Wow, thanks a lot. Nice to hear our training drills and this video is/are of great use for you as a self improvement working tool. That is how I see coaching as well, the athlete must know what he is doing. If you can implement these drills and know how they are supposed to influence your skiing, it is like me coaching you out on the hill. Cheers, Tom
Excellent! I'm a former racer and current ski instructor and ski school director. Excellent drills, and explanations, for anyone who wants to ski well on any terrain.
That’s fascinating. When I coached young entry level racers, I figured out that using exaggerated, counter-rotated tuck turns could get kids having trouble learning to carve a ski up to speed instantly. I have never seen anyone else use tuck turns as a drill. What I figured out is that doing tuck turns forces the skier to let the ski make the turn instead of using excessive up and down movements to force a turn. And exaggerating the counter-rotation helps set good habits in general and makes it obvious how bad over-rotation can be. Although I do try to emphasize that tuck turns for skiing SG and DH are slightly different and use more inclination than drill tuck turns. It’s a very effective drill to get kids struggling at an intermediate level up to a more advanced level quickly.
Wow, thanks you for such great feedback. Thanks for bringing this topic up. I have a new video in the making where I try to bring the tuck drill to everyone's attention. I was training a new group of Masters skiers this winter at an other resort than my usual and this one guy was over rotating into the turn. So I put him in a tuck and we did this drill. Now he is ripping. Gonna try to re-shoot some of the drill after eastern when this season training and racing is over and done with. Cheers, T
I must admit nothing changed for more than 30 years. Just a couple of new ones. The one I don't see here is laying down on your back and standing up while skiing. It's both physical and balance training. Very useful recovery drill.
I agree that everybody should train to put their back to the ground while skis go directly forward and then pull themselves back up without stopping or changing direction. The trick is to pull your butt to the shoes before trying to raise yourself from the ground. I originally tried to do it just with the abs and it felt totally impossible. Of course, the stronger your abs are, the easier the move is.
I agree. I never went to ski school or ski club and after training these exercises, I can ski slalom courses already. I still skid a little too much at the rear of the skis and lose speed compared to real racers, though.
great and simple drills, gets you right to essential issues for edge pressure, rotation, body control and turn transition. Of course, older folks won't be able to really do some of these drills but things like the superman drill, poles in front, etc, are really useful
For those who can't give up a "fun run" to do drills. Think of it as an investment if you really want to ski well. Think how much more fun you could have if you skied like those you admire. "Intermediate" is not a destination!
LOVE these drills. I like that (except for robocop) the reason for the drill is posted. At a ski resort, it's hard to do the single- and no-pole exercises because you need to leave them somewhere. Guess I need to trust my fellow skiers more, but I did have my poles stolen once.
Great video. Very nice skiing by whoever is doing the drills. I don't race but love drills as they are a great help for improving my skiing...anyone's skiing. Thank you.
Perfect ! This video is reserved for advanced skier but could help others to improve their body posture. People used to focused on lower part of the body but the upper part is the very important - should be calm and straight. Greetings from Serbia !
Great video! I work in a ski school and our lead instructor has had us do most all of these drills and they are fun. One must go out and do them. Most skiers don't have the patience to give up a fun run. Thanks for the inspiration :-)
Triggerboy62 Yes Is horrible because in this moment we have in Valle Nevado , El Colorado, La Parva, Farellones , fantastic quantities of Snow but is not allowed Ski for social distance and because we can’t go anywhere without a paper just to go twice a week for supermarket or Clinic and the situation is sad . l had a flat in Colorado is a 45 minutes door to door but l can’t go . 4 months in quarantine when arrives delivered we must use mask 😷 all peoples is a little paranoia in supermarket with social distance ! waiting this wednesday President maybe give us a better news! bye 👋🏼 have fun ! in this summer for you!
One thing I notice is that committing to the turns like here or like in a slalom competition - or in general in perfect snow conditions - is somehow different from skiing on a commercially available and heavily frequented slope. On the latter one might encounter patches of really dense hardpack or even solid ice - and then unless someone is sharpening the edges twice a day or so - then committing to a turn łike here but on a patch of hard solid ice is an almost guaranteed fall to the inside. OK the edges might be still holding well early in the day but towards the end of the day there will be more ice and while edges might be already a bit dulled. That sometimes tends to ruin my practice plans, as I do not have access (yet) to dedicated trainings on a well prepared slope. I hope to join some club for the next season and it might then change, hopefully 🙂 Great video, I keep it for future views, cheers !
Thanks for watching and such great feedback. Yes, we tune our ski edges after each training session. We also carry multiple skis with us and never do course inspection or maintenance with the pairs meant for racing. In SL we also have different skis for racing and training. In the indoor skiing arenas you need to tune the edges every third run or so. We also always save the inside racing edges for racing. On the Atomics you can see that on the claws at the tip. Hopefully you will get into racing. Yes, join a club. Its by far the best way to improve your skiing and also keep you going. Set for life :)
Thanks for watching the video and your nice words. Coaching is important. Huge improvements can be achieved. However, mostly it is the skier that matters the most. It is the racer that makes the coach and not the other way around. You need to build a good athlete/coach relationship where the racer trusts the coach and the coach has patience with the racer. Inspires and guides. Hope you can find a coach and become a better skier. I will do what I can for you. Cheers, Tom
The drills cover fundamental skills for all mountain intermediate through expert skiers that want to develop their skills or as tune up/refresher drills. Meakla Shiffrin does lots of these and other drills. She does them perfectly and a treat to watch. Take her word for in the videos she did for Burke Mountain. The base skills for all mountain skiing are also the same skills for racers at every level as they are that fundamental to all skiing. The most fundamental thing in skiing is balance. These drills are all targeted ultimately to balance.
yeah, really had to smile at this Point of the Video :D But as far as i know the drill is for: -working more with legs -no Momentum out of shoulder Rotation ->stable upper Body
Really funny ))) It helps to keep upper body more straight and to separate it from legs movement. Not sure about racing, but it is very helpful for the "upper beginners"
Whats your point? I know a few skiers over 60 that rip but 80 is a totally different story. I know a man who skied when he was 96. He was dead 2 months later.
