Skier Development Archives - Ski Instruction : Val d'Isere, Tignes, Les Arcs, La Plagne

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Basic Dynamics Skis must be travelling forward – like a bicycle This is mainly about using the outside leg (start[…]

Use the settings (on the video clip itself) to reduce playing speed to 0.25x to see the actions clearly When[…]

Before Working on Technique RichardGood amount of dynamics (disequilibrium) – well centred on the skis. Zero hip angulation. Dynamics are[…]

FeetToday we started out by looking at how to use the feet inside the ski boots. Snowploughing makes the feet[…]

We took a lot of shortcuts today with the group not being complete beginners. Most of the work was ironing[…]

Fastest run… All “full descent” runs… Nothing new technical to add – just consolidation today. Basically the technique was stable[…]

At last – the skating is understood – including how skating is rendered impossible by rotation. The feed forward of[…]

Tricky day today – with the weather really heating up and directly affecting the way the course had to be[…]

Video: First clip – fastest timed descent – tight course to force turning and projection into the turn on the[…]

Being too far back on the skis has consequences. Effectively, it leaves leg retraction as the only door open to[…]