 Poster: A snowHead
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Can you help with this short survey? It's to discover where skiers believe they should focus their fore/aft balance - in other words, the center of pressure on the sole of the foot (or ski boot) while skiing.
To the best of our knowledge, this hasn't been researched before. The plan is to present the findings at the International Science and Skiing Congress In St Anton this December. We'll make the results public on the forum after the meeting.
We plan to post the survey on a number of English-speaking ski forums, in the UK and internationally. We would like to get as many responses as possible, from skiers of every standard. We're looking for responses from beginners and intermediates, just as much as from experts.
There are 3 questions to answer, and 3 optional questions (age, gender and country). It really shouldn't take more than a minute or so to complete. No personally identifiable data is collected.
The link to the survey is www.surveymonkey.com/s/BDTCJR7
If you can encourage your skiing friends to complete the survey too, whatever standard they are, that would be great!
Many thanks for your time and help with this
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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balance survey,
Welcome to 
Done and a good short survey but I suggest you make the link click through and I would have thought that The Piste or Bend ze knees would get more views and a better response.
Would be interested in the answers to the survey when complete, please post.
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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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Done: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BDTCJR7
Thanks to everyone who's completed the survey so far. Responses are currently running at 95% advanced/expert skiers - so if you are a beginner or an intermediate, this survey is for you too! 
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balance survey, problem is the question refers to a "turn". The balance point can be different for different types of turn - a race carve turn can be very different from a pivotted turn.
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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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balance survey, I'd say that there is a similar problem with what is 'skiing in a straight line', because my balance point differs if I am in a tuck, or if I am cruising at a relaxing speed; the latter consisting of a terrible habit of pretty much standing up straight with boots hardly done up!
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You'll need to Register first of course.
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I also completed then survey based on the assumption that it was your most common/comfortable turn, on a smooth pisted slope
Offpiste, difficult conditions or complex terrain will alter things somewhat
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Again, thanks everyone who has completed the survey so far, and for comments here and on the survey site itself
For the purposes of the survey assume that it's alpine skiing, not telemark or cross- country (sorry guys!), and also that it relates to skiing fairly comfortably within your limits - not top-velocity aggressive skiing or particularly complex terrain.
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Done.
I try to have my fore/aft balance through the length of my foot / ski boot, so from A-C / 1-12.
Enjoy the Congress. I was at the first one in St Christoph in 1996.
Tremendous time.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Sorry, far too technical for me. I'm only an intermediate skier.
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Sorry, far too technical for me. I'm only an intermediate skier.
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Yeah seriously, I don't see how a beginner or intermediate can answer these questions. I've taught racers and Im still not sure about the answers...
Also quite amazed it hasn't started a mundane debate about the definition of a "standard turn"
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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In my defence I have very little feeling/sensation in my lower legs and feet. Yes I can turn on skis, but I can't tell what my feet are doing! I'd even go as far as suggesting that my body weight and upper legs are doing more of the work than my feet...
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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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Our survey is still active on Survey Monkey www.surveymonkey.com/s/BDTCJR7 - so if you haven't yet had a chance, we'd be grateful if you could take a minute or two to complete it
There's been 328 responses to date, so a big thanks to everyone who has responded.
A common theme is that fore/aft balance can be complicated by many factors - terrain, conditions, intent etc. For the purposes of the survey, assume that it relates to skiing straightforward turns on uncomplicated terrain, very comfortably within your limits.
All the data from the survey will be made freely available to the site in late December
Thanks
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Done.
Actually, im far more interested and actively /constantly involved in LATERAL movement of pressure across the foot during turns than fore / aft pressure points. Appreciate that pressing shins and pressing balls of feet can assist in ski shovel early engagement AND I AGREE - it helps and gives me a buzz, but, pressing toward heels on exit of GS types turns to accelerate (very slightly) you out of the turn just doesn't do much for me. I can feel it, but for me, the gain isn't worth the effort to re center my balance afterwards.
I would say on a constant pitch slope, my lateral , compared to Fore/Aft active pressure change is at least 10:1, maybe 20:1.
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