This woman recording is amazing!! she’s asking all the right questions and projecting his potential to greatness. She is the coach, the teacher, and she’s transforming him into a masterpiece
Ha ha ha. I love Wilson’s honesty and openness admitting that he thought Deb “was crazy and I probably shouldn’t listen to you” and then discovers Deb’s advice was spot on. Great teacher and a very smart and articulate 12-yr-old. Kudos.
Wow, you are a truly gifted instructor, Deb.... on the technical aspects, of course, but also in how you communicate with your students. Using the Socratic method is great, but it's especially great with kids, as sometimes they shock you in how well and articulately they describe the key points of what you're teaching them. It's also clear that Wilson is a willing and very capable student, which is awesome. I really enjoy watching your instructional videos and I learn something from every one of them.
A ski instructor friend watched this last night and brought the drill with him this morning when we met up. We both instantly felt the skis "attack" the radius as we brought the knee up. What we got really excited about is in teaching this to help our students increase angles without a lot of words about the inclination or angulation. The student will feel this as soon as he/she brings that inside knee higher. We had great fun playing with this all morning. Thanks for the video.
@@tominatorix What we did was to start on harder green to easy blue runs with big C shaped turns and then have the student work into shorter and shorter turns with getting the knee up higher with each turn directing more pressure to the outside as the turns got tighter. For some students, telling them to "open the door with the inside knee and drive the outside ski through the open door" seemed to help get the idea across.
This is just fantastic. I love this video. As a child of the 1970s and 1980s, learning to ski and then race back then was so different from how it is today. It seemed like a lot of emphasis was placed on the use of weighting and maintaining pressure on the inside edge of the outside ski, and we were taught to really focus on that edge angle. The inside leg wasn't really addressed in the same way it is today with the new ski technologies. It really contributed to a lot of the A-frame stances you see with so many of us who grew up and learned to ski and race during the '70s and '80s. You can pick us out of a group in no time. It's a hard habit to break because it was so ingrained into all of us for so many years. One of my favorite videos is when Deb, Christin Cooper, and Cindy Nelson spend the day just tearing up the mountain together and having fun. Each are incredibly gifted and talented Olympians in their own right and the best ambassadors to the sport that you could ever imagine. At times you can see that A-frame make an appearance even with the best of the best. They are so graceful that it doesn't matter, though. The key is to have fun and enjoy the mountain.
Oh god you’ve just summarised my 40 years of skiing, learning in Spain, France and Austria. Bend zee knees, pressure on the edge, a banana shape to hold the edge. At 63 I just get faster and faster and control disappears at the same rate……
@@jmedaugh Dynamic (or was it Dynastar?) 205’s with red Nordica Air Trident boots and a bright red C&A ski suit. Damn I looked good. Fast too… I just couldn’t turn!!
@@PhilbyFavourites I was on Dynamic VR 17s myself back then, I wasn't nearly as cool as you though! We did that stemming and unweighting/pole plant move so we could float down the hill like Ingemar Stenmark. It did not work in my case :)
Many teachers focus on outside leg EXTENSION, but, as demonstrated here, inside leg FLEXION is where the real magic starts to happen. Have to say it: Harald Harb (PMTS) was way ahead of the curve with this move.
Yes, Harald Harb observed how the greatest ski racers in the world were skiing as the design of alpine skis suddenly evolved, and designed his Primary Movements Teaching System (PMTS) to be effective and accessible to all skiers including beginners. Harb's learning and teaching materials are outstanding.
and this is just 12 year old kid.... look at him skiing and how mature his understanding of skiing is, wow, this kid will make it to the podium. Thanks Deb, another great educational video !!!! Thank you :))
53 and just getting back into skiing. I grew bored in my twenties, didn't think I could get better. Just 'discovered' carving January '23, and I'm obsessed. Love your videos too Deb.. Thanks! PS, Wilson is heading for the Olympics.
Hi Debs, I’m just home from a weeks skiing and I had to come back to this video to thank you. While carving i drove that inside leg hard and it was amazing!
this is a really effective video in so many ways, the skiing, the instruction, the socratic interaction. Core strength and angulation are the goals here, and the idea of the "inside leg" is a good approach towards getting there. You are still treating the skis independently and dynamically, which is super important for all sorts of conditions, particular hard surfaces.
