Servus Paul! I hope you have some nice Christmas days. One question - or maybe just confirmation 😉 - regarding stance and fore-aft and at least also longer skis to find the pressure on the tips. Especially German and Austrian Ski-Instructor-Associations have one same principle: move forward to the big toe of the new outside foot in the transition. And I don’t know how often I heard this in ski-instructor-coachings etc.. The problem is: it doesn’t work for me. In result my ankles are „blocking“, I loose tension, I fall back and inside. No problem as long the terrain is not too steep, but if it gets really steep the system collapses. And I am sure, there are lots of skiers having the same problem though they are good skiers. I guess, this applies especially to skiers who have a great flexibility in the ankles (as I have) and are moreover tall (as I am with 1,90 m). I had to „reboot my hard-drive“ and do a restart in my skiing. And I was motivated to do it by a race-coach. He said, I „have to forget the bullsh… with the big toe“ and „Nice if it works, but the aim is tension in the flexion and not flexion itself. Better more tension than using the very long way it needs to feel pressure under the big toe“. The solution: I have to concentrate more on holding tension in the ankles and on „active“ dorsiflexion than moving forward to the big toe. On the contrary I lift my toes much more with the dorsiflexion. Of course this automatically leads me to restrict rolling forward under my feet at the front ball - BUT: I can moove forward so easily now. The result is amazing: more stability, much more ability to give pressure to the cuff of the shoe, much more control along my fore-aft-movement and no longer „push-back“ in steeps. So, Paul, what do you think about that theory to move to the big toe? 😉 I am really interested in your opinion. But: as you already said: tension and on the balls: th-cam.com/video/j3eGnzxo1P0/w-d-xo.html at 7:00 🤔👍😉
Thanks for the more detailed analysis of Alpine Basic Position question! It was insightful. Same about speed. Already looking forward to the next episode!
Great Episode 👍I am looking forward to your future video's about exercices for people with (beginning) artritis in the knee ! If I"m correct, I shout go for a race carver (e.g. Fisher RC4 RC) instead then for a short slalom ski (e.g. Rossignol Elite ST or Dynastar Omiglas SL)
thanks to you guys for doing this - certainly noticed the constant struggle with the monetary value that resorts are placing on people who really want to bring technique and enjoyment to intermediates or even help experts get to elite. Your stuff is awesome though and very much appreciated at the user level.
That sounds like a loaded question 😂 I think this would be a great podcast that I could shoot in the shop with the skis and boots in hand. Now I just need to find some time shoot it. I hope you can wait.
@@SIAAustria Paul, I’ll share with you that I have too many questions and became a ski instructor in part as a pathway to find answers. About my question, I acknowledge that asking you for guidance in picking skis is a loaded question. // Marshall
Servus Paul!
I hope you have some nice Christmas days. One question - or maybe just confirmation 😉 - regarding stance and fore-aft and at least also longer skis to find the pressure on the tips. Especially German and Austrian Ski-Instructor-Associations have one same principle: move forward to the big toe of the new outside foot in the transition. And I don’t know how often I heard this in ski-instructor-coachings etc.. The problem is: it doesn’t work for me. In result my ankles are „blocking“, I loose tension, I fall back and inside. No problem as long the terrain is not too steep, but if it gets really steep the system collapses. And I am sure, there are lots of skiers having the same problem though they are good skiers. I guess, this applies especially to skiers who have a great flexibility in the ankles (as I have) and are moreover tall (as I am with 1,90 m).
I had to „reboot my hard-drive“ and do a restart in my skiing. And I was motivated to do it by a race-coach. He said, I „have to forget the bullsh… with the big toe“ and „Nice if it works, but the aim is tension in the flexion and not flexion itself. Better more tension than using the very long way it needs to feel pressure under the big toe“. The solution: I have to concentrate more on holding tension in the ankles and on „active“ dorsiflexion than moving forward to the big toe. On the contrary I lift my toes much more with the dorsiflexion. Of course this automatically leads me to restrict rolling forward under my feet at the front ball - BUT: I can moove forward so easily now. The result is amazing: more stability, much more ability to give pressure to the cuff of the shoe, much more control along my fore-aft-movement and no longer „push-back“ in steeps.
So, Paul, what do you think about that theory to move to the big toe? 😉 I am really interested in your opinion. But: as you already said: tension and on the balls: th-cam.com/video/j3eGnzxo1P0/w-d-xo.html at 7:00 🤔👍😉
Thanks for the more detailed analysis of Alpine Basic Position question! It was insightful. Same about speed. Already looking forward to the next episode!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great Episode 👍I am looking forward to your future video's about exercices for people with (beginning) artritis in the knee !
If I"m correct, I shout go for a race carver (e.g. Fisher RC4 RC) instead then for a short slalom ski (e.g. Rossignol Elite ST or Dynastar Omiglas SL)
thanks to you guys for doing this - certainly noticed the constant struggle with the monetary value that resorts are placing on people who really want to bring technique and enjoyment to intermediates or even help experts get to elite. Your stuff is awesome though and very much appreciated at the user level.
Our pleasure!
What are basic things I need to know to pick the right kind of skis for myself?
That sounds like a loaded question 😂 I think this would be a great podcast that I could shoot in the shop with the skis and boots in hand. Now I just need to find some time shoot it. I hope you can wait.
@@SIAAustria Paul, I’ll share with you that I have too many questions and became a ski instructor in part as a pathway to find answers. About my question, I acknowledge that asking you for guidance in picking skis is a loaded question. // Marshall
@@gogglebro9421 I am still going to take that question and shoot it back at you 😂
Nice talk🎿🎿🎿