Hahahaa.... well now I know, complete video on this topic coming soon :) As a teaser, check out this video: ruclips.net/video/WQnY8ueU9XU/видео.html Full lesson coming soon.
Superman and variations-should we create a hip dump and counterrotation of the hips at the turn initiation? Do you consider that a proper race technique? Or even an adequate skiing technique? Sorry, but I strongly disagree. Chris is noticeably misaligned with his hips when doing this drill. There are many other questionable statements and drills, but this just surprised me. Maybe I don't understand, I apologise for my negative feedback. It just doesn't look right to me.
Feedback much appreciated. We have had many comments in the commentary section of videos, even from wc-racers, and it is important to let everyone have a say. Many times the regular guy out on the mountain can come up with the most valuable information. Regarding the superman drill.... Im not very fond of this drill but I am fond of the reversed superman drill. Also the variation where you pass a ski pole from outside hand to new outside hand at transition. Drills are usually not aimed at having you ski a certain way, its more a way of trying to enhance good movements or in most cases rid bad habits. If a skier fails to angulate at the hip and counter, bring the hips into the turn, then the superman drill helps with that. But we do not want a hip dump, therefore we need to build other movements into the skiers movement pattern. The reverse superman drill I learned from Tina Mazes coach. Basically the superman drill is a SL type drill while the reversed super man drill is a GS drill. Note that this video is several years old. Check out newer videos on his skiing and please give some feedback as to his skiing at the moment. Here: ruclips.net/user/shortsBm-BzjSWxDI Cheers, Tom
RoboCop is for hip and shoulder awareness. We have a lesser proprioceptive network around these joints compared to the feet, so they give us a visual cue of where in the turn we struggle maintaining level hips/shoulders.
Fantastic collections of drills. Can't wait to practice some of them. What drills would you recommend to simply get better at tipping and upper body separation? I am an intermediate skier and have been struggling with these aspects
Thanks. Not sure what you are referring to thou. I have never really liked the Super Man drill, especially for kids and they are so flexible and agile that they overdo it and create all sorts of bad tendencies like: a-frame, excessive counter, limited inclination, park and ride, low edge angles, contradictive movement to blocking SL gates etc etc. That is where the 007 drill comes in. I have not invented it myself but given it the names I am using: 007 or Reversed Super Man Drill. As it is just that. Instead of reaching "outwards" with your inside arm, reach "forwards" across the hill with your outside arm. I first got acquainted with it by a video with Tina Mazes coach. The Super Man drill is a SL drill, the Reversed Super Man drill is a GS drill. You want your momentum to be projected forwards instead of down the hill as in SL. This also explains why you extend more often through the transition in GS like Odermatt. Flexing is absorbing some of that rebound and momentum. Extending is like driving a F1 car with no shock absorbers. Hopefully this answers at least some of your questions. Cheers, T
@@Triggerboy62 - I'm simply referring to that you give the seemingly same exercise two names: 007 and Reverse Superman. But they are the same, as I now understand. Nonetheless I'm curious as to why you would call it 007 (as well), at 5:17 and 5:56?
i am just able to ski on one ski on my right ski...too much ski in one sentence. Has this sth. to to with my "stronger" leg or do i have tecnical deficits. So When i have the ski as my lower ski in the turn, no problem but turning on my left ski into a left turn. There i've got some difficulties.
Hello sir, this was amazing truly. I am now 21 yrs old and I used to do some ski racing very brief period as a kid before I decided to stop and move on to park skiing and focus on other sports. I ski a lot and have been doing lots of ski touring in last years but I want to take my on-piste high performance carving to the next level. Do you think it is too late for me to take my carving to a level somewhat close as the young man in the video? I do feel that my carving is at quite a high level compared to most folks but not as clean as a racer, what could you reccomend as next steps for me? Thank you in advance. Your videos are like gold.
Thanks for watching. The skier in the video, Chris, is quite talented so hard to say if you could ski like him but it certainly is not impossible. He is very disciplined and very athletic. That is something anyone can do for starters. But it's not a question of how well you can ski. You do it at your own level and have fun. Especially since you do not race. Nobody will judge you. Chris is also good in the park. Did you see his jumping videos? Here: ruclips.net/video/31zCsd7DUq8/видео.html
Thank you for watching and for asking a question. Carving is really an advanced ski technique and therefore are all these drills not really suitable for beginners. But as soon as you can ski a bit you can practice carving with my video Learn How To Carve And incorporate some of these drills such as the superman drill. Have fun and shoot questions at me. Im trying my best to help all of you.
Thank you very much for the great video! I visited fk-37 site and have some questions. 1. It mentioned at the site that fk-37 club had (has) some skiers on the World Cup. Who were (are) they? 2. What language is used on the site? To me it looked like Swedish although I expected it to be Finnish. Excuse me my ignorance... Just curious. Thanks again.
