I went skiing today and something just clicked and I went from doing pizza to carving

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, what better feedback could one get. But yes, it only takes that on small "click" and you level up. Be sure to check my other carving videos, especially the 3 Levels of Carving lesson. Or the shorter extract containing only the first 3 drills: Learn How To Carve. Thank you for watching, enjoy your new skiing level and Happy New Year :)

@jishnujetwani538

3 жыл бұрын

Can you help me out here Edit: It’s 20 hours later, I went skiing today and it just clicked for me too. I can finally parallel ski Edit: 45 days later. I can now carve, still working on perfecting jt

@zeeelle123

Жыл бұрын

It’s so fun

I actually can't believe how comprehensive this is. Thanks so much.

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :)

5:08 - this is superb. I've been failing to describe to my kids that a parallel turn is not that different to a wedge/snowplough but those few seconds just nailed it. Thank you!

@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Nice to be of help and the source for insights and revelations. When I teach kids I teach them how to brake their speed, how to turn, how to go faster, how to ski in bumps or powder and how to race. On the technical side there are a few things that separates these apart but its basically the same thing. It all boils down into a few important fundamentals of which the wedge is one of them. Cheers, Tom

Your channel is by far my favorite ski instruction series! Useful, on point, but still laid-back and enjoyable. Thanks! :)

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks a million for watching and for your nice words on the content. Enjoy :)

Great explanation. Thank you.

Great video keep up the great work and content

Excellent! Just the information and insight I’ve been seeking. Much appreciated.

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! I try my best to incorporate all the skiing techniques I've been taught since 1966. Thanks for watching.

Never ever explained better….Thank you Gracias 🙏

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks! You are very welcome. Cheers, Tom

I'm at a solid 0.5 level. I try to maintain that level, as I feel it gives a confidence boost to everyone else on the mountain when they see me barely survive the kids park.

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

You are doing an honorable gesture out there. Thank you very much. But I'm sure it is not that bad. And by the way, that only gives you the opportunity to learn so much more than others. Don't give up. You can do it. You can level up. Start with the wedging drills and work your way up. Cheers, Tom

The differences are so well explained! You keep it simple unlike most other carving video lessons. Very, very helpful even for good skiers to realize those basic technique variances. Than you so much for keeping it simple, makes it much easier to understand the dynamics of these three levels and to explain it to others when teaching skiing.

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and thank you for watching. Yes, skiing is not really complicated. It is not completely intuitive but with some basic concepts explained and demoed most people catch on quickly. I have my students learn to ski in just one hour. I have students carve in a few lessons if they have the basics nailed. If they dont, we fix them first and then we move on to carving. I always think about a cat or any animal. Did someone explain in detail how to hunt a mouse or climb a tree? Or a bird how to fly? Happy Holidays, the Triggerboy Team!

Your explanation, of the difference between turn types 2 and 3, is exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you.

@Triggerboy62

10 ай бұрын

You are welcome! And thank you for watching. Glad to have been of any help.

I had my little epiphany on the snow couple weekends ago where I carved so nice I felt weightless. Since then I can’t stop watching videos and yours are great. I want to slow things down and understand how to continue that form.

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great. How can I help you?

Simply the best explanation of parallel skiing technique on KZread. The algorithm suggested me this right after I'd accidentally had my first success in bringing skis parallel and now it's finally got clear in my head. So now I know how I'm going to practice it tomorrow. Keep it up, dude! P.S. Love your country so much, you guys know a thing or two about how to live in harmony with the nature!

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting and for your good words on my video snd our country. You sre always wellcome here. Glad to hear you are making progress. Happy New Year :)

Thanks a lot for this video, will watch this again a couple times to get it in my head. Very very helpful.

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and you can always watch it during your day of skiing. Thats what I do :)

thanks excellent! greetings from Chile 🇨🇱

@soleaguirre100

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!! thanks excellent 👌🏼🇨🇱

I'm a 47 yr old beginner! Great explanation! Greetings from Las Vegas!

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Lovely to hear from you. Wow, never been there. Lucky you. This lesson should be useful to you. Also check out my video on 3 Levels of Wedging. And lots of other videos on my channel. Look under my playlists :)

Excellent! The best ski tuition video I've seen. I've been stuck on level 2 parallels for some time.I'll be applying this lesson on my next trip to make the jump to carving.

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you! Also check out my 3 levels of Carving :)

I like this guy. Clear, to the point.

@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

Greetings from New England USA. Great video, Tom. As a beginner, I found your video super easy to follow. I've got wedge turns down and ready to start parallel turns. I'll definitely remember your tips the next time I'm on the hill.

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

How nice of you to compliment the video. Hopefully you will be skiing soon and enjoying parallel skiing. Glad I could be of assistance. Thanks for watching and Happy New Year :)

So Comprehensive with scientific convincing explanation!

@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear that message was clear and understandable. Cheers, Tom :)

It's quite fascinating how many specific words and descriptions can be used for something that comes so natural to certain people

@Triggerboy62

7 ай бұрын

Indeed it is.... back in the days before KZread we used to discuss skiing on dedicated ski forums. There we over time came to build a skiing vocabulary to avoid confusion. But books have been written on ski-technique so it is not so simple as one might think. Sorry for so many words. Cheers, Tom

Started carving first day. For me, it’s all about just going for it. Don’t be afraid!

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and great to hear that you are carving. Yes, its all about daring to go forwards and wait for your skis to turn. Good luck.

Best ever. Wish I had such a lesson 20 years ago. Damn!!

