jbotti wrote:Highway Satr, the video you have selected has you in a series of recovery moves while you are skiing, and espcially toward the end you are almost entirely in the back seat (combined with some stemming and steering). My guess is that this has alot to do with the terrain and the conditions.
Assuming that in a more controlled environment (groomed terrain) your skiing exhibits better charcteristics, if you have a video of you carving on groomed terrain you might find that you would get MA that would serve you better and have a more lasting impact. As well with regard to this point, Harald and other followers of PMTS are in agreement that solid carving skills translate into better all terrain skiing.
This is my suggestion, if you have other video available. Personally I find it difficlut to give you feedback on video that perhaps represents the low end of your ability.
NoCleverName wrote:I can't give any PMTS advice ... but in general you seemed at the mercy of the mountain during this run. There was a lot of violent pole activity. If you can think back on it, maybe tactically you weren't looking far enough ahead to "slow things down" so that you could smoothly flow. Perhaps because it was a recorded run you just rushed it.
I also think you "left the snow" too often and thus lost a lot of opportunity to control speed. The PMTS seems to believe a lot in the "high C", particularly in difficult conditions, and in my limited experience, they are right. Maintaining a smoothly turning ski in contact with the snow as much as possible solves a lot of problems. Going airborne unnecessarily means the skis come down who knows where and typically going in different directions.
So I think you weren't mentally ready for the run and you used up a lot of energy at the top with those jump turns and flailing arms. When the opportunity came to throw in two or three "speed control" turns in the middle of the run you were just too tired to do it and thus speed really picked up.
So I think JB is right, you haven't displayed your best skills in this run because of tactical mistakes ... itself a worthy area of study.
serious wrote:Great skiing HS. I doubt anyone (even Harald Harb) could handle that run like you did.
Admit it, this is all you want to hear.
dewdman42 wrote:Highway, I'm not sure why you came here with this after your Epic debacle a few months ago. I told you this on Epic, I will tell you again. If you want to improve, get back to the groomers and focus on fundamental technique. PMTS can indeed help you a lot, but you need to get back to basics and forget about this so called "extreme" skiing. Go ski that for fun whenever you want. If you want to learn how to ski that and everything else with true smooth style you need to get on groomers and focus on your carving. I know you think you can carve your skis on a groomer and actually its not that difficult to make your skiis ride on a rail. However, there are indeed many WRONG ways to do it...and those wrong ways are exactly the flaws which will surface as larger glaring problems when you are skiing in steeps, bumps, pow, ice and other more difficult situations.
Show us some groomer skiing, we can help you find those flaws to fix them.
Otherwise, I'm not sure why you posted your video. If its anything like Epic where you where you seemed to be begging for approval or applause, you probably won't find it here with skiing like that.
NoCleverName wrote:Easy, serious. HS is our guest.
I'm sure HS knows that was a terrible run.......
Highway star wrote:Cool.....but I would suggest looking at the video at least several more times (very closely), and then re-evaluate what you just said.
jbotti wrote:Highway Star, from your video, when you have both skis on the snow, your skiing shows almost no counteracting movements, and you are agressively leaning in on virtually all of your turns. I would guess that this occurs when you carve as well. This is a major limiting factor in all skiing.
It could be that it was just the terrain, but generally when I see vidoe of people with excellent carving skills in difficult terrain, the basics (counter balance, counter rotation, lateral balance centered and no agreesive leaning in) are still in place even when they are struggling with the terrain.
Carving well and correctly is anything but a piece of cake and this is why racers practice it incessantly every day from when they are 4 until they retire. JB.
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