Hi, Thank you for explaining the language, I have two questions for fk-37, are there any French or English speaking coaches? Also, do you run a Summer race camp, if so where and when? Thank you.
When reffering to ankle flexion in skiing, does this mean completely flexing ankle by pushing shin forward and lifting top of foot to top of the boot? Or is it flexing the ankle to put as much shin pressure into boot? Thank you
Excellent question. This is the exact same reason I don't like to use the word ankle flexion. I rarely use it. I think it means the former. You are forcing the flex. In my own understanding, flexing would be more in the lines of relaxing. Relaxing your ankle joint putting more pressure on the shins. A bit confusing if you ask me. Why do you ask? Did you see it mentioned in the video?
@@Triggerboy62 i have seen you mentioning flexing through transition, i did not think you were referring to that however i see many ski instructors online talking about it and i could never fully understand the concept, so i thought to ask yourself :) thank u for the response.
@@BallaKING247 Hi, super good question. Thanks for bringing me to the attention of "flexing". I usually never talk about "flexing the ankles" but I do talk extensively about "flexing through transition" so I use the word "flexing" more than I realized at first in this discussion. And yes, they are coupled now that I think about it. I just never really gave it much thought and attention. "Flexing your ankles", also known as "dorsiflexion", is a muscle effort where you lift your toes upwards using the Tibialis Anterior muscle. In skiing that translates into lifting your toes upwards inside your boot forcing your lower leg shin to squash against the tongue of your boot. Commonly referred to as "shin pressure". You can also apply "shin pressure" by leaning forwards with your whole body pushing your hips forward but usually the muscle effort to dorsiflex your ankle keeps "shin pressure" more consistent for a more "solid" forward position. However, "flexing your ankle" really comes into play as you "flex through the transition" in a high performance carved turn progression at highest skill level as two things happen: your hips move back due to mechanics as flexing your knees 90 deg. forces your hips back in relation to your feet and your Center Of Mass can not be used to apply shin pressure, actually the opposite, AND your are floating through the transition, sometimes flying, and you have no ground contact between skis and snow. So in order to keep "shin contact" in a flexed retraction turn you need to "flex at the ankles" as well. Also, I mentioned the word "retraction". Note that a "retraction transition" is not squatting down, it is "retracting" your legs up. Think of it as jumping on a trampoline. As you fly up in the air, retract your knees up against your chest. When you do this a couple of times in a row you feel your stomach and core getting a good workout. Not by coincidence is that the type of muscles and muscle groups top alpine skiers train. Actually, I think I have a script for a new video right here hahahaa. Anyway, hopefully I gave you fuel for thought. Please get back to me on this and do you think a video on this topic would be interesting? Reg Tom
@@BallaKING247 I actually have a video out on the topic of ankles. Here: ruclips.net/video/hkFTUVRIqqY/видео.html I have been thinking of remaking it as it has gotten way too little views. And I have not seen many talk about this concept the way I do except for the Italians. As for drills, please let me get back to you on this issue. However, when in your boots and with skis on out on snow, squatting down and dropping your hips back and then pulling yourself up while dorsiflexing your ankle joint through out the progression is a good drill for training ankle flex.
Triggerboy62 idk what’s goin on in Finland but in the US that’s the first thing they learn how to do... probably why u guys don’t produce good skiers lmao
Ollie I mean that wasn’t my point but either way have u ever heard of... oh idk... that Shifferin girl? Or maybe u haven’t heard of Lindsey Vonn, Bode Miller, Ted Ligety... some of the most dominant skiers ever and all of them are from the greatest country on Earth, the USA. My point was there’s no one from Finland that is good... search up World Cup skiers from Finland and the top results are about Levi, a race in Finland, and then it goes to articles about Mikaela Shifferin.
Ryan Hamilton i know im from norway btw but dont really watch the women bc its more impressive what the mens are doing and more entertaining, i know ted ligety but hes over his time, right now mainly norway and Austria is on the top in most genres
It's more of a drill for ski racers - to keep their upper body from blocking leg movement. Also, after such a training, when you have your hands in front of you, it's easier for you to put a pressure on the front. Trust me, i tried it a couple of times, it's really a good drill. Not for the beginners though
Yeah, I know it's a good drill for advanced skiers but I see it so many times done horribly, and instructors trying to push it to average skiers that I almost consider it a bad idea to even try it.
May I ask what was the difficulty level of the slope in this video, blue slope or red? I want to do the same drills but am worried if I do them on red slope, I would be totally focusing on controlling the speed instead of techniques.
hey, i'm a guy who only skied for 5 days my whole life a few weeks ago. I went from pizza to kinda doing parallel turns learning throught youtube. I say kinda parallel turns because my crew forced me to go to red areas where i had to break for my dear life. So i couldnt really focus on my technique. I also used used race carve skis i believe, which is why i really struggled with not falling the whole time. I plan to keep the skis and focus on skiing like pros, so to be able to have good control, and also to be able to carve. I have a huge fear of going fast because im way too scared of falling, it happened too many times. First day i went fast, i looked back, and i fell on my head, having shock symptoms and a blue eye . Ever since i am too scared of going fast. Any solutions for this? (in reality id love to be fast and safe) Also, any tips on how to start learning to carve? I can barely do parallel turns right now. I dont live far from a ski place (very small but good for learning) and i plan to go there at least once a week to improve a lot for my next season in the alps. So if you have tips or videos for me that i can watch which will help me ski well then i would appreciate it a lot! I also have a lot of video of footage of my skiing so if you want to look at it i can make a video and upload it (ofc ill keep it short like 3 mins, with pure scenes where u can rate my skiing). Have a nice season.
