Hi All,
The above video raised some questions for me I was hoping someone might be able to offer some advice.
I am beginning on PMTS; I was in the early stages of parallel before moving to PMTS; I always struggled with wedge turns and sort of looked for ways to head straight to parallel; I realise my initial struggle with wedge was a in part due to a very bad instructor but lets not go there; in some ways I am glad as it led me to parallel direct and here and I can retrospectively do wedge now if I had to call on it for some reason ....don't release the hounds at the last comment ...
Anyhow, I noticed when Diane in the video is discussing releasing there is not too much focus on weight distribution at the start of the release and turn, the focus only really goes on weight after the release and she begins to lighten and tip the new inside ski. This left some unanswered questions for me.... I was hoping someone can offer some advice.
Prior to the release, Diane is on her edges going across the slope and you can clearly see her CM is focused on the outside ski, which makes sense to me. I would really like to understand what is happening with the CM weight as she flexes and flattens the current outside ski (new inside). She does not talk about it too much at this point and I am simply trying to deduct it by looking at her body position and CM. It would seem logical to deduct that the weight must start to shift somewhat at this point to the new outside ski; otherwise if weight remained on the current outside it would not turn correctly? Her body seems to reflect this somewhat as it appears her CM shifts a little to become centred; hard to tell from video... also she is going slow for obvious reasons and so movement here is subtle.
Appreciate any advice, my next practise is in a couple of days (indoor slope) and would be good to know in advance.... I am sure I will figure it out but safer to know now.
Thanks
Murphy