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That is a great photo :)

Yes, that is world top mogul skiing!

It's quality but top mogul skiing is a stretch.

@@utahmogul depending on definition, these are on the FIS WC tour training for the first events in the season. I have good footage of the US team as well.

@@Triggerboy62 You are right. I was comparing to the top world cup skiers. He is definitely worthy to compete against them. He and the US Team have to step it up to win.

Thanks and thanks for watching. T

Thanks. Not sure what you are referring to thou. I have never really liked the Super Man drill, especially for kids and they are so flexible and agile that they overdo it and create all sorts of bad tendencies like: a-frame, excessive counter, limited inclination, park and ride, low edge angles, contradictive movement to blocking SL gates etc etc. That is where the 007 drill comes in. I have not invented it myself but given it the names I am using: 007 or Reversed Super Man Drill. As it is just that. Instead of reaching "outwards" with your inside arm, reach "forwards" across the hill with your outside arm. I first got acquainted with it by a video with Tina Mazes coach. The Super Man drill is a SL drill, the Reversed Super Man drill is a GS drill. You want your momentum to be projected forwards instead of down the hill as in SL. This also explains why you extend more often through the transition in GS like Odermatt. Flexing is absorbing some of that rebound and momentum. Extending is like driving a F1 car with no shock absorbers. Hopefully this answers at least some of your questions. Cheers, T

@@Triggerboy62 - I'm simply referring to that you give the seemingly same exercise two names: 007 and Reverse Superman. But they are the same, as I now understand. Nonetheless I'm curious as to why you would call it 007 (as well), at 5:17 and 5:56?

The hip hike is just another word for angulation or counter balance. If we dont stick to the english language there are many more. Sorry if the demo became unclear to you. In the bad turns I was trying not to angulate while in the correct turns I did. However, there is always a bit of counter at the hips in angulation. And skiing square will therefore be prone to hip rotation. I know that in ski instruction and race coaching over the past 30 years a huge effort has been made to rid counter from all teaching but I do not subscribe to that. Check out my video on 3 way separation or any video on angulation. Hips need to go into the turn. This is an entry level demo. Cheers, T

@@Triggerboy62 Hip hike / pelvic bone tilt is about way more than just that. It has a dramatic effect on the weigh distribution at the bottom of your FEET. It has a profound impact on ones ability to tip the skis at the very start of the turn. It also has a lot to do with modulation/adjustment of edge angle at the highest load part of the turn. . I have taken a number of skiers who were having a hard time carving, and within 10 minutes got them to feel how easy it is to carve when you tilt properly. It is absolutely critical, and far too often overlooked. Each of them had been taught over and over to tip the skis, with ZERO explanation that the hips must tilt in a complimentary manner. I believe this is the #1 failing in intermediate to advanced instruction. . As for counter, I believe that counter is just down to personal style and your own anatomy these days. It is far far less important than tilt. It is not a critical factor, and it give way way more focus that it should be. Avoid deliberately adding counter. It only weakens your position. . Many, if not most tops skiers, at least in GS or longer radius turns, ski with virtually NO COUNTER at all. The hips track the direction of travel. In SL, YES, their is counter just because there is literally not enough time for the upper body to catch up with the lower.

@@shooter7a yes, exactly. Tilting the hips in the correct manner, also called angulation, is imperative for successful carving. Obviously you need to do things in the correct manner, I think we can agree on that. Also for normal parallel skiing and for wedging. And yes, counter is much a matter of personal style but you are wrong in that part as IMO it actually makes your position stronger, not weaker. There is this old drill we do where we pull on a skiers ski poles down in the fall line and the skier tries to resist the pull. I have featured this drill a few times here on CZcams. It forces the skier to angulate and also to counter in order to not be pulled downhill out of position. And yes, GS is different to SL when it comes to counter. In GS you want the energy to go forward in the direction of the skis across the hill more than in SL where you stay closer to the fall line and the turns are quicker. However, nowadays there is huge offset in racing tracks so its not that black and white. I learned the 007 drill from Mazes coach years ago but its still my go to drill to have my athletes project their momentum forward for an explosive release and transition. All in all, the demo was to demonstrate that you should bring your hips into the turn and not let them rotate to the outside causing you to stand on your inside ski and your skis to flatten out and skid. For more comprehensive instruction I have other videos. Cheers, Tom

