About M.C, I argue he is not hip dumping, although he looks and is a little hippy at times, you can't fault anyone for having fun... his overall movement pattern is foot-driven - so the first thing to move and put the skis on edge is not his hip:
Hip dumpers generally have a long leg early and drag the skis on edge with the hip, that's for me the defining movement pattern for that. Jamt's diagrams are correct - hip dumping induces an external rotation of the tibia, which can also be used to diagnose it. And again, once you *can* ski with the feet, whether you choose to dump the hips here and there, it is your choice. Up until that point though, it is not a choice, it's how you ski
Good one. The a-frame is not always a sign of hip dumping, but generally accompanies it
Hip dumpers generally have a long leg early and drag the skis on edge with the hip, that's for me the defining movement pattern for that. Jamt's diagrams are correct - hip dumping induces an external rotation of the tibia, which can also be used to diagnose it. And again, once you *can* ski with the feet, whether you choose to dump the hips here and there, it is your choice. Up until that point though, it is not a choice, it's how you ski
Good one. The a-frame is not always a sign of hip dumping, but generally accompanies it
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