This exchange was fun to watch. Awesome example of coaching… the athlete knew all the content, and the coach knew how to steer the athlete. _(both in discussion and in motion)_
Watching the end of the video I am very impressed with Wilson's control of the transition from usinf his hip flexors to initiate the turn and then gently leaning into it and increasing the edge angle. His movement has great fluidity. Being able to execute that on every turn flawlessly shows how strong of a skier he is.
Wilson! Wilson! I knew you when you were just a little volleyball, and now look at you. As for Deb, spot on as usual. Two things to note here: “don’t just park & ride” is a brilliant distinction on the one edge set versus the addition of the inside edge set (see Harald Harb), and I would say ‘leveling’ is also a pinch in the waist (outside edge side), which is why he’s feeling the core using this technique.
Started using the inside ski the last ten years of my skiing. It allows you to take your ski game to a whole new level. Hard snow, powder, especially bumps / steeps, and hi speed turns. Not to mention the racing turn where it is mandatory. Love the fact that you train young skiers to do it. It also may eliminate a lot of injuries with much better control in all conditions and speed.
Deb you're a blessing to this sport and have a very high IQ not only about skiing but also on how to teach it to others. Keep posting it's amazing and I'm for one am a better skier because of it. Thanks
This is one of my goals for this ski season. I'm not working to race just carve harder and have more fun. For me driving the inside leg is a work in progress and as he put it "stacking" allows for increased edge angle creating more confidence while ripping down the hills. Thanks for sharing all that you do.
This is awesome. This component of good skiing will add dynamics to everyone's skiing! Love how Deb's questions draw out beautifully simple explanations from Wilson. To feel and explain what a movement does to your skiing is the key to "owning" it! Absolutely love this video!
I did this today, possibly for the 1st time, it took some getting used to but this has changed my skiing for the better! tight smooth rail turns. no more chattering skis. Thanks very much!
Loving Wilson's awareness. Love seeing when kids get the feel of that scissor turn-inititiation and start working their legs independently with a solid level core. Kids understand this stuff much more readily than they get credit for, which is why I never talk down to kids I train.
Deb is such a great teacher and just an awesome person! I'm an old dog (51years old) with bad habits. Every video helps me see how much I'm getting wrong. Haha. One thing this video helps me to see I need to change is the involvement of my inside ski/knee. I mean, I grew up skiing with different technique (albeit poor), e.g., when you turned left, you sorta lifted your left (inside) ski and put all the pressure on your outside right ski. What I notice nowadays is that when, say, you're turning left, the tip of your left, inside ski is actually a bit in front of the tip of the outside right ski (if you were to look at them side by side when making a turn). I try so hard to get it right, but without actual lessons, it's really hard to be self-taught to the point you get everything right. These videos help. I've been doing much wrong. Just this one change regarding my inside ski is significantly helping me in turns and in dealing with my biggest problem: speed control on steeper runs. Anyways, thanks Deb! I seriously will send you a gift card for all I've learned from your videos if I learn how.
"Working the inside leg" translates into narrower stance: gradually shifting inside leg backward (and outside leg forward) while sensing pressure on your shin and (big) toe (in German we call this "achsenneutrale Fussstellung") -- Great stuff! 👌
Wilson, thank you so much for this video and for the one you did talking about driving the inside hip. Today was my first day back on snow and I spent my whole time thinking about and working on what you explained. It rocked my world!! Keep inspiring me buddy!!
With a ski acumen like that and a sophisticated understanding of the mechanics that he shows at his age I will not be surprised if we see this kid on the World Cup tour before he’s 18 y/o. My U14 daughter is watching this right now. Kids learn so much better from their peers than from their coaches or any other adults.
Deb, I can't thank you enough for making these videos. I started skiing 3 years ago after snowboarding for 20+ years, and practicing the techniques that you go over has taken my skiing to the next level. It's April, and I'm already looking forward to next season to put these skills to work. Thank you!!!
Deb, I have listened a lot of trainers and read many books over the years when i was racing, but you are the best! The way you talk things is so different and so amazing, I use a lot from your movies while i’m coaching young racers in ski club. Thank’s!
