ChuckT wrote:We both need to practice videoing. Our trouble is that we love skiing far more than shooting video.
Whenever I get a new camera I find a nice safe spot to practice shooting video of cars. Ideally in a 25 to 30 MPH zone coming down a hill but a flat road works too. Practice until you can zoom in/out smoothly and pan smoothly as the car passes.
ChuckT wrote:I thought, as I was skiing, that I got pretty good angle - only to be shown emphatically wrong.
Angles should be the result of proper movements. Take a look at my avatar. That frame was from a run taken during a day of doing drills to create a BPST. I wasn't working on creating angles. In that run I was working on exaggerated flexing and tipping. The angles were a result of working on the Essentials.
You have some good stuff going on. Take a look at the bottom of the run, where it flattens out and you do get some decent angles. Lets take a look at what you are doing now and what could change to get you moving towards HH angles.
- You are making GS/SG sized turns on SL skis. This is due to missing or mistimed Essentials and turn finish. The easiest ways to address this is to start on page 1 of Book 2 and work through each chapter. Don't progress to the next chapter until you can pass that chapter's test. You will learn each Essential needed to create a BPST which is also a prerequisite for making carved turns. Note that the carving chapter of Book 2 is the first chapter of the GRADUATE course. PMTS carving is an advanced skill that requires all of the Essentials. A few years ago I created a thread titled Carving Madness which talks about this. I think jbotti created a similar thread. BPST first, carving second.
- Tipping: In turns like these we should be able to spot an O frame yet I don't see any. That suggests your tipping of the new inside ski is delayed and instead following your hip movement. The inside foot should always lead the inside hip. This is your SMIM so really work your favorite tipping drills. The good news is you can make a big improvement with a tipping board.
- Inside foot management: I'm throwing this in here because along with tipping you need to work on what is happening with the inside foot. In the video you can see that it often gets away from you, especially at the top of the arc. Book 2 has some great drills that will yield big dividends.
- Flexing timing: it looks like you are flexing too early, giving in to the turn forces before you need to. This reduces the arc you get from the skis. Don't flex until you are ready to end the turn.
- Flexing amount: in a couple of turns you got a decent amount, but in many you could use a lot more. Work on your range of motion and try to flex to a full 90 degree bend in the knees (if you can). Somewhere I have video showing this and I'll edit this post with the link when I find it.
- Flex into the new turn: you can make a big improvement by holding the flex into the new turn. In the video you flex and then immediately extend. This makes it much harder to tip the inside foot and in your case is loading up the inside ski far too early. So, flex to release and then hold that flex as you enter the new turn. Keep flexing the inside leg (it should stay where you started or get shorter) and only allow the outside leg to extend as required to maintain snow contact.
- CB: In some turns you display shoulder driven CB, but it comes too late so at that point you already have too much weight on the inside ski, which contributes to the GS sized arcs. Work on including the pelvis in your CB movement so the inside hip is raised. Work on timing so CB happens with the tipping. And of course don't forget to support CB with proper pole usage.
- CA: Same comments as CB. NSPP will be a good drill.
- Fore/aft: Difficult to assess from this video but we can see the front of the skis throwing some snow so we know you aren't on the tails. Working on free foot management will improve things. My guess is you will need a stronger pullback once you start flexing and holding that flex.