J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dave Mac

Mmmm, SA,did you have a quick word with admin to get your freeeeee ad?

He will be along in the morning to give you some help in this......

I will be with a group of 6 in March, including a 20 month old. Agree with Trencher about skiing backwards in front of the tot. Hold hands, then occasionally loosen them, and free ski.

Also, working on a gadget to convert a ski stick ~ need a piece that will attach to the basket, to sit behind the bum, and some way to attach a grip half way up the stick, for them to hold on to. This would be be for pulling them along, mainly on the flat.

Ah! No 4 on your list, Pavel ~ brought back memories of Keystone. I was black-flagged six times by the patroller in one afternoon. At the end, we on first name terms, and quite friendly!

SwingBeep wrote:To bend em like Trencher does you need to be well centred over your skis, so it's a good idea to get someone to check that the centre of your shoulders, hips and the backs of your knees are roughly in line with the mid sole mark on your boots.

Would that be with a tape measure or a spirit level, SB? :)

To demo that,Threncher, might you re-post the pic you put on a year or two back, showing a close-up of the ski bend.

Trencher wrote:

Dave Mac wrote:I have the Klaus Mair vid, the progression is good demo, but my view is that the static demo at the start is marred by the excessive side cranking of the knees, and no little hip movement.

That is the modern direct to parallel teaching model Dave. You are looking to make a D shape with the inside leg, initiating the turn with the inside ski. It's not so much a cranking of the knee, but a rotation of the inside leg at the hip joint. The outside leg and ski are "recruited" by the inside leg movement to follow.The joint that may be stressed a little (for me)is actually the ankle. This would apply to all turns, skidded or carved.

I understand the teaching mode, what did not sit was the static demo; ~ he didn't crank the knees sideways when he was sking, the inside knee and hip pushed/rotated forwards. (Just like it always did when ah were a lad, but with straight skis, it took 200m to make a turn!)

For the general requirement I would agree with Breckenridge. Aspen ~ great, but a much longer car journey, after a days flying.
Thinking about your husbands condition, my guess is that he would almost certainly benefit from the being taken on the best groomers ~ with a much reduced chance of jerking the neck.
For the best groomers, I would suggest Keystone.

I have the Klaus Mair vid, the progression is good demo, but my view is that the static demo at the start is marred by the excessive side cranking of the knees, and no little hip movement. Once the dynamic vid starts, it is good.

Time for the endless turn Trencher video to be shown again! Most current J2ski guys have only joined in the last 18 months and will not have seen it.

Glenshee - Cally ski hire has moved Started by User in Scotland, 1 Reply
Mmmm, SA,did you have a quick word with admin to get your freeeeee ad? He will be along in the morning to give you some help in this......

Why is Deer Valley so popular with families? TR and briefing Started by User in Ski Chatter, 7 Replies
Ah! No 4 on your list, Pavel ~ brought back memories of Keystone. I was black-flagged six times by the patroller in one afternoon. At the end, we on first name terms, and quite friendly!

Carving Started by User in Ski Technique, 37 Replies
SwingBeep wrote:To bend em like Trencher does you need to be well centred over your skis, so it's a good idea to get someone to check that the centre of your shoulders, hips and the backs of your knees are roughly in line with the mid sole mark on your boots. Would that be with a tape measure or a spirit level, SB? :)

America versus the Alps Started by User in USA, 12 Replies
For the general requirement I would agree with Breckenridge. Aspen ~ great, but a much longer car journey, after a days flying. Thinking about your husbands condition, my guess is that he would almost certainly benefit from the being taken on the best groomers ~ with a much reduced chance of jerking the neck. For the best groomers, I would suggest Keystone.

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