This is the only TH-cam video that tells you how to make shorter carved turns. All the rest say to shorten you inside ski but dont tell you how to do it. Thanks Deb 😄 ps I'm 85 still skiing and teaching
Dear Deb and Wilson. Super well done. It is interesting how this move shortens the inside leg and allows inclination by the active use of the inside leg and knee and leg as opposed to the much talked about and misunderstood softening and flopping or toppling espoused by the Aussies and New Zealanders .The real racers I am watching here right now where I am in Europe do not fall inside or flop or topple they use the inside leg.with a deliberate move. This is so good. There is so much misinformation out there and misunderstanding. Thanks for helping with clarity.
This is a nice drill we can all do to build our skills as we ski early season runs on low angle terrain or cross over to another lift. Best example of why ski racers make great free skiers. Lots of respect for a Olympic Gold Medal winner teaching kids and giving back to the sport.
Hey Coach! Log this comment in your diary. I cannot wait to see this kid in four more years. Hopefully the focus and the excitement will make it through the teen years and then watch out world cup.! Thomyt
This really clicked for me when I thought about it more like a power turn in hockey. After that you can carve one footed on the outside edge of the inside ski. Such a blast!! Wilson's a great teacher!!!
Came back to rewatch this and the first statement Wilson made hit me. I have always noticed my inside ski comes forward when im carving well, but struggled to reproduce the good carving by thinking inside ski forward. The real cue was shorten the inside leg! Ski comes forward because the knee comes forward, not because the hip does!
My mom learned to ski in her late 40s and has had a hard time getting out of her awkward learners stance and I talked to her the other day about using her inside leg and she’s looking amazing, awesome as always deb :)
Great to see some one at this age able to understand and put everything together with confidence ! I know a lot of skiers much older than Wilson that don't get it !!
This young guy is skiing well, and what is even more astonishing is, how he analyses the things involved. 👍. Grear teaching too! And not bad shooting either✌️.
our old coach Marcus who was an Austrian and Canadian champion many years ago taught this method to us kids and this really worked in the race course and reduced the DNF's a lot and even produced some wins🤗
Deb, I started watching your videos a few days ago because I’m going to keystone at the end of February. I haven’t skiied in 3 years. 😳 Your videos are the best I’ve found at getting me ready. Thanks.
wilson has a great turn for a u 14. i do a modified telemark turn on alpine skis sometimes to vary the turn radius. so, instead of edging the inside ski at the ball all the time, like a proper ski racer turn, sometimes i shift the edging of the inside ski back towards the tail, and use that as the pivot point for the rotation in the turn. at the same time i push the out side ski out a bit into wedge, and i can do what ever turn radius i want around the inside ski pivot. i call it a "surfer turn" because it feels sort of surfy. its not as fast nor good on ice as a proper ski racer turn, but its fun
I just found your channel. This video is brilliant on many levels! . The teaching, the rapport, and the isolated skills enhancement. Wow Also, I'm a B.A., History , UNM, '88. Woof Woof Woof! So there's that :)
I love the explanations and examples in this video. I also wonder why every slope always has people sitting in the middle of it. I get that you may need a break, I'm old enough I often do too, just move to the side.
Definitely a really good technique, my race coach use to tell us to carve with 70% outside pressure and 30% inside, this would give us enough juice to push the inside leg forward and stay on top of the gate. I really liked the way Wilson explained this, he’s a great role model.
This is super inspiring, and man does that kid ski good! I’m 26, been skiing my whole life and I don’t ski as nice as him. I wish I had you as a coach lol !
Hi Deb. Greetings from New Zealand. Your answer to one of these questions has prompted me to ask if you would make a video for senior skiers showing how we can combine our existing skills with appropriate strategies to keep challenging ourselves by setting goals. One example might be... "let's try this slightly steep run, stay well in control, and keep moving fluidly with balance and rhythm "
In the "old days" we used to call it riding the uphill ski. We worked on moving our pressure to the uphill ski just before the turn. This was really necessary when you were skiing 203c skis. You could get hung on the downhill ski is you rode it too long. My guess is this young many will be a very good racer as he ages.
