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Going Straight Downhill (Schuss?)
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gatecrasher wrote:


raybey1, maybe? Maybe not!.....could be your boots though!

Or it could just be fear of crashing again.....but my constant need to ride the edges to feel in control was removed after my boots were aligned correctly with specific footbeds, shims etc.

I can go as fast* as I like now on flat skis without any fear of being ejected. I can only describe it, as going from the feeling you got riding an old Raleigh chopper bike >35mph, then doing the same speed on the latest racing creation.


*still not that fast! wink


I've been wondering that! I know that my feet 'roll' in as I walk (part of my knee problems I think) so I've wondered about the effect of this on skiing. And I get the 'chatter' if I try and straightline - I got told to keep the edges in contact but sometimes here you do just need to go straight (there's a few 'flat' bits!)

Another thing to ask the foot man at the end of the summer!! Very Happy
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[quote="chaletgirl"]
gatecrasher wrote:


I've been wondering that! I know that my feet 'roll' in as I walk (part of my knee problems I think) so I've wondered about the effect of this on skiing. And I get the 'chatter' if I try and straightline


chaletgirl, for me it was the best money spent on "equipment" period, if your feet aren't properly aligned it can have a huge effect on what you feel through them while skiing, I always felt like I was skiing on the outside edge on one ski (I wasn't in reality, but that's what I felt) so I would make adjustments in my stance to compensate this"feeling" by moving my knee in on this leg, although this evened up the "feeling" of pressure imbalance, it actually put my ski on its inside edge, obviously I never understood any of this at the time, all I knew is... I felt very precarious straight running even at moderate speeds, the only way to feel stable was to ride the edges.

As well as aligning my feet, I had shims fitted to the bootboards set to my optimum lateral & fwd/aft balance, I was hoping the adjustments would cure the feeling of skiing on the outside of that particular leg, but it not only fixed that, it had a major effect all round...I used to find one legged drills a real challenge but after being aligned, I can ski straight/flat at speed happily, I can also lift either ski and carry on in a straight line with very little thought or adjustments to body position.
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gatecrasher, brilliant. I'm planning to sort boots (and possibly feet - if physio/something works!) at the end of the summer before next season. I can't do one legged drills and haven't ever been able to Sad and I do feel pretty unstable, just always thought I wasn't very good at skiing!!!

Whilst not wishing my life away, I'm seriously looking forward to next season with decent fitting boots!! LOL snowHead
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chaletgirl, Good luck, for your feet, first thing you need to have looked at is getting proper support specific to your feet by use of footbeds, if you do have real problems then a podiatrist can make them to set your feet in a neutral position, when your feet are not in ski boots you have a lot more ankle movement to compensate for poor support, but once your ankles are locked "laterally" in your boots other body movements have to start compensating to find your natural balanced feel, they guy who did mine didn't need to ask which foot I was having problems with, he just looked at, and grabbed hold of my feet and said..."it's this one isn't it!" My advice is to see a specialist...not someone who just makes footbeds, they don't really charge anymore and generally get it right first time.
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gatecrasher, thank you. will be lookin for a specialist wherever I end up living for the summer. and if it sorts out my skiing, then even better Smile Smile
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Fast straight skiing is a yet another form. The forces on and speed of reaction of your skis to variations is much greater. It takes effort and concentration on ensuring your shins and feet are pointing forward under some muscle tension. If there is no tension then the snow will dominate. Tension will ensure that your muscles counter these forces. Hip width apart at least. Also, practice trying to keep your skis dead flat on lower gradients and get used to what it feels like.
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