@Triggerboy62

10 ай бұрын

Too bad yes, but good that you saw this now and not in 20 years :)

Love the explanation- everything is so perfectly explained

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you for watching and for such positive feedback. Thanks, Tom

Lapland in Finland! Very cool, never been there. I’m Swedish, but not even skied in Northern Sweden yet. Yet I’ve skied the Alps, Alta in Utah, NY state, Mountain high, Big Bear mountain, Lake Tahoe and Mammoth in California. Mammoth was really great! Going back there in March. Can’t wait to ski again. Hoping to ski Lapland some day, that looked totally great. Thank you Suomi. Great video. Sending you love from Sweden via California.

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks and greetings returned to sunny California.

Greetings from Vancouver BC Canada, As a new skiier, your video is very precise and helpful. Thank you, so much. Post more......

@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yes, more coming soon. Welcome to the sport and my channel. Cheers, Tom

Outstanding instruction. Thank you.

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice video! I have been skiing for only a few years, and I will definitely try carving more!

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, carving is a must. Good luck and ask if you have questions.

Very nice live background poster-ish!

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glade you liked it. I have been waiting for a greenscreen comment :)

watched lots of videos about carving this is the first time I know what's the differecne between carving and parallel ski, good one !

@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and for leaving a comment. Im glad the video gave some new insights. Cheers, Tom

Thank you Tom! I just watched all your intermediate level videos. They are very helpful and insightful. Your channel reminds me of another tennis KZread channel called Feel Tennis. The guy there (named Tomaz) shows the inner working of tennis for recreational players. I think you have a similar insight for ski. Please keep up the good work. You can really be the best ski KZread channel if you keep going at this! Regards, Billy.

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, what great feedback. I will check out the tennis channel as I'm also a devoted tennis player. Yes, I'm trying to instruct and inspire all types of skiers. Not all skiers aspire to become great at carving or long for difficult bump runs or feel the urge of killing themselves off-pist. Still they want to become better in order to safely enjoy and better master the conditions in which they ski in, for boosted confidence and safety. Especially persons a bit older with a long history of skiing but told they are old school or have a dated technique. This is absolutely not true. I teach the ski racers I coach traditional open parallel turns as well. And even if I get a lot of critique out on the hill I don't bother as I'm primarily a KZread instructor at the moment and I focus on the viewers appreciating my approach and my lessons. Have a great season!

very well explained. thank you

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Wishing you a marry Christmas.

Enjoyed these instructions as they make sense. Still struggling at level 2 as I can't get my skis to slide while parallel, to initiate the turn. Probably because I am not lifting the pressure from my skis enough. Need to try and extend myself upwards more to raise centre of mass ! Always harder to implement in practice on snow, where it doesn't take a lot to tumble.

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thats right. You need to extend more and learn to be good with the timing. Since Im very good at timing the extension and the pivot exactly at the right time and together a manage with a very subtle up move. In the beginning you should use a bigger move. Also close your stance. It helps with keeping your skis parallel.

The explanation that broke it through to me, from a book, was Come out of previous Turn , weight on down hill ski, both skiis always on the same edge, As you cross shill shift weight to uphill ski Lean straight down the fall line and roll your edges (and lift inner foot a little if you need to, just keep it parallel) The uphill ski becomes the downhill ski as you move through the turn (THE SECRET OF SKIING) Go to step 1 and repeat You might think that you will fall on your face, but you already have 80% of your weight on the soon to be downhill ski, so it works out beautifully. Its just a matter of shifting your weight to the uphill ski as you go across the hill. That is my level 2.5.... I used to actually jump up and twist my skiis when I first self guessed how to parallel. Self taught

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Great to hear that you had a brake through as explained. It is indeed the secret to just lean in the direction you want to turn and trust your skis to start turning and catch up with you. So as you go across the fall line you need to lean into the fall line. That can be scary at first but once you get the hang of it you do it without thinking for a second you will fall like a tipping over lamp post. However, this applies only to Carving. If you are brushing/skidding your turns then you need to also apply a pivot to your skis. You would still need to lean in the direction you want to turn but much less than if you were carving. Look at the pros carving, hip on the ground. Look at the mogul pros, barely any inclination or edge angles.

This is soo helpful. Thank you so much! Greetings from Germany 💙

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome! How nice of you! Cheers, Tom

Superb explanation! Thanks a ton!

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

Most welcome!

Another great video Tom, Great explanation of the 3 levels of ski turning. So I've got stuck in Level 2 (the parallel) because it was the advanced stuff 30 years ago. I've got it now and tomorrow I'm going to be a better "Carver" 😉

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

What great news. BTW, my mother became an instructor in Switzerland back in 1957. I have the manual. It is an Austrian manual. There they said that in the old days, hmmm.... must have been in the very very old days, nobody ever had to learn past the wedge because there were no groomed slopes. Then when slopes started getting groomed the parallel turn became mainstream. And we all get stuck at some level anyway. Great that you have this seasons target in sight. Good luck, Cheers, Tom

Thank you so much! It’s really detailed.

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Cheers T

Man - you really nailed it!

@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

LOVE your videos!

@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

So glad! Cheers, Tom

Thanks Tom! from Vancouver, Canada :)

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, Vancouver... that is literally on the other side of the planet. Thanks again for watching and all the best to you and everyone else from Canada, Cheers :)

@TraceurTube

3 жыл бұрын

@@Triggerboy62 I see it's invaluable work you've been doing for skiers and the community around the globe. You have all our support :) Good wishes, Ma

first one explaining in a way that makes sense and quite different than many teachers. Still on my mind looks easy but doing it is way more complicated than looks and still does not work to me. The most accurate explanation I had was "go up releasing pressure and just in there start looking to the direction of the way you want to go...that will make nature drift of the skies in the new direction, after that go down again, make pressure on the skies already leaning and with forward position", Thanks for the video

@Triggerboy62

5 ай бұрын

Great. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Tom

This is one of the best informative video I have ever seen. I´ll be in Levi next week and as a beginner this is really hepful. Thank you.

