Skisnow
Certified Ski Diva
My 6 year old’s ski instructors won’t do drills. They just ski 2 hours of gates every session. I disagree and think they should be spending some time outside the gates working on ski technique especially at this age and also feel my kid may be picking up some bad habits from so much gate training.
There are no other options for tuition here and we are stuck here until the summer or possibly longer.
I had to scrub slowly through the video to try and see what was going on. Obviously neither of her turns are perfect. I feel she is rushing her turns and pivots very quickly resulting in a skid (but she is skiing slalom and just doesn’t have the skill to turn fast properly). Her turn to the right turn appears to be much weaker. Her skis split apart more.
Now previously she did have an a-frame and wasn’t using her inside ski at all, it was completely flat with her downhill ski on edge and the knee on her downhill leg falling into the dead flat uphill leg.
But after talking to her about it she has changed and now to me it looks like she is turning on her inside ski and dragging her outside ski along for the ride?
Also when scrubbing slowly through the video I could see (especially when videoed from behind) spray comes from her inside ski where she is skidding in the turn and her outside ski at the end of the turn.
So I think she is turning on her inside ski (and pivoting too quickly)?
But her instructor says she is stepping her foot and then suggested she is jumping the turn?
Also slightly concerned about the newly developed upper body rotation but it seems to be something they teach here and my skiing is old fashioned I think.
So opinions please? And although I vowed never to teach my kids if we can’t get to the UK this summer I may have to try so any suggestions on drills?
I was considering javelin turns (if this is the issue).
Basic side slipping (maybe to get her edges working together).
And the basic carve turn, just setting skis on edges and letting them turn up the hill. Again to try and get her using her edges together.
But I really have no idea teaching beyond basic intermediate level so would appreciate any advice.
Thanks all.
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There are no other options for tuition here and we are stuck here until the summer or possibly longer.
I had to scrub slowly through the video to try and see what was going on. Obviously neither of her turns are perfect. I feel she is rushing her turns and pivots very quickly resulting in a skid (but she is skiing slalom and just doesn’t have the skill to turn fast properly). Her turn to the right turn appears to be much weaker. Her skis split apart more.
Now previously she did have an a-frame and wasn’t using her inside ski at all, it was completely flat with her downhill ski on edge and the knee on her downhill leg falling into the dead flat uphill leg.
But after talking to her about it she has changed and now to me it looks like she is turning on her inside ski and dragging her outside ski along for the ride?
Also when scrubbing slowly through the video I could see (especially when videoed from behind) spray comes from her inside ski where she is skidding in the turn and her outside ski at the end of the turn.
So I think she is turning on her inside ski (and pivoting too quickly)?
But her instructor says she is stepping her foot and then suggested she is jumping the turn?
Also slightly concerned about the newly developed upper body rotation but it seems to be something they teach here and my skiing is old fashioned I think.
So opinions please? And although I vowed never to teach my kids if we can’t get to the UK this summer I may have to try so any suggestions on drills?
I was considering javelin turns (if this is the issue).
Basic side slipping (maybe to get her edges working together).
And the basic carve turn, just setting skis on edges and letting them turn up the hill. Again to try and get her using her edges together.
But I really have no idea teaching beyond basic intermediate level so would appreciate any advice.
Thanks all.
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