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Body Mechanics discussion
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

veeeight, I've heard and seen a few definitions of 'braquage' so it's hard to know which one you were marking on wink

I'd like to see him stay a little closer to the fall line, he's describing slight arcs at the moment.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

3 areas of improvement for me:

1. fore-aft balance - i'd like to see him centred throughout the whole sequence
2. pivot point - is the pivot point under the feet, or is the pivot point towards the front of the skis (and this is where you picked up the slight arcs)
3. hip position - but this is a nit pick, it's really quite good, a little hip drop can be seen though on the 3rd turn

That would definitely pass a ISIA exam, but he'd need to get it almost perfect to pass a CSIA L4.
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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?

I've replayed it a few times and to me he doesn't look far away with regard to fore-aft balance, but judging from the way the snow is coming off the ski I can just see him moving his weight forward at the start of each turn which I guess is altering the pivot point towards the tips ?

Am I right in thinking he's also settling on his heals a little at the end of each turn ?
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 You need to Login to know who's really who.
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This is *very* nit pick, but you did ask what would make it a "10".... Laughing

Yes, he is a little aft on his heels at the end, but the biggest fix is for him to move that pivot point under his feet. It's an interesting dillema though, if he wants to reduce the tail swish, one of the ways would be for him to move aft......

In terms of symmetry, his L turns show much better "natural separation", his R turns suffer from that dropped hippy thing.

But once again, these are minute nit picks. At the end of the day it is an excellent demonstration.
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