Carving mindset for Mike

Very good, Trencher! Now you can move on to explain "cross under." :) I think Jonny Moseley is the perfect example in his mogul skiing!

Yes ... "cross under" ????
Mike :wink:

A postscript to this thread... I made a GIF of a crossover transition using very accentuated movements. I hope it shows the rising up for the transition and the rapid sinking motion into the turn, creating the downward pressure to the ski edges. Accentuated movements like this are a good drill, but in normal skiing the movement would be more subtle

Trencher

is there any reason why I cant see these pics and images everyone is talking about??
I love a good bit of carving and want to see them!!

Trencher,

What you say you are trying to show is extremely clear in the gif. I'm amazed at the degree that you can lean over and get the skis so angled. You must have taken a few tumbles in your years of practice to reach this stage. Over this winter I did manage to get the first of the basics but never could quite reach the snow with the uphill hand. Close ... but no contact. I need to build more confidence and bend my knees even more I expect. Practice, practice and more practice .... Also I probably need to keep the knees closer together and avoid the dreaded "A" frame. Can't wait for next winter to continue.

rossyhead; perhaps Admin Dave can answer your question ... the gif opened with the posting for me without any difficulty.

Mike :wink:

its working now thanks-i was at work so i think it was the browser or something-its a great thread, have to say and the images are really cool
im not sure what trencher will say about this as he is way more experienced than i am but im pretty sure you want to keep your knees apart as this makes the process easier. Mind you im also pretty sure there is a disagreement in the american way of understand this and the british way!
thats how i do it but not sure!!

rossyhead wrote: but I'm pretty sure you want to keep your knees apart as this makes the process easier.

I think what Mike meant is legs parallel. Which means when the legs are inclined, the legs come together, but skis remain apart. "A framing" is when the the inside leg does not get nearly as inclined as the outside leg. On the day the gif (above)was made, the snow was granular over patchy ice, so I was skiing a little defensively and A framing slightly.

Trencher

Yes Trencher, that's exactly what I was meaning to say. Thanks for the clarification.

And your comment about defensive skiing on granular over ice explains some of my lack of confidence. Martock, where I ski mostly, generally has an icy base due to our freeze thaw on the Atlantic coast. Also their base is usually 100% man made. As great as their snow making is, powder something reserved for other parts of the world. I think there was some there about 5 years ago ! :cry: You can easily recall the days with the best conditions of any year for years ahead.

So naturally, not only confidence and speed play a lot into developing carving skills ... conditions play a big part of it too. I "A" frame too much.

Great gif .. thanks,

Mike :wink: