I have been playing around with lifting and tipping the inside leg in dynamic high speed carving. I remember Harald's comment about the phantom move from the first video that “it is an incredibly powerful move”. I don’t think I ever really got what this meant before today. As an intermediate skier, every time I lifted the inside foot, the tipping usually stopped and I have pretty much been keeping it down in edge locked carving since. The last two days I have been lifting some because it at least appears as if I can tip even further when the inside leg is lifted slightly. The other thing I am noticing is how easy it is to lift, tip aggressively and pull it back aggressively all in one motion. To be honest I have not been prepared for how fast it snaps me into the next turn or how tight it makes the turn.
So my question is when do I use this? Is it in some way bad form to use this? Now that I am asking these questions they sound a little ridiculous, but I guess I have had the idea that it is in some way better to carve making two perfect railroad tracks. I see WC racers using this move all the time, and I see Harld and Diana using it all the time. Maybe my question is whether there is a danger in making this the default? I kind of know what I gain from the move, but am I giving something up when I lift slightly?
Maybe the answer is that this is an important weapon to have in the arsenal and it should be used when necessary.
I would love to hear thoughts.