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Myth #1: There is No Leading Ski
Instructors often tell students, “Pull the inside foot back,” “Keep your tips more even,” or, “Don’t let the inside ski move ahead,” to try and encourage more evenly weighted distribution over two skis, and a quicker edge change.
But it’s an anatomical fact that there is always a lead ski. He said, “Even if you are standing on a hill in your shoes, in order for the downhill leg to bend, the uphill leg has to be ahead of the lower leg.”
Myth Busted: As the inside leg shortens to allow the center of mass to move inside the turn, the inside foot must move forward, creating a “leading inside ski.”
Myth #2: Ski with 50/50 Weight Distribution
Instructors often tell students, “Be more 50-50,” “Be more two-footed,” or “Put more weight on your inside ski.”
However, with the exception of some mogul and powder skiing, skiers are always putting more weight on one ski than the other, and always ski better, with more control and edge angle, when they stand on their outside foot.”
Myth Busted: Good skiers put direct pressure to the outside ski.
Myth #3: We Don’t Need Rotation in Medium to Long Radius Turns
Some instructors claim that counter rotation of the upper body is best for short turns and bumps, and not as important for GS-style and longer radius turns.
Using images of top World Cup racers running Super G and Downhill, Lipton demonstrated how strong rotation is always an asset. He said without it, skiers lose edge angle, turn preparation, and the ability to choose their line.
Myth Busted: Rotation is critical to allowing the legs to turn beneath the body. The only time you want to be facing in the same direction as your ski tips is when they’re pointing down the fall-line.
“Teaching cues are important, but you have to link them to the technical concept,” Lipton said. “At the end of the lesson, lose the drill and keep the skill. Finish all lessons by bringing them back to the fundamentals of linked turns.”
