ankle flex is part of it. They ski quite upright. When I tell my boy to flex forward more he either sticks his bum out or skis like the leaning tower of pizza. The shifting hips forward seems like way to go. He is fine in most terrain so skis lazy but in deeper snow or wind crust he struggles to link the turns as his tails are anchoring him. That’s what I mean by getting into a more balanced position. And more athletic, to get him out of the snow in the turn
Sounds like he's going offroad with very little suspension. When snow is cräppy (e.g. breakable crust) getting the skis out of the snow at the end of the turn helps to stop them hooking up.
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This seems to be an open link to a very useful BASI manual that I bought! Page 18 has a good diagram explaining the centre of mass, and then the following pages explain what that means for a kid.
Our kids instructor never gets them doing drills. He told my son at the beginning of the season when he was 8, that he was sorry for being really boring this year, but he was going to be telling him all season to get his weight forward. He always tells him to imagine a piece of paper between his shin and boot, that he's not allowed to drop. I think it was drummed into him sufficiently that season, as he's now very aware when he's in the backseat, especially in moguls where he knows if he doesn't correct it soon enough he'll get spat out of the fall-line.
@doddsie, while I wonder if the paper analogy is too much for a kid (other than yours, of course), I love it anyway. I mean, if there was just one thing you did (shins on tongues) and that was it, the rest of it tends to fall in line.
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@doddsie, like that one.
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After all it is free
@Scooter in Seattle, I think it became a 10 euro note as the season wore on, tended to focus his mind a little better.
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@doddsie, I'm sure, and its more proof that the only difference between men and boys is the price of our toys. I'm going tomorrow, and I will envision what we call "Benjamins" ($100 bills) in there, held tight for safekeeping!
Kids made us proud trying out for freeride club today. It seems they can get out of the backseat when there’s a prize! I’ve been trying to get them to ski on one ski on flatter pistes. Any other good drills to get them more centred on the skis and keep those arms forward?
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