Played with this today and liked it a lot. Definitely different from the "start with the feet" mantra that I hear so much, not that a focus on the feet isn't always key, but the movements as he describes them start with the core/hips. Thoughts?
Played with this today and liked it a lot. Definitely different from the "start with the feet" mantra that I hear so much, not that a focus on the feet isn't always key, but the movements as he describes them start with the core/hips. Thoughts?
Probably controversial in the US but have received similar coaching from someone with serious WC credentials. Not that a good record makes them right, but it doesn't put you in bad company either.Played with this today and liked it a lot. Definitely different from the "start with the feet" mantra that I hear so much, not that a focus on the feet isn't always key, but the movements as he describes them start with the core/hips. Thoughts?
Lots of racers seem to free ski with tons of initial inclination. They are way into the turn, then hook up. It’s a lot of trust and experience when it gets firm with pitch.Probably controversial in the US but have received similar coaching from someone with serious WC credentials. Not that a good record makes them right, but it doesn't put you in bad company either.
How is your bump skiing?It's not just moving the hips laterally that I'm feeling, it's more driving the hips/core forward with a bias towards the outside hip at first. Power.
The hips are powerful and a very important component of skiing well. It's almost impossible to move the hips without moving the ankles and visa versa, they are connected via the lower Kinetic chain. Also note Josh's statement in the above video that the movement sequence hip-knees-ankle is "all at the same time-somewhat simultaneous", so he's moving his ankles as soon as he moves his hips via the kinetic chain,…
Please explain the relevance of that question to my post.How is your bump skiing?
Well said.The hips are powerful and a very important component of skiing well. It's almost impossible to move the hips without moving the ankles and visa versa, they are connected via the lower Kinetic chain. Also note Josh's statement in the above video that the movement sequence hip-knees-ankle is "all at the same time-somewhat simultaneous", so he's moving his ankles as soon as he moves his hips via the kinetic chain, and then as a mental focus he's also telling you to move the whole chain simultaneously. There's a lot of range of motion in the hips and a lot of fine tuning that one can access in skiing at a high level. Putting a focus on the hips is not a bad learning modality. Feet/ankles first is just the mirror focus-do both.
You don't get the skis under and away. The skis stay in the snow, it's your body that's moving in relation to the skis.Well said.
When I talk the lower Kinetic chain (Flex complex), I say that the ankles are most important, and the hips are most critical. Clearly, it is easier to "Feel" the mass of the pelvic girdle moving inside off the hip joints than the ankles. But remember, ankle and its Dorsiflexion function is a crucial component in fore and aft management, and it all begins by being in balance.
When doing medium and higher radius turns, my initial transitional focus is on retraction and getting the skis under, out and away to create initial inclination. Lateral pelvic movement as part of the progressive angulation follows as the turn develops IMO.
This does not match my experience. It's a frame of reference thing.You don't get the skis under and away. The skis stay in the snow, it's your body that's moving in relation to the skis.
In this excellent video, Shiffrin is making 2 kinds of transitions.You don't get the skis under and away. The skis stay in the snow, it's your body that's moving in relation to the skis.