@Triggerboy62

4 ай бұрын

Wow, glad to hear! We are back here in the sought now and going back to Levi after Eastern. Would have been fun to share a few turns in Levi. Have fun, this should be a perfect time to ski in Lapland. Hopefully you will also see the northern lights. Cheers, T

Thank you very much for this video. Too many ski videos show technique without showing proper progression, or don't bother to explain what's going on. Stance width in parallel skiing can be adjusted according to the situation, so learning both the "old school" narrow stance and the modern wider carving stance is essential to becoming a more versatile skier.

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your good feedback. Glad you liked the video. Yes, we should be able to vary our stance width. I used to have a narrow stance, then I widened it but since I skied a lot of bumps my old narrow stance was always there as a default stance width. Now when a more narrow stance has become popular again I don't bother trying to ski shoulder wide as I sometimes maybe should. I don't like the ide that I could not ski in a certain way. Should be able to at least imitate different styles. Like a standup :)

Best tutorials!

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

this was the most usefull explanation of carving vs parallel that I have ever seen! thank you. every time I carve I feel like I’m going to panic and i trip myself up. now I know that is normal I’ll persevere. By the way... I’m in Finland! On holiday at Ruka Valley! ❤️ place is stunning!

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks and so nice to hear that you like the videos. Ruka is great, have fun. They have a new gondola Ive heard.

@laurahulland

4 жыл бұрын

Triggerboy62 yes its a bit more of a bubble lift really. Gondola in France are like buses 😂

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

@@laurahulland hahaaa.... yes of course, but they market it as a gondola :)

So helpful. Level 1 came super naturally but couldn’t figure out what was holding me back from the steep stuff and it’s that I was trying to wedge all my turns which is impossible at speed

@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

Good that it was helpful. Yes, getting rid of the wedge is a big step. Check out my other videos on parallel skiing. Cheers, Tom

Omg Tom - I should definitely try carving skis someday! Never done that because I stop skiing around 1992 or so. Then I started snowboarding 2005 and that was lot of fun as well. Now haven't been to slope for years. I should 😉

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for dropping a comment. It's a huge loss to mankind that you have stopped skiing even though you picked up snowboarding as recently as 2005 LOL. Our trip to StAnton was legendary. I still might have some footage of you from that trip. I need to call Filip..... to be continued :)

4 жыл бұрын

@@Triggerboy62 OMG! 😉 Sure it was a legendary trip! Maybe some day I'll be powder skiing in Sankt Anton with you again (or snowboarding)? Those were the times! 👍⛷🏂❤

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

@ hahaa... be careful what you wish for :)

another great drill I have found is the double tap. You initiate the turn whilst in a small snowplough, then you lift the inside ski twice as if you were tapping your foot. This forces the skier to put all weight on the outside ski and it really helps them skid and complete the turn. It gives them a feeling of what to look for!

@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

Great drill. Thanks for pointing it out. I actually did that exact drill yesterday with two customers.

@Hello_there_obi

2 жыл бұрын

Works like a charm 🙂

A very good teacher

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

Спасибо

Carving is so much fun

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, for me it was a life changer. Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment.

@skiandscytheguy

4 жыл бұрын

@@Triggerboy62 I just discovered your channel. It is cool, I like it. I started my channel just a few months ago and it great to see others who love skiing too. I like both skiing and ice hockey.

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

@@skiandscytheguy good luck with your channel. Had a look at it and you seem to have a lot of fun skiing and messing with the dog. All part of the BIG plan :)

Pretty well explained the 3 types of skiing. Since I started skiing in the early 90's i know both ways of skiing the oldschool parallel turns with narrow stance as well as the newschool carvig. But one thing i don't agree with is the fact that there is no up-down unweighting in carving turns, if we do carving short slalomturns we still have this movement to be able to change edges quicker. Not anymore that extrem movement like in oldschool shortturns but ist ist still there. We go a bit up to make the edgeturn quicker und we go a bit down to give the outside ski more edgepower, to controle the speed in steep terrain.

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching and commenting and for your crazy good comment. Yes, you are absolutely correct. My next video in this series is going to be 3 Levels of Carving. My point that I was trying to make is that "you don't need" to unweight to initiate a carved turn. Just like a train. It just keeps moving forwards and turning. No up and down movement. However, unweighting is a result of CoM moving in the vertical plane causing the inertia effect. So when you are carving there is unweighing but it is a result of CoM management and mechanics, not because you need to pivot your skis. CoM needs to move up and over if you are carving deep enough. All retraction turn transitions as in the Line Selection video are unweighted. Its also very interesting that you mention that we today dont need that extreme oldschool up movement to initiate a turn. That is absolutely correct. I did not mention it in the narration but if you look at 3:30 you can see me exaggerating the up move. Then at 4:00 I turn my default way. Personally I hate the oldschool huge extention move followed by a continuous flexing move. I mean, how can you extend if you dont flex? And why should you be flexing during the pressure phase of the turn? Thats when you should be extending or be extended. I need to make a video of that too. Secret move in parallel skiing?

@peterharris3096

4 жыл бұрын

@@Triggerboy62 Hi, I have read your replies and they contain a lot more technical terms than in the video such as centre of mass and flex and extension. The video kept terms simple which makes a lot of sense for people learning. One aspect I have learned particularly for snowplough turns is to create rotation in the hip socket by foot rotation under the base of support or middle of your boot to prevent your knees dropping in. Also at level 3 to push that on a bit more, early edge engagement for the new downhill ski to develop good rythmic turns without traversing. Cheers and happy new year.