@@Triggerboy62 Thanks for your answer! i didnt get a notification so i just saw it now. I already went to a blue slope and spent 8 hours training there. At the end of the day i managed to learn to carve a little bit. And i have ur habit too, i go as "fast" as a turtle on the new slopes but after repeating the slope i went full speed practicing my carve turns and it felt amazing. Now i want to improve and make the correct movements a habit. I like doing the drill where we drag the poles next to us, it really helped me keeping that balance which i struggle with, and let me focus on edging my skis and then going low as the speed increased. When im going this weekend again ill try to work on my engagement of the edges with the ankles and then the knees on slow speed and then hips when im faster to get a low stance and to avoid the A-frame. Hopefully i can get a nice video of me doing few carves this weekend. There is so much i want to ask about, but i also dont want to write more than i already did. Thanks for helping me out! Ok one thing i rly wanna know: how do i weigh the outside ski without putting pressure on it to "float" through my turns?
@@Triggerboy62 i didnt mean anything bad to say but for 2 years of skiing that is some pretty good skiing i just meant that for his age i think so he could be a litle bit better
In exercise "pole hand to hand" also called "swiss drill" if not pass the poles from behind the hips have no sense.. Because the sense of this exercise is push hips forward during the transition.
I often use the Robo Cop drill as you named to to help keep skiers hips forward through the turn as well as keeping the upper body forward with level shoulders... it works great for many of the skiers who are in the backseat
excellent video. I am an intermediate skier and I am having difficulty in understanding where should my weight be during the carving turn. I mean in the foot area. i am getting quickly tired and I think this is one of my problems. I have seen some videos that is putting a lot of emphasis on flexing forward and using the big toe area of the new outside ski and tipping on the little toe are of the new inside ski. I could not find any videos explaining the weight distribution during the whole carve turn and how to use the foot. i am not a racer. Should I always flex and lean forward during the turn?
This is by far the best consolidated video available for self improvement
Wow, thanks a lot. Nice to hear our training drills and this video is/are of great use for you as a self improvement working tool. That is how I see coaching as well, the athlete must know what he is doing. If you can implement these drills and know how they are supposed to influence your skiing, it is like me coaching you out on the hill. Cheers, Tom
My favorite ski drill video. I love that the reason for each drill is clearly presented.
Beautiful skiing, can’t wait to go skiing again. This young Finish men ski so beautifully. Thank you Finland. We love you!
"Not exactly sure what this is good for but we try new drills all the time." Love it!
Excellent! I'm a former racer and current ski instructor and ski school director. Excellent drills, and explanations, for anyone who wants to ski well on any terrain.
That’s fascinating. When I coached young entry level racers, I figured out that using exaggerated, counter-rotated tuck turns could get kids having trouble learning to carve a ski up to speed instantly. I have never seen anyone else use tuck turns as a drill. What I figured out is that doing tuck turns forces the skier to let the ski make the turn instead of using excessive up and down movements to force a turn. And exaggerating the counter-rotation helps set good habits in general and makes it obvious how bad over-rotation can be. Although I do try to emphasize that tuck turns for skiing SG and DH are slightly different and use more inclination than drill tuck turns. It’s a very effective drill to get kids struggling at an intermediate level up to a more advanced level quickly.
Wow, thanks you for such great feedback. Thanks for bringing this topic up. I have a new video in the making where I try to bring the tuck drill to everyone's attention. I was training a new group of Masters skiers this winter at an other resort than my usual and this one guy was over rotating into the turn. So I put him in a tuck and we did this drill. Now he is ripping. Gonna try to re-shoot some of the drill after eastern when this season training and racing is over and done with. Cheers, T
I must admit nothing changed for more than 30 years. Just a couple of new ones. The one I don't see here is laying down on your back and standing up while skiing. It's both physical and balance training. Very useful recovery drill.
A lot has changed, just check out a skier who comes from alpine Technik...the alpine basic stance is naturally similar.
I agree that everybody should train to put their back to the ground while skis go directly forward and then pull themselves back up without stopping or changing direction. The trick is to pull your butt to the shoes before trying to raise yourself from the ground. I originally tried to do it just with the abs and it felt totally impossible. Of course, the stronger your abs are, the easier the move is.
I use this excercise in the warm up standing still. Gotto try it while moving. Pulling the butt to the heels is a great tip. Thanks.
I just tried these drills today and they worked great. Most stuff on RUclips for skiing is bogus, but this is really good.
these exercises are the foundation for every ski club training on the normal slopes
I agree. I never went to ski school or ski club and after training these exercises, I can ski slalom courses already. I still skid a little too much at the rear of the skis and lose speed compared to real racers, though.
I would put Chris up against any skier in any video . The guy is pure magic and beautiful to watch .
Thank you :)
Perfect, shining.
Analyitically, methodically, and biomehanically every honor.
“not exactly sure what it’s good for” i love it! 😂✊
Helps to proper position for racing; can be applied to carving
great and simple drills, gets you right to essential issues for edge pressure, rotation, body control and turn transition. Of course, older folks won't be able to really do some of these drills but things like the superman drill, poles in front, etc, are really useful
I thank you for your uploading. I knew all these drills to be taught ,but nobody has told me the meanings and purposes
for them clearly before.
Perfect training programme. I'm already waitng for snow.
For those who can't give up a "fun run" to do drills. Think of it as an investment if you really want to ski well. Think how much more fun you could have if you skied like those you admire. "Intermediate" is not a destination!
