by milesb » Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:37 am
John Moore, I suggest you build a tipping board. There are many things you can practice on it-in front of a mirror is best:
1. leading the tipping with the new free foot to the little toe edge
2. the O frame mentioned above.
3. flexing to release.
4. tipping while flexed.
5. counterbalancing in the high C
6. counterbalancing in the lower C
7. raising/lowering the hip
8. weighted release*
9. super phantom*
10. counteracting
11. combining and coordinating these movements.
12. developing overall balance
Obviously you won't feel any of the forces or sensations that these movements provide while skiing. But there is a great benefit to being able to practice them over and over at various speeds and intensities, both isolated and combined. Plus no distractions by any forces and sensations (like slipping on ice, chunky snow, need for speed control,other skiers) And you can actually see what you are doing!
* anyone trying this, please be very careful with these, as it can put alot of stress on the lower leg and knee joint if you aren't deeply flexed and counterbalanced. Or if your tipping board is steep- make it very gentle at first.
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