Yes. .this is what i like: SLALOM(parallell) I'm typical level 2 Not carving Thank you Tim! Belive it's gonna be difficult to find ordinary. long slalom skies. Everything is short carving skies

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Modern skis for use on normal groomers (not off-pist) are all so called "carving skis". It's because of the side cut. SL racing skis are 155-165cm long with a turn radius of 11-12m. These skis are great for carving but can be unstable if used for basic parallel skiing. GS racing skis are 175-195cm long with a turn radius of 20-30m. These skis are very fast when carved but easier to brush your turns with. When I say "racing" skis I don't mean only pure WC/FIS racing skis but also user friendly off the shelf skis made in a variety of variations depending on skill level. The more pro you go the more difficult the skis will be but if you choose skis intended for a more moderate skill level then you can find yourself skis in the range 175-185cm long with a turn radius of 17-20m. These are the ones I recommend for you. Sometimes branded as GS skis or Cross skis. Or just overall carvers. However, I don't recommend over 2m long skis. I have 215cm long SG skis and these are very difficult to ski. Heavy and stiff. If you take off-pist skis then you will get wider skis under foot and longer. I don't recommend such skis if not on the moderate side. Lets say under 85mm wide. Even if you ski off-pist. You want well waxed skis with tuned edges. Most wider skis are horrible to ski on groomers with. Hope this helps.

@1MrErling

3 жыл бұрын

@@Triggerboy62 Thanks . It helps a lot !!!

I like the music in your videos

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm a music lover so I try to find suitable music for my videos but after getting so many copyright claims over the years I'm done with all music except the free music KZread provides us creators with. But I'm not complaining, great music to be found in the library.

Great video, thx

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

perfect!

@Triggerboy62

6 ай бұрын

Thanks :)

thank you this will help me very much

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask. Cheers, T

To do level 3 it will help if your edges are sharp. Fresh tune. Probably will need doing again after a few days of pushing them hard too! What fun 😊💖

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

Yes, sharp edges are a must. And narrow on piste carving or racing skis. I tune my skis all the time. Great advice, thanks :)

Thanks to this video my 7 year old daughter went straight from a wedge to carve today missing out the slipped turns.

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thats great news! Thanks for watching and sharing such a wonderful event. Cheers, Tom

Very very helpful ✌🏻

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear!

I'm a snowboarder. How did I get here?

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thinking about adding skiing to your hobbies?

@markmd9

4 жыл бұрын

Think about yourself as one ski skier

@rentskisreservations8354

4 жыл бұрын

Letting the days go by, water flowing underground..

@neocyndaquil

4 жыл бұрын

i'm a snowboarder as well, but I learned skiing after I learned snowboarding. It's different than skiing as I think skiing is more technical - it has more moving parts than skiing.

@jp4431

4 жыл бұрын

Get outta here ya filthy mongrel Just kidding, come join the dark side. We have free snacks

Very good video

@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Tom

Superb explanation! Greetings from Canada!

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Skiing in Canada is on my bucket list. Cheers, Tom

Awesome lesson!

@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😃

Great explanation

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it and thanks for watching.

I have been a ski instructor for 8 years and I still find this fascinating. I do not teach level 2, I try to go from a wedge christie straight to a carving turn. I have a series of drills I use to try and get the student ready to make this transition. I have not done unweighted turning since the mid 1990s,

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Level 2 is a huge grayzone. This is IMHO part of why ski instruction has become so dissconnected from the real world application of skiing the whole mountain. The only thing where ski schools are real good at today is teaching total beginners how to wedge, if that is what they do. At L2 everything becomes real confusing. Instruction really doesent make much sence and there is more theory and talk than clear demos and drills. Part of the reason is carving. There was a huge demand all of a sudden and so ski schools started to skip L2 and jumping sraight to L3. Race coaching not being any better. Having kids ski gates and go straight from wedging to carving. Just ripping gates and refining carving skills with a huge drop out %. Take any jr racer and put him on a bump field or in powder or crudd and he has no clue what to do. That is one reason wider skis have become so popular. Its easier. And it has to be. Instant gratification :)

@laurahulland

4 жыл бұрын

I was taught to parallel the unweighted way and it has got me down most slopes, but it’s almost a hindrance when you try to carve as it’s like unlearning a bad habit. I didnt know this when I learned it and I was frankly quite glad to get out of the snowplough turn territory. Also, I was well into my 40’s when I took professional tuition having only ever skied on dry slopes in the 80’s! 😳

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

@@laurahulland carving and the parallel turn are different yes. You know more than 90% of all skiers :)

Even though I know how to do level 1 and 3 carving, You description of up-unweighting made a light-bulb go in my head. My instructors always told me to bend the knees when turning, but not why I should stand up. I normally put my weight forwards to "skid" the back of the skis which isn't always useful. Thanks very much you gave me a new skill to try!

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that is so nice to hear. Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment. Glad that I could be of any help.

@chrisregpick

4 жыл бұрын

Three parts of a short RadiusTurn. 1- Fore and Aft. 2- Lateral 3- Vertical. Learn this. 1- use poles at the beginning of turn and than lean into turn and get timing. Lean forward in boot: So important, Timing and Balance. Next: You going to feel a compression on stomach. The carving and turning is happening now. You re heavy under foot, and than the release. The carve is finished and your light on foot. Your being pushed back in boot, so lean forward again. The transition time. Part two/Lateral. The tilting of the skis and rolling of the knees. This happens once you got the timing and body position down. The tilting of the skis and rolling of the knees. Ski Tilting or THE LATERAL happens once you've mastered Timing. This comes almost naturally. First: Focus on The reach into the turn and the compression on stomach and the Vertical (up and down.) Part one and three of a turn. Part one of a turn, leaning forward and reaching into the turn and part three are semi natural. Always stay in front of the boot, and at the end of a turn when your light on foot, remind yourself to push forward again. BALANCE and SEPARATION. First step to a turn should be reaching into the turn with poles. Go watch BODE MILLER VIDEOS on turning. Remember the three steps to a turn. Step two comes once you mastered good timing and absorbtion. 1 and 3 Remember this.