I know alot of folks who only do fun runs who could beat the pants off of most race nerds out there
Chris' skiing is really amazing. Superb technique.
Thank you so much for your kind words and thank you for watching. More to come. We have lots of new great footage of Chris :)
Пацаны, спасибо за видео! Очень классная работа!🤘🏼
Thank YOU for watching. Cheers, Tom
LOVE these drills. I like that (except for robocop) the reason for the drill is posted. At a ski resort, it's hard to do the single- and no-pole exercises because you need to leave them somewhere. Guess I need to trust my fellow skiers more, but I did have my poles stolen once.
Great video. Very nice skiing by whoever is doing the drills. I don't race but love drills as they are a great help for improving my skiing...anyone's skiing. Thank you.
One of the best-maybe the best-ski vids. And I’m not a racer. (Of course, Stomp It tutorials rule.)
TM Russ 7
Perfect ! This video is reserved for advanced skier but could help others to improve their body posture. People used to focused on lower part of the body but the upper part is the very important - should be calm and straight. Greetings from Serbia !
Thanks for throwing this video together - good video capture +subtitle descriptions definitely are a PLUS!
Great video! I work in a ski school and our lead instructor has had us do most all of these drills and they are fun. One must go out and do them. Most skiers don't have the patience to give up a fun run. Thanks for the inspiration :-)
Great set of ideas. I know a good few of them but it's always good for a reminder.
Brilliant video!!!
Very helpful! Thanks for sharing..!
My pleasure!
Excellent thanks! 19/07/2020 from 🇨🇱 Chile! a lots of snow ❄️ but in quarantine!🤬
Sorry to hear about the quarrantine. We had a desaster end of season in Europe. Do you have to wear face masks?
Triggerboy62 Yes Is horrible because in this moment we have in Valle Nevado , El Colorado, La Parva, Farellones , fantastic quantities of Snow but is not allowed Ski for social distance and because we can’t go anywhere without a paper just to go twice a week for supermarket or Clinic and the situation is sad . l had a flat in Colorado is a 45 minutes door to door but l can’t go . 4 months in quarantine when arrives delivered we must use mask 😷 all peoples is a little paranoia in supermarket with social distance ! waiting this wednesday President maybe give us a better news! bye 👋🏼 have fun ! in this summer for you!
My favorite ski drill video.
Great drills, done them all
Wow, great to hear. You must be very serious about your skiing. Keep up your good work :)
Best drills video, really helpful, thanks!
Thanks, and thanks for watching :)
Some new drills that I have never seen before, Thanks.
Top man . Simple and good 😀 love it
Can't wait to try these.
watch how the ski works in each turn, wow
One thing I notice is that committing to the turns like here or like in a slalom competition - or in general in perfect snow conditions - is somehow different from skiing on a commercially available and heavily frequented slope. On the latter one might encounter patches of really dense hardpack or even solid ice - and then unless someone is sharpening the edges twice a day or so - then committing to a turn łike here but on a patch of hard solid ice is an almost guaranteed fall to the inside. OK the edges might be still holding well early in the day but towards the end of the day there will be more ice and while edges might be already a bit dulled. That sometimes tends to ruin my practice plans, as I do not have access (yet) to dedicated trainings on a well prepared slope. I hope to join some club for the next season and it might then change, hopefully 🙂 Great video, I keep it for future views, cheers !
Thanks for watching and such great feedback. Yes, we tune our ski edges after each training session. We also carry multiple skis with us and never do course inspection or maintenance with the pairs meant for racing. In SL we also have different skis for racing and training. In the indoor skiing arenas you need to tune the edges every third run or so. We also always save the inside racing edges for racing. On the Atomics you can see that on the claws at the tip. Hopefully you will get into racing. Yes, join a club. Its by far the best way to improve your skiing and also keep you going. Set for life :)
Thankyou! Very good!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you👍
Great video Tom!!Keep up the good work!
A wonderful target to be followed
Kiitos paljon! I'm looking for some drills we can do with our High School downhill team and these are excellent!
Amazing video(s). I wish I could spend a season doing drills with a coach. I imagine making extreme improvements:)
Thanks for watching the video and your nice words. Coaching is important. Huge improvements can be achieved. However, mostly it is the skier that matters the most. It is the racer that makes the coach and not the other way around. You need to build a good athlete/coach relationship where the racer trusts the coach and the coach has patience with the racer. Inspires and guides. Hope you can find a coach and become a better skier. I will do what I can for you. Cheers, Tom
1:36 This is good for forw-backward balance, axe-paralellity and reducing the upper body compensating leg leaks.
I recommend riding the Ski those are build for the Radius
Thanks,great video
Muy buen video. Congrats
Thanks :)
Essential drills for Ski Racers... "Not exactly sure what this is good for" :D sounds... essential
The drills cover fundamental skills for all mountain intermediate through expert skiers that want to develop their skills or as tune up/refresher drills. Meakla Shiffrin does lots of these and other drills. She does them perfectly and a treat to watch. Take her word for in the videos she did for Burke Mountain. The base skills for all mountain skiing are also the same skills for racers at every level as they are that fundamental to all skiing. The most fundamental thing in skiing is balance. These drills are all targeted ultimately to balance.
I caught lmao at this moment
yeah, really had to smile at this Point of the Video :D
But as far as i know the drill is for:
-working more with legs
-no Momentum out of shoulder Rotation
->stable upper Body
Really funny ))) It helps to keep upper body more straight and to separate it from legs movement.
Not sure about racing, but it is very helpful for the "upper beginners"
Very nice.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video and excellent drill.
