The Expert Skiing "Power Transition!"
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   Learn short turns with an upside-down phase.                                                             Long legs to short legs! Getting from here to the next frame is about retracting the outside leg without reducing the ski angles. Un-tipping requires a forceful retraction of both legs. The sign of an Expert skier is having both legs bent the same while both skis are flat to the snow. Tipping the new insi ..read more
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Three different types of releasing by a World Cup skier in one 20 turn section.
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2M ago
Dominik Raschner shows 3 different releases. This is a weighted release when the stance leg is bent, and retracted without a transfer to the new stance ski. Von Gruenigen was the master at the in GS. The Classic PMTS "phantom Move" release is the most common release used by top skiers. The "Phantom Move" release first introduced in 1997 in my book, "Anyone can be an Expert Skier 1". The two footed release is the most sophisticated movement and requires a coordinated lift while the hips are settling and bot legs are bending equally.   ..read more
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Strasser gives us a tipping clinic at the Adelboden Slalom.
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2M ago
This is a perfect demonstration for all skiers to apply and use in their skiing.  The first fame shows equal foot, ankle, and hip angles developed from inside leg bending and hip relaxation. These actions allow the body to drop into angles with good control. To tighten the radius Strasser eases up slightly on the outside leg (bending it) and brings his upper body into counterbalance over the outside ski. This phase of the turn shows more leg bending but he also adds more tipping of the inside leg. As the lower body increases angles the upper body moves closer toward the and over the o ..read more
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Learn the PMTS "Phantom Move" from Marcel Hirscher!
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3M ago
The brilliance of Marcel Hirscher has never been in question! In this sequence of photos, I'll explain one of the many technical movement patterns that served Hirscher well during his racing dominance. This is a typical Hirscher turn with lower body tipping angles. The release of the turn began with his bending and retracting of the stance leg. This is the exact movement I describe in my first book as the "Phantom Move". I wrote my book well before I knew Hirscher existed or saw him ski. He is the perfect PMTS skier, The book was a best-seller, but highly criticized by PSIA and ..read more
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Skiing dynamically means limit folding at the waist even for expert skiers.
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7M ago
Hip Collapsing robs angles, ski bend, and tip engagement! Even expert skiers can be seen collapsing their hips to reduce pressure. When the timing and correct movements of leg retraction and counteracting aren't coordinated or are miss-timed that's the result. This is an expert skier, however, this skier is giving up fore-aft balance and power because the timing of collapsing the hips is too early. This reduces tip pressure and also moves the hips back on the skis.    If you look at the outside right hip it is open and there is no folding or lowering from the hip ..read more
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Short turn demonstration during 2023 Coach's training.
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1y ago
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Different turns by Odermatt in GS.
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1y ago
This turn by Odermatt shows a strong retraction release. Many analysts would like to point out that Odermatt uses an extension to exit his turns. Nothing could be more false in their analysis. It is incorrect and he doesn't use an extension to exit his turns. That kind of incorrect analysis is pervasive in ski coaching, ski instruction, and teaching. This turn clearly demonstrates a decrease in leg length (bend the legs to release) to access the new angles for the next turn. Here Odermatt is well positioned coming under the gate ready to begin his movements to start the next arc ..read more
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Develop early angles while testing skis!
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1y ago
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You can't cheat in "Pure Carved Turns" if you know this simple rule!
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1y ago
I often show my students how to determine if they are pivoting, hip thrusting, or extending too much into the new turn by showing them this very simple "tell". This is a completion of the turn at the bottom of the arc that requires bending and or retraction of the feet and knees to link pure carved turns. In this frame, the transition to the new edges has begun; the retraction is not yet complete of the lower or outside leg to match the knee bend of the upper leg. Now the retraction is complete and during that process, the skis go flat to the snow. Now we are at the "CRUX" of the ma ..read more
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Ski Testing the eRace Pro by Head.
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1y ago
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