It is actually initiated by "switching" your pelvic bone tilt. This "levers" your legs from one side to the other. th-cam.com/video/DG_Dg7_NIt0/w-d-xo.html At the FIS level, it is hard to see...but ALL the skies are MAXING out heir pelvic bone tilt. At the end of the turn, they have their pelvic bone tilted to the MAX, inside hip high. By starting to raise the outside hip at the end of the turn, even a TINY bit, your legs will go soft and move under you.
It seems lke the movement is to get the new or uphill foot on the hill and pulling speed off of the hill.
The movement is to retract the downhill foot, to create suspension at the beginning of the new turn.
Is this movement coming from flexed femurs rotating the pelvis or from movement of the lumber spine?
It is actually initiated by "switching" your pelvic bone tilt. This "levers" your legs from one side to the other.
th-cam.com/video/DG_Dg7_NIt0/w-d-xo.html
At the FIS level, it is hard to see...but ALL the skies are MAXING out heir pelvic bone tilt. At the end of the turn, they have their pelvic bone tilted to the MAX, inside hip high. By starting to raise the outside hip at the end of the turn, even a TINY bit, your legs will go soft and move under you.
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Neither do feet.