May 2, 2009 | Angulation, Edging, Glossary
Gorilla Turns The Gorilla Drill has a skier carve turns in a very wide stance. It’s useful as a stepping stone exercise for learning angulation and higher edge angle carving. ...
Apr 21, 2009 | Angulation, Balance, Glossary
Inclination and Banking Years ago the term “Inclination” was used synonymously with the term “Banking”, to refer to the act of leaning the entire body, straight like a telephone pole, into a turn to put the skis on edge. Many coaches still use the 2 terms...
Mar 29, 2009 | Angulation, Balance, Glossary
Center of Mass It’s the single point that represents the central average point of a skier’s body mass. If a person’s body were completely rigid, it would be the point at which that body could be balanced on the head of a pin. Any and all forces...
Mar 22, 2009 | Angulation, Ask the Coach, Instructors, Rotation
Question: Does steepness of the hill or turn shape change the amount of tip lead? Rick, Hope your filming is going ok. I was wondering if you could ‘de-confuse’ me about something: the amount of lead and/or counter as a function of steepness of the...
Mar 15, 2009 | Angulation, Glossary
Angulation Angulation is a tool skiers use to manage and stay in lateral balance. By angulating, a skier can change the location of their Center of Mass, thereby precisely managing how much weight they direct to each of their inside and outside skis. The choice of...
Jan 26, 2009 | Angulation, Ask the Coach, Balance, Racing
Question: I cannot find my balance on GS skis I’m having trouble balancing on GS skis. I keep falling on my inside ski. Harald Response: It’s very common for skiers going from a smaller radius ski to a longer radius GS cut ski to find themselves falling...
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