Make Your Skiing Look And Feel Better - Ski Pole Use Lesson
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- čas přidán 2. 05. 2024
- In this latest Big Picture Skiing tutorial, we delve into mastering the art of ski pole usage. Throughout the lesson, you'll uncover useful techniques to enhance your skiing experience. Here's what you'll gain insights into:
- The significance of achieving the proper grip and wrist alignment during pole planting.
- Integrating the pole plant seamlessly with your crossover for smoother transitions.
- Identifying the optimal timing for executing the pole plant to maximize effectiveness. This one makes a big difference in the steeps and in moguls!
Tom Gellie aptly named this video "Ski Pole Use 101" because it goes beyond the basics, delving into the nuances that elevate your skiing. Beyond mere functionality, we explore the aesthetic, proprioceptive, and ergonomic aspects crucial for mastering skiing. Just as you would refine your footwork, knees, and hips, practicing the techniques outlined in Pole Use 101 will unveil newfound elegance and proficiency in your skiing.
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Thank you! Many instructors open the lower fingers and flick the pole out and some even teach it! Your concept clears the whole issue up.
You're very welcome!
As a beginner ski instructor this helped me a lot. The way you point out these minor details - that can actually have a major impact - will not just help me progressing my own skills but also will help me to explain it in a more understandable way to my students . Thank you!
Fantastic so glad it was useful for not just you but your teaching of others
Wow! That’s amazing stuff. My ski season just ended here in Southern Québec but I still watch videos to improve my skiing for the next season. I’m looking forward to practice these little but important tricks. Like you said, it’s not about speed all the time but the aesthetics also count a lot, you get a ton of pleasure by skiing smoothly and with grace. Thank you very much.
Glad you liked it and good luck working on your skiing
Loving the degree of detail in recent videos & gradually applying it to the cameraman. Can't wait to try it out on the snow!
This video is gold. I've always wondered about proper use and no video explained it logically like this.
Thanks 🙏
Excellent teaching so easy to understand. Thanks for your videos.
Glad you like them!
Thanks for spending the time and effort to show all the proper mechanics of the pole plant (touch). This ready position is an essential key to establishing correct body position and flow. I have seen a lot of instructors who miss out on even holding their ski poles correctly !
Thanks. I didn’t want to do just a basic pole plant tip video. I wanted it be more of the details that I think about in my own skiing. The things that have helped me to feel and look better on skis. I’ve really enjoyed working on the ski pole use side of my skiing. In many ways it is what makes your skiing look a certain way. Expressive
@@Bigpictureskiing Just take a look at the skiers that look all put together on the hill. Their economy of motion and flow would not be as impressive without the refinement of great pole handling skills . . .
Thank you for the detailed tips. Your attention to detail truly does improve our skiing due to proper balance, being in a ready position and as you said, aesthetics. I can't tell you the number of times I jam my pole plants in the bumps the steep and bigger the terrain probably as a result of trying to be aggressive (so I don't sit back). Thank You!
You are so welcome!
Thanks, Tom for grate video! Not many goes into this detail like you. Pinky finger feels great tip and it put all the missing pieces to my pole plant. Already tried it today!
Awesome. Did you feel how it had an impact on the way you felt your balance and motion in the crossover
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Yes, better balance and more confidence at the beginning of the turn. Also for me it gives better forward movement and sort of it adjusted sweet spot for it because before It wasn't stable some sometimes too much forward sometimes not enough. Ower all It gives me some final missing pieces in balance, fore-aft orientation, and better control and confidence at the beginning of the turn. Thanks one more time!
Great video Tom. I believe how and when you plant your pole can have a big impact on the fluidity of your transitions. In addition, having a tidy pole plant gives your skiing a very polished look. The reverse is also true. A sloppy pole plant can disrupt the flow and overall aesthetics of your skiing.
Thanks Chris. You’re in a great position to spread the word to members of your ski school. They’re lucky to have an open minded director like yourself.
Nice ! Thanks you share
Thank you Tom, i was waiting your homework for this summer, whatching your videos make one really reflexionate, very interesting details
Great to hear!
Always thought holding the poles tighter every so often made me ski better. Thought it was just in my head, but after watching this it probably relates to a better upper body position and enhanced separation. I can understand him wanting shorter poles too when the body becomes more dynamic as I did that too. Cheers Tom.
NZ this winter?
Thanks. This winter is going to be Thredbo
Thank you Tom! I think getting good at this will be a game changer for me.
Let me know!
looking for wifi 😅 great video as usual thanks!
Thanks. There’s a lot of skiers out there looking for WiFi 🙂
Love your videos thank you. Chris Allen told me about your films. Great skiing ⛷️
Thanks for the kind words. And thanks to Chrisso for putting you onto me. He’s a great instructor too.
love it and learn new things. So good ❤❤❤
Thank you! Cheers!
Great instruction. What length ski pole do you recommend Tom? Im 183cm and use 125 poles. Some suggest shorter poles to help with getting further forward and staying connected in the plant. Cheers Nick
I would get some adjustable ski poles like the Play poles my friend Paul Lorenz designed. That way you can experiment and not have to commit to one length. I switched to adjustables years ago and love the versatility. I go between 110cm up to 118cm. Depending on what sort of turns and terrain I’m skiing. I’m 179cm tall
Awesome video on using the poles. I was letting go with the pinky. How did you know!😊Major difference keeping pinky strong,
Glad it was helpful! And most of all you could feel the difference 👊
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