MissySki
Angel Diva
Curious especially from instructors here what they recommend for A frame remediation. I have always had some sort of an A frame, though it has come and gone in different severities depending on the boots I’m in. My right knee drops inward, that can be an issue for turn initiation on that side. I’ve had different fitters and instructors take different stances on the problem. I did have one pair of boots that seemed to mostly eliminate it by not only canting, but also raising the offending leg because it is a little bit shorter than my left leg. Problem with those boots were that they put me in a horrible position where my knees were super far ahead of the rest of my body and it wore on my knees to ski like that.
Fast forward to now, I definitely have an A frame still with my right knee. I seem to compensate in some way to keep my edge angles quite similiar in most instances, but I’ve been thinking that this is probably one source of my woes in powder. My last instructor in bumps and powder last season really emphasized my one knee tilting in and when we worked on it I could focus enough to use my muscles to not let the A-frame occur. My other knee doesn’t do this and therefore turns to that side are much easier. He seemed to think it was more about focusing on it than an anatomical issue for most people. It takes a lot of focus to eliminate it, but I can do it. Does that ever become ingrained though?? I’ve been told the same thing in workout classes about that knee tracking inward, so it’s definitely not something exclusive to skiing for me.
So I’m curious what you all think. Is this something I can train both on and off snow to eliminate with muscle work and focused intention on snow? I honestly would rather not go nuts on boot work since I’m in a boot that fits well for the most part, and I’ve found in the past that tinkering and tinkering often leads to more issues for me. Less seems to be more..
What do you do to help a student with a wonky knee? Do you plan with technique or equipment fixes?
Fast forward to now, I definitely have an A frame still with my right knee. I seem to compensate in some way to keep my edge angles quite similiar in most instances, but I’ve been thinking that this is probably one source of my woes in powder. My last instructor in bumps and powder last season really emphasized my one knee tilting in and when we worked on it I could focus enough to use my muscles to not let the A-frame occur. My other knee doesn’t do this and therefore turns to that side are much easier. He seemed to think it was more about focusing on it than an anatomical issue for most people. It takes a lot of focus to eliminate it, but I can do it. Does that ever become ingrained though?? I’ve been told the same thing in workout classes about that knee tracking inward, so it’s definitely not something exclusive to skiing for me.
So I’m curious what you all think. Is this something I can train both on and off snow to eliminate with muscle work and focused intention on snow? I honestly would rather not go nuts on boot work since I’m in a boot that fits well for the most part, and I’ve found in the past that tinkering and tinkering often leads to more issues for me. Less seems to be more..
What do you do to help a student with a wonky knee? Do you plan with technique or equipment fixes?
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