 Poster: A snowHead
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Here's a bunch of videos I found the other day, Bode's in his earlier days, so he doesn't look quite as finessed as he does today.....
Carving
Carving 2
Pole Plants
Steeps
Difficult Snow
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Tue 17-10-06 18:17; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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veeeight, thanks for those links. Although I'm probably not qualified to criticise Bode's skiing (!) he does seem to be skiing with a little A-frame in the Carving video. Or am I imagining it?
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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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There's a lot of things going on in Bode's skiing in that video, some good, some not so applicable to today's technique.
But to answer your question directly - in that particular clip at 00:48 - look at the angle of his skis, and the amount of outside knee angulation he is using to hold that edge. Outside knee angulation to this degree is often mistaken for an a-frame, especially with that amount of edge angle, and the inside knee hasn't got any room.
Also - look at his edges at the transition. Do you see a sequential edge change, or a simultaneous edge change?
Here are my thoughts on a-frames, as posted on another forum:
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Time for my $0.02.
In recent years, there has been a lot of talk and focus on "parallel shins".
In my view, this was mainly to acomplish one thing - "Simultaneous Edge Change".
More recently, the focus has shifted from parallel shins, to "are the skis doing the right thing on the snow", because, someone could have an A-frame and yet both skis are doing good things on the snow. Purely down to:
1. Individual bio-mechanics
2. Alignment
3. Outside knee being used to fine tune
4. Tactics (Bode etc.)
To summaris(z)e, as long as a near simultaneous edge change is happening, and both skis are being worked effectively, parallel shins should not be the focus. Click Here for another viewpoint
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veeeight, thanks for those comments, I'll step through the video frame by frame to see if I can spot what's going on. I wish I had a better understanding for the mechanics of skiing, and a better eye for actually seeing what's happening!
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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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Why not do an instructor course? Even if you have no desire to teach, it will at least improve your skiing, and give you the ability to assess and develop your own skiing!
Come by for a chat at the Metro Ski Show, I'll be at the stand that's in my sig, in the Canada section of the hall. 
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How long ago where those clips done do you think?
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veeeight, I hoping to visit the show tomorrow (thanks to j2dave), so I will pop by your stand and say hello (how will I know it's you?). I have thought about doing a BASI 3 and got as far as speaking to a couple of BASI Trainers to see I'm at the right level. Maybe one day...
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rob@rar, Look for the youngest guy on the stand 
Renry, Bode signed a 2 year Rossignol deal in 2002, so somewhere in that timeframe.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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I had a quick look at the carving video - I haven't had time to have good look at things, but quite like the concept of the instuction with the pictures. Perhaps a bit of homework before I go next year might be useful to suppliment what my instuctor might be trying to communicate (I've mentioned that English is not his first language). Is the on-line video the sort of thing that I need as a beginer or is there an actual Video or DVD that might be more useful to me - I guess I need beginers carving technique - Thanks
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Nothing, and I say again, nothing beats a 1 to 1 with an instructor.
No amount of book reading, DVD watching etc. is a substitute.
For some, reading and watching DVD's can augment their time with an instructor, but I find that when I get the techno-geek on the hill we have to spend time un-ravelling their mis-understanding of the information overload.
It's this simple:
1. Balance
2. Turn your feet (and/or roll your ankles)
3. Move to the inside using your lower joints, from the ankle up
edit: I've just watched the carving video again, and as a caveat, things (technique etc.) have changed since that video was filmed, so whilst there are a lot of good things, there are some that we just wouldn't do now.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| veeeight wrote: |
| For some, reading and watching DVD's can augment their time with an instructor, but I find that when I get the techno-geek on the hill we have to spend time un-ravelling their mis-understanding of the information overload. |
That's why I like the instruction DVDs from Phil Smith, and dislike all the others I'e seen. Phil keeps everything simple, just gives you some easy to understand terminology and explanations of what's going on (to de-mystify the process), then illustrates this with some clear video of skiing in different conditions. Simple, straightforward and effective at improving understanding not necessarily ability. For that I agree with veeeight, nothing beats working with a good instructor face-face if you are trying to improve your ski abilities.
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