@@Triggerboy62 I know that old counter drill well. Coaches had us do it in the 80s. It is 100% misleading and leads to bad conclusions. Be open minded and think about this.... When you are actually skiing, all the turning loads (G forces) do not go through your arms from a coach pulling on your ski poles. That is a completely artificial construct used to reinforce old coaching dogma.. The forces are distributed evenly in proportion to your mass as a function of the G forces. That means most of the load is originating AT your midsection through inertial effects.. Put a harness around someone's midsection to accurately model this, and pull on it, and you will come to a very different conclusion about what a "strong" position is. Counter does nothing for how the loads really act on your body in a turn on modern skis. Look at these still photos in this vid with Deb and John Leffler... czcams.com/video/KvlcM9l0c8g/video.html This is max load point in the turn...fully stacked.... Where is the counter? There is NONE. In fact, they are both slightly over rotated at the point when they need to be the strongest. Today, on carving skis, the ability to handle load comes from stacking and being able to balance on a turning ski with your outside leg almost straight....not counter. Long and stacked is strong. Counter is not.

@@shooter7a The Deb video is good, Ive seen it.

Thanks!

Thanks!

Are you saying that Shiffrin is not using this secret move? Late pressure?

Thanks for watching a bit older videos. This one has some outstanding footage. Cheers, T

Thank you! Cheers!

Yes, so glad you are a chose one. Thanks for watching, Cheers T

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Thanks for your comment. Cheers, T

Thanks and thanks for watching. Cheers, Tom

Thanks for watching!

You are welcome. Nice to have been able to bring you some new information. I often get confronted with the belief that carving is the only way to ski and not only is that not true, most of those people also cannot carve even if they think they can. Cheers, Tom

Thank you! Cheers!

Feedback much appreciated. We have had many comments in the commentary section of videos, even from wc-racers, and it is important to let everyone have a say. Many times the regular guy out on the mountain can come up with the most valuable information. Regarding the superman drill.... Im not very fond of this drill but I am fond of the reversed superman drill. Also the variation where you pass a ski pole from outside hand to new outside hand at transition. Drills are usually not aimed at having you ski a certain way, its more a way of trying to enhance good movements or in most cases rid bad habits. If a skier fails to angulate at the hip and counter, bring the hips into the turn, then the superman drill helps with that. But we do not want a hip dump, therefore we need to build other movements into the skiers movement pattern. The reverse superman drill I learned from Tina Mazes coach. Basically the superman drill is a SL type drill while the reversed super man drill is a GS drill. Note that this video is several years old. Check out newer videos on his skiing and please give some feedback as to his skiing at the moment. Here: czcams.com/users/shortsBm-BzjSWxDI Cheers, Tom

We tuned two identical 2024 pairs to 86 and left a brand new 2023 pair at 87. When testing these against each other on the same track we were blown away with the 86 performance. They reacted so much faster and and made the skis so much more quick into the turn and overall responsive and lively with superior edge hold. We have a video of it and the 87 pair simply did not bend into the turn at the same rate, leaving Chris standing on his inside ski and skidding a lot more. Since the skis are not 100% identical it is impossible to give an absolute verdict but we had tested the skis against each other earlier at 87 deg and there was no difference then. You are right, drifting the skis into the turn is more difficult. However, that is Chris especially good at, drifting the skis at the top of the turn. So much in fact that he has been slammed badly for it by other coaches. We do not mind as our approach is a bit more skidding at the top of the turn at this stage and then minimizing it over time instead of crashing out in every race as many others do that try to carve edge locked every turn just to be as fast as possible. I will make a follow up video even if the last races were not on water injected snow as we had taught. And planned for. Tom

@@Triggerboy62 thanks for the reply.. interesting stuff. At that level it will make a big difference, but everyone wants to feel comfortable with their skis. Chris seems to be getting better all the time in terms of technique, I guess he can adapt to new setups and if it improves performance, then its worth some temporary discomfort? Kiitos

I dont know if that is that "sad", but yes, nothing compared to the Alps or even Bulgaria. However, cold weather and state of the art snow making and storing technology together with great logistics and accommodation possibilities serves for a great ski holiday experience. The slopes are not that long and with not a lot of vertical but WC and Euro Cup SL and GS events are held and much appreciated by many WC teams and athletes. Thanks anyway for watching and leaving a comment. Tom

User 12122: Instead of criticizing show us your Magic! I've enjoyed very much this video and I am going right now to watch it again!

