h.harb wrote:First set of movements: If both skis are flat on the snow at the same time, there is very little friction. If you stand on the center of the skis, (or slightly forward) as both skis come flat, the tips will go downhill. As the tips are headed straight downhill, apply little toe edge tipping(or before if you can).
Second set of movements:If you lean back, as you release, it won’t work, if you push or extend on either ski, it won’t work. If you release one ski before the other, it won't work. If you put the big toe edge in the snow, before the little toe tipping, it won’t work.
I practiced this a bunch during my recent trip to Korea (mostly because there were too many people to practice much else!
Anyways the one thing I practiced just sliding down the hill. By this I mean I stopped on a green slope (or whatever slope I was on) and I would change my edge angles from extreme to flat. when you get to flat, I found that my skis did one of three things. 1. It would turn my skis downhill, 2. I could almost slide down the hill neutral (this required a bit of concentration) and 3. It would turn my skis uphill, essentially I would start heading downhill backwards.. The difference that I noticed that created these three movements was in my fore aft balance?
Please correct me if I am wrong...but if you have shaped skis. When you flatten your skis, if you have your fore-aft balance properly and slightly weighted fore, then when you flatten your skis, they have to by physics turn down hill. Even though we say "flat skis" when you release, I think there is still a tiny bit of edge engagement or increased friction on the downhill edges of your skis(or maybe downhill sides of the skis)? so when you start sliding down the hill that edge engages ever so slightly which naturually makes your skis start heading downhill? And depending on your balance you will start heading down hill forwards or backwards.
Of course based on this theory, I dont know how a two footed release would make your skis head downhill on straight skis, I am young enough and a late starter that Ive never experienced straight skis.