either this got lost, or it wasn't very interesting for other members to respond to. however, i'm re-posting it because I want to be in better shape for the may camp over here in europe so i can refine the moves and get the most out of it rather than learn them. i've been trying to get this since the last camp without success. i have no access to pmts instructors in austria before the may camp so any help would be much valued.
what consitutes a break down in the SP? i have worked very hard on this the past few weeks to no avail. When i do it as a drill, it works like this: both skis on uphill edges. tip the uphill foot more to uphill edge to complete the turn. balance on uphill edge of uphill ski while releasing the stance ski. remain flexed with the uphill leg, don't stand up. tip the downhill ski, counter as this occurs. keep tipping the free foot. the radius of my turns is huge, despite aggressive free foot tipping and flexing of the free foot leg and free foot pull back to pressure the tips. trying to integrate it into free skiing, i use a two ski length traverse on the bte as advised. i have too much speed across the slope, the uphill ski does not hook up, and the new turn takes a long time to complete.
in a free skiing situation, the uphill ski tips to the big toe edge before the downhill ski has tipped to the LTE - the inside ski is flat while the stance ski is already on its BTE. sometimes before release, the to-be-free foot (old stance leg) moves downhill before releasing. sometimes the uphill foot slides uphill.
what can i do to fix this now?
btw, i have had harb alignment work done.
there is some footage at http://www.putfile.com/johnheath
it was after seeing this that heyoka advised phantom move work. although i have since lifted the free foot less and also looked to lighten it, and recently focussed on a two legged flex to make sure i don't stand up on the uphill ski at transition, the end result of a stem is essentially the same, if not as noticeable. unfortunately i have no recent footage as this was a one-off opportunity to ski with someone who gets pmts. unless Harald can hook me up with his dad, there is no chance over here of skiing with someone who knows pmts. the only success i have had at maintaining parallel skis and carving is with the tip-lead step technique, with more weight on the inside ski. (popularly taught in austria). like this i can get some lean, but it seems totally inapplicable on anything but a wide, flat and even slope. if there are a lot of people or the slope has been bumped up, i find even my poor effort at a SP more effective. the step method also automatically makes you get wider in the stance, so i don't see how i can use it in bumps or powder, once i get that far. it has to be the SP for me, but how come i can stay parallel with one technique and not the other?