Good instructional video. We also need to work with the youngsters on etiquette and sharing the slopes. At 1:04 and 2:23 he comes fairly close to other skiers. That can freak out a beginner.
Deb, I’ll have to watch this video again (or maybe a few times) to understand it. I am familiar with lightening the inside leg, shortening the inside leg, but don’t recall ever hearing anyone talk about “driving” the inside leg. If I may ask you for clarification, I’ll state it as a question. Should I think about the motion of the inside leg as 1.) driving it (projecting it forward), or 2.) shortening it (tucking it up), or 3.) a combination of the two actions whereas driving the inside leg forward will shorten it at the same time? If I’m missing the point or my question makes no sense and I’m off track, feel free to say so. Thanks. - Marshall
@@DebArmstrongSkiStrong OK, I get it. I tested it out in my stocking feet to understand the biomechanics of engaging the inside leg as you describe it. My takeaway is that its a good way for me to think about and to be proactive with the inside leg throughout the turn. Thanks for another great tip. //Marshall
I had the same confusion - great question - I just went skiing at Crystal yesterday and saw someone else doing this and I struggled. I am still wondering what this feels like but will give it a try - much appreciated!
@@rickguthrie7662 Rick, I haven't seen you ski. Let me say in general that driving the inside leg is only a component of the total movement to arc a turn. So this tip by itself out of context might be an uncomfortable movement for someone. What I feel is pressure transferred to the inside edge of the outside ski. I hope you can work it out through trial and error. Good luck.
Wilson has the winning combo, listening/thinking, always learning, youth and a great coach in Deb's experience and wisdom!
Yeah, it's so true! I don't know why I didn't have that ability to listen to and comprehense information given to me in my youth!
Fr totally agree
This woman recording is amazing!! she’s asking all the right questions and projecting his potential to greatness. She is the coach, the teacher, and she’s transforming him into a masterpiece
Deb is gold.
Ha ha ha. I love Wilson’s honesty and openness admitting that he thought Deb “was crazy and I probably shouldn’t listen to you” and then discovers Deb’s advice was spot on. Great teacher and a very smart and articulate 12-yr-old. Kudos.
His technical descriptions and knowledge are full cert level. Awesome.
Wow, you are a truly gifted instructor, Deb.... on the technical aspects, of course, but also in how you communicate with your students. Using the Socratic method is great, but it's especially great with kids, as sometimes they shock you in how well and articulately they describe the key points of what you're teaching them. It's also clear that Wilson is a willing and very capable student, which is awesome. I really enjoy watching your instructional videos and I learn something from every one of them.
A ski instructor friend watched this last night and brought the drill with him this morning when we met up. We both instantly felt the skis "attack" the radius as we brought the knee up. What we got really excited about is in teaching this to help our students increase angles without a lot of words about the inclination or angulation. The student will feel this as soon as he/she brings that inside knee higher. We had great fun playing with this all morning. Thanks for the video.
Love it!!!!! Thank you for the post
What's the drill?
@@tominatorix What we did was to start on harder green to easy blue runs with big C shaped turns and then have the student work into shorter and shorter turns with getting the knee up higher with each turn directing more pressure to the outside as the turns got tighter. For some students, telling them to "open the door with the inside knee and drive the outside ski through the open door" seemed to help get the idea across.
Thanks Deb and Wilson, I learned so much from this post , ps I am a late starter at skiing, 64 yrs young and never too old to learn
Me too.
This is just fantastic. I love this video. As a child of the 1970s and 1980s, learning to ski and then race back then was so different from how it is today. It seemed like a lot of emphasis was placed on the use of weighting and maintaining pressure on the inside edge of the outside ski, and we were taught to really focus on that edge angle. The inside leg wasn't really addressed in the same way it is today with the new ski technologies. It really contributed to a lot of the A-frame stances you see with so many of us who grew up and learned to ski and race during the '70s and '80s. You can pick us out of a group in no time. It's a hard habit to break because it was so ingrained into all of us for so many years. One of my favorite videos is when Deb, Christin Cooper, and Cindy Nelson spend the day just tearing up the mountain together and having fun. Each are incredibly gifted and talented Olympians in their own right and the best ambassadors to the sport that you could ever imagine. At times you can see that A-frame make an appearance even with the best of the best. They are so graceful that it doesn't matter, though. The key is to have fun and enjoy the mountain.
