MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Re: MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Postby jepoupatout » Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:06 am

Max, the link with the intermediate video doesn't work, could you check the link? Tomorrow i will try those drills for sure and get some new video and see what happened.
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Re: MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Postby jepoupatout » Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:18 am

Max, do i need to practice the power release in a blue slope or it needs to be a black. I've read in HH books that it needs to be practice in a steep pitch.
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Re: MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Postby jepoupatout » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:58 pm

I've practiced the Power release and noticed that my track went very close each other's at the transition compare to Max video. I thought it will be easy to do the drill but it wasn't so easy. My weight moved too much on the free ski in the high C for a few turn, when the pitch was too steep i was not in control. Yesterday i've practiced it a lot and obtain a better result, i noticed that i had to flex a lot more than habitual, i am a skier that ski with the leg very close from each other and the Power Release force me to separate my leg, it was very inhabitual. I had turn that my chest almost knock my knee and it cut my breath. that was very weird but interesting because when i switched for free ski i was skiing differentely.
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Re: MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Postby BigE » Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:09 pm

I have seen video of Harald doing the power release and the stance narrows in transition. So what is correct? keep it wide or allow it to narrow?
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Re: MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Postby jepoupatout » Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:31 pm

That's the point, when you look at Max he has wide track and HH has narrow track but when demonstrating long leg short leg.
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Re: MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Postby HeluvaSkier » Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:11 pm

BigE wrote:I have seen video of Harald doing the power release and the stance narrows in transition. So what is correct? keep it wide or allow it to narrow?


If you narrow, that is a sign that you're achieving good vertical separation. The reason the drill starts wide is that it forces long-leg short-leg - vertical separation. If you narrow your stance and you end up not getting extreme vertical separation in the drill, then yes, you are doing it wrong.
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Re: MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Postby jepoupatout » Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:01 pm

Where exactely do you want to see vertical separation?
Before the fall line, in the fall line or just before the release?
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Re: MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Postby HeluvaSkier » Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:04 pm

jepoupatout wrote:Where exactely do you want to see vertical separation?
Before the fall line, in the fall line or just before the release?


Any time you are tipped onto edge. Will be greatest when tipping angles are highest (usually).

BTW this is broken down really well in the flexing and extending DVD.
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Re: MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Postby jepoupatout » Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:10 pm

Heluva, what mean's BTW.
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Re: MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Postby HeluvaSkier » Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:13 pm

jepoupatout wrote:Heluva, what mean's BTW.


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Re: MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Postby Max_501 » Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:25 pm

Largest vertical separation right around the fall line. As you release allow the outside leg to track back to inside leg.
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Re: MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Postby BigE » Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:06 pm

HeluvaSkier wrote:
BigE wrote:I have seen video of Harald doing the power release and the stance narrows in transition. So what is correct? keep it wide or allow it to narrow?


If you narrow, that is a sign that you're achieving good vertical separation. The reason the drill starts wide is that it forces long-leg short-leg - vertical separation. If you narrow your stance and you end up not getting extreme vertical separation in the drill, then yes, you are doing it wrong.


Vertical separation occurs in the turn itself. If you go through transition wide there is no vertical separation.

I've seen demos of *both* wide and narrow in transition. Apparently *both* are correct, so long as the shins are parallel when you tip the feet/legs.

In my opinion, this drill is most useful to show the wide range of flexion/extension available to the skier.
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Re: MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Postby Max_501 » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:49 pm

BigE wrote:I've seen demos of *both* wide and narrow in transition. Apparently *both* are correct, so long as the shins are parallel when you tip the feet/legs.


Narrow at transition is the goal.
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Re: MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Postby BigE » Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:16 am

Thank you!
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Re: MA front view and back view Jepoupatout

Postby jepoupatout » Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:36 am

I've been practicing the Power release for the last 2 weeks and the more i practiced the more i gained good results by adding a very strong CB early in the High C. By opening my skis wide in the high C and having a strong CB helped me a lot for my balance. Without that i had a tendency to overcharged the free ski just after the transition. Also succionning my my old stand leg during the release with strong tipping bring my skis close together and followed by opening my legs wide with the strong CB helped me a lot to create bigger angles.
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