READ THIS POST FROM THE BOTTOM UP--as I was saying--because in carving and arcing, skier's movement down the hill is all in the direction the skis are pointed, while in the pivoted, windshield wiper turns you are showing, there's a lot of sideways skidding occurring--wasted movement at right angles to the way the skier is actually trying to go. (Sorry for any misspelled words. I'm a poor typist.)
As I was STILL saying--Arcing or carving is WAY less tiring than pivoting. And you are still "doing the Twist" when you arc or carve. but you are simply tipping your feet rather than pivoting them, and your legs are not rotating as much, if at all. It's a much less labor-intensive form of the Twist. And making short radius CARVED turns or ARCED turns looks way sexier than short radius windshield wiper pivoted turns--because the skiers' movement down the hill is all in the direction the skis are-
As I was saying--If you tip your feet to start the turn, instead of pivot them like you suggest, you can learn to arc--one of the great thrills of modern skiing. If, however, you pivot or twist your feet to start the turn, you will never ever be able to arc, in fact, you won't even be able to do an ordinary carved turn (where your aren't "railroad tracking" but are still moving mostly in the direction the ski is pointed rather than sideways to the ski. ) Arcing or carving is---
Let me continue--A skier should think about tipping his or her feet first, and pivoting them or twisting them only if the skier wants a shorter radius turn than tipping them will achieve. One of the great thrills of modern skiing with shaped skis is the ability to arc your skis--leave 2 parallel "railroad tracks" in the snow as your turn--something that, until the recent ski improvements, was beyond the ability of even world class racers. Ir you TIP your feet you can learn how to arc the skis
Ok--you are onto ONE of the secrets of good skiing, but not nearly all of them. You are correct that good skiing involves using the lower body not the upper body to get the skis to turn. HOWEVER, what you are teaching folks to do is make a pivoted, "windshield-wiper" type of turn. Nothing wrong with that per se, but ever since the advent of "shaped skis" in the mid 90's, pivoting your feet and legs to get the skis to turn is a very very INEFFICIENT AND TIRING way of skiing.
In matter of minutes, you have explained the secrets of parallel skiing which may take many seasons/years to master. Even when one does master the technique, the underlying principle may still be obscure. Thank you for making it crystal-clear.
READ THIS POST FROM THE BOTTOM UP--as I was saying--because in carving and arcing, skier's movement down the hill is all in the direction the skis are pointed, while in the pivoted, windshield wiper turns you are showing, there's a lot of sideways skidding occurring--wasted movement at right angles to the way the skier is actually trying to go. (Sorry for any misspelled words. I'm a poor typist.)
onemangarageband 7 months ago
As I was STILL saying--Arcing or carving is WAY less tiring than pivoting. And you are still "doing the Twist" when you arc or carve. but you are simply tipping your feet rather than pivoting them, and your legs are not rotating as much, if at all. It's a much less labor-intensive form of the Twist. And making short radius CARVED turns or ARCED turns looks way sexier than short radius windshield wiper pivoted turns--because the skiers' movement down the hill is all in the direction the skis are-
onemangarageband 7 months ago
As I was saying--If you tip your feet to start the turn, instead of pivot them like you suggest, you can learn to arc--one of the great thrills of modern skiing. If, however, you pivot or twist your feet to start the turn, you will never ever be able to arc, in fact, you won't even be able to do an ordinary carved turn (where your aren't "railroad tracking" but are still moving mostly in the direction the ski is pointed rather than sideways to the ski. ) Arcing or carving is---
onemangarageband 7 months ago
Let me continue--A skier should think about tipping his or her feet first, and pivoting them or twisting them only if the skier wants a shorter radius turn than tipping them will achieve. One of the great thrills of modern skiing with shaped skis is the ability to arc your skis--leave 2 parallel "railroad tracks" in the snow as your turn--something that, until the recent ski improvements, was beyond the ability of even world class racers. Ir you TIP your feet you can learn how to arc the skis
onemangarageband 7 months ago
Ok--you are onto ONE of the secrets of good skiing, but not nearly all of them. You are correct that good skiing involves using the lower body not the upper body to get the skis to turn. HOWEVER, what you are teaching folks to do is make a pivoted, "windshield-wiper" type of turn. Nothing wrong with that per se, but ever since the advent of "shaped skis" in the mid 90's, pivoting your feet and legs to get the skis to turn is a very very INEFFICIENT AND TIRING way of skiing.
onemangarageband 7 months ago
looks good. Now on to the jumps :D
-Aaron
thesmurf2217 3 years ago
In matter of minutes, you have explained the secrets of parallel skiing which may take many seasons/years to master. Even when one does master the technique, the underlying principle may still be obscure. Thank you for making it crystal-clear.
The Cardiac Sturgeon
CardiacSturgeon 3 years ago
This is truly skiing epiphany! Thanks!
TheBrainSturgeon 3 years ago
This is truly skiing in a nutshell! I can't wait to try it out this coming winter.....
Thank you for the lesson!
JMTMD
Dallas, TX
joetsoumd 3 years ago
Hahaha! This is great. Sound could be better, but the subtitles help a lot.
buymorecrickets 3 years ago