Which gets to my “effective edge”. It’s the piece of edge that, infinitesimally small increments that is in contact AND has pressure.
That is poorly stated. Help me here in how to state what I mean. I don’t mean that the pressure is only on that newly engaged, infinitely small piece
But, also, one more thought. Shifting pressure from fore to aft allows us to impart our own energy into the skis at the exit of a turn, e.g., to bend the tip more than it otherwise would bend, if that’s what we would like. Going fore is like coiling the spring. Going from fore to aft is like the release of the stored energy into the skis. That’s the propulsion I’ve been working on. If we just stay centered, that’d be like trying to throw a ball, sorry, like a girl, no wind up. So sorry, but it’s a valid generalization, though one that isn’t doing me any favors.
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