Derin 2023 day 8

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Clips 1 and 2 – short turns/carving controlling hip rotation
Clips 3 and 4 – short turns/carving NOT controlling hip rotation

There’s not a lot to add today – just a very good hard ski and a timely reminder to Derin not to forget the hip joints!

Derin has an excellent feel for rhythm and timing in both carving and short turns. It’s enjoyable even just to watch. Race training will extend those critical basic qualities. Racing generates a response from the skiers that nothing else can match – (extreme) example below…

The top of the Grande Motte was freezing but we had the entire downhill training run to ourselves with excellent snow.

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