by ibMED » Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:10 am
At the very beginning of Expert Skier II, HH demonstrates the javelin turn where the free foot ski is held off the ground with the tip over the tip of the stance ski. This drill can't be done without getting fore-aft balance much more forward than your video shows. This drill remains my #1 practice to determine where I am with respect to for/aft balance and it continues to reinforce the need to get forward.
HH then offers his first 2 improvement concepts. First, put your feet close together (not locked together) and Second, transfer your balance and stand on one ski. In the video, your feet are wide apart and balance transfer to weighting one ski needs improvement. Keep pulling your free foot back to touch the stance boot which is movement that helps keep your feet under your hips.
All the above are starting points that enable newer PMTS skiers to obtain better tipping movements. For now, keep working on tipping and the above. Worry about more advanced concepts later.
If you don't know where you're going, any ski turn will get you there!