Jjmdane wrote:I was watching Diana’s free skiing clips again and was noticing that her stance seemed marginally wider than Haralds. Certainly they have different physical characteristics but it looks to be wider. Wonder if others noticed the same thing.
Jjmdane wrote:The slighter wider (not wide, wider) stance seems to allow more tipping later in the turn.
Stance width is an individual preference and depending on alignment, body proportions and edging ability, it can vary.
razie wrote:Jim - maybe you're thinking about the vertical separation that occurs as the angles increase? That's not a wider stance, the feet are still "close" together, that is vertical separation between boots and I don't suppose it helps tipping any more than lifting the inside foot in a phantom helps tipping (by flexing the inside knee, lightening the foot and dorsiflexion).
HeluvaSkier wrote:
Aren't you currently on the too-wide-stance naughty list?
Jjmdane wrote:The slighter wider (not wide, wider) stance seems to allow more tipping later in the turn.
HH wrote the following in 2004 which explains the difference in width. It has nothing to do with tipping.
Stance width is an individual preference and depending on alignment, body proportions and edging ability, it can vary.
Simply not true. Not a PMTS concept. Further, your understanding of stance width seems suspect. You sound like a PSIA instructor or TTS race coach trying to justify why wider stances = bigger angles. They don't. Just the opposite, in fact.
Two totally different issues, as Max and Helluva have pointed out. One other issue I would like to bring up, however. Over the past ~5 years Harald has had a knee and a hip replaced and a lot of his videos have been showing him and his recovery/rehab from those with very nice speed controlled brushed turns. The latest videos of Diana have had her doing much more high energy race-style SL turns. A brushed turn on a steep blue or black doesn't need as much tipping as a fully carved turn in order to keep speed control. I'm sure Harald could tip more if he needed to, but for the speed, he is going and the turns he is performing he doesn't need to.
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