Hi all,
I've spent most of the past 2-3 seasons skiing brushed turns and a lot of off-piste terrain. This year I started playing with edge-locked carving a bit more again. But in the meantime I've grown a bit unaccustomed to the speed and have developed a tendency to try and brush some of the speed off at the top of the turn (so yes, in other words, seems like I've lost my b***s). I can still produce edge-locked turns (actually probably better ones than before), but on steeper terrain I have to consciously focus to stop myself from brushing. So I can produce both types of turns, but I have no idea what it exactly is that I do differently to get one or the other. It's a slightly weird feeling and I figure some understanding of what is going on could help me improve.
So, my question is: what is the exact difference in movements (timing, intensity) that produces an edge-locked vs. a brushed carve? And I'm talking about the top part of the turn specifically. I haven't been able to find anything in Harald's books that discusses this precise point (specifically, nothing in the section on carving from book 2 seems to describe this).