Ski Drill for Edge Control - Roll Drop Plop
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- čas přidán 27. 03. 2021
- This stationary skiing drill is a great way to learn edge control moves to progressively roll the skis over and stay connected to the outside ski.
For more details on what to focus on when performing this drill, please see it within the context of the full blog post: skierlab.com/roll-plop-drop/
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Excellent like always
No, not really.
Hello Brother! Good staging of a stick prick, why don't you talk about it? Or maybe it's in your other videos?🦄🤗
I must admit, I’ve heard of ‘pricks on sticks’... but it took me a while to figure out what a ‘stick prick’ was:) But your right this could be a good staging for one. I do have some videos on pole plants on skierlab.com but the only one on CZcams is this ancient one: czcams.com/video/pY8z1hTeG0w/video.html
For older skiers, I would not recommend this, as it is painful on the uphill hip. Instead, stand below the skier, hold their downhill hand, and use the butt end of your pole to lightly push the hip uphill.
Agreed, no need to bust a hip. You could also try it on a steeper slope until you get the hang of it so it’s not so far to fall.
Read my comment for the correct way to teach this.
1:00 A turn starts from your face down, not from your feet up!!! Just because you have ski on your feet, doesn't mean turns start there. They Finish there!
1:10 The skiing here is a demonstration of what I say below. Notice how this turn originates from the head down, not from the feet up. The entire upper body falls down the hill while the skis continue across the hill which creates the new leg angle for the weight change to the right foot. The pillow demonstration is incomplete. You HAVE to get off that left foot and then slide your entire upper body over to the pillow.
In this demonstration, you will end up instantly applying your weight to the inside ski where you shouldn't be. There has to be a distinct change of weight from your downhill to uphill foot before you change your upper body position to start the next turn.
This is the anatomically correct way to think about this. Imagine there is a stool to your right, and you want to rest your right cheek on the edge of that stool.
Take your weight off your right foot, lift your right cheek and slide it over to the edge of that right stool.
By lifting your cheek, you are forcing your upper body to stay vertical so you can be balanced on your left foot.
By sliding your cheek over to the stool, you are creating the leg angle that rolls your left ski over onto the inside edge.
The farther you slide your cheek over, the steeper the leg angle and the harder you will be on edge allowing the skis to bend to its maximum.
During this maneuver, you have to keep pressure against the tongue of your boots, so your weight is on the tips of your skis. You help this to happen by leaning and facing your upper body down the hill at the start of the turn.
I more or less agree with this; it's perhaps a matter of what resonates most with the student. I would affirm that the eyes lead the body (as the eye-brain connection is strong) from an intent perspective. There are, of course, other analogs to the stool; certainly a shift from the downhill foot to the new outside foot/leg is critical. Harald Harb and Deb Armstrong have a lot of videos on that.
@@Osnosis Neither one of them can put that into a teaching method that makes any sense. Just talking about it or explaining what it looks and feels like isn't teaching. They have a big following solely due to their personalities and videography, not their ability to teach. "Tipping the knees?" "Rolling the ankles over?" That's just as bad as telling people to Just lean over without adding the weight change.
I'll tell you what! Post a link to any of their videos where you think they are teaching correctly, and I will post my critique here. I can't post it on their videos because they are incapable of defending their methods, so they blocked me rather than debate me.
@@JB91710 Nah, I'll take an Olympic medalist, WC skier, and national racing coach's advice over your screed. Thanks!
@@Osnosis Oh boy, here we go. "Followers" need to be impressed by credentials and certificates on the wall before they will choose who to "Follow". It doesn't matter if they are right or wrong, all that matters is that you are impressed. Being able to do something and having the ability to TEACH IT are two completely different things. All that matters is your ability to understand what they say and apply it effectively. But you go ahead and follow your heroes and I'll continue to actual teach people how to ski.
@@JB91710 Been teaching for over 35 years, so I also will take my own experience and success rate. Skied with the best, and am completely aware of the difference between doing and teaching. You do you...