RJ*
Angel Diva
Hello Divas!
I had a very helpful private lesson a few weeks ago where the instructor had me practice side slipping and falling leaf for an hour on a red run. It felt pretty scary at first but when I realized I was in control, wow! What a difference it made afterwards.
I am going over the instructions in my head since I’m going skiing again this weekend, and I can’t remember something specific about body position he said. He had me face my upper body down the slope with skis pointing across before we started moving into side slipping, and asked me to commit my weight against my downhill boot (still not moving, just feel the weight there). I was a bit scared and it took me some time to let go of the fear and finally do it.
I THINK what he said that made the difference was that my hips needed to face the fall line as well, not just my shoulders and waist. I am not sure of this though and I can’t remember what it felt like in my body because I was scared and there were too many things to think about at once. I swear, next time I’m taking notes!
I want to repeat this exercise on my own and this not being sure about the hip position is bugging me. Can any one of you divas with a little free time help me clarify that?
I had a very helpful private lesson a few weeks ago where the instructor had me practice side slipping and falling leaf for an hour on a red run. It felt pretty scary at first but when I realized I was in control, wow! What a difference it made afterwards.
I am going over the instructions in my head since I’m going skiing again this weekend, and I can’t remember something specific about body position he said. He had me face my upper body down the slope with skis pointing across before we started moving into side slipping, and asked me to commit my weight against my downhill boot (still not moving, just feel the weight there). I was a bit scared and it took me some time to let go of the fear and finally do it.
I THINK what he said that made the difference was that my hips needed to face the fall line as well, not just my shoulders and waist. I am not sure of this though and I can’t remember what it felt like in my body because I was scared and there were too many things to think about at once. I swear, next time I’m taking notes!
I want to repeat this exercise on my own and this not being sure about the hip position is bugging me. Can any one of you divas with a little free time help me clarify that?