Same idea

Give it a go Ben!

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Sure, same idea

Send me some vid Jeff dunn83@gmail.com

Yes, I think a lot about my ankles and knees, particularly the shin angle between them. I feel like this ankle/knee rotation out to the new edge is controlled through my core

@@skidadTV yeah - like a winshield wiper of sort of movement of legs? That’s how I feel at least. Since you are at that “toilet-seat” position in transition, I feel as the rotation or “winshield wipe” movement kinda comes from knees-down…

Yes, I feel the windshield wiper look of my ankles and knees. Get yourself hanging in the air (pull up bar or balancing on hands between 2 stools) and make that windshield move with ankles and knees. I like to think of it as “floating my ankles to the outside” While you are doing that feel the tightness in your obliges on the side you are sending your ankles out to. In order to move your legs like this while in the air you bust balance and control the movement through your core.

@@skidadTV will do kind Sir! Thanks so much for the feedback, you have great talent to convey and break down a movement/technique - and coming from the world of professional paragliding - I know a good instructor when I see one :) keep on rocking!

Reminded of the Smear turn, dumping pace and dropping in’ to the next turn

Whatever you have to do to change the momentum to the other direction across the hill

I tried this approach yesterday ( bear in mind that it was basically my first day of the season without a 5 year old in front of me and i currently have zero fitness :). I found that at the “sting” initiation I was pushing hard to the outside with my outside leg while simultaneously driving my inside knee in and a bit forward to “make room” for my outside leg/ski, while also simultaneously immediately directing my line of site to the planned sting point of my next turn across the hill. That felt a bit different from my normal way of carving (a lot of bad habits to break) and I found it was extremely strenuous to push that outside leg against the turn forces, and also found it difficult to get the skis to hook up with the snow in the sting because of so much sideways momentum from the float/transition. I think a lot of that boils down to me not being in good shape. Next time I hope to have wifey make a video so I can try to self analyze or better yet send my vid to ski dad for critique 😉

Try blending the sting from a gentle slide into the connected edge. At the end of the day it is all about touch and feel for the snow, so build up to it slowly

thanks brotha @@skidadTV

I love the fall line. But, I stay in it as little as possible

@mieshavonedellestein1304 that statement represents a risky strategy. If your tactic is to control speed after the fall line you risk loosing control because of too much speed. If you loose control because you are going to fast you are risking your safety. Falls that result from too much speed are dangerous and can result in injury. Additionally. If you are “controlling your speed” after the fall line you are not simply standing in balance, you are trying to regulate something. After completion comes initiation of the new turn. If you are in the process of controlling speed, your balance and accuracy into the initiation is being challenged. Now you risk entering the new turn out of balance. My preferred strategy or tactic while free skiing or in gates is to control speed above the fall line and spend the time past the fall line in good balance preparing to make an accurate efficient entry into the new turn. I try to carry all my speed all the time. Acceleration represents a source of error. I think you can see from my skiing I have plenty of speed. I feel like I can add speed or reduce it at any point on the hill. I am in control and I am hammering in good balance. Because I am in control I can recover from any miscues or loss of balance

You revised yourself about what you do in the fall line. Based on your original statement if someone always accelerates in the fall line and controls speed below the fall line you are limiting your control to the second part of the turn and if you are racing, it will be slower because you’re not getting enough of your turn done before the fall line. What this results in is a tighter apex required below the fall line, which requires you to exit that turn slower. Freeskiing you’ll also find yourself on steeps bailing out to skids sooner than someone who can control their speed in the whole turn. Your comment about center of mass suggests you’re talking about intermediate skiers so maybe that’s what you are overall commenting on

Also regarding racing I encourage you to try it. Without exception everyone who tries it and sticks with it learns something to be a better skier

@@mieshavonedellestein1304 you are totally in the wrong here. You absolutely said one thing in your first comment then reversed it in your follow up to @keim3548 Please go back and look it over. Your response to @keim3548 was rude and had personal attacks. You need to change your attitude or you will be removed from this channel, and there is no chance that I will even consider skiing with you if this is your your behave.

@@oldskier3019 Ok but how would you describe what she's doing with her skis from 18 to 21 seconds?

Who said anything about massive? It can be whatever size you want. You could even do it with your skis on the snow in less than body weight pressure