Love this
Oh god you’ve just summarised my 40 years of skiing, learning in Spain, France and Austria. Bend zee knees, pressure on the edge, a banana shape to hold the edge.
At 63 I just get faster and faster and control disappears at the same rate……
That was my experience also but modern skis are significantly different (and better) than those 203s we all skied on. These kids today :)
@@jmedaugh Dynamic (or was it Dynastar?) 205’s with red Nordica Air Trident boots and a bright red C&A ski suit. Damn I looked good.
Fast too… I just couldn’t turn!!
@@PhilbyFavourites I was on Dynamic VR 17s myself back then, I wasn't nearly as cool as you though! We did that stemming and unweighting/pole plant move so we could float down the hill like Ingemar Stenmark. It did not work in my case :)
Many teachers focus on outside leg EXTENSION, but, as demonstrated here, inside leg FLEXION is where the real magic starts to happen. Have to say it: Harald Harb (PMTS) was way ahead of the curve with this move.
Harb is fantastic!
Yes, Harald Harb observed how the greatest ski racers in the world were skiing as the design of alpine skis suddenly evolved, and designed his Primary Movements Teaching System (PMTS) to be effective and accessible to all skiers including beginners. Harb's learning and teaching materials are outstanding.
Harb,s phantom move is diferent
just ski down the damn hill
and this is just 12 year old kid.... look at him skiing and how mature his understanding of skiing is, wow, this kid will make it to the podium.
Thanks Deb, another great educational video !!!!
Thank you :))
These kids are blessed to have your coaching Deb! That fellow is well on his way. Beautiful carving
Love how simple Wilson explains things. Keep it simple.
53 and just getting back into skiing. I grew bored in my twenties, didn't think I could get better. Just 'discovered' carving January '23, and I'm obsessed. Love your videos too Deb.. Thanks! PS, Wilson is heading for the Olympics.
Hi Debs, I’m just home from a weeks skiing and I had to come back to this video to thank you. While carving i drove that inside leg hard and it was amazing!
this is a really effective video in so many ways, the skiing, the instruction, the socratic interaction. Core strength and angulation are the goals here, and the idea of the "inside leg" is a good approach towards getting there. You are still treating the skis independently and dynamically, which is super important for all sorts of conditions, particular hard surfaces.
This exchange was fun to watch. Awesome example of coaching… the athlete knew all the content, and the coach knew how to steer the athlete. _(both in discussion and in motion)_
Watching the end of the video I am very impressed with Wilson's control of the transition from usinf his hip flexors to initiate the turn and then gently leaning into it and increasing the edge angle. His movement has great fluidity. Being able to execute that on every turn flawlessly shows how strong of a skier he is.
Lots of useful info on what shortening the inside leg will do for edge angle and these videos always make me smile; finally accepting Deb’s wisdom 😆
Love it Hayley👍👍💪💪
Wilson! Wilson! I knew you when you were just a little volleyball, and now look at you. As for Deb, spot on as usual. Two things to note here: “don’t just park & ride” is a brilliant distinction on the one edge set versus the addition of the inside edge set (see Harald Harb), and I would say ‘leveling’ is also a pinch in the waist (outside edge side), which is why he’s feeling the core using this technique.
My 8 yr old watched this & it made so much more sense to him! He loved that there was a kid demonstrating! Excellent video!
Fantastic!!!
One of the best upload Alpine Ski analysis videos of 2021/22 season! Bravo 👏👏👏💯
Thank you!!!
Well done Wilson & Deb 👏
Wow that’s amazing to see. So nice that you teach all those kids and how great that Wilson knows exactly where he’s improving.
Started using the inside ski the last ten years of my skiing. It allows you to take your ski game to a whole new level. Hard snow, powder, especially bumps / steeps, and hi speed turns. Not to mention the racing turn where it is mandatory. Love the fact that you train young skiers to do it. It also may eliminate a lot of injuries with much better control in all conditions and speed.
Deb you're a blessing to this sport and have a very high IQ not only about skiing but also on how to teach it to others. Keep posting it's amazing and I'm for one am a better skier because of it. Thanks
Thank you
Watched and applied last year - big game changer. Revisiting today, great refresher. Thank you, Deb!
