Max_501 wrote:rwd wrote:Harald covered this topic in Essentials, under the heading "when do we flex without releasing" and demonstrates it's effect with the "pole lean". Experiment with the timing of when you start flexing while still tipping - too soon and you lose ski bend, too late and it's difficult to tighten the arc. Good luck.
This is a black level movement mainly for racers or those that want to put their hip on the snow. Not something worth messing with until you find that you can't get your hip closer than 6" to the snow.
rwd wrote:What movement do you recommend to tighten the arc in the low C?
In general, skiers that are unable to tighten the arc are deficient in one or more of the Essentials. Here's a list of common issues that block tight arcs.
1) Not enough inside foot tipping through the arc. [Tip, tip, and tip some more!]
2) The inside leg isn't flexed enough. [Suck that inside foot up and out of the way!]
3) The inside foot isn't held back through the arc. [Pull that foot back hard and hold it back throughout the arc!]
4) The inside ski is diverging. [Work on inside foot management!]
5) Lack of CB. [Tip hard and CB harder!]
6) Lack of CA. [Try to get that belly button pointed over the tip of the outside ski!]
7) Extending the outside leg too early. [Flex to release and hold the flex at the top of the arc, extend only to maintain contact with the snow, don't try to create pressure, let pressure be the result of excellent movements!]
skijim13 wrote:I have been working on my skiing since the short turn camp. I believe that I CA better in the left direction than the right. My focus was improving my phantom move, holding onto the LTE, keeping my CA till I start on my new LTE. Any feedback would be welcome.
Jim
skijim13 wrote:I had two keep tipping to the end of the turn, and hold counter till you start on the next set of edges
h.harb wrote:We have 4 new downloadable videos coming up on our web site. One of the new videos I just got finished filming, will be up in May. It's a new approach to retraction. I call it, "edge retraction" exercise. I'm finding that skiers don't use the edge rebound energy, to retract, at the end of their tipping. Using this new exercise made a huge difference with TODD. (Note my latest Blog description of Todd's skiing changes.) it's mostly about developing CA, but the retracting movement was a big part of that stronger edge angle Todd achieved.
Although I didn't talk much about the exercise in the post, Todd responded really well to the exercise, his turns became quicker in transition and this ski tails didn't drop down, as far across the fall before he was able to release and retract. Of course, if you have the movements and still aren't executing to your desires use "target tipping"; (edge change without direction change). Jim, I find reducing the time the skis are flat in transition brings higher performance. All this of course is undoing years of PSIA steering and pivoting.
Fundamentally, you are making the right movements, but in certain areas like edge to edge change, the new edges for the new arc, are late coming up to angles. This increases flat ski skid and delays onset of ski engagement. Remember how I say skiing isn't about turning your skis. Skiing is about getting the ski on an angle, so the skis turn you.
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