I think the robocall drill will help with upper/lower isolation/separation. Hands on hips is the same thing and perhaps not as committal but safer.
Yes, safer is better. Thanks for sharing. T
@@Triggerboy62 👍
35% of job is made by the skis , and a 16 years old guy can make that easy, show me an 80 years old man who tho that sir !
Whats your point? I know a few skiers over 60 that rip but 80 is a totally different story. I know a man who skied when he was 96. He was dead 2 months later.
what a nice hill !!!
Very useful
Thanks a lot!!
Great drills
what mountain is this? great video
Robocop "I'm not sure what this is good for"
Hahahaa.... well now I know, complete video on this topic coming soon :)
As a teaser, check out this video: ruclips.net/video/WQnY8ueU9XU/видео.html
Full lesson coming soon.
Superman and variations-should we create a hip dump and counterrotation of the hips at the turn initiation? Do you consider that a proper race technique? Or even an adequate skiing technique? Sorry, but I strongly disagree. Chris is noticeably misaligned with his hips when doing this drill.
There are many other questionable statements and drills, but this just surprised me.
Maybe I don't understand, I apologise for my negative feedback. It just doesn't look right to me.
Feedback much appreciated. We have had many comments in the commentary section of videos, even from wc-racers, and it is important to let everyone have a say. Many times the regular guy out on the mountain can come up with the most valuable information.
Regarding the superman drill.... Im not very fond of this drill but I am fond of the reversed superman drill. Also the variation where you pass a ski pole from outside hand to new outside hand at transition. Drills are usually not aimed at having you ski a certain way, its more a way of trying to enhance good movements or in most cases rid bad habits. If a skier fails to angulate at the hip and counter, bring the hips into the turn, then the superman drill helps with that. But we do not want a hip dump, therefore we need to build other movements into the skiers movement pattern.
The reverse superman drill I learned from Tina Mazes coach. Basically the superman drill is a SL type drill while the reversed super man drill is a GS drill.
Note that this video is several years old. Check out newer videos on his skiing and please give some feedback as to his skiing at the moment.
Here: ruclips.net/user/shortsBm-BzjSWxDI
Cheers, Tom
RoboCop is for hip and shoulder awareness. We have a lesser proprioceptive network around these joints compared to the feet, so they give us a visual cue of where in the turn we struggle maintaining level hips/shoulders.
Thanks for the clarification :)
I want to ski so bad. cant wait for dec/jan
Fantastic collections of drills. Can't wait to practice some of them. What drills would you recommend to simply get better at tipping and upper body separation? I am an intermediate skier and have been struggling with these aspects
Check out my Stay Low video. Great for tipping.
Good video! One question: 007 = reverse Superman? Or are there more differences?
Thanks. Not sure what you are referring to thou. I have never really liked the Super Man drill, especially for kids and they are so flexible and agile that they overdo it and create all sorts of bad tendencies like: a-frame, excessive counter, limited inclination, park and ride, low edge angles, contradictive movement to blocking SL gates etc etc. That is where the 007 drill comes in. I have not invented it myself but given it the names I am using: 007 or Reversed Super Man Drill. As it is just that. Instead of reaching "outwards" with your inside arm, reach "forwards" across the hill with your outside arm. I first got acquainted with it by a video with Tina Mazes coach. The Super Man drill is a SL drill, the Reversed Super Man drill is a GS drill. You want your momentum to be projected forwards instead of down the hill as in SL. This also explains why you extend more often through the transition in GS like Odermatt. Flexing is absorbing some of that rebound and momentum. Extending is like driving a F1 car with no shock absorbers. Hopefully this answers at least some of your questions. Cheers, T
@@Triggerboy62 - I'm simply referring to that you give the seemingly same exercise two names: 007 and Reverse Superman. But they are the same, as I now understand.
Nonetheless I'm curious as to why you would call it 007 (as well), at 5:17 and 5:56?
i am just able to ski on one ski on my right ski...too much ski in one sentence. Has this sth. to to with my "stronger" leg or do i have tecnical deficits. So When i have the ski as my lower ski in the turn, no problem but turning on my left ski into a left turn. There i've got some difficulties.
Hello sir, this was amazing truly. I am now 21 yrs old and I used to do some ski racing very brief period as a kid before I decided to stop and move on to park skiing and focus on other sports. I ski a lot and have been doing lots of ski touring in last years but I want to take my on-piste high performance carving to the next level. Do you think it is too late for me to take my carving to a level somewhat close as the young man in the video? I do feel that my carving is at quite a high level compared to most folks but not as clean as a racer, what could you reccomend as next steps for me? Thank you in advance. Your videos are like gold.
Thanks for watching. The skier in the video, Chris, is quite talented so hard to say if you could ski like him but it certainly is not impossible. He is very disciplined and very athletic. That is something anyone can do for starters. But it's not a question of how well you can ski. You do it at your own level and have fun. Especially since you do not race. Nobody will judge you. Chris is also good in the park. Did you see his jumping videos? Here: ruclips.net/video/31zCsd7DUq8/видео.html
@@Triggerboy62 thank you for the reply, his skiing looks amazing and the jumping is awesome too!
We will work on these exercises! Are there exercises for the correct operation of the feet?
Check out my video on how to rid a-frame. Without knowing you will do the right movements with your feet.
Lots of PMTS stuff here.
All good skiing has lots in common. Both old stuff and new stuff. Its the terrain that dictates how we should ski.
Tak
You are very welcome :)
TERRIFIC skiing....thank you for the video.
