liquidfeet
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^^This.....
With shaped skis we don't need as much pressure on the tips as we did with the straight skis.
^^This.....
With shaped skis we don't need as much pressure on the tips as we did with the straight skis.
The disadvantage of the first camp is that the tails can wash out if they don't have enough weight or pressure on them. One way to avoid this is to move the outside ski forward at the end of the turn.
Washing out is you can't hold an edge. The tails will try to come around sooner and not follow the tips. And this is not on purpose. My Rossi Hero MT's were doing this to me. I realized that the skis were too soft.
If you're crossing your tails, then the tips must be diverging. So remember to keep your feet parallel.
Washing out is you can't hold an edge. The tails will try to come around sooner and not follow the tips. And this is not on purpose. My Rossi Hero MT's were doing this to me. I realized that the skis were too soft.
If you're crossing your tails, then the tips must be diverging. So remember to keep your feet parallel.
If your tips are diverging, the inside ski may be turning more and earlier than the outside ski. If it's doing this, the usual cause is too much weight on the inside ski as the turn starts, usually caused by leaning the whole body into the new turn to edge the skis.
Tails crossing may be because the skier rotates the new inside ski faster than the new outside ski.
@lisaski, do you actively rotate your skis to point in the direction of the new turn as it starts, or do you do something else to start your turns? Do you lean your body to edge your skis, or do something else to get the skis edged?
your tips are diverging, the inside ski may be turning more and earlier than the outside ski. If it's doing this, the usual cause is too much weight on the inside ski as the turn starts, usually caused by leaning the whole body into the new turn to edge the skis.
@jthree — could be a bad habit or since you mention your natural standing habit is “toes turned out” that the internal rotation you need in your hips to keep skis parallel is a struggle with your range of motion, perhaps especially when tired. This was my personal experience. Perhaps some internal rotation work off the snow this summer? I also have been told that giving a bit of weight and pinky toe edge on the uphill ski can help it track more parallel.
If your tips are diverging, the inside ski may be turning more and earlier than the outside ski. If it's doing this, the usual cause is too much weight on the inside ski as the turn starts, usually caused by leaning the whole body into the new turn to edge the skis.
Tails crossing may be because the skier rotates the new inside ski faster than the new outside ski.
My friend Lizzy grew up with dance lessons, so she naturally stands with her toes pointing out. And it shows in her skiing. She has had to learn to keep the skis parallel.
So, if it's not your natural stance, then its the weight issue described above.
^^This.
Well, this is one where I'm actually with LF. Weight really should be centred through your arch. But most skiers are on the heel and no where near the arch or the toes. So telling them to get forward by putting the weight on the balls of the foot works to get it centered.
I see a lot of skiers that are very straight from the waist up. That means that they are not using the tongue as the lever per LF. Shoulders back, puts them in the back seat.
With shaped skis we don't need as much pressure on the tips as we did with the straight skis.