Hi Leo,
thanks for replying, your comments are insightful as always. I was already aware of the lack of CB, but extension part was eluding me. Looking in the slowmo of the bigger video at home, I can now see a sort of flex to release/start the turn - hold/extend through the fall line - flex at the bottom pattern of the free foot. Old habits are hard to kick...
leopold_bloom wrote:Just one comment on the video before we talk about how to progress your skiing. You chose to provide "real world" video for MA from what looks like a reasonably steep and slightly bumpy pitch. None of this gentle, sissy groomer stuff here. This makes analysis of your fundamental movements more difficult because, ultimately, terrain dictates movement.
Well yes, I was thinking that terrain that's close to the limit of my comfort zone should make flaws more apparent. What kind of slope would you recommend for short turn MA?
leopold_bloom wrote:At that moment when you give a little push and spray snow, you have to keep faith (which means keep flexing and tipping) and allow your skis to continue of their own accord on a wider arc. If you are rcentering as you approach the fall line, your skis will arc back under your body and provide a wild ride. If things don't turn out so well, it's probably fore/aft balance issues (usually a lack of re-centering).
Fore/aft is something I seem to be struggling with since I started trying the PMTS approach. Unless I'm very conscious about it I tend to end up in the back seat - which was reserved mostly for bumps and off piste in my "previous life"
Guess it just takes time for all this stuff to sink in!