HeluvaSkier:
Thanks so much for the response, I've been putting a ton of work into my skiing over the past year and a half, and it's really good to hear that you think I'm headed in the right direction. It's definitely tough to stay focused and trust myself when coaches with so much experience repeatedly tell me that I'm wrong. I have been told numerous times by my coaches to just trust them because they've been coaching for a long time, and many times by the end of the day I end up questioning myself and thinking that maybe they know what they are talking about. I've decided that once I'm back to race training I will not let them get inside my head. I have also been starting to think more about pushing it with speed, slope and snow conditions. At some point in HH's performance free skiing DVD, he says something similar to what you said, and it's something I have definitely been missing this year. I've skied over 30 days this year and I haven't been on anything steeper than a blue. I have just been doing drills almost nonstop everyday and not really free-skiing at all. I got on a GS course a few weeks ago, and the speeds just seemed so insanely fast that it was almost scary. I'll start trying to push myself more and maybe try some bumps
. I really appreciate your comments, and I'll keep pushing to make myself better.
Max_501:
I haven't been to a camp (as much as I would love it), but I do agree that my SMIM is flexing to release. I have been trying to work on it, but it just isn't getting there. I can do it sometimes in individual turns to my left, but the right turn is not happening for me. I've emailed Diana and asked about possible heel lifts because it seems like I can't pull my inside foot back far enough to balance on it. That is my best guess at the moment. Could you also elaborate on what you see in my hip movements? I've done a bunch of slantboard exercises at home, and I would love to know what specifically I should work on.
Mardale:
Thanks for the reply. I do not have custom footbeds. I agree I need more of an O-frame in my carved turns, I think it will also help develop greater angles, and a faster transition. As for my brushed turns I can balance on my LTE more easily on my left than my right.
ErikCO:
I have done TFR to balance transfer on my LTE and garland releases with balance transfer. I can do it better on a green slope but there is still some extension.