Exelent demo

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

A million thanx :)

I think I skipped right to parallel skiing when teaching my friend a few years ago. Either he's just gifted or my teaching was better at that time because I haven't been able to break any of my new student of wedging haha great video

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

Hahaa.... thanks for sharing. Great story. You know what is a bit depressing? Its the athlete that makes the coach. If it was the coach then everybody we coach and instruct would learn instantly and become great skiers at once. Not saying it wasn't a good job done by you. On the contrary. Many ski instructors never experience that sort of brake through among their students. Cheers, Tom

Cool video! I wounder if you read "Physics of skiing. Skiing at the triple point" by David Lind?

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching and for your nice comment. No, I have not read the book but checked it out just a second a go. Looks very interesting. Can you recommend it?

Thanks for a good video showing progression in turns. This is the first time I’ve heard someone saying to initiate the turn by leaning the body out of the turn. Most people I’ve talked to say to either rotate the ankles or knees inwards first and then incline the upper body slightly out of the turn to keep balance and separation. Interested in your thoughts on what comes first, the knee/ankle rotation or the counter-body rotation. Greetings from Stockholm :-)

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Hello Craig, thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I had to watch the video myself to find what you are referring to but still not sure. I think you are referring to Level 3 CARVING where I instruct you to start your turn by leaning out over what will become your outside ski. Is this correct? Just want to be responding to the right question.

@realdealneal14

3 жыл бұрын

@@Triggerboy62 Hi again, yes, to clarify, I meant the level 3 turn, ie carving. As I understand it, you suggest to initiate the carve by leaning over the outside ski. I’m asking as I have been looking at other technique coaching material which suggest to tip the ankles and knees first with some angulation of the upper body in the opposite direction. Some I would like to hear you take on what movement initiates the carving turn and why. Thanks.

Great video, thanks. What type of skis is better for drills training? Sl or GS?

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and thanks for leaving a comment with a question. Specifically for GS I would recommend GS skis but for training parallel skiing in general, technique, carving, agility etc I prefer SL skis. Also, not having too many skis to choose from makes life easier.

Thanks lots.

@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Also, would be nice to see a video explaining the transition from blue slopes to red and black ones, and how to know when you’re ready to advance.

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks you for watching and for your great video topic suggestion. I will see what I can do.

@afwoodcraft6835

4 жыл бұрын

I agree.

are you going to do a full carving tutorial? Really need this, thank you so much.

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

I will, that is my next project as soon as Im back on snow again.

Thank you so much.... ❤❤

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😊

Very good ,easy to understand...In a futur video,it would be intesting You talk about pivot for tighter turn in carving Thanks👍

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for the request. Have you seen my earlier videos on pivoting? Here are the links: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a3VqxaqkgJyXqbA.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z2eFmZVuir3dlMo.html But yes, there will be more pivoting videos in the future as Chris is the master of pivoting. I have one request that I'm working on, carving on steep. That will involve pivoting. All the best and happy holidays.

@bleuet45

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the links....very good

Loved the video!! I'm about to go on my third season skiing this winter and started with the learning videos early so I'm prepared :) Do you have any advice for someone that is afraid of heights but really wants to ski?

@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I have. I have a video planned for this purpose. Requested by a lady affraid of heights. First, work on technical skills. Second, build confidence on easy terrain. Third, focus only on your next turn. Dont look all the way down the slope. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching and good luck.

@silviaboyadzhieva9785

2 жыл бұрын

@@Triggerboy62 thank you!!!

My situation is, turning on steeper terrain. Green slopes I can turn pretty well, but when it comes to blues, I tend to skid too much and sometimes out of habit jump into the next turn out of fear of heading down hill too fast. My goal is to be able to ski down these slopes with smoother turns and transitions and I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. After a day of skiing about a week ago I was about to get away from doing the snow plow/wedge as much and stay more parallel but not too happy with my performance on intermediate level slopes. Any tips on what I can do to work on this?

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

Great topic for a new video. You need to build more confidence in turning into the fall line. Trust your skis to turn out of the fall line and check your speed. The trick is not to rush the turn. When wedging be patient an let your skis brush down hill before turning out of it. Be sure to watch my wedging videos for the pressure method. For steeper terrain check my 3 Levels of Parallel Skiing. Level 2. Because wedhing on steeper terrain is difficult.

Thank you very much for your video! Adult learner here- just started a couple months ago! I am trying to keep up with doing parallel turns consistently but when I get a bit nervous the stem turn comes back! I wonder what will train my brain to stop doing that when the slope is a bit steeper- just practice and more practice, I suppose!

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for your great comment. Let me tell you a secret. I've been skiing for 54 years and I have the exact same problem you have. I just watched an other video on the same subject here on YT and they were teaching their students to try to make the wedge smaller and smaller until it disappears. What I don't like about that progression is that it ingrains micro wedging and micro stemming. So I like to make a clear distinction between stemmed and totally parallel turns. Did you watch my "Booty Band" video? Here if you need a link to it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/imSB0JSig8XFhMY.html . In this video you will see and hear, for better or worse, all you need to know about parallel skiing.

@KristabelleTwentyOne

4 жыл бұрын

@@Triggerboy62 thanks ever so much for your reply and your recommendations! I will check out that video, thank you again! Happy New Year!!

