Parallel Turns Normally skiers will learn “Stem Turn” which is a halfway point between snowplough turns and parallel turns. However, personally I think every skier can easily pick up the skill of parallel turn. Even a beginner will be able to parallel turns in a day. There is not point to waste time to learn stem turns. Easier than learning snowplough turns or stem turns is tilting the ski onto its little toe edge to initiate turns. First, you go into the fall line with athletic stance and both skis must be parallel. Before initiating your turns, you relax and tilt the ski (if you want to turn right, you tilt your right ski). Now one ski has been onto its little toe edge and the other ski has been onto its big toe edge. Lightening and tilting the right ski, you will turn to right, or vice versa. Remember you never turn with your upper body and always turn with your legs. Also, most of your body weight should be onto the big toe edge of the outside ski while turning. The little toe edge of inside ski must be only slightly touching the snow. To initiate a new turn, you tilt your skis from its little toe edge to big toe edge and from its big toe edge to little toe edge. People call that technique as “Easy Edging” or “Phantom Edging”. Mr. Harald Harb, who is the founder of Primary Movements Teaching System and Harb Skier Alignment System, coached the US National Team members and Olympic medalists. He also teaches easy edging with his system. If you want to find out how the easy edging in action, here are some Harald Harb’s “How to Ski” videos as below. youtube/watch?v=nlMn5UZNFxc youtube/watch?v=a-A7Zw-6x-0 youtube/watch?v=LKOnSUWzuZ4 If you still cannot remove your snowplough turns, check this video as blow. Ski Instructor Mr. Tom Saxlund might help you. youtube/watch?v=oO0PScO60Zk&list=PLC251A767C797F632&index=24
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:31:39 +0000
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