Thanks for watching. T
1:00 I will try practicing dragging both ski stocks.
Poles?
the so you called it "Robocop" stabilze your upper body and seperate the movements lower and upper body ;) now you know why some people do that ^^
Thanks. I was guessing that.
Can any of these be applied for beginner/intermediate skiers?
Thank you for watching and for asking a question. Carving is really an advanced ski technique and therefore are all these drills not really suitable for beginners. But as soon as you can ski a bit you can practice carving with my video Learn How To Carve And incorporate some of these drills such as the superman drill. Have fun and shoot questions at me. Im trying my best to help all of you.
Where do you ski and where is this
168K Views! awesome.... :)
Thank you very much for the great video! I visited fk-37 site and have some questions.
1. It mentioned at the site that fk-37 club had (has) some skiers on the World Cup. Who were (are) they?
2. What language is used on the site? To me it looked like Swedish although I expected it to be Finnish. Excuse me my ignorance... Just curious.
Thanks again.
Hi, Thank you for explaining the language, I have two questions for fk-37, are there any French or English speaking coaches? Also, do you run a Summer race camp, if so where and when? Thank you.
When reffering to ankle flexion in skiing, does this mean completely flexing ankle by pushing shin forward and lifting top of foot to top of the boot? Or is it flexing the ankle to put as much shin pressure into boot? Thank you
Excellent question. This is the exact same reason I don't like to use the word ankle flexion. I rarely use it. I think it means the former. You are forcing the flex. In my own understanding, flexing would be more in the lines of relaxing. Relaxing your ankle joint putting more pressure on the shins. A bit confusing if you ask me. Why do you ask? Did you see it mentioned in the video?
@@Triggerboy62 i have seen you mentioning flexing through transition, i did not think you were referring to that however i see many ski instructors online talking about it and i could never fully understand the concept, so i thought to ask yourself :) thank u for the response.
@@Triggerboy62 do you have any reccomendations or videos up with drills to activate the ankles
@@BallaKING247 Hi, super good question. Thanks for bringing me to the attention of "flexing". I usually never talk about "flexing the ankles" but I do talk extensively about "flexing through transition" so I use the word "flexing" more than I realized at first in this discussion. And yes, they are coupled now that I think about it. I just never really gave it much thought and attention. "Flexing your ankles", also known as "dorsiflexion", is a muscle effort where you lift your toes upwards using the Tibialis Anterior muscle. In skiing that translates into lifting your toes upwards inside your boot forcing your lower leg shin to squash against the tongue of your boot. Commonly referred to as "shin pressure". You can also apply "shin pressure" by leaning forwards with your whole body pushing your hips forward but usually the muscle effort to dorsiflex your ankle keeps "shin pressure" more consistent for a more "solid" forward position. However, "flexing your ankle" really comes into play as you "flex through the transition" in a high performance carved turn progression at highest skill level as two things happen: your hips move back due to mechanics as flexing your knees 90 deg. forces your hips back in relation to your feet and your Center Of Mass can not be used to apply shin pressure, actually the opposite, AND your are floating through the transition, sometimes flying, and you have no ground contact between skis and snow. So in order to keep "shin contact" in a flexed retraction turn you need to "flex at the ankles" as well. Also, I mentioned the word "retraction". Note that a "retraction transition" is not squatting down, it is "retracting" your legs up. Think of it as jumping on a trampoline. As you fly up in the air, retract your knees up against your chest. When you do this a couple of times in a row you feel your stomach and core getting a good workout. Not by coincidence is that the type of muscles and muscle groups top alpine skiers train. Actually, I think I have a script for a new video right here hahahaa. Anyway, hopefully I gave you fuel for thought. Please get back to me on this and do you think a video on this topic would be interesting? Reg Tom
@@BallaKING247 I actually have a video out on the topic of ankles. Here: ruclips.net/video/hkFTUVRIqqY/видео.html I have been thinking of remaking it as it has gotten way too little views. And I have not seen many talk about this concept the way I do except for the Italians. As for drills, please let me get back to you on this issue. However, when in your boots and with skis on out on snow, squatting down and dropping your hips back and then pulling yourself up while dorsiflexing your ankle joint through out the progression is a good drill for training ankle flex.
I notice divergence in his tracks as he shapes the turn between transitions. Is that a good or bad thing? Is it intentional, or something to fix?
What's up with no pole plants free skiing... kinda essential
Triggerboy62 idk what’s goin on in Finland but in the US that’s the first thing they learn how to do... probably why u guys don’t produce good skiers lmao
Ryan Hamilton good skiers? Is there anyone on the top who isnt from europe
Ollie I mean that wasn’t my point but either way have u ever heard of... oh idk... that Shifferin girl? Or maybe u haven’t heard of Lindsey Vonn, Bode Miller, Ted Ligety... some of the most dominant skiers ever and all of them are from the greatest country on Earth, the USA. My point was there’s no one from Finland that is good... search up World Cup skiers from Finland and the top results are about Levi, a race in Finland, and then it goes to articles about Mikaela Shifferin.
Ryan Hamilton i know im from norway btw but dont really watch the women bc its more impressive what the mens are doing and more entertaining, i know ted ligety but hes over his time, right now mainly norway and Austria is on the top in most genres
VAV !
Thanks :)
fyi, u ski kinda hunched, but if it works, it works
Thanks for pointing it out. Yes, we are aware of this and working on it :)
Usta
Thanks :)
@@Triggerboy62 süper
Robocop: good for making medium level skiers sit on their tails.