Thank you! Cheers!

Amen, T

Thanks for watching, T

Thanks for watching, Tom

That is too bad, but looking at the bright side, winter will be here again sooner that we think. Now, lets enjoy summer. Cheers, T

Thank you for watching, T

Thanks, T

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you and thank you for watching. Cheers, Tom

Thank you for watching and thank you for sharing. I actually did a video years ago where I compared a wider all mountain ski with rocker to my usual FIS SL skis. Here: czcams.com/video/FAaLbTScW5I/video.html My experience was that I had absolutely no gain from the wider ski in these kind of conditions. So if I ski on groomers 90% of the time and I get away in conditions like this with my regular slalom skis then I dont need wider skis. On the other hand if I never ski on a groomer but in off piste conditions and in powder then a wider ski makes sense. But a new video with similar testing would be very interesting for the majority of skiers here on my channel as most still think they need the wider skis as skiing on groomers is done as well with wider skis. NOT. We have tested up and to because ski reps keep telling us how good the wider skis are but the truth needs to get out there. On the other hand, if I come to an other conclusion I will of course change my mind. Cheers, T

Cant remember. But it should be a softer one. That particular one was not very good. Better with the wider bands.

I see the same length in shops all the time. These are probably the shortest ones. Tom

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Yeah, it is horrible....

The best! Check out my video in the link or just search for wedging videos on my channel. Or go to playlists and look at beginner lessons. Really advanced lessons ;)

Tom, I love what you're doing here. Guiding the "airplane" motion effectively to create the weight shift needed to change directions. I'll be incorporating this in my lessons. Thank you. Cheers, Marshall

You are so welcome!

The guy was not harmed in any way....

@@Triggerboy62 k, I'll put it A-NOTHer way(!) When was the last time YOU smoked a panel goin' THAT fast?! Huh, hmm, huh?!(?!)

Thank you for watching. Here are lots of different styles and techniques. Watching the fastest skiers, the first ones, is an indication on what is fast. Tom

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Thanks, hang in there. Cheers, Tom

Yes, exactly. Never taught about it like that but in my opinion you really cannot side slip up the hill side of a bump can you? But correct, just turn at the top and side slip every other bump left and right. Cheers, T

Yes, email me at tdk.skiracing(a)gmail.com :)

Or did the quality of the skiers deteriorate? 😂. Was Chris in this race?

hahaaa.... no excuses.... thanks for asking about Chris. Yes, the course deteriorated badly. The slope, Levi Black, home of the WC, was not water injected. And it was not wet enough to use chemicals. Cannot be seen in this video footage, but the whole flat top part was like a x-country skiing track. Two deep tracks in the snow. So the less skilled and fit guys at the end of the lineup were in deep trouble. Chris included. Bib 81. Watch and weep..... I told Chris to cross the finishing line at all costs as there would be so many DNF. Turned out he finished 20th :) The Swedes taking part said they will never be back. It was that bad. Did you guys watch the Top 13 GS Crashes? The GS on Sunday was equally bad. Today as well. Chris was 32nd. He was 31st after the first run and missed the reversed 30 by one place. Rats. Welcome to the magical world of SkiRacing :) Cheers, T

Great question. Chris is using 18-20 DIN and finally we have been rid of binding pre-release. Especially when you start late in the lineup and the course is worn and bumpy. Same goes for the rest of the racers. For a racing ski binding to release there must be extreme forces. The Marker World Cup bindings go up to 30 DIN. Cheers, T

Thanks for leaving such uplifting comment :)