DougD wrote:Mardale has given you the answer but you're arguing semantics? Whether you call it a "hard edge set" or "skis gripping after an extended skid", it occurs for only one reason: pushing (aka, extending) the legs near the end of the turn.
What I call a hard edge set occurrs right before the pole plant in the slo-mo (although, that's one of the less bad ones in the video). Mardale is saying the extension happens with the pole plant. Hence, I can only assume we're not talking about the same thing.
DougD wrote:See the above. Max_501 and jbotti have also told you, you're extending at the point you should be flexing. That's a wrong input.
I was just trying to pinpoint where this happens, and whether I should actively do anything to prevent it from happening. Max_501 clearly states that he thinks I should take care of my CA first, but maybe I also need to look at flexing right after that.
DougD wrote:Bob Y had a great suggestion: back to basics. If you want to become a PMTS skier, go to ACBAES1, page 1. Do every single drill in order. Master each drill before moving on to the next. Nobody is "too good" to do these drills. Even HH still does them.
I have gone through the drills in both ACBAES books in order (minus the last few chapters of ACBAES2). Clearly, I haven't mastered them all. While "go to ACBAES1, page 1" is never a wrong answer, the concept of a SMIM also exists for a reason - otherwise, there wouldn't be much point in having an MA section of the forum to begin with.
DougD wrote:... or, attend a camp, as jbotti also suggested.
I'm hoping to, but let's see.