Jessica Ivies speed suit. Size youth large 12/14. Call me or Teri Ivie if interested.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
A review from last years lessons.
Below is an introduction to the most important technique in skiing, hip movement. Once a solid upper body (arms up, core flexed, shoulders level and facing down the hill, and little movement)is established with good leg movements (pushing both knees into the hill with good ankle flexion) Then you can combine those two things with a strong hip movement down the hill in the transition, you vill be very fhaaast. This also helps with freesking and powder skiing.
Check out the images below:
Nicole Hosp demonstrates a nice hip movement in this picture. In the first frame, she is completing her previous turn. Now she wants to start her next turn, so now she releases her edges by moving her hips over her skis and down the hill. Look at frame 2. It almost looks like she jumps off her skis and is about to fall forward. Now to start the next turn, she pushes both her knees down the hill and into the snow (like we have been doing) This sets her edges for the turn and allows her to pressure early in order to keep a high line for that turn.
This hip movement does a lot of things. First it ends the previous turn, turning is slow, the sooner you can end a turn, the faster you'll be. Next it takes most all of your body weight and puts it on the front of your boots, which transfers it to the tips of your skis, which dig into the snow and takes you for a ride. It also puts you in a more balanced position. And finally, it allows you to stay ahead of the course (or powder, or steep hill in powder, or rocks, trees, and shrubbies in powder) Which is another way to say turnshape. Remember turnshape? Get the turn done above the gate, then it's a lot less work. More on that later.
Below is an introduction to the most important technique in skiing, hip movement. Once a solid upper body (arms up, core flexed, shoulders level and facing down the hill, and little movement)is established with good leg movements (pushing both knees into the hill with good ankle flexion) Then you can combine those two things with a strong hip movement down the hill in the transition, you vill be very fhaaast. This also helps with freesking and powder skiing.
Check out the images below:
Nicole Hosp demonstrates a nice hip movement in this picture. In the first frame, she is completing her previous turn. Now she wants to start her next turn, so now she releases her edges by moving her hips over her skis and down the hill. Look at frame 2. It almost looks like she jumps off her skis and is about to fall forward. Now to start the next turn, she pushes both her knees down the hill and into the snow (like we have been doing) This sets her edges for the turn and allows her to pressure early in order to keep a high line for that turn.
This hip movement does a lot of things. First it ends the previous turn, turning is slow, the sooner you can end a turn, the faster you'll be. Next it takes most all of your body weight and puts it on the front of your boots, which transfers it to the tips of your skis, which dig into the snow and takes you for a ride. It also puts you in a more balanced position. And finally, it allows you to stay ahead of the course (or powder, or steep hill in powder, or rocks, trees, and shrubbies in powder) Which is another way to say turnshape. Remember turnshape? Get the turn done above the gate, then it's a lot less work. More on that later.
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