Hi All
Some of you may recall I posted just over a year ago http://www.pmts.org/pmtsforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2159 asking for some guidance and appropriate drills (I have not skied often and do not ski regularly, although when I do I try work on PMTS - more background is in the attached url above). Anyway, I skied last year and worked primarily on the TFR and a few other drills. I must say I felt my progress was slow, if not backwards. I have enclosed a clip of some of my skiing below. All skiing is in rented boots (I planned on purchasing boots last year, but had no confidence in the bootfitters that I saw in France) and rented Dynastar Contact 10 skis.
My own thoughts on my skiing:
- I seem to have regressed since the previous clip in the previous url where my turns seemed more rounded and controlled
- My hand position and pole action is still pretty poor
- In the slalom course clip(I just did it because it seemed like fun), my technique deteriorates more under pressure
- I've always felt my tipping was reasonably good, but having read some of the more recent posts, perhaps it isn't.
What isn't captured in the clip:
- I do not have a BPST (but I guess that would be pretty apparent), so struggle to control speed on icy slopes or bumps.
- I've nver really actively worked on the phantom move - is that very apparent?
Anyway we are skiing for 2 weeks this year in France so would appreciate thoughts on what to work on and/or particular drills. I will also try and post some "live" video from the trip to get "live" feedback.
Many thanks - and as always, please don't hold back.