It's more of a drill for ski racers - to keep their upper body from blocking leg movement. Also, after such a training, when you have your hands in front of you, it's easier for you to put a pressure on the front. Trust me, i tried it a couple of times, it's really a good drill. Not for the beginners though
Yeah, I know it's a good drill for advanced skiers but I see it so many times done horribly, and instructors trying to push it to average skiers that I almost consider it a bad idea to even try it.
May I ask what was the difficulty level of the slope in this video, blue slope or red? I want to do the same drills but am worried if I do them on red slope, I would be totally focusing on controlling the speed instead of techniques.
@@Triggerboy62 Tack så mycket!! Then I won't hurry myself to red slope, instead keep honing the technique on blue slope happily. :)
hey, i'm a guy who only skied for 5 days my whole life a few weeks ago. I went from pizza to kinda doing parallel turns learning throught youtube. I say kinda parallel turns because my crew forced me to go to red areas where i had to break for my dear life. So i couldnt really focus on my technique. I also used used race carve skis i believe, which is why i really struggled with not falling the whole time. I plan to keep the skis and focus on skiing like pros, so to be able to have good control, and also to be able to carve. I have a huge fear of going fast because im way too scared of falling, it happened too many times. First day i went fast, i looked back, and i fell on my head, having shock symptoms and a blue eye . Ever since i am too scared of going fast. Any solutions for this? (in reality id love to be fast and safe) Also, any tips on how to start learning to carve? I can barely do parallel turns right now. I dont live far from a ski place (very small but good for learning) and i plan to go there at least once a week to improve a lot for my next season in the alps. So if you have tips or videos for me that i can watch which will help me ski well then i would appreciate it a lot! I also have a lot of video of footage of my skiing so if you want to look at it i can make a video and upload it (ofc ill keep it short like 3 mins, with pure scenes where u can rate my skiing). Have a nice season.
@@Triggerboy62 Thanks for your answer! i didnt get a notification so i just saw it now. I already went to a blue slope and spent 8 hours training there. At the end of the day i managed to learn to carve a little bit. And i have ur habit too, i go as "fast" as a turtle on the new slopes but after repeating the slope i went full speed practicing my carve turns and it felt amazing. Now i want to improve and make the correct movements a habit. I like doing the drill where we drag the poles next to us, it really helped me keeping that balance which i struggle with, and let me focus on edging my skis and then going low as the speed increased. When im going this weekend again ill try to work on my engagement of the edges with the ankles and then the knees on slow speed and then hips when im faster to get a low stance and to avoid the A-frame. Hopefully i can get a nice video of me doing few carves this weekend. There is so much i want to ask about, but i also dont want to write more than i already did. Thanks for helping me out!
Ok one thing i rly wanna know: how do i weigh the outside ski without putting pressure on it to "float" through my turns?
first tip do not ever use racing skis ahahahah
You should take a ski instructor to learn it well!
Scky for slalom?
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1:39 not exactly sure ahahahah
Kam s palicami? Osvobodi se, pusti jih doma ali pa kar v trgovini.
ruclips.net/video/kLfolVwA6-E/видео.html
Absolutely great video. Thanks :)
@@Triggerboy62 😉
6:10
Music?
Until they will be able to bend to L shape, they will not ski well.
Buy yourself a microphone! It's impossible to read and watch at the same time.
Right. Stop action to read is a pain as the writing gets covered up. It's a problem with many videos. Otherwise the video is excellent.
@@Triggerboy62 A good topic that is not addressed much is big toe, little toe >>and
Zero techiq. Too match geometrical radius.
The drills are okay but she really need to stop falling forward with her stomach
Thanks. We have been working on that. Look at recent videos like shut up and ski. And, shes a boy ;)
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Hi, how are you doing?
this dude is pretty bad for 16 years old honestly
Thank you for your honesty :)
@@Triggerboy62 i didnt mean anything bad to say but for 2 years of skiing that is some pretty good skiing i just meant that for his age i think so he could be a litle bit better
Don’t try to Ski perfect looks awful
Yeah, I agree. We only try to ski efficiently. But perfectly? No!
In exercise "pole hand to hand" also called "swiss drill" if not pass the poles from behind the hips have no sense.. Because the sense of this exercise is push hips forward during the transition.
Isn't this the drill that Shiffrin calls up and over?
Great video! Tnx!
Thank you for watching :)
Thank you
You're welcome
I often use the Robo Cop drill as you named to to help keep skiers hips forward through the turn as well as keeping the upper body forward with level shoulders... it works great for many of the skiers who are in the backseat
Looks like it forces him to the back seat. Doesn't look practical.
:-) really great
Beautifully executed drills. Captivating to watch!
Thank you very much!
excellent video. I am an intermediate skier and I am having difficulty in understanding where should my weight be during the carving turn. I mean in the foot area. i am getting quickly tired and I think this is one of my problems. I have seen some videos that is putting a lot of emphasis on flexing forward and using the big toe area of the new outside ski and tipping on the little toe are of the new inside ski. I could not find any videos explaining the weight distribution during the whole carve turn and how to use the foot. i am not a racer. Should I always flex and lean forward during the turn?
Went to my favourites
two tracks every time, luv it
Yeah, outcome is everything.
But it is a shallow slope and soft conditions.. easy to carve
@@ianholmquist8492 You're right on about the grade and snow, steeper and icy certainly weeds out weaker skiers
@@ianholmquist8492 training technique on an easy slope in oder to ski a steep black icy hard slope like this: ruclips.net/video/1G3l_w8BnBA/видео.html