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What’s wrong with YT vids? If he doesnt know what proper skiing looks like he won’t learn it from a pair of smart footbeds in his boots.
It is better to be shown once than told 10 times.
“Dive and have faith!”"Dive"
“Dive and have faith!”
Well THAT got dismissed out of hand, if the guy teaching you how to put boots on was too stupid to go inside first.channel I first used to familiarize myself with the sport.
Ha! To be fair, I tried to post a link to the whole playlist of lesson videos and skWell THAT got dismissed out of hand, if the guy teaching you how to put boots on was too stupid to go inside first.
Yeah, that's true. But that's not what the OP was referring to. He also said that he didn't want to get forward.“Dive, have faith AND sharp edges”
Faith alone is not enough on steep and icy.
A small number of strategically timed lessons can improve the payoff from your approach. I got unstuck with a lesson then read a lot (pre toutube), then much later took another.Different people learn differently. I think it is easy to watch videos and learn. I also will follow a local racer down a trail and learn a lot from him/her. Obviously Mikaela Shiffrin or her coach could probably teach me much more but I don't have the money for that, lol. It's always easy to tell a person to take lessons and then excuse it by saying if they can afford to ski they can afford lessons which is just dumb. Take lessons if you can afford it, if not ski with really good skiers and watch videos.
A small number of strategically timed lessons can improve the payoff from your approach. I got unstuck with a lesson then read a lot (pre toutube), then much later took another.
I don't disagree with this at all.A small number of strategically timed lessons can improve the payoff from your approach. I got unstuck with a lesson then read a lot (pre toutube), then much later took another.
What do you mean by "narrow" ski?unfortunately i don't have video of others filming me, but i. feel like i know what i'm doing wrong, and looking for tips
i can go down greens no issue, making either big or small turns, with either snow plow or sloppy parallel. i'm also not using poles so i can focus on turning with my legs. i can also partially lift my inside ski while turning. Currently i'm working on making good "dolphin turns"
Question 1: sometimes when i'm attempting parallel turns, it feels like the inside(uphill) ski is turning first before the outside(downhill) ski. Is this a symptom of leaning back to much? Also sometimes while turning, my skis feel unstable(at a higher speed, still on greens), like i'm not getting enough edge, so the skis are gliding not in a nice curved line. from my own helmet cam POV it looks hectic, like my skis are windshild wiper back and forth quickly and just gliding on the snow. it's not because i'm using a narrow ski right? (waist 74) not trying to blame it on the equipment of course
when i get to the blues, when the slope is steeper, i can make a couple turns(carving the edge into the snow) but i think i'm still leaning back too much because my quads get sore after a bit
Question 2: how do i approach steeper blue? while going down blues, is it constant pivot turns(and making small turns with the edge to brake?) should i still try to snow plow down the slope? it feels like when i approach it, the initial speed is already fast pretty fast, is it the same issue where i just have to lean forward?
Question 3: while going down blues, i was basically side slipping down from one side to the other, then fell at the side the side slipping down the other side. how do i make an actual turn on these steep slopes? any tips one turning so i don't catch outside ski edge and tumble down the slope?
or it's hard to tell what the issue is without a video of someone else filming me? had one lesson before but time for another lesson?
thanks!
Ha! To be fair, I tried to post a link to the whole playlist of lesson videos and sk
Show that one is the only one that displayed. - I didn’t much take cues from his boot entry prowess.
Different people learn differently. I think it is easy to watch videos and learn. I also will follow a local racer down a trail and learn a lot from him/her. Obviously Mikaela Shiffrin or her coach could probably teach me much more but I don't have the money for that, lol. It's always easy to tell a person to take lessons and then excuse it by saying if they can afford to ski they can afford lessons which is just dumb. Take lessons if you can afford it, if not ski with really good skiers and watch videos.