mikeskier wrote:Does it mean i lean into the turn to create angles?
Yes.
mikeskier wrote:My question would be: How can i recognize the "real inside foot tipping"? The stationary tipping works well for me, at least i think so. So where to start and how to verify?
Students often do static tipping just fine but don't tip enough, or at all, once they start moving. This can be addressed by working on garlands with a focus on EXAGGERATED inside foot tipping to the LTE.
mikeskier wrote:One thing that is a bit frustating is that i have the feeling that it will take a very long time to achieve the kind of skiing i like, and that my current progress is so slow
Learning to ski well takes time and commitment. You are already doing very well. Much better than many other skiers I see on the mountain!
mikeskier wrote:I don't have a tipping board, but i will see what i can do.
Make a tipping board and use it often. It should supercharge your ability to perform tipping, flexing, CA, and CB when on the snow.
mikeskier wrote:Also i will review the acabes 1 & 2 books.
IMO you need to master the movements taught in each of the chapters in Books 1 and 2. If you skip Books 1 and 2 and jump directly into Essentials then you have skipped over one footed balance which is a fundamental needed before tackling two footed carving.
mikeskier wrote:Would you say the essentials book is counterproductive? I couldn't believe it.
It could be counterproductive to your goal of rapidly becoming the best skier you can be because there is an underlying assumption that the reader has already mastered the one footed balance taught in Books 1 and 2. Without that one footed balance fundamental the student will progress at a slower rate.
From Page 105 of Essentials:
Clearly, the Phantom Move (the "lift and tilt") provides an immediate, complete transfer of pressure to the new stance foot. Skiers should have full command of complete pressure transfers before they learn progressive or partial transfers. The results of not knowing the complete balance transfer are obvious in most skiers on the hill: they are unaware of where they stand and how to balance, therefore they make sloppy turns without grip that do not control speed or direction. If you aren't able to achieve complete balance on the outside ski, then you will not be in control of your balance from foot to foot. You're just getting what the hill will provide.
Before you start to vary the amount of pressure or weight on the inside ski in arcs, make sure that you can balance 100% on the outside ski. You can confirm this by lifting your inside ski (the free foot) in any arc. You should be able to continue slicing with the stance ski in its groove while you hold the free ski off the snow.