by leopold_bloom » Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:50 am
Hello Bev,
It strikes me that Roz is a woman who is poised to piss a lot of men off.
This Roz is already doing so many things right (which I will enumerate later) that a few tweaks to her technique will make her hot and she will slay many a male skier at will.
But first, let me praise the production values. You have raised the bar! From this day forward: a big, still picture, perfectly framed action, subtitles over stop action and guilty pleasure soundtrack--or nothing I say!
1. I like Roz's transition.
You found a way across your skis without a push off. I saw a flex to release move in some turns.
Here's the first modification on the way to hotness: focus on flexing your outside leg--and flex it more. I saw you flex both legs and that's good, Try not to loose that, just add more flexing of the outside leg at the end of one turn to begin another.
2. I like Roz's hands.
I saw some strong inside hand. You're not planting your pole but don't worry about it. Your hands are working in your favour rather than against you, unlike many skiers who are making a bad attempt at pole planting. One day you will start planting your pole, rest assured; until then don't sweat it.
3. I like that Roz has a bit of a float going on.
This contributes to you moving smoothly across your skis. However, your float will change a great deal when you apply the first modification properly (flexing the stance leg). It will be more exciting and last longer.
4. I like the way Roz opens her hip.
You can't balance properly, which usually means get forward enough on your ski, unless you open your hip (increase the angle that would be measured between your outside thigh and your torso) through the turn. Right now you're opening your hip, but you are cheating to get there by going onto your inside ski. Which leads us to your question and the second modification.
In that moment before you stopped the action, lift your inside foot off the snow. This is a simple modification but a big one. I am asking you to go from too much weight on the inside ski to NO weight on the inside ski. This will make for a more interesting ride; herein, ultimately you will find hotness.
When you lift your foot, be prepared to follow your stance ski more than you are now. The path you take will create a wider loop than you are making now. The best place to find this, at first, is in a big long turn on a gentle slope. Let your hips follow your skis more rather than twisting them against the direction of the turn. It may sound heretical to advocate less counter-action, but "too much of a good thing" applies here.
Flex your leg, lift that foot, follow your ski. Do this and you will make a huge leap.
Gentlemen, look out!
Leo