http://harbskisysems.blogspot.com/2010/12/transition-with-retraction-and-flexing.html
The posts below are excerpts (edited) from an e-mail conversation with friends.
Many ski coaches see retraction as a liability because they see their
athletes get into the back seat when they retract. They see this in a
bad turn and they react by saying "You are retracting too much, you
have to move your hips up and forward instead". This totally screws up an
athlete. Now the athlete stops doing what is natural and starts to
incorporate artificial movements to satisfy his coach, rather than
learning how to evolve correctly.
You have to be careful how you interpret my absorbing and flexing movements. I am skiing on a "Double Black Diamond" run, in bumps with powder on top, and skiing fast. So I am absorbing big time. You don't do this on groomers, it would be over kill. Flexing can still be minor and you can get a release. You don't have to flex at the hips to ski aggressive round carved turns. I never think about where (on my body) I flex or absorb when I ski. I use as much absorption, with my body as I need, it's a pressure response situation, rather than a technique.
h.harb wrote:In my turns it does not require a big move or effort to get forward after retracting.
grambo wrote:I myself spent most of the day trying to get my upper body moving forward with the turns to get early edge pressure.
there was a great deal of discussion on very few people being able to get forward enough. I myself spent most of the day trying to get my upper body moving forward with the turns to get early edge pressure.
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