Thanks Tom it’s incredible how sensitive the range of forward pressure and aft pressure effects the quality of the turn. I always think of the carpenters level with the bubble in the middle and how little one has to adjust to cause change.
It's such a concise and to the point instruction, something I had lost for many years concentrating on other movements, it made a huge difference just trying it for a day, it unlocked what I was trying to figure out for a long time. Thanks, you have the best online instructions.
Tom, I see you voluntarily have chosen a very narrow stance for your turns. I presume you have heard about different schools of thought about this particular across the globe (not to mention racing technique of course) but aside of mogul skiing, where it is definitely necessary, efficient and practical, it would be interesting to hear about your thoughts on piste, and if you would consider a wider stance if conditions were to become more icy. Thank you!
When conditions get icy the only thing i do i make sure my skis are super sharp and set to 3degrees edge angle. That’s more critical than stance width by far. Also the type of Ski construction will help a LOT on ice. I ski narrow not really consciously it’s just where my feet end up because of I other things I’m trying to do.
Tom, the goal of getting that early deflection really lit up a light bulb in my head. Thanks for this video, which in a few frames captures the essence of achieving short turns. The question pertaining to the width of the stance has perplexed me over the years. In the end, it seems that it depends a lot on mobility and ski performance on snow, the environment and how we adapt to it. Personally, I do need to widen my stance as I can see from my videos, that with my narrow stance, it is restricting my range of mobility. Looking at your video, there is something invisible going on, for you to increase your edge angle and I was wondering whether this was driven from your ankles or your knees, or both?
Thanks for reposting the vid without the intrusive music, so much better. The frontside countered bit is now clear, but the backside is less so. Are you saying you consciously shift the balance onto the ski tails just as you initiate the turn? Or just that the reaction of the skis after unweighting the shovels, during the transition, tends to shift the balance backwards?
It's akin to weight transfer in a car, where more weight on the front during braking makes the turning tires bite better. Generally in skiing you're trying to turn more than the sidecut naturally does, so you're weighing/balancing on the front to "oversteer" the skis.
@@Andrey-hj3rr The degree to which skis bend depend only on edge angle; you can't bend the ski more than what's dictated by the slope surface. Experimental results in this presentation: ruclips.net/video/_xOchsa4V6Q/видео.html
Thanks Tom it’s incredible how sensitive the range of forward pressure and aft pressure effects the quality of the turn. I always think of the carpenters level with the bubble in the middle and how little one has to adjust to cause change.
It's such a concise and to the point instruction, something I had lost for many years concentrating on other movements, it made a huge difference just trying it for a day, it unlocked what I was trying to figure out for a long time. Thanks, you have the best online instructions.
Nice to see instruction from New Zealand👍😁
Tom, I see you voluntarily have chosen a very narrow stance for your turns. I presume you have heard about different schools of thought about this particular across the globe (not to mention racing technique of course) but aside of mogul skiing, where it is definitely necessary, efficient and practical, it would be interesting to hear about your thoughts on piste, and if you would consider a wider stance if conditions were to become more icy. Thank you!
When conditions get icy the only thing i do i make sure my skis are super sharp and set to 3degrees edge angle. That’s more critical than stance width by far. Also the type of Ski construction will help a LOT on ice. I ski narrow not really consciously it’s just where my feet end up because of I other things I’m trying to do.
So frontside heavy at the beginning of the turn, backside at the end? Recentering at transition with foot pullback?
Tom, the goal of getting that early deflection really lit up a light bulb in my head. Thanks for this video, which in a few frames captures the essence of achieving short turns. The question pertaining to the width of the stance has perplexed me over the years. In the end, it seems that it depends a lot on mobility and ski performance on snow, the environment and how we adapt to it. Personally, I do need to widen my stance as I can see from my videos, that with my narrow stance, it is restricting my range of mobility.
Looking at your video, there is something invisible going on, for you to increase your edge angle and I was wondering whether this was driven from your ankles or your knees, or both?
It is like going back in time
Where was this filmed? Looks amazing
Treble Cone NZ. Beautiful place
I could hear the Kea calling in the back ground.👍
Thanks for reposting the vid without the intrusive music, so much better. The frontside countered bit is now clear, but the backside is less so. Are you saying you consciously shift the balance onto the ski tails just as you initiate the turn? Or just that the reaction of the skis after unweighting the shovels, during the transition, tends to shift the balance backwards?
@@Bigpictureskiing Is there a link to the website?
It's akin to weight transfer in a car, where more weight on the front during braking makes the turning tires bite better. Generally in skiing you're trying to turn more than the sidecut naturally does, so you're weighing/balancing on the front to "oversteer" the skis.
@@Andrey-hj3rr The degree to which skis bend depend only on edge angle; you can't bend the ski more than what's dictated by the slope surface. Experimental results in this presentation: ruclips.net/video/_xOchsa4V6Q/видео.html
Read my comment for what to think about.
@@agenthex Yep!
do you film yourself skiing?
The best
😝!
Good lord! if I see one more Backcountry commercial I'm going to scream! ,...man they are annoying! at least make them good!?
No explanation. So no point.