Learning to stop (and then forgetting how to stop!)
Started by Edgeoftheworld in Beginning Skiing 11-Feb-2013 - 31 Replies
Edgeoftheworld posted Feb-2013
I decided to leave the plough altogether and just concentrate on the hockey stop as I did manage this a few times although it's obviously a lot more difficult. A friend advised me to just try it a hundred times and I would eventually get it....I think I gave up at the 25th attempt. From what I remember, the instructions were: get some good speed and then (to stop, skis facing left) put sudden down pressure on the right ski. I seemed to to this very well about three times and then failed miserably every other time.
I'm due to go skiing again soon and I need something to rely on to stop once I am out there - it appears this is is skill number one for skiers so without it I'm not in a good position to even put my skis on. I would prefer to use the hockey stop if I can recreate those couple of times that I managed it.
Should I stick to the plough as it will at least slow me down or should I put the time into the hockey stop and as my friend suggested, try it a hundred odd times? Is there anything I can practice at home or in the hotel to help me before I put my skis on?
Trencher
reply to 'Learning to stop (and then forgetting how to stop!)' posted Feb-2013
The reason you are struggling with the hockey stop is most likely because you have learned to turn using a braking snowplough. It will also slow down your progress to good parallel skiing. Try to find places with ski schools that teach direct to parallel, or a modified form of D to P that uses a slight wedge. You'll save a lot of money later if you don't have to struggle learning to ski parallel.
NIIIXSY
reply to 'Learning to stop (and then forgetting how to stop!)' posted Feb-2013
Billip1
reply to 'Learning to stop (and then forgetting how to stop!)' posted Feb-2013
"I went skiing for the first time in January and I had an instructor for about an hour on day one" :)
Tony_H
reply to 'Learning to stop (and then forgetting how to stop!)' posted Feb-2013
billip1 wrote:I suspect the answer to your problem lies in your own first statement:
"I went skiing for the first time in January and I had an instructor for about an hour on day one" :)
Correct
Lessons please.
Edgeoftheworld
reply to 'Learning to stop (and then forgetting how to stop!)' posted Feb-2013
NIIIXSY
reply to 'Learning to stop (and then forgetting how to stop!)' posted Feb-2013
Ranchero_1979
reply to 'Learning to stop (and then forgetting how to stop!)' posted Feb-2013
Muscle memory is key part of skiing consistently well. This does not come from 1hr with an instructor.
Topic last updated on 21-October-2014 at 18:36