This is one of my goals for this ski season. I'm not working to race just carve harder and have more fun. For me driving the inside leg is a work in progress and as he put it "stacking" allows for increased edge angle creating more confidence while ripping down the hills. Thanks for sharing all that you do.
This instructor is the best I have seen so far.
Thank you😉😉👍👍
This is awesome. This component of good skiing will add dynamics to everyone's skiing! Love how Deb's questions draw out beautifully simple explanations from Wilson. To feel and explain what a movement does to your skiing is the key to "owning" it! Absolutely love this video!
Thanks Terry!!!!!
I did this today, possibly for the 1st time, it took some getting used to but this has changed my skiing for the better! tight smooth rail turns. no more chattering skis. Thanks very much!
Loving Wilson's awareness. Love seeing when kids get the feel of that scissor turn-inititiation and start working their legs independently with a solid level core. Kids understand this stuff much more readily than they get credit for, which is why I never talk down to kids I train.
Deb is such a great teacher and just an awesome person! I'm an old dog (51years old) with bad habits. Every video helps me see how much I'm getting wrong. Haha. One thing this video helps me to see I need to change is the involvement of my inside ski/knee. I mean, I grew up skiing with different technique (albeit poor), e.g., when you turned left, you sorta lifted your left (inside) ski and put all the pressure on your outside right ski. What I notice nowadays is that when, say, you're turning left, the tip of your left, inside ski is actually a bit in front of the tip of the outside right ski (if you were to look at them side by side when making a turn). I try so hard to get it right, but without actual lessons, it's really hard to be self-taught to the point you get everything right. These videos help. I've been doing much wrong. Just this one change regarding my inside ski is significantly helping me in turns and in dealing with my biggest problem: speed control on steeper runs. Anyways, thanks Deb! I seriously will send you a gift card for all I've learned from your videos if I learn how.
This is my favorite and best information yet. I can understand this delivery with both of them communicating about it. Thank you
That IS the technical detail I've been trying to understand all year so that I can apply it. Thank you, now I know what to do!!!
i can see the tears from your eyes when he answered your question so beautifully. Well done deb.
"Working the inside leg" translates into narrower stance: gradually shifting inside leg backward (and outside leg forward) while sensing pressure on your shin and (big) toe (in German we call this "achsenneutrale Fussstellung") -- Great stuff! 👌
Awesome job Wilson, great insight, so helpful and well explained.
Wilson, thank you so much for this video and for the one you did talking about driving the inside hip. Today was my first day back on snow and I spent my whole time thinking about and working on what you explained. It rocked my world!! Keep inspiring me buddy!!
Thanks
I’m so impressed with Wilson’s skiing all thanks to you Deb. You’re a fantastic coach.
With a ski acumen like that and a sophisticated understanding of the mechanics that he shows at his age I will not be surprised if we see this kid on the World Cup tour before he’s 18 y/o. My U14 daughter is watching this right now. Kids learn so much better from their peers than from their coaches or any other adults.
Awesome, great way to describe importance of the uphill ski in the hunt for the sharpest carve! Good luck with your career.
Deb, I can't thank you enough for making these videos. I started skiing 3 years ago after snowboarding for 20+ years, and practicing the techniques that you go over has taken my skiing to the next level. It's April, and I'm already looking forward to next season to put these skills to work. Thank you!!!
Deb, I have listened a lot of trainers and read many books over the years when i was racing, but you are the best! The way you talk things is so different and so amazing, I use a lot from your movies while i’m coaching young racers in ski club. Thank’s!
Nothing like another excellent ski tip from Deb days before you leave for a Lake Louise ski trip! Thanks for the content Deb….!
Great!!!!!! Have fun.
Deb, Thanks so much for allowing us to see you and your students share in the making of the magic of advanced skiing !
Thanks Nancy
becoming a graceful and powerful skier! thanks, deb, the importance of the inside knee
This is the only TH-cam video that tells you how to make shorter carved turns.
All the rest say to shorten you inside ski but dont tell you how to do it.
