SallyCat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
The cursing was all on the inside, of course, because I am f-ing ladylike. But I've been doing laps at Okemo this week and I finally got so sick of being in the backseat and having quad pain no matter what I did and not advancing at all in three years and griping on TSD about it and GAH!
I stopped dead at the side of the trail and thought "How is it bleeping possible to do this and not activate your bleeping quads!?!? Bleep!"
Then I just figured a new approach might be in order, so I tried to stand up straight and keep my pelvis tucked in and my arms wider and more forward than felt natural.
Well, #$%^& if that didn't freakin' work.
I'm still not consistent, but Holy Jeebus, it's the only breakthrough I've had in like three years. Combined with starting my foot-shift a little earlier on turns, I actually started to ski pretty well; faster, in control, and making forceful, efficient turns that led to actual flow. The difference was very, very palpable.
Why is it so hard to explain and so easy to do?
I've been asking for stance evaluation for years and nothing ever helped (Except for Ursula's excellent video, which helped me understand pressure vs. weight, which is what allowed me to make the change, I think, because I had her words in mind).
Anyway, I seem to have wrestled my skiing into passable shape just in time for mountain bike season. :-)
I stopped dead at the side of the trail and thought "How is it bleeping possible to do this and not activate your bleeping quads!?!? Bleep!"
Then I just figured a new approach might be in order, so I tried to stand up straight and keep my pelvis tucked in and my arms wider and more forward than felt natural.
Well, #$%^& if that didn't freakin' work.
I'm still not consistent, but Holy Jeebus, it's the only breakthrough I've had in like three years. Combined with starting my foot-shift a little earlier on turns, I actually started to ski pretty well; faster, in control, and making forceful, efficient turns that led to actual flow. The difference was very, very palpable.
Why is it so hard to explain and so easy to do?
I've been asking for stance evaluation for years and nothing ever helped (Except for Ursula's excellent video, which helped me understand pressure vs. weight, which is what allowed me to make the change, I think, because I had her words in mind).
Anyway, I seem to have wrestled my skiing into passable shape just in time for mountain bike season. :-)