BigE,
Good on you for finally stepping up to post video. It takes a lot of balls to finally put your skiing out there for critique, which demands some respect - more than I can give to most of the know-it-alls who post on other forums. I feel a bit compelled to respond to you here because I've been one who has been pushing you to post video. So, I won't "rip you a new one"; I will not blow sunshine up your ass; I will try to help your skiing, your understanding, and your perspective.
So... the video. This is not good skiing. It is not PMTS. You need a heavy dose of all of the Essentials, starting with narrowing your stance, establishing stance ski balance, and tipping your feet. So let's get to the basics.
Does the release start by flexing the outside leg?
NODoes LTE tipping lead engagement to the new turn?
NO, there is the appearance of LTE tipping efforts but edge angles are created by leaning/hip dumping and there is no stance ski balanceAre the feet pulled back at transition?
NOIs the inside foot held back throughout the turn?
NOIs there enough CB and CA and is the timing right?
NOStrong inside arm?
NO Is the pelvis included in the CB/CA movement?
NOIs the inside leg flexed as the turn progresses?
NODoes the outside leg extend naturally (no pushing) as the turn progresses?
NO, extension is forcedDoes LTE tipping continue throughout the turn?
NO, tipping stops immediatelyIs there a pole touch and how is the movement and timing?
YES, but is meaningless at this point; arm movement is too muchAlignment - watch the skis and knees carefully - does anything look like it needs go be tipped in or out?
YES. I'm not an alignment expert (will defer to others much more knowledgeable than I, but overall the setup looks way too strong, like you need to come in... I'm not a PMTS coach (although I use PMTS drills and target PMTS movements when coaching). I have learned PMTS through extensive reading, this forum, seeking Harald's advice, and utilizing hours upon hours of comparing my video to video of others - including HH and other WC athletes. I've done it the hard way... 6+ years. Now, you have the same opportunity - to receive the best coaching accessible to every-day skiers. Don't waste it.
To quote my favorite TV character.
Sheldon Cooper wrote:Let’s begin with the premise that everything you’ve done up to this point is wrong.
Forget what you were thinking in these runs. Forget that you're an engineer. Forget anything you think you know about skiing. Forget the sensations you get while skiing. Forget anything you've been told by CSCF or CSIA, and forget that you ever tried to interpret PMTS based on what those train-wreck organizations were teaching you and your daughter. Remember the drill in the Essentials video where HH tipped his feet and used a wall to support himself? Do it - only your hip/pelvis touches the wall. Only your feet tip to get you there... the pelvis/hip touch first... shoulder never touches. Once there, pick up your free foot as you would in a phantom move. Set the free foot down lightly and begin to flex the weighted stance leg. Come to neutral by flexing the stance leg, standing 30cm+ away from the wall. Got it? This is the ONLY thing you need to do in your skiing for the foreseeable future. If you're on beginner terrain (or any for that matter) and you need to perform a movement outside of this set of movements, you're probably doing it wrong.
Now. Start with the BEGINNER PMTS progression - you know; the one without skis on where you lead your tipping movements with the LTE? Do it step-by-step. Do the brushed carve drills that focus on BTE balance and LTE tipping. Boots touching. You're not too big to have your boots touch. Get over your size, it doesn't make you unique or special. Do tipping garlands. Release/engage; Repeat. Once you have that down and verified with video, release/transfer/engage; Repeat. Do the sponge between your legs drill; release/transfer/engage. In fact, ski a morning with a sponge between your legs. Take video. Do phantom drags; I think there is a version of this that 'taps' the free foot through the turn... do that one too. Eliminate standing on two feet from your skiing. Getting off the lift, standing in lift lines, traversing, cat tracks; NEVER stand on two feet. One foot, or the other foot. Get off the lift and need to go right? Balance on the left BTE and tip the right foot to the LTE... no twisting, brush your way off the lift. Stopping? Do the same. You literally need to eliminate everything you are currently doing on skis and consciously replace it with something else. That something else is PMTS; proper skiing.
If you can't get a pair of Harb Carvers, get on ice skates in the off season - you're Canadian, if you can't find a hockey rink you have a serious problem. Teach yourself to skate [ski] with your ankles. Do the tipping drills on ice - using your ankles only. Skate [ski] on one foot on the ice just by rolling your ankle... "carve" turns. Learn to aggressively and passively hockey stop on your BTE and your LTE - on hockey skates - abrupt stops and long slides should be in your repertoire. Never stand on two feet (sensing a theme?). This is how you re-program your brain. Once you do the above, you will have a new understanding and appreciation for the Essentials... and then can actually start to learn to ski using all of the Essentials.
Lastly, get your ass down to Holimont to ski with me. Seriously, what are you waiting for? You and your daughter aren't winning any races anytime soon. You can both afford to miss a weekend or two at Collingwood. You know what they say about repeating the same action over and over while expecting different results... Insanity. How's it been working out for you? I'm not going to coach you, but I will show you how I ski, how I got there, and what I do to maintain it. It will [hopefully] change your perspective on skiing. Stop talking about PMTS and actually learn it. You don't actually write better than you ski... they are about equal, so stop wasting your time writing.
Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.
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