Thanks Deb 😄
ps I'm 85 still skiing and teaching
Deb has become my Idol, Mentor! concise-specific info making learning and reinforcement easy!!
Thanks Julie!!!!!
Adopting this technique has changed the way I ski. Thank you! 🙏🏽
An open mind, black & white instruction ...... good combo. Young gentleman to watch.
Dear Deb and Wilson. Super well done. It is interesting how this move shortens the inside leg and allows inclination by the active use of the inside leg and knee and leg as opposed to the much talked about and misunderstood softening and flopping or toppling espoused by the Aussies and New Zealanders .The real racers I am watching here right now where I am in Europe do not fall inside or flop or topple they use the inside leg.with a deliberate move. This is so good. There is so much misinformation out there and misunderstanding. Thanks for helping with clarity.
Good stuff
This is a nice drill we can all do to build our skills as we ski early season runs on low angle terrain or cross over to another lift. Best example of why ski racers make great free skiers. Lots of respect for a Olympic Gold Medal winner teaching kids and giving back to the sport.
This is great! He is so responsive to the instruction and has such insightful answers.
Way to go Wilson! Great skiing and great ability to express what you are learning and doing on your skis! Good luck this year!!
Hey Coach! Log this comment in your diary. I cannot wait to see this kid in four more years. Hopefully the focus and the excitement will make it through the teen years and then watch out world cup.! Thomyt
Love it
This really clicked for me when I thought about it more like a power turn in hockey. After that you can carve one footed on the outside edge of the inside ski. Such a blast!! Wilson's a great teacher!!!
Came back to rewatch this and the first statement Wilson made hit me. I have always noticed my inside ski comes forward when im carving well, but struggled to reproduce the good carving by thinking inside ski forward. The real cue was shorten the inside leg! Ski comes forward because the knee comes forward, not because the hip does!
Love ur teaching style and enthusiasm, Deb!
Wilson’s lucky to have a dedicated coach like Deb & he’s teachable. Great combination! ⛷️
Wow! Debbie Armstrong is as good an instructor as she was a ski racer. Brava.
As someone with a 12 year old grand-daughter who races, this is gold dust…. Many thanks.
Deb, your vids are getting better and better.
Im learning😉😉 thank you
Thank you Deb, you’re amazing. This video changed my skiing forever. Wilson is awesome
My mom learned to ski in her late 40s and has had a hard time getting out of her awkward learners stance and I talked to her the other day about using her inside leg and she’s looking amazing, awesome as always deb :)
Fantastic!!!!!!!! Thanks for the comment
I learned so much in this 7 min video I think tomorrow when I am finally back on snow, I will be much better ... Thanks Deb!
Great to see some one at this age able to understand and put everything together with confidence !
I know a lot of skiers much older than Wilson that don't get it !!
Wilson is phenomenal
The next American Alberto Tomba!!
❤😊
Great student
Great instructor ❤
Kid knows his stuff! Love this channel and love this fundamentals reminder!
I can watch good carving turns all day long , love it
This young guy is skiing well, and what is even more astonishing is, how he analyses the things involved. 👍. Grear teaching too! And not bad shooting either✌️.
Exellent discussion, analysis and demostation. Thank you Deb, thank you Wilson
our old coach Marcus who was an Austrian and Canadian champion many years ago taught this method to us kids and this really worked in the race course and reduced the DNF's a lot and even produced some wins🤗
Intelligent athlete. He understands the technical aspect of his sport really well for such a young athlete. He explains it as well as any coach.
Deb, I started watching your videos a few days ago because I’m going to keystone at the end of February. I haven’t skiied in 3 years. 😳 Your videos are the best I’ve found at getting me ready. Thanks.
This is so cool to watch. You are training this kid to be elite and possibly be a champion someday.
wilson has a great turn for a u 14. i do a modified telemark turn on alpine skis sometimes to vary the turn radius. so, instead of edging the inside ski at the ball all the time, like a proper ski racer turn, sometimes i shift the edging of the inside ski back towards the tail, and use that as the pivot point for the rotation in the turn. at the same time i push the out side ski out a bit into wedge, and i can do what ever turn radius i want around the inside ski pivot. i call it a "surfer turn" because it feels sort of surfy. its not as fast nor good on ice as a proper ski racer turn, but its fun
Bloody brilliant! Thanks, Wilson and instructor!
This was fun to watch. Exceptional coaching, great kid!
I just found your channel. This video is brilliant on many levels! . The teaching, the rapport, and the isolated skills enhancement. Wow Also, I'm a B.A., History , UNM, '88. Woof Woof Woof! So there's that :)
Glad you found me Erik!!! Go Lobos❤❤
Never thought I'd learn so much from a 12 year old!
I love the explanations and examples in this video. I also wonder why every slope always has people sitting in the middle of it. I get that you may need a break, I'm old enough I often do too, just move to the side.
Great stuff Deb and Wilson! Nice skiing!
Love seeing all these kids pushing themselves! One of the best Deb videos!! Not Dirty!!
Definitely a really good technique, my race coach use to tell us to carve with 70% outside pressure and 30% inside, this would give us enough juice to push the inside leg forward and stay on top of the gate. I really liked the way Wilson explained this, he’s a great role model.
This is super inspiring, and man does that kid ski good! I’m 26, been skiing my whole life and I don’t ski as nice as him. I wish I had you as a coach lol !
Hi Deb. Greetings from New Zealand. Your answer to one of these questions has prompted me to ask if you would make a video for senior skiers showing how we can combine our existing skills with appropriate strategies to keep challenging ourselves by setting goals. One example might be... "let's try this slightly steep run, stay well in control, and keep moving fluidly with balance and rhythm "
I like that idea!!!!! We will see. I have lots of content to get through and not enough time!!!!!!! Thanks for the comment.
This kid is an absolute beast! I bet we’ll see him on tv in the next 5-10 years.
I love watching this kid ski! Mesmerizing.
Love the content and explanations from you (and Wilson). Keep up the great work!
In the "old days" we used to call it riding the uphill ski. We worked on moving our pressure to the uphill ski just before the turn. This was really necessary when you were skiing 203c skis. You could get hung on the downhill ski is you rode it too long. My guess is this young many will be a very good racer as he ages.
I learn from every video like this deb, thanks a lot for sharing.
Powerful skier
Gonna try and emphasize this the next time I get out . Looks v expert
This is great, easy to watch, hard to do. but will practice this tomorrow
This is such a great video! I’m going to practice this technique on the slopes this weekend!!
Good instructional video. We also need to work with the youngsters on etiquette and sharing the slopes. At 1:04 and 2:23 he comes fairly close to other skiers. That can freak out a beginner.
Yes, good point
I wish u were in Verbier... you are the most amazing teacher
I learn so much from your videos. Thank you. I’m going to Steamboat tomorrow and just learned you teach there!
Wish someone had explained it exactly like this to me 20 years ago. Awesome
Thanks!
Deb, I’ll have to watch this video again (or maybe a few times) to understand it. I am familiar with lightening the inside leg, shortening the inside leg, but don’t recall ever hearing anyone talk about “driving” the inside leg. If I may ask you for clarification, I’ll state it as a question. Should I think about the motion of the inside leg as 1.) driving it (projecting it forward), or 2.) shortening it (tucking it up), or 3.) a combination of the two actions whereas driving the inside leg forward will shorten it at the same time? If I’m missing the point or my question makes no sense and I’m off track, feel free to say so. Thanks. - Marshall
Combo of the two. Maintain the ankle flexion of the inside leg. Very important.
@@DebArmstrongSkiStrong OK, I get it. I tested it out in my stocking feet to understand the biomechanics of engaging the inside leg as you describe it. My takeaway is that its a good way for me to think about and to be proactive with the inside leg throughout the turn. Thanks for another great tip. //Marshall
I had the same confusion - great question - I just went skiing at Crystal yesterday and saw someone else doing this and I struggled. I am still wondering what this feels like but will give it a try - much appreciated!
@@rickguthrie7662 Rick, I haven't seen you ski. Let me say in general that driving the inside leg is only a component of the total movement to arc a turn. So this tip by itself out of context might be an uncomfortable movement for someone. What I feel is pressure transferred to the inside edge of the outside ski. I hope you can work it out through trial and error. Good luck.
@@gogglebro9421 Thanks for your response - looking forward to figuring this technique out