geoffda wrote:Counteracting counteracts the femoral rotation that is introduced by tipping (which is what can cause the ski to pivot). CA doesn't create angles on its own, but it is a necessary movement to allow you to fully access tipping, counterbalance, and fore-aft. If you can do the aforementioned three things, CA is what binds them all together and allows you to stack yourself over your edges for maximum grip.
As John says, in short turns, aggressive (yet progressive) CA will absolutely cause the ski to whip around. If you are on an edged ski, it will not cause you to pivot (but you must be ON the ski--not necessarily edge locked, just fully balanced on the outside ski). Instead, (when combined with tipping, etc.) it results in the tip to biting and brings the ski around quickly. When I do this with brushed short turns, I still see two distinct tracks, even though the turn shape itself is very eliptical.
CA is the secret to a Bullet Proof Short turn. It allows you minimize the amount of time in the fall line by bringing the ski around very quickly. If you have proper CA you will find that it actually results in your inside hand moving over your inside ski edge at turn finish. IOW, CA combines with CB and foot pullback to move your body out over your skis for the strongest possible turn finish.
All of that said, IMO CA is the hardest of the movements to develop and it requires all of the other pieces to be there to be truly effective. It is also easily undone by poor pole mechanics. Make sure you have all of the other movements in place before you spend too much time working on CA.
skijim13 wrote:Check out this dryland drill this should help with the understanding of the CB change.
http://skiersynergy.com/index.php/skier ... f-the-turn
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