by rwd » Mon Feb 16, 2015 2:00 pm
Reading these posts got me thinking about the exceptions to "be active with the free foot and passive with the stance foot". If I understand correctly, one should avoid active tipping of the stance foot to the BTE (except maybe near the end of a strong carved turn), but may tip the stance foot to the LTE to reduce edge angle or delay stance ski tipping. Where were these advanced concepts first presented? : in the Green Circle drills from the original on-line ski lessons! It's not a good idea to skip the "easy" drills that you believe are meant for lower level skiers!
While I work on refining these tipping skills, I have found that returning to the "touch-tilt" super phantom release works well because then I have the full tipping range of the stance ski from LTE through flat onto the BTE, with a good o-frame and free foot tipping clearly leading the way. Strong free foot pullback and CA work especially well with these.