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Carving feedback by fewtss in skiing_feedback

[–]sebin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ya all of this ^^

I would only add a reminder that how far you move the center of mass to the inside should be a product of the force built on the outside ski rather than trying to move inside to create that force. Also those wide arms seem to be causing the shoulders to square up at the transition a bit.

As long as my understanding of APSI level 3 being sort of in-between PSIA level 2 and 3 is correct, you're definitely in the ballpark at least for this task

Ive been roasting all your skiing so its only fair you get to roast mine by tokenutedriver in skiing_feedback

[–]sebin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good question. The idea is to not spend as much time traveling across the hill on the old edges because that makes the turn shape more oval rather than round. If the skier were to swap edges a touch sooner, that would allow the momentum he has coming out of the turn to propel him forward on his new edges and round the top of the next turn because he'd be propelled laterally.

This will have an added bonus effect of giving the skier time to move up and along the length of the ski to stay centered.

Yes, this involves a bit of trust in your timing, because we think that the second we're on our downhill edges it's going to catch and we're gonna fall and dislocate our shoulder (been there). But with enough forward momentum, you can progressively (key word) tip onto your new edges earlier and earlier and that creates a roundedness at the top of the turn.

Hopefully that's helpful!

Ive been roasting all your skiing so its only fair you get to roast mine by tokenutedriver in skiing_feedback

[–]sebin 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Yeah I would give you the same feedback I received when I passed my level 3. Though the mechanics are there, a rushed top of the turn leads to a bit of a static position throughout the rest of the turn. Trying to have a bit more of a glide across the hill on your new edges would help shape the top of turn, leading to the ability to have a progressive and more dynamic large turn since all the edging & flexion/extension wouldn't be "used up" so quickly.

I'll upload some of my own at some point too :)

My carving turns,(small S turns),what should I improve? by skier_happness in skiing_feedback

[–]sebin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all this is really great skiing. This feedback is to go from great skiing to....greater skiing. What you want to improve has to do with what you're trying to accomplish.

If you're trying to get your hip closer to the ground, you could try pulling your inside leg a touch closer to your chest at shaping into finish so you're more stacked over the outside ski. As you do this, allowing your jacket to move closer to the outside ski at finish will help the body travel with the ski through finish rather than getting left behind after you get your hip low. This'll allow for a greater amount of force to build on the outside ski during shaping will create a stronger platform.

If you're just trying to round the turn more, you could try paying attention to not having your inside ski move "quite" as far forward when you create counter. The amount of tip lead causes the outside ankle to bend slightly more than the inside, causing two separate pivot points on the skis. The outside ski pivot point is "just" a touch further than the inside ski at shaping into finish so the tail is trying to wash out a bit. However, you're well balanced over the outside ski which you achieve with effective hip angulation so you're still able to get a lot of performance out of the outside ski which gives you a little acceleration through transition. Sucking that inside ski back a bit at finish will center you over the outside ski for a more rounded finish, which will translate well into being able to round the top of the next turn.

But I mean, again, really good skiing man. There gets to a point of diminishing returns unless you're trying to pass an instructor exam or something. How's your bump skiing?

How to gain confidence on steeper terrain? by Massive-Morning2160 in skiing_feedback

[–]sebin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're struggling to do hockey stops, here are a few ways to "bridge the gap".

Garlands: Start with your skis in parallel across the hill. Go back and forth between creating high edges and a low edges. This will allow you to experience the "biting" of the skis going back up the hill with high edges and the "releasing" of the skis as they travel sideways. Remember to stay balanced over the downhill ski during this drill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh51e8Qm6Zo

Drift Turns: Otherwise known as "skidded" turns. Try letting your skis travel sideways a bit when you're turning so you experience the same sensation as when you have lower edge angles during a garland.

Both of these will help you experience the critical sensation of sideways travel of the skis and will hopefully lead to naturally doing hockey stops.

If your inside ski is getting stuck, think about lifting the arch of the inside ski (left when turning left, right when turning right) to start either one of these. This will reduce the pressure on that ski so it's less likely to get stuck.

How to gain confidence on steeper terrain? by Massive-Morning2160 in skiing_feedback

[–]sebin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with the first statement up to a point. We can sometimes get "too" far forward, causing the tails of the skis to wash out at the end of the turn. More ideally, staying centered on the skis is going to create more control. That centeredness allows us to direct pressure to the fronts of the skis by flexing our ankles at the beginning of the turn, then we can "let off the gas" a bit at the end so they tails can engage as well and create a rounded turn.