 Poster: A snowHead
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it greatly changes the balance dynamics from what occurs during regular skiing.
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and makes it more likely that they are going to break their neck.... 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ok I can confirm it is achievable! Took a few practices and one leg is easier than the other, but a drill I had forgotten and will try again soon 
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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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Side note: I teach this skill with both skis on. I don't have students take a ski off because it greatly changes the balance dynamics from what occurs during regular skiing.
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FastMan, yup same here... when teaching adults we ski one legged not with one ski. But... with race kids we train em on one leg mainly but also with one ski as per the Bode clip it is a useful skill to have to finish a course if they lose a board, also there is no cheating by putting down the other ski 
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Megamum, Because most skiers you see on the mountain aren't balanced.
They can stand on 2 skis and move on 2 skis but that is not balancing. that's just standing.
No balance is really required as you have 2 points of support.
The good news is that balance can be improved very quickly with practice.
Try skiing across the slope on the outside edge of the uphill ski for twenty minutes or so and watch the results.
I think PamW mentioned drills from a video a while back that helped with this. |
What a load of codswallop!!
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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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To ski on either one leg or both (!) you need to be balancing correctly, on the centre of your feet. This is your 'sweetspot'. I can show you a brilliant ski trainer that will help you enormously with this - it's light and compact too - if you private message me (top right of the page). Cheers.
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I tell thee, though, skiing on one ski is great for getting into the habit of keeping your weight forward. Lean back, and you are DOOMED!!
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| c0Ka|Ne wrote: |
| I tell thee, though, skiing on one ski is great for getting into the habit of keeping your weight forward. Lean back, and you are DOOMED!! |
Yep, very true, unless you've learned how to do it. Then it's cake. That's reason enough to work on it. When something goes amiss, better to be skilled than doomed.
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To ski on either one leg or both (!) you need to be balancing correctly, on the centre of your feet.
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well..... it's perfectly possible to ski on one leg and shift your weight between fore/centre/aft balanced. I can do it in v easy situations.
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