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

@@KristabelleTwentyOne when you have time, check out a bunch of videos on my channel :)

@KristabelleTwentyOne

4 жыл бұрын

@@Triggerboy62 will do! :-)

Nice video - good instruction technique. Cool jacket, where do I get a similar one? :)

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

www.strindberg.it/

Had my first skiing day a few days ago. Didn't go for a teacher, but instead followed a few videos about stance and trial and error until I get there. At the end of the day I had mastered Wedge Parallel skiing and everything before it and was blasting down the green and a small section of blue piste. I tried a few times to do level 2, but now that I've watched your video, I know what my problem was - I wasn't extending my body thus not removing my weight off the skies hence why it was almost impossible. A question in regards to falling down - how does one recover if you for example overturn and are now pointing backwards and you are face down - i can't fall entirely because of the ski boots, can't throw myself to the side nor to the back. I had it happen once and was easily the scariest moment there - I had to wedge my poles where my skies were so that I stopped finally, ejected from the skies and put them back on again, but obviously that's not ideal.

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Hi and thanks for watching my videos and leaving a comment. My 3 Level concept seems to work great since I now know exactly at what level you are. You are perfectly right. Next time you go out, try to bend your knees and as you extend up get some momentum going also a little bit sideways so that your skis will pivot out into a small skid. As you can see from the videos, once you get a hang of it you can make all movements smaller. But as you start, make them big so that you feel the effect. About falling. I know what you mean. First thing to remember is that we need to be very careful with overturning as it is a completely un-natural way to be standing on the hill. We can also be sliding down backwards and that could also be really dangerous. However, what I would recommend is that you don't brake as much at the waist because overturning is almost always a result of too much forward lean. Stand up a bit straighter and also remember to point your hips into the turn, lean out over your outside ski with your upper body and shoulders as overturning also has to do with too much upper body rotation into the turn and not enough angulation. Angulation will make your ski edges work more efficient and your turns will be rounder. One option is to sit down sideways to the inside of the turn or uphill when you feel you are going to overturn even if I usually never recommend anybody to fall down on purpose as it can lead to a bunch of bad situations. Hope this helps.

Hi there man great video! I can do the level 2 parallel skiing but my legs get really tired and usually depending on the steepness of the piste I stop to rest my legs since they burn out and that I don’t endanger myself and others on the piste now I don’t know my skiing is far from perfect but it is really taxing on my legs and usually I only go skiing maybe once a year for a week or so. What would you suggest to improve on so that I don’t burn my legs quickly.? Cheers!

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Hi and thanks for watching my videos. You are asking a very good question. For us skiing every day we usually forget what it feels like for those who doesn't. Well, I'm not one of those. Not that I don't ski a lot but I also get tired. Especially when I'm skiing in a new location or for a longer time period than what I'm used to. When on a one week skiing vacation my legs hurt the most on day 3. To the point that I cannot get out of bead in the morning. So, take it slow the first couple of days. Eat, drink and sleep well. Don't drink that much alcohol as that is also taxing on your body and muscles. You need proper sleep and rest. And stretch each evening. And work on your physics before you go on your skiing trip. Jogging is a highly under rated way of training for skiing. This is what I tell all my Master racers, keep coming to my race classes because it will push you to keep yourselves fit. You will go to the gym and you will go out jogging and play tennis and golf and whatever your other physical activities are. Eat healthier, lose weight etc. etc. On Tuesday I was out skiing with an adult student for 4 hours straight. My forth time on skis this season. Yes, I ski a lot but during this pandemic everything has changed, even the weather hahahaa. Anyway, I talk to her the next day and she has absolutely no pain in her legs. Note that she hadn't been skiing for 5 years. My legs were aching. Talked to her the following day and she had no pain. Me, I was struggling to keep myself standing properly at first. So, it's highly individual and both of us, you and me, we are both skiers with muscles that easily get tired. Hope this helps. Have a great skiing season and please watch more of my videos as there are many aimed at intermediate level.

@diti66

3 жыл бұрын

@@Triggerboy62 Thank you very much for the response will do my best to get my fitness levels up the next time I go skiing!

When carving do you put the pressure on the outside ski?

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, on the outside ski. Dont turn or move your feet. On a very easy slope just lean out over the outside ski with your upper body and let your hips move sideways into the turn. This will tip your skis and keep you balanced.

@KrzysztofJablonskiPianist

4 жыл бұрын

Triggerboy62 That was always an unanswered question for me and for the first time I see so clear answer, you’ve made it obvious but, when I watch downhill racers, I love seeing how they turn and when TV shows some of those amazing turns in slow motion we can clearly see that both skis are cutting into snow equally, spraying the same little amount of snow and this is very misleading because it makes us thinking they apply the same amount of pressure to both skis. Is that right or false impression? With speeds well above 100 km/h it is hard to believe that they can bare those extreme G-forces of the sharp turns only on one leg. Legend says Ingemar Stenmark was exercising squads with a backpack weighing over 100 kg but still...

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

@@KrzysztofJablonskiPianist it might seem like that yes. However, the more they incline into the turn the more weight needs to be on the outside ski. A long leg carries a load much more efficient. Putting too much weight on the inside ski when the inside leg is bent will put them in a back seat position and they will loos their balance to the back. Happens all the time. Any more questions just ask. I have a new carving video in the works. Stay tuned.

@davidn.2555

3 жыл бұрын

@@Triggerboy62 When coming down a Hill facing forward in a left turn which leg is considered the outside ski and which one is considered the inside ski/leg?

Thanks for the nice video, very helpful. Is there a systematic way to improve ski from green line to blue line?

@Triggerboy62

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I would be more than happy to help you but do not really understand your question. Are you maybe referring to another video talking about line selection maybe or what is a green and blue line? Cheers, Tom

@huawang3201

11 ай бұрын

@@Triggerboy62 Thanks for your reply, Tom. I am a basic skier, and like to improve my skill to intermediate level. Are there any videos?

@cmcot87

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! My problem is that I do know how to ski like this on the blue slopes but not on the red ones. I’m too scared to loose balance while going too quickly because it’s so steep

Thanks for posting this, Tom. I have a bit of a disagreement that these represent three "levels", and you yourself point this out at 6:30 that people can and go directly from stem to carving (and in fact my children learned to carve almost immediately - they are appalling at snowplough and stem turns ;-) ). They are three techniques for making a turn, and each has its own applications!

