Skiing stance, do you agree with this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OzYQwH4rG4&NR=1 I was just watching ski vids on Youtube and came across this, is he correct about not having skis close together? Maybe he just means for beginners? If he is correct, things sure have changed a lot in the last 10 years.

Brad

Things have changed a lot.

Things have changed a lot, however, I'm not in agreement with having feet shoulder width apart. More like hip width. Imagine someone holding you up so that your legs hang loose from your hip joints. That wide. Wider is for downhill racers :D
BTW I am not qualified to make any suggestions and generally know sod all :mrgreen:

brad1138 wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OzYQwH4rG4&NR=1 I was just watching ski vids on Youtube and came across this, is he correct about not having skis close together? Maybe he just means for beginners? If he is correct, things sure have changed a lot in the last 10 years.

Brad

and that's just the beginning.....

That's why you may well be doing your sons a diservice by teaching them yourself until you you are up to date. It's not just a matter of stance, but the way the ski interacts with the snow has been changed by modern skis.


Trencher

bandit wrote:Things have changed a lot, however, I'm not in agreement with having feet shoulder width apart. More like hip width. Imagine someone holding you up so that your legs hang loose from your hip joints. That wide. Wider is for downhill racers :D
BTW I am not qualified to make any suggestions and generally know sod all :mrgreen:

I'd agree with that [the stance comment, not the know sod all :lol:].


I think there needs to be some balance between aesthetics and stability, and it is hard to impart some elegance to free skiing with the feet shoulder width apart. In the video, there may be some exagerating modelling for instructional reasons.

Trencher

Things have changed a lot, however, I'm not in agreement with having feet shoulder width apart. More like hip width. Imagine someone holding you up so that your legs hang loose from your hip joints. That wide. Wider is for downhill racers

The more I think about it and remember, I was always more comfortable with my skis about that width apart anyway.

I don't think it is going to be that hard. Everybody says that new skis are a lot easier to ski on. After a few days (if not a few hours) I think I will adjust to the new skis and the feel for how to use them will probably come somewhat naturally.

But if not, I will take a lesson or 2.

brad1138 wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OzYQwH4rG4&NR=1 I was just watching ski vids on Youtube and came across this, is he correct about not having skis close together? Maybe he just means for beginners? If he is correct, things sure have changed a lot in the last 10 years.

Brad

Thank god I'm not the only one that has a wider stance. I'm not exactly a skinny skier, so having a wider stance is Great! * Notes the DJ brace* Yay just like mine!

Think your selves lucky with my bandy legs I have always skied with a wide stance even before carvers .