Maybe he’d ski a little like this as he get older....
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Marcel Hirscher recreational skiing technique
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Another all - time great, the Hermannator. He’s just turned 48.
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A day’s skiing with the ski legend Hermann Maier – out and about on the new ski route through the Snow Space Salzburg
The latest highlight in Snow Space Flachau is dedicated to Salzburg’s Ski Superstar: the Hermann Maier Tour. Last Thursday the tour was officially opened in the presence of its name patron and I was there too.
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Is he bending the boot that much or is the boot shape accommodating the angle? Is this the closing of the ankle you all speak of?
Outside ankle closed, with outside ski edged and weighted...
A second later, that ankle opens, that knee rises, that ski lightens and flattens.
Old turn is over; new turn is imminent.
Nice outfit.
Was the boot flexed? Look at the edge angle before release.
Imagine the G forces he was sustaining with that leg and foot.
The man makes it look so easy.
A second later, that ankle opens, that knee rises, that ski lightens and flattens.
Old turn is over; new turn is imminent.
Nice outfit.
Was the boot flexed? Look at the edge angle before release.
Imagine the G forces he was sustaining with that leg and foot.
The man makes it look so easy.
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Very interesting watching these ex World Cup greats free ski. I can’t help but think they could easily achieve greater edge angles if they wanted to, but think , Why?
Im sure they have many more “gears” at their disposal if they want to quicken the pace so to speak.
Maybe their mindset in their free skiing is use only what you need to, it’s a long day(lol).
Im sure they have many more “gears” at their disposal if they want to quicken the pace so to speak.
Maybe their mindset in their free skiing is use only what you need to, it’s a long day(lol).
It's always a trade off, especially on shallow slopes: higher angles means tighter turns, means more turn force, means more friction, means slower speeds. Sometimes, it's ok to ski faster.
...."use only what you need to".. is what racing is all about. Don't let the crazy angles racers in the gates fool you. They're there only for the minimum time and angle necessary.
It also means you need a wider corridor to ski in, which can be an issue in the real world populated by other skiers.It's always a trade off, especially on shallow slopes: higher angles means tighter turns, means more turn force, means more friction, means slower speeds. Sometimes, it's ok to ski faster.
I agree. I find watching this skiing quite interesting, but what Heluva recently noted was that we don't know the skier's intentions/goals when doing this skiing. Is it merely just warming up or are they specifically working on a particular movement? We shouldn't read too much into what we see in their skiing without understanding the context.
For those that ski well understand skiing slow allows you to focus on the fine details as any little mistake shows immediately, speed hides errors as momentum carries you through the mistake and thereby masks it as normal. You miss the chance for correction, skiing slow you feel the reduction in speed when a error is made.
That speed of “slow” is determined by the skiers ski and experience.
That speed of “slow” is determined by the skiers ski and experience.
