I am skiing at an intermediate level and I still do not know how to initiate turns correctly. I will take a few private lessons this year and plan to address this issue first, but would like to understand and be able to visualize this skill.
I've been told:
[Puh-leeze don't say "roll your ankles" ... that's the one that makes my brain hurt! I can't even imagine my ankle rolling after all the trouble I've gone to to get it seated securely in my boot.]
I was all set to purchase the "Sofa Ski School" DVD but when I previewed the part on turning and he mentioned leaning the knees, I froze -- out of fear that I might learn his method and then be told yet again that I'm doing it wrong.
Help! Is there a good, solid correct a-b-c process for initiating a turn?
I've been told:
- initiate a turn with the downhill ski (which will become the new uphill ski)
- press down with the opposite big toe (to turn left, press down with the big toe on the right foot)
- press down/out with the little toe of the side you want to turn toward (to initiate a turn to the right, press down and out with the little toe on the right foot)
- roll ankles to the downhill side
- move body laterally over the front of the downhill ski (puts weight toward the outside tip of the downhill side)
[Puh-leeze don't say "roll your ankles" ... that's the one that makes my brain hurt! I can't even imagine my ankle rolling after all the trouble I've gone to to get it seated securely in my boot.]
I was all set to purchase the "Sofa Ski School" DVD but when I previewed the part on turning and he mentioned leaning the knees, I froze -- out of fear that I might learn his method and then be told yet again that I'm doing it wrong.
Help! Is there a good, solid correct a-b-c process for initiating a turn?