Messages posted by : poleplantingisforgods
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Legally you can't "sell off" your liability, you can insure against it. Usually instructors are covered by their particular organisation.
Hoop, whilst no one has been particularly helpful, I will offer some advice. See if you can get a CSIA handbook on Ebay.. it will give you some simple drills and some simple causing factors to look out for when guiding folks. Otherwise go and enjoy it. |
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To keep pole planting enthusiasts such as myself happy, well at least that is what they tell me at pole plant camp.
Maybe you should start carving with poles, make it that bit more natural... :wink: :wink: |
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ise, gap in the market :?:
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I have and often do, you are not just twisting what I said. I did not say none of them skied technically well.
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ise, your right. Again, not always :wink: In terms of not everyone and not in every race. Just not great people to use as examples. A lot of the time they are just recovering, especially Bode.
skidmarks, there are so many more factors than that, pretty daft response. |
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If you had specified that in the original response then my reply may have been different. The vast majority but not all. The fact that the technique does not show through makes them a very poor point for reference in itself.
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That is incorrect. Pole planting does not put you in the right position to begin a turn. Stand in your living room with your poles out and see how many different ways you can reach out and plant, it can often lead to the shoulders being far too open to make an efficient turn. Also a whole load of "tipping" can take place which can lead to being stuck on the "inside" ski through the final phase of the turn-not pretty.
Ski racers are not always technically "good" either, just fast, so I guess it is probably a pretty bad reference point. Depends what you want from skiing I guess. Oops, already failed on the "how to make friends and influence people" plan by telling someone they are wrong but you are :wink: |
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A pole plant does not have to be a completely solid connection.. a pole "touch" can do the trick. As you progress it will become an integral part of your skiing, you are probably turning your skis with your shoulders just now which will make a pole plant super awkward.
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