 Poster: A snowHead
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Please advise on an annoying quirk my legs seem to have developed. My turns right, with left-hand ski down, are coming along great. My left leg is learning really quickly and is doing a good carve and edge with angulation.
My left turns on the other hand....my right leg is a delinquent - it appears to be unlearning, or at least, not keeping up with the other turn. Basically it doesn't like finding the edge and the left leg doesn't angulate properly so the turn is not parallel. I'm really enjoying all turns right but just put up with turns left. Are there any exercises that can help me regularise my turns? Is it normal to have different abilities in different directions?!
Will I need a lobotomy?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sofia, any chance of video?
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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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Get the canting (leaning) adjusted inward on one or both boots.
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Sofia,
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Will I need a lobotomy?
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It might work but the other way if you cant turn left is to keep going, if you can do 360 's in a controlled manner you will be able to get down the hill perfectly satisfactorily and be the envy of all those with a lower skill set.
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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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Sofia, There will be a problem with your technique but what will be compounding it will be your belief that you can not turn left,
the more you think about it the worse it becomes a bit like a self fulfilling prophecy.
People do have a stronger side and usually this will become evident in your early development, but it should not be a show stopper.
Have you done any work with an instructor, that would be the best next step or as DaveC suggests a short video clip of you skiing both left and right turns would be the next best thing to let us see what is happening.
Just out of interest where in Scotland are you, anywhere close to Aberdeen?
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I agree, kevindonkleywood, I have made this issue worse in my head because I can almost hear myself going 'Yay Right! poo-poo, left....! etc.' I'm in Moray, so closish to Aberdeen. Are you offering me a lobotomy, re-canting or a ski lesson. Hope it's the latter!
Will try to get a video for next week. (By that time, I will have been skiing with Roga so hopefully will either rise a skill level! Or want to retire)
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Re: The canting - do I go back to the shop and explain the issue?
I hope I can just sort this with more exersises, before I adjust the boots. I was given one by a teacher who made me basically (and try not to go crazy with the image) stick my fists between my knees during the traverse and going into the turn, just to keep my turns equal. It did seem to help - maybe I should just continue skiing like this!
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Sofia, I would be more than happy to spend some time with you on the plastic mat at Garthdee (Ski Aberdeen).
I would hold off on fiddling with boots etc till you have a better understanding of what your problem actually is.
Drop me a PM if your interested
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Thanks kevindonkleywood, I will PM right away.
And, BTW T Bar, 
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Sofia, agree with kevindonkleywood that I wouldn't touch equipment until someone's seen you ski, and sounds like a great offer
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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kevindonkleywood, are you based in Aberdeen? Fancy coming to Glen Shee tomorrow?
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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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clarky999, Im actually in the borders but I spend 2 weeks a month in Aberdeen. I would love to join you but sadly im otherwise engaged elsewhere 
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Aah fair enough. If you're up for a bit of late season touring (if there's enough snow) after the easter holidays, give me a shout when you're up!
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