by h.harb » Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:43 am
I might change the name to the "Botti Blocker" exercise, it rolls off the tongue better. The exercise is active hip countering to release the edges. The skis stay flat in transition at first, until the hip is well CA for the new direction. Tipping is added after and only after turn release and transition is achieved with hip CA movements. I have never written this exercise up in any book or video. It came to me while working with John, it's really a retro, Austrian "Heel Push" or in German, "Fersen Schub". This is how the original "Wedeln", was introduced or discovered.
It is not really a heel push, it's more like a winding and unwinding of the hips that creates a torque in the legs and transfers it to the skis. The great thing about it is that when you detune it and add tipping, you have a CA hip in every turn. And in heavy, wet, deep snow, and bumps this is a real benefit, when properly managed.