Skiing down the fall line!!!
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Depends what you want to do, for me the idea is to go down under control picking my speed and line myself with a fairly constant speed being my preference, a nice turn shape carved out means you're not needing to dump speed with the drama and exertion of hockey stopping. Not that there's anything wrong with hockey stopping, or better called speed checking in this context, it's one of a range of techniques you're going to want to have available to deal with different slopes.
A practical application of a useful skill!:lol: :lol:
Mike :wink:
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Started by Barb&Sven in Ski Technique 04-Feb-2009 - 18 Replies
Daved
reply to 'Skiing down the fall line!!! ' posted Feb-2009
I always ski down the fall line and use "hockey" stops...I just thought that was what you did... the idea is to go straight down as fast as you dare...but then I do ski like Desperate Dan :oops:
Ise
reply to 'Skiing down the fall line!!! ' posted Feb-2009
daved wrote:I always ski down the fall line and use "hockey" stops...I just thought that was what you did... the idea is to go straight down as fast as you dare...but then I do ski like Desperate Dan :oops:
Depends what you want to do, for me the idea is to go down under control picking my speed and line myself with a fairly constant speed being my preference, a nice turn shape carved out means you're not needing to dump speed with the drama and exertion of hockey stopping. Not that there's anything wrong with hockey stopping, or better called speed checking in this context, it's one of a range of techniques you're going to want to have available to deal with different slopes.
Mike from NS
reply to 'Skiing down the fall line!!! ' posted Feb-2009
Tony_H wrote:I only hockey stop close to a collection of boarders, usually hidden over the brow of a hill, and make sure they eat snow.
A practical application of a useful skill!:lol: :lol:
Mike :wink:
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Topic last updated on 08-February-2009 at 00:34