revolutionski wrote:
However, if you want to ski with your feet locked together or wider apart, feel free.
although it's more likely you'll not feel free at all :D :) :)
Skiing stance, do you agree with this?
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although it's more likely you'll not feel free at all :D :) :)
Ha ha, very true!
I don't think I could ski in a stance in which I receive a badminton serve :P (something like two feet between my feet, no weight on heels...) I see your point, though.
And your balance is dynamic in that position, and ready to react quickly. Bit like skiing then, with the need to change balance/direction/edge pressure........or risk ending up in a heap.
However one has to bear in mind there are 2 components - horizontal & vertical - ie, standing with your feet 1 foot horizontally apart on the flat, your feet will be closer than standing with your feet 1 foot horizontally apart on a 45ยบ slope as there is now extra separation (vertical).
Same stance width, but overall foot separation is different...
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Ise
reply to 'Skiing stance, do you agree with this?' posted Nov-2008
although it's more likely you'll not feel free at all :D :) :)
Revolutionski
reply to 'Skiing stance, do you agree with this?' posted Nov-2008
ise wrote:revolutionski wrote:
However, if you want to ski with your feet locked together or wider apart, feel free.
although it's more likely you'll not feel free at all :D :) :)
Ha ha, very true!
Gooseh
reply to 'Skiing stance, do you agree with this?' posted Nov-2008
Brucie wrote:Some good advice on this thread, but lets not get too complicated! Stance should suit speed , terrain and radius, and be a simple natural athletic position.
If standing on the side of a steep hill, would your feet be together? No!!
Alternatively if the gradient is less steep, we bring our feet closer together, and narrow our stance.
Good advice is to imagine a sport you think you are competent at eg Tennis, and the position you would take receiving serve. A generalisation, but this may help some beginners become less stiff and upright.
I don't think I could ski in a stance in which I receive a badminton serve :P (something like two feet between my feet, no weight on heels...) I see your point, though.
Bandit
reply to 'Skiing stance, do you agree with this?' posted Nov-2008
Gooseh wrote:
I don't think I could ski in a stance in which I receive a badminton serve :P (something like two feet between my feet, no weight on heels...) I see your point, though.
And your balance is dynamic in that position, and ready to react quickly. Bit like skiing then, with the need to change balance/direction/edge pressure........or risk ending up in a heap.
Offpisteskiing
reply to 'Skiing stance, do you agree with this?' posted Nov-2008
If standing on the side of a steep hill, would your feet be together? No!!
Alternatively if the gradient is less steep, we bring our feet closer together, and narrow our stance.
However one has to bear in mind there are 2 components - horizontal & vertical - ie, standing with your feet 1 foot horizontally apart on the flat, your feet will be closer than standing with your feet 1 foot horizontally apart on a 45ยบ slope as there is now extra separation (vertical).
Same stance width, but overall foot separation is different...
Brucie
reply to 'Skiing stance, do you agree with this?' posted Nov-2008
Thanks for the support Bandit. You call it correct, one of the most important parts of ski-ing is the ing!!!!! Its a fluid sport where dynamism is essential
There should be no part of the arc where the body is static. Gravitational forces are there to be used. ie rebound.
There should be no part of the arc where the body is static. Gravitational forces are there to be used. ie rebound.
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Topic last updated on 29-November-2008 at 17:24