Max_501 wrote:Why are you skiing without poles?
It was either that or not ski at all- did not have my usual setup on those days.
Thanks for the responses. I gathered that the full release drill should be performed with poles and CA. I got one ski day yesterday where I did just that.
Unfortunately it's going to be a lot harder to get video now that I am back home. Over Christmas I lived 15 minutes from a bunny slope serviced by a rope tow. Now the closest resort is 3 hours, and I'm hesitant to leave my cell phone recording on the side of a full, crowded slope where the time to get back to it after skiing past would be probably 10 minutes.
Anyways, the current consensus seems to be that I should continue to work on full releases from a standstill, using poles and CA, focusing on releasing using tipping only. As to that I have only one question- I've had an easier time getting the skis to seek the fall line when I make sure to pull back the inside foot while I'm lightening and tipping. If I don't pull back the inside foot, sometimes I will sideslip instead. Is it correct to actively pull the inside foot back at the same time as the tipping occurs? Or is this considered "rotation" or cheating in terms of beginning the release?
I'll continue to ski once a week and do my best to improve with limited video....