go_large_or_go_home wrote:Hey lorant,
Thanks for posting the video. It's great that you are starting to incorporate PMTS into your skiing. Just a cautionary word. PMTS is a completely different method of skiing, both in theory and application. Its based on the ESSENTIALS, which although can be isolated, they are ALL required to provide the whole method. In a nut shell, it's awesome that you are trying to apply some PMTS movements into your skiing and can see some benefit. But in order to really take your skiing to the next level, you will have to go all the way back to the beginning......this is something that a lot of people are un-willing to do - not just in skiing...how quickly you progree will be determined by boot set up, dedication to practice, etc etc..are you willing to take this step? If so, stick around...you will be amazed what you will learn...
Back to the video. Have you ever had your boots aligned? Do you have footbeds? Your left boot looks a little too Big Toe Edge (BTE) heavy, consequently your ability to tip your left boot to its Little Toe Edge (LTE) in your left turn is compromised. One of the biggest hangovers that you will face learning PMTS is the eradicating of the Extension (pushing) of the legs at the end of the turn prior to the transition. You have this on both sides..This single movement kills tipping of the skis, which stops the ski TURNING at the top of the turn (HIGH C). As a result, foot steering/ pivotting of the ski is required in order to get it to change direction. This then leads to late and heavy edge setting AFTER the fall line followed by another extension as this is the only way to oppose the sudden increase in force...it's a continuous cycle...
However, you are trying to tip your free foot. You are trying to balance over your stance ski and you are showing a reasonable amount of Counter Balancing (CB) & Counter Acting (CA). Once you remove the extension from your skiing your transition will begin to develop which will lead to proper turn development..
The best advice that i can give you is to work your way through Anyone Can Be An Expert Skier 1. Some of the exercises will seem basic and easy to you...DO NOT skip these. It is very improtant that you follow the progression as written...your skiing will thank you for it....
Hi go_large_or_go_home,
Thanks for the comments.
I removed last year the original footbed, and have this one:
http://backcountryskiingcanada.com/inde ... %20InsolesThe difference is significant. My boot is a head raptor 115. it is comfortable if I stay with shins resting on the tongue of the inner shoe. As my legs get straight, it pushes my outer ancle. It signals me whenever I am not in proper position.
this tends to happen quite seldom recently
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How about the boot canting adjustment? Should I touch it?
Yes I am aware of the harmfulness of pushing the BTE just before starting the next turn. Instead of pushing it the release of it is needed and during that the balance migrates to the other ski LTE. I have already this in my mind. I still have to program my body
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In the video some of the turns were initiated with BTE, when I wanted to make the turn quicker, to avoid a bump or the cameraman. I suppose when you want to break the rhythm and want to make a quicker turn, that with more tipping and flexing is possible, right?
But some of my turns were without blocking BTE, when migrating the balance to upper ski LTE, I was extending the more bent upper leg, instead of shortening the more extended stance leg by flexing it.
Next long weekend I will go trough the proposed drills, and present a new video with improvements, hopefully