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Has anyone been brave enough to post a link to youtube of themselves skiing and asked for advice?
Shall I? Shall I not?
Decisions. It could open up a torrent of micky taking.
Cheers
Smag
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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smagsmith,
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Has anyone been brave enough to post a link to youtube of themselves skiing and asked for advice?
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I'd recommend a tripod  I'm sure there will be an instructor who knows what they are talking about with something more useful to say along sometime.
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maybe post a bit about how many weeks you have been skiing, what you are aiming for, what you struggle with
if you have been skiing :
10+ weeks = have more lessons
5 weeks = average
2 weeks = not too bad
I would guess you are between 2-5 weeks, ZZZ turns rather than SSS's
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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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From a quick look I'd say that your skiing would improve if you could develop better edging skills (skis are skidding sideways as they are too flat), and didn't rush the turn by steering (rotating) your skis too sharply when you start each turn.
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Keep skiing past the camera - that way you can give us a couple of turns with not too much zoom and so better quality picture. Better to make a couple of turns at least past the cameraperson and have them follow you if possible.
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| little tiger wrote: |
| Keep skiing past the camera |
Although it is fun to "buzz" the camera man it is worth finding out a good distancece at which your camera will have you filling 2/3's of the screen so that when you ski past and the camera pans across you don't go out of the frame or out of focus or be lost completly.
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Ski like the first guy in shot, over on the left.
Tell the cameraman to drink less, or possibly more.
Wear something with vertical stripes so we can criticise your knee bend.
Ski like you mean it, 11s in, you've got your hands in your pockets and are standing upright.
20s in you skid your outer ski with a straight leg.
37s you are in the 'back seat' for your arrival.
What were you trying to do on that run ?
Did you do it ?
If not what would you change ?
How do you think you might achieve that change ?
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Good stance and balance. Like rob@rar, I'd like to see a rounder turn shape. You're rushing to get your skis into and past the falline. Lengthen the time you spend in the first half of the turn, before your skis have reached the point of pointing straight down the hill (the falline). Tip on edge, engage gentle, then steer very subtly. Don't tip and aggressively twist the skis into the turn, all in one gross and condensed movement. Try counting slowly to 3, between the time you start your turn, and the time you reach the falline. It's called a long radius turn. Have a look at this link.
Don't feel alone in having this issue to address. Along with balance, sorting out turn shape and ridding oneself of the typical aggressive twist/pivot at the start of the turn are the most crucial first steps the average skier needs to make to begin the process of taking their skiing to a new level. The default pivot turn start is pervasively common. Once you get it sorted, you're going to be way ahead of the average Joe/Jane
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daehwons, spot on. I tend to do 3 day trips rather than full weeks. I have done 5 x 3 days trips in the last 3 years. Had 10 day holiday when I was 13years old and that was the only time I have had lessons. So everything is basically self taught, or advice given by friends.
I feel like I am skidding a lot and want to get more control at higher speeds without knackering myself out. I have watched a couple of videos about carving and want to stop skidding and start carving.
I also feel like I and too upright at times and not leaning forward enough.
Basically... I need some lessons
Cheers
Smag
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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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smagsmith, At first I thought you were the guy at the start skiing the gates 
You're at Tignes next month aren't you? Mountainsun have arranged good prices with The Development Centre for lessons, I can throughly recommend them.
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You know it makes sense.
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| smagsmith wrote: |
| I feel like I am skidding a lot and want to get more control at higher speeds without knackering myself out. I have watched a couple of videos about carving and want to stop skidding and start carving. |
1. Search and read old posts on carving
2. Watch more videos - Try and relate the theory to the video and pick out the varous things being talked about
3. Lesson or 2 when next out skiing
4. More practice, it should get easier
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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smagsmith, good on you for posting the video. I did the same about a 18-months ago - so I can appreciate the pain involved!
I'm no where near good enough a skier to offer any advice, except to second the comments made about TDC (the Development Centre in Tignes). They're top-notch ... in fact so much so that I'm going for lessons with them in December! 
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smagsmith, another thumbs-up to you for being brave enough to post footage of yourself. I've never been brave enough to do so. Not that that's stopped others from posting footage of me falling over - complete with "*S!"*!" and "B!**$!" soundtrack. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hurtle,
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Hi Smagsmith, I'm by no means an expert but i did notice (in the video where you nose plant) at around 20 seconds in when you start the turn you are leaning back try to get your weight forward. Try to always look down the piste when traversing across (dont look straight ahead) when you are about to commit to the turn don't lean back.
A good exercise is to try and lean back and then forwards while sliding down a moderate gradient and see what happens!
Have a look at these clips i found them helpful
http://www.mechanicsofsport.com/skiing/manoeuvres/sliding.html
Hope this helps!
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smagsmith, LOL at the 'helloooo' at the end.
Loved the vid, sums up the fun to be had by the self taught Great British Intermediate 
Now that you've got to the stage you are it's very defintely worth some professional instruction to get you over the imfamous plateau and allow you to really get more out of your skis and of the holiday.
Maybe you and you mate/wife can get a privatie 2-hour lesson each time you go and you will come on leaps and bounds.
Another vid at the END of this season would be very interesting
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Thanks again for the replies. 2 days to go and I will put it all into practice. Or at least try to.
I think I will get some lessons in March when I have more time as only going for 3 days next week.
Smag
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Well, I am back from Tignes and had a great time. Nice to meet a few .
As far as my skiing goes, I felt like I really improved on my technique when skiing blues. I had some really nice short turns going on. I think the biggest single difference was leaning foward more and committing to the slope. My friend got me pole planting and that helped pull my weigth forward. I also really liked the tip thatdreadnaught, gave about facing downhill more, that really helped too.
However, I found it hard to do the same things when it gets steeper. I just reveret to form and skid. Not only is this wrong, but it is really knackering. So I guess that it is just a confidence thing, but I need to be able to take my blue run form onto the reds and blacks. I just find it harder at faster speeds.
I also found it really difficult on day three when it had snowed the night before. One minute it was pard packed snow/ice, then it was 6 inches of fresh snow. I found this virtually impossible as everytime I hit the fresh stuff it felt like my skis sank and halved my speed.
I have seen a 1 day refresher course at Castleford that looks good.
"Ski Clinic
Day long clinic for intermediate to advanced skiers and anyone thinking about becoming an instructor. Covers Body Management, Carving, Short Radius Turns, Moguls
Includes video analysis, food & drinks 1 day coaching £99"
Not sure if it sounds a bit advanced for me though?????
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| smagsmith wrote: |
| I found it hard to do the same things when it gets steeper. I just reveret to form and skid. Not only is this wrong, but it is really knackering. |
Skidding on steep terrain is not wrong, it's the right thing to do providing it is a controlled skid all the way around the turn rather than a big swing & twist at the start of the turn and then a straight exit into the next turn.
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I was skidding to control the speed. My two mates were able to ski away from me because they took a more direct line down the slope, but I bottled it and reverted to skidding and traversing.
I think my technique was good enough on the blues, so I need to trust it more when it gets steeper in the blacks and reds.
Cheers
smag
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