J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by ise

getjim wrote:Think a lock is needed on this one. No ones learning anything apart from who's got the biggest handbag.

thirded :D

Trencher wrote:

ise wrote:
did I? golly! clever old me

I'm with Ross, let's knock this on the head and lock it if required. I'm fully aware what hip counter, I'm just not prepared to play this game.

I didn't ask what it is, I assumed anyone with some basic knowledge would know or at least figure it out. I don't think you know what the flaw is because it is not part of your instructor traning and the instructor training did not require you think laterally. It's not a game. It is a test of deeply you understand what you are teaching.

QED

Trencher

I know you didn't ask a question and I'll not be taking your test thanks. I already took a bunch of tests and passed them :lol:

Trencher wrote:
I think you figured out what hip counter is, but excessive tip lead is not a fundamental flaw, just an indication of excessive hip counter. So nothing to do with tip lead.
Trencher

did I? golly! clever old me

I'm with Ross, let's knock this on the head and lock it if required. I'm fully aware what hip counter, I'm just not prepared to play this game.

I do hope the answer isn't supposed to be excessive tip lead, I know they spend many happy hours somewhere else abusing each other on this.

RossF wrote:Hip-counter.. care to explain more?

it's where you buy hips obviously, just next to the knee counter on the same floor as the head counter :lol:

Trencher wrote:

ise wrote:
would that mean you didn't have lessons? I can't see any main stream school giving lessons without poles, it's not part of CSIA or PSIA teaching practice I'm fairly certain.

Deliberately. I wanted skiing to be an experiment in guided discovery and cross benching concepts from snowboarding. I didn't want to pick up any bad habits from instructors ) Actually, what I mean is that I didn't want to be infuenced by conventional technique as taught by most instructors. Of course I have been inflenced to some degree as I pick and choose ideas from observation, reading, and technical discussion with people who are instructors and coaches. I don't just want to know how to do something, I want to understand it at the conceptual level. I don't accept technique at face value, I need to break it down and see what's really happening.

all of which an instructor can do, that's why it's so hard to become one :-)

this isn't 30 years when anyone could turn up and if they'd got a ski school jacket in the right size you were in, it's a modern professional thing now constantly evolving and instructors are required to keep up. Even at the cutting edge they're all using poles of course :lol:

Trencher wrote:

Dave Mac wrote:Trencher,

When you were learning to ski, and I mean from intermediate stage up to very confident and competent, ~ did you use poles?

I never used poles, preferring to let my my arms move to where they best work for balance and weighting.

would that mean you didn't have lessons? I can't see any main stream school giving lessons without poles, it's not part of CSIA or PSIA teaching practise I'm fairly certain.

RossF wrote:What I get for 1000 :lol:

5 stars? it's the only gift I can give :D

A question for the instructors Started by User in Ski Technique, 21 Replies
getjim wrote:Think a lock is needed on this one. No ones learning anything apart from who's got the biggest handbag. thirded :D

A question for the instructors Started by User in Ski Technique, 21 Replies
Trencher wrote: I think you figured out what hip counter is, but excessive tip lead is not a fundamental flaw, just an indication of excessive hip counter. So nothing to do with tip lead. Trencher did I? golly! clever old me I'm with Ross, let's knock this on the head and lock it if required. I'm fully aware what hip counter, I'm just not prepared to play this game.

A question for the instructors Started by User in Ski Technique, 21 Replies
RossF wrote:Hip-counter.. care to explain more? it's where you buy hips obviously, just next to the knee counter on the same floor as the head counter :lol:

2000 Started by User in Ski Chatter, 11 Replies
RossF wrote:What I get for 1000 :lol: 5 stars? it's the only gift I can give :D

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