Love the fact that you spent time on the Safety aspects of this drill. And that's why you are a World class instructor amounts other things. Big Respect.
No joke. I NEVER trust the people above me to yield. Especially if I'm practicing, I might do something erratic they aren't expecting. People pass WAAAAAY too close, I already had one person following me too close who ran into the back of me; they thought I was going to zig and I zagged. Luckily at slow speed, everyone was fine.
A few day ago RU-vid algorithm took me to this great channel. Since then, I have learning not only the ski skills but also the passion for life from Deb. It is honor for me to be taught by her ^^
Great video lesson for start of the season., My slogan is “ you got to do the drills to build the skills “. One comment I hear frequently from customers at the ski shop is that their skis are too fast or they think they need a shorter ski because they have difficulty controlling a proper length ski. The real issue is probably they need to develop better edge skills like you are teaching in this video to control speed and the shape of their turns. . I frequently mention your name and RU-vid channel to my customers.These drills are great to use on the low angle trails when you are going to other trails or back towards the lift. It’s good to make the most out of every run especially at the start of the season.
LOVE that you talked about looking out for other skiers. So many times I'm finding myself trying to travers with skiiers zipping past me and it shakes my confidences and cases me to change course.
Yesterday I figured out reproducible carved turns on easy terrain (2 clean tracks!) on my dominant side but having trouble on my weak side. today I will try garlands on my weak side! A lot more tipping opportunities per traverse than doing a turn each time! Thanks!
@@DebArmstrongSkiStrong Just started skiing last year can't get on the slopes soon enough or stay long enough, learning a lot from you. Keep it up and thanks.
Such a great teaching drill. I use it regularly to help my students transition from rotating skis to carving their skis. Thanks for posting these informative vids. Slopes opening soon.
Deb, thanks so much. I'm watching this before going to my CS1 Certification at Whitetail Resort tomorrow. Operative phrase was that the knees are bending but the waist is not. Good Stuff!
Yes. Safety. And love that look at the end. I don’t care how close I get to side to be clear of skiers lines, someone always wants the last 12” of snow.
Great camera work from the rear… it demonstrated well how the ankles drive the knees uphill. Would have been interesting to see the same motion from the opposite perspective, but tough to do steady camera going backwards on busy/narrow slope.
Feet, feet, feet. It all starts there and the kinetic chain follows on up the leg. Deb explains this so well. Whenever I am hyper focused on my technique, I focus on my feet. The rest seems to follow.
Thank you for you time been watching you for years now this is so helpful im so so so wanting to get to that next level and get on my edges carv one day when you put it across like tyres on a car it's so clever thanks deb great job cheers mark
"Practice, practice, practice..." So important to refine the skill and develop the muscle memory. So love your videos-outstanding. This one was especially interesting at the end....I believe you may have had a few choice words for the individual that cut behind you...
My 9-year-old daughter often catches the inner ski with her shovel during this exercise and trips. What are we doing wrong? We love your video. Greetings from Poland
Like all of your videos, this too is a great one! But, I especially love the snarl at the very end at the skier who got a little too close to your back! 🙂
Great video! Garlands is one of my favoriate practices. Now, you talk about tipping in two places: foot (boot) and kee. Where is your main mental focus, foot or knee? Yes, foot tipping eventually causes knee tipping, which leads to the same thing. But, which one of those do you suggest we focus on?
@@DebArmstrongSkiStrong Thanks, Deb! There is this person that I admire who stresses ankle/foot movment. But, I realized that focusing on knee seem to work better for me. Love your videos!
What level skier is this 9 year old? I would show them visuals, pictures and videos so they know what carving is. I would have them follow someone who knows how to carve. I would stay on gentle terrain, not to steep. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-35R6nuNHbo4.htmlsi=nxqjerV5SlcObkxz ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U_VRnVsKev4.htmlsi=jdRTz7fFRnFb9iWh
What pressure points do u focus on in ur boots? The big toe joing and small toe? Also how is the pressure distributed between the two feet? Anyways, thank u !
Hi Deb, always love your videos thoughts and drills. Just a little confused with garlands. Is engaging edges and transition not practised in linked turns? Or is there something about the garlands that is beneficial beyond what is practised in linked turns? As always thanks for your great content. Always love to see a new Deb video
Different drills can break down movements at different phases of the turn. Isolate movements for different phases of the turn. Drills are good that way. Depending on the emphasis of the garland one can focus on the end of the turn or the beginning of the turn.
For me....Inside foot feel is where it is at. I can try try try to get the inside knee to tip the ski all I want, but nothing happens unless I concentrate on the FEELING in the foot...specifically feel the pressure on the outside forward part of my uphill foot. As soon as I do that, the knee follows. Also..for me I do not need to think about the outside/DH leg. Get the inside/uphill foot/knee/ski to tip, and the other leg follows. The reverse is not true. It is very easy to tip the DH ski, and keep the uphill flat (A-frame) Another issue is overall body balance. To really do this well, you have to let the skis float down hill from your balance point a bit, and just as you start to "fall" (get off balance) up the hill, you "catch yourself" with the edging and the skis push on you, putting you in balance. If you aggressively put your skis on edge, they will squirt uphill to strongly, and you get out of balance the other way...you start falling down the hill. Garlands to me should become more aggressive as you start skiing better. Doing them on a steeper hill is also a great progression..as long as you do them right. Edit....I recently discovered these are actually harder to do properly do on a mellow slope. A moderately steeper slope like Deb is doing here is actually easier. They are just like a turn. But using a very mellow slope (with fast/hard snow) gets really hard as the balance / anticipation gets so tricky. This is because you are not stabilized by gravity. If the slope is very mellow, and you are going a good speed, when you edge, the ski will respond quickly....with a lot of lateral motion. This is TOUGH because your body is not prepared for this. If the slope is steeper, your body is actually already pre-set a bit to handle the skis lateral motion. Want to really dial in your edge balance....do these on a mellow slope, build up good speed before you carve, and use decisive edge initiation. Very challenging.
You are very correct; I teach expert skiing on the beginner slope. It’s the hardest because you don’t have gravity to bail you ought; you must be technically clean. As for the inside ski, little toe edge, you are also correct. Check out Harald Harb’s teaching videos and books.
@@Osnosis thanks for the comment, confirming I am thinking about things correctly. I am not a trained instructor or coach. I was a decent ski racer, but not athletic enough at the time to continue on to the FIS level I stopped skiing about 25 years ago...and just started again. I had never skied modern (1994+) shaped skis, and have been trying to change my technique from 80s era coaching to modern ways. It has all been self teaching based on watching video coaching tips, etc. It seems that the understanding of skiing physics is so much better now. In a way...it is a lot easier than