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and taking time and writing a comment. Looks like you watched the video the whole way through as you picked up on my comment about kids going straight to carving from wedging. The funny thing is that you have basically two kind of skiers: The ones that can carve but cant make open parallel turns (parallel Christie's) and the ones that make open parallel turns but cant carve. The post and the pre carving ski generations. So a skier that can both carve, ski open parallel turns, ski bumps, crud and powder are indeed advanced skiers. I should make a video on that :). Have fun with your kids skiing.

@dlevi67

4 жыл бұрын

@@Triggerboy62 Pre and post indeed! I learned to ski in the 1970s with straight skis, and my stance still suffers... in modern terms. As does yours, I think - we both tend to ski with skis "too close" for fast carving on a smooth piste, but the narrow stance is much better in bumps and powder (I had a laugh at your video on "skiing bumps like a pro" when you had a youngster that can ski a zipper line but can't quite cope with going around the bumps). Keep posting good content, and Happy New Year!

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

@@dlevi67 hahahaaa.... yes, those young guys also have their limitations :).... note, the narrow stance is not a bad thing at all. It's just the way we ski. In bumps and powder we benefit, on the racing track we might need to widen our stance a bit. Thanks, same to your, Happy New Year :)

5:15 really useful footage thank you

@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. Its actually a really good and informative video containing the best of what I know in a simplified version. Thanks for watching. Cheers, Tom

There are many ways to turn a pair of skis.But if you are trying to go fast ,you have to change your body movements.

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

Such as?

your videos and explanation are excellent!!!!!!

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

That was a great explanation, really appreciated! Where do you teach?

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

My home slope is Noux, Finland :)

@joo661

4 жыл бұрын

Triggerboy62 aaaw, im in Ruka, Finland. Wish i was there hahah. Havent even learned parallel turning yet, but gonna try my best tomorrow.

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

@@joo661 Ruka is great. Have fun :)

@joo661

4 жыл бұрын

Triggerboy62 Yeah, its been great so far. Just worried because most of the ”green” slopes are closed. Only one is open. And im kind of worried about going to the gondola slopes, since i dont know how well i could do in them.

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

@@joo661 take a lesson with a ski instructor.

thank you :) no lights keep it real

@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the real deal! Thank you for watching, Tom

Is it possible to carve turn with wide waisted skis 100 plus waist? Things would be better if you went from level 1 wedging directly to level 3 carving flexed in transition missing level 2 completely.

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

You could argue that carving is possible on all kinds of skis but fact is that carving on racing or all mountain skis max 75 wide at the waist is a totally different sport compared to skiing with 100 plus waist. Many times ski sales personnel claim those wide skis are like GS skis or whatever but that is totally false. Its not just about the width. Its the overall construction, stiffness, tip and tail rockers, binding placement, raiser plates, bindings etc. You are perfectly right. You can go straight from 1 to 3. That is what is happening today. The problem is that if you never learn how to ski properly as the regular skidded parallel turn as I have presented as level 2 is very important you will never really learn how to ski powder, bumps, trees, narrow passages, steeps etc. including becoming a "proper" ski instructor, as there are lots of ski instructors that cannot ski properly them selves. You basically have two types of skiers, level 2 that cannot carve and level 3 that cannot make basic parallel turns. One reason why the wide skis are so popular is that they make everything much easier in softer snow and powder. Cheers, Tom

TACK TACK! Just a question, so for parellel ski, lets say ski to left side, should the initiation coming from the inside feet(left feet pinky toe?) or from outside foot(right foot big toe?). I have been hearing different versions and some even said the pushing force is coming from trapping your right foot heel horizontally to make you turn, but in this way I always have problem having my left ski parallet to the right one, causing wedge in the begining of my turn. Many thanks for your reply!

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

If you are struggling with micro wedging, stemming or stepping at the initiation it is always caused by non efficient up-unweighting and simultaneous release. I have a new video coming out this weekend explaining and demoing how to ski parallel and how to keep your skis parallel through the whole turn. Also check out my Booty Band video. That is the ultimate video for parallel skiing. You need to come away from sequential ski management. You need to do the exact same thing with both skis. You need to be platforming over both skis instead of having a very strong inside and outside ski focus and tasks. Cheers, Tom

@ran7387

Жыл бұрын

@@Triggerboy62 Many thanks Tom, I have checked on the booty band video, it's great. What is your recommendation, since now I am at the transition from wedge to something else. Should I do carving or this upper body stand position when initiating a parallel trun(because in your other video carving is not standing the body up)? I will be in Åre this Sunday for skiing, north of Sweden, so your video will be of much help to me. Many thanks again!

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@Triggerboy62

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

I just think - If I don’t go over there, I’m going to crash. Then I turn. I am now one of the best under 14 slalom racers in Norfolk

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Checked out your club on FB and you seem to have great action going on. U14 is a challinging time but it will get easier. All the best to you.

@matejstanojkovski8566

4 жыл бұрын

Elongated you cant be the best dumbass

You're #1

@Triggerboy62

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hi! American instructor here. I noticed your stance is quite close; is that common where you are? The Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) tends to advocate a stance about shoulder width, which is a bit larger than how you (and I) ski. Though it looked like your skis were actually hitting each other a bit, and your knees were very close. Are there advantages to this over a wider stance?

