Max_501 wrote:Todd nailed it. Dyland is a serious part of my ski training.
1 - Wobble board
2 - Balance board (Pivit)
3 - Infinity 8 board
4 - Slant board
5 - The floor (ski specific stretches and CA range of motion movements)
6 - Indoor Slackline
7 - Carvers for June - November practice
8 - Skiers Edge
9 - Mountain Bike (one of the best form of cross training for skiing I have found)
Max_501 wrote:Dyland is also a serious part of my training.
1 - Wobble board
2 - Balance board (Pivit)
3 - Infinity 8 board
4 - Slant board
5 - The floor (ski specific stretches and CA range of motion movements)
6 - Indoor Slackline (incredible for increasing balance skills)
7 - Carvers for June - November practice
8 - Skiers Edge
9 - Mountain Bike (one of the best form of cross training for skiing I have found)
10 - Weight lifting
11 - Hiking/Snowshoeing
Max_501 wrote:I've had one of these for a couple of years and my balance has improved a bunch.
Harald wrote:So the 'Question of balance' must come into play when we learn skiing or want to improve our skiing, yet few trainers, instructors, coaches, understand what balance is, does and how to use it.
One affirmation of certitude that was pointed out in my Expert Skiing 2 book is,The idea of 'Destructing Balance' as a direction for ski technique is not only unique, but very a propos. I can sense a new book in the works."World Cup racing is a balance competition."
As a reference, TTS have more or less (PSIA more, race Coaching less) taught balance as stability, (they attest to that, until you confront them with what it does to skiers later). They do not teach movements that destruct and reassemble balance. A two footed wide stance, with weight equally distributed on both skis, is a PSIA constitution, but it can not be argued to be anything less then an attempt to produce stability. The reinforcement of stability costs skiers later in their development. The stability progression builds in defensive, balance destruction 'avoidance' movements, that becomes obvious in skiers stuck or fighting through their TTS background. Examples are: avoiding the release, avoiding any movement to the falline, letting go, flexing or bending. In order to control that stability they so dearly cling to, skiers build these horrid dead end movements.What besides balance destruction is the Phantom Move? What about stepping to change direction in the first time lesson? This is clearly (unless you are looking through PSIA glasses) a huge difference in approaches. PMTS is constantly accused of rehashing previously used techniques. There has never been a ski system that organized and assembled a collection of disruption like PMTS. 'Pun intended.'PMTS on the other hand challenges balance with movements that destruct balance and then assemble it.
When I'm skiing my best, on difficult terrain, I am a perpetual balance destruction mechanism. Skiing difficult terrain on steep slopes requires confidence in balance destruction. But you will only destruct balance so far as your ability to regroup or reassemble it allows. As Yogi would say, if you want it, you got to know where to get it.
What happens to a skier who learned that the right way to ski is to look for stability? Can any one name movements in PMTS that set up the steps for balance destruction and reconstruction?
h.harb wrote:If you want stability take up golf and ride 4 wheels on a flat surface. You will never experience the true nature of skiing trying to become stable. Skiing is an inherently unstable activity, requiring balancing techniques. PMTS movements are all balancing techniques. TTS are all about slow stability, which only results in destabilizing a skier whenever the first surprise unplanned perturbation occurs.
Golf carts are stable, when going slowly on flats. Doesn't sound like much fun.
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