Glad it was helpful! Hope you have fun next time you ski

Totally agree, and it makes so much sense when you think about it, for a long radius turn, there's plenty of time for your torso to just go with the flow and turn along with the skis, but for short turns, you just don't have time for your torso to twist back and forth like that, so you need to twist your legs in the hip sockets instead, keeping the torso pointing straight down as your skis turn left and right in front of you... so beautiful

@@KennethDuda But at the start of a new GS turn, you have to face your upper body down the hill to allow your skis to pass under you and continue on to create the new leg angle that will roll your skis over onto the new edges. In short turns you do Not force and twist your legs to make the skis change direction, you just anticipate the next turn by turning your upper body in the opposite direction your skis are going to create a Snap, leg angle change, instead of continuing to face it down the hill. As your skis are turning to your left, you drive your chest to the right and get off your downhill foot. As your skis are turning to the right, you drive your chest to the left, in the opposite direction and get off your downhill foot. Your skis will snap roll over because of that instant leg angle change. You make turns with the placement of your face and chest, not with your feet and knees.

@@oldskier3019 makes sense, thanks!

Exactly all the isntructors ive met always mentioned face the hill.

Really appreciate the comment - thanks John 🙏🏻🙌🏼⛷️

"'rotational separation'." That doesn't tell you when and how to position your body and why it is necessary. It doesn't Teach it; it just talks about it.

Thanks for the comment - really hope it helps 🙌🏼🙏🏻

Thanks for the comment 🙏🏻

Thanks for watching, hope these videos help you! Cheers, George

Thanks Axel 🤛

Thanks for the kind comment 🙏🏻 enjoy!

Glad you liked it!

Thanks so much! 🙏🏻🙌🏼

Thanks for the comment, much appreciated

cheers Shaun!

Thanks David - that means a lot! 🙏🏻

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Thank you 🙏🏻

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Pure carve turns are one end of the spectrum - pivoted, skidded short turns are the other end. The type of turn chosen is dictated by the nature of the terrain/snow/trail that you are on. Have fun 🙌🏼

@@Avoriazskischool I will be experimenting this year.. Thank you..

Separation is a result of rotating the feet, the lower leg, the upper leg or a combination of all three.

Thanks for watching and commenting

None of that teaches how to do it, it just talks about it.

@@oldskier3019 would be happy to discuss further as long as you’re not JB under a different name!

yes absolutely - whenever turning, weight on the outer ski (unless in deep untracked powder)

Thank You !

Get out of the back seat.

@@cswalker21 I believe that is the problem, just gotta make the adjustment to do that. Once I can feel the "right" position it should fix a lot. Thanks!

Could those be 2024 Wayback 106- that is very interesting to see on an instructor!

Bingo 🙌🏼 with a Duke PT. Good everything skis. Love them 👍🏻

Nice! Thanks for the response. I might get those!

You hit the nail on the head with the first half of this comment, nice one! You do need to have a bit more steepness than green runs to get good short turns going, and long turns can get pretty fast and hard to control on red runs if you carve them at all. But hey - skiing isn't about blanket rules - it's about having fun!

I thought short turns are most useful on the steeps no?

@@OnceABustAlwaysABust I can't do them on black runs but with plenty of powder it might be fun on steep off piste. Short turns are really fun and give you a lot of control as to the path you choose, avoiding obstacles is easy. Even the edge angles tuned on the ski will greatly affect what you can do on steeps runs regards turns.

@@JB91710 bro get a life

@@JB91710 so you can carve down a 40 degree mogul run if you know what the ski needs from you?

Hahaha; and the kid says "I don't understand anything you say and I can't remember what you said"

I'm gonna have that printed on a t-shirt! 😅

I’m beginning to suspect you are that JB guy. If you’re not I would be happy to discuss further. If you are JB you’re so old and set in your misinformed ways that it’s like wrestling in mud with a pig. You begin to realize the pig enjoys it.

Thanks for the comment and feedback and apologies if this point adds confusion. Whilst the majority of the rotation comes from the ball and socket at the hip, the knee can also add some extra rotation when it is flexed. It is more the just a simple hinge. Whilst sat down, you can lift your feet off the floor and point your toes left and right without moving your femurs. This is a finer movement, but adds the extra ability to steer the skis without using large body parts. But you are right, the majority of the rotation comes from the ball and socket, the knee just adds a little bit extra on top. What is definitely up for debate is WHEN to introduce a concept like this to a learning skier, as I am always reluctant to confuse people with specifics if they haven't yet fully grasped the more important basics which should precede the finer concepts in their learning sequence. Gotta be able to crawl before you walk before you run and all that.

Good point 👍🏻. It’s because you gotta crawl before you can walk before you can run. For beginner/intermediates - just focus on not leaning back. For advanced/expert - then you can think about fore aft intricacies ⛷️

Needs to be made into a t-shirt 😂

Wayback 106 - not that rockered!

@@JB91710 the skis are why they can't close down the edge angle in the fall line, because they start skidding past a certain point. Meaning park and riding is the limit. Though in this, the skier is mostly still "ripping" with rotary motions.

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Over the front of the skis? or in the middle of the skis?

nope, please educate me?

If you cannot rotate your knees - please discount that last section of the video and do not try to do so. However regarding 'your knees are almost completely unable to twist separately of your femurs', can you point me to any scientific evidence of this? because I can certainly rotate my knees, even if I place my hands firmly on femurs above my knees as you suggest. I also discussed this with an orthopaedic surgeon who assured me that the knee joint is far more than simple hinge. A quick google, and I also found a study stating 'When the knee is in a position of flexion between 30 and 90 degrees, there are approximately 45 degrees external and 25 degrees internal rotation' - (Zarins et al - granted it's from the 80s). If you have anything to back up your claim that the knee joint cannot rotate, I'd be very interested to see it. Thanks!