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and asking a question. No, a wider stance is recomended here as well. However, we are also ski racers and trying to apply what works. Also, I have skied powder and bumps all my life and I like the solid feel of platforming over a wider base. Snow variations are also not impacting individual legs that much. And yes, it looks better to me :)

In your opinion the inside ski how much weight has in percentage? I mean it's like 90% on the outside ski and 10% on the inside? Do you think that focusing in the inside ski can be helpful? I mean, trying to think to unweight the inside ski insted of putting weight on the outside.. having a thought that's like "get off of it". I'm going to ski in the next days and last time i was struggling on getting legs closer, sometimes i can do it better, sometimes not, and i think i have to find the right idea that can help me.

@Triggerboy62

Жыл бұрын

I always start all my lessons with basic balancing drills standing on flats. For example lifting one ski up in the air and so forth. Next we practice wedging. Also with ski racing juniors that rip on the course. The reason is that I want people to balance over the outside ski. Once you know how to do that and worked it into your muscle memory it is easier to distribute your weight between both legs and skis. The inside ski is important. To activate your inside leg I use the "how to rid A-frame" drill from that video. You really need to activate your inside leg muscles. How much in % is hard to say. I think more about balance. How my balance feels. I want to feel strong and stable. Cheers, Tom

How do we bring our skis parallel, might want to mention that.

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching and for your comment. In order to make the video not too technical and long I had to compromise. Its really not telling you much of how to do things as in what drills to use for improving which skill. Sorry for that. As you stem up the uphill ski and shift your weight from the downhill ski to the uphill ski, now the new so called new outside ski, and balance over it, its easy to match it to the outside ski as there is not much weight on it. It should not be lifted off the snow, just let it slide over the snow in an un notisable manner decreasing the wedge angle untill matched parallel. Also, when making videos like this with nobody questioning what you are saying at the time of the making vital info is many times left out...

@Federer935

4 жыл бұрын

The key word here is balance. When you balance on one ski, your body weight creates the pressure along the whole of that ski. No pushing needed - that simply throws you out of balance! Turning the ski you are balanced on ( the outer ski) creates a stable turning platform to perform a smooth arc, The inner ski is light and will ( if your stance and posture are correct) turn with the outer ski in a parallel form. Balancing on the outer ski is the key to parallel turning. Edit : you choose your turning method - rotation, edge slip edging or pure carving. Good luck and good learning.

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

@@Federer935 Thanks for watching and for commenting. Yes, balancing over the outside ski is the key factor when skiing. However, simply balancing over the outside ski will not turn the ski tighter than the turn radius of the ski. By increasing the edge angle you can tighten the turn radius but for that you need speed. And if we don't want to ski very fast, or we cant ski very fast due to a lot of reasons such as safety, ability, traffic, terrain, snow, visibility etc. we don't have edge angles to speak of and our ski with a 17m turn radius will not turn any tighter by simply balancing over the outside ski. And even if we could get the ski up to a high edge angle and tighten the turn to lets say 10m but you really needed to turn at a turn radius with 2m and instead of going 50kmh you really cannot exceed 5kmh? That is the whole point Im trying to make. You need to offset the tail to the tip and initiate a skid angle so that your ski is brushing over the snow instead of carving along its edge as in carving ar2arc or laying down rail road tracks. That is Level 3. Level 2 would be skiing more carefully with a tighter turn radius and at slower speeds. When wedging our skis are already set at a skid angle so there is no need to do anything else than what you suggested, balance over the outside ski. At Level 1 of Parallel Skiing you need to initiate the skid angle by stemming that uphill ski. After that you do exactly what you suggested, balance over your outside ski. At Level 2 you need to initiate that skid angle somehow. My favorite way of doing so is by slightly up-unweighting and as you can see from the video my up movement is not very big except in that one turn where I exaggerated flexing and extending. However, right after the initiation of the skid angle weight is shifted onto the uphill ski, the new outside ski, and the skis edge will cause the ski and the skier to turn. The turn radius will be affected by how big your pivot at the very beginning was, what is the turn radius of your ski because even if the ski is not turning according to its built in turn radius it is still affected since a ski with a wide tip will be angled more into the turn and there fore more effective in turning, your fore aft balance as the more you lean forward the more friction you cause the tip to have and the less you cause the tail to have, possible steering of the feet as in very short turns such as in bump skiing, ski flexibility, ski edge tuning, binding longitudinal setup on the ski, ski boot stiffness, canting of the boot sole, boot shaft tilting, speed, snow, pitch, waxing etc.... list is endless. Hope this clarified things a bit.

@Federer935

4 жыл бұрын

@@Triggerboy62 You missed my point - the prerequisite of any turn is to be balanced over the outer ski. Depending upon ability etc this balanced state occurs after the transition. The turning mechanism may be rotation, edging or edging allowing slipping or brushing. The important point here is in choice of language - to a learner skier, pushing usually results in a loss of balance and stance. Edging usually results in a dangerous knee inwards push and a limited carve resulting in limited speed control. Leaning results in an inefficient movement of the upper body - usually having limited effect upon the skis. The skill of the instructor is to use the language which has the desired outcome on the skier. As experts we need to deskill ourselves to understand and analyse how we ski and repackage it in language and activities our learners can use to progress and develop. The old fashioned way to teach skiing is to keep everyone at the intermediate level because it is good for business.

@Triggerboy62

4 жыл бұрын

@@Federer935 well we definitely don't want to keep anybody at the intermediate level. My mission is the total opposite. Inspire people to learn if that is what they desire. Without any limits. And there is no traditional ski instruction business here involved. I don't remember using the word "pushing" but I did use the word "leaning". Are you refering to 4:28? Leaning out over the outside ski with our upper body? This is how I usually teach outside ski pressure, also in the video, and that is also how I teach how to create and increase edge angles. Since the 80s. Creating edge angles by cranking the knees to the inside only results in the hips being rotated to the outside which is the opposite of what we want. Mostly in short turns do I teach how to use the knees for turning or as an advanced move for an effective release at the end of a carved turn in ski-racing. Makes any sense?