by ibMED » Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:32 pm
With the caveat that I’m not skilled in MA, two observations for your consideration.
First, your feet and especially knees stay together much more than observed more advanced PMTS skiing. In Expert Skier 2, Harald begins by teaching keeping the skis together but then advances skiing by more active use of the free foot. Harald has offered his advice to tip more actively and given drills. Without being redundant, focus on your free foot being much more active and doing something different than your stance leg. The concept of creating the “O” position between your knees (sometimes called riding the pig) or vertical separation concept in Essentials would be useful drills.
I wonder if you are knock kneed and may benefit from shims on the inside of your ski boots? If so, that may explain some of your tipping issues. I’d be interested in what others think of this possibility. Harald advised me to try shims in the very first video MA he did as I am slightly knock kneed. The shims helped.
Second, in turns to your left your counteracting appears more developed and your upper body faces the weighted ski and looks downhill. In turns to your right, it appears that your body is square to your skis and less counteracted. I like your left turns better than ones to the right.
If you don't know where you're going, any ski turn will get you there!