HI All,
I'm using Carv (I take a lesson here and there, but it's probably not enough) to try and help with a habit of mine where I use my right leg, in the left turn to control speed, like a brake and don't utilize my turns to the maximum extent for that purpose.
Anyway, whenever I go to the mountain(s), I bring Carv with me and as I ski alone 50+% of the time, so I am practicing one thing or another.
This past weekend I wanted to get a good sense of controlling speed in blue (and a couple of blue-black) trails. I find that I often rely on past muscle memory and use my right leg as the speed enforcer during my left turns. It's my dominant leg so it makes sense, but my wonky technique is an impediment to improving insofar as I can tell.
So, I ran a series of practice runs and "tests" on what Carv was telling me. I used a green slope, which was pretty long and consistent, so speed variation wouldn't confuse matters.
1. On a series of turns I used fore/aft monitor -- My left turns are ALWAYS higher (50-60%). My right turns are ALWAYS lower, in the 35-45 range. For reference, 45-60% is the optimal range on the app.
2. On another series of runs I ran the outside ski pressure monitor. My left turns are ALWAYS lower (50-70) than my right (60-80). For reference, optimal range is 65-90.
3. I did a final test which is the Balance challenge on the app. Right turns almost every time yield a success bell on the app (in my earphones), while left turns get a fail bell.
The app, I assume, is using both left and right leg positions and pressures to determine the fore/aft balance and overall balance values and it also measures the start of the turn and end of the turn. The outside ski pressure measurements, not sure about.
My current theory is I am using my right leg too much and applying too much pressure on the in the left turn as this seems to be the leg the works the hardest.
#1, what are some opinions on what could be going on here? #2 what are some possible drills to improve this?
I saw something online about performing a cadence count while in the turns (like a metronome) to help with turn symmetry: 1 down the fall line 2, in the turn and 3 start of new turn, and ensuring both right and left turns are counting along at the same rate. This makes a lot of sense to me and I'm going to try it, but any other advice would be appreciated.
~GA
I'm using Carv (I take a lesson here and there, but it's probably not enough) to try and help with a habit of mine where I use my right leg, in the left turn to control speed, like a brake and don't utilize my turns to the maximum extent for that purpose.
Anyway, whenever I go to the mountain(s), I bring Carv with me and as I ski alone 50+% of the time, so I am practicing one thing or another.
This past weekend I wanted to get a good sense of controlling speed in blue (and a couple of blue-black) trails. I find that I often rely on past muscle memory and use my right leg as the speed enforcer during my left turns. It's my dominant leg so it makes sense, but my wonky technique is an impediment to improving insofar as I can tell.
So, I ran a series of practice runs and "tests" on what Carv was telling me. I used a green slope, which was pretty long and consistent, so speed variation wouldn't confuse matters.
1. On a series of turns I used fore/aft monitor -- My left turns are ALWAYS higher (50-60%). My right turns are ALWAYS lower, in the 35-45 range. For reference, 45-60% is the optimal range on the app.
2. On another series of runs I ran the outside ski pressure monitor. My left turns are ALWAYS lower (50-70) than my right (60-80). For reference, optimal range is 65-90.
3. I did a final test which is the Balance challenge on the app. Right turns almost every time yield a success bell on the app (in my earphones), while left turns get a fail bell.
The app, I assume, is using both left and right leg positions and pressures to determine the fore/aft balance and overall balance values and it also measures the start of the turn and end of the turn. The outside ski pressure measurements, not sure about.
My current theory is I am using my right leg too much and applying too much pressure on the in the left turn as this seems to be the leg the works the hardest.
#1, what are some opinions on what could be going on here? #2 what are some possible drills to improve this?
I saw something online about performing a cadence count while in the turns (like a metronome) to help with turn symmetry: 1 down the fall line 2, in the turn and 3 start of new turn, and ensuring both right and left turns are counting along at the same rate. This makes a lot of sense to me and I'm going to try it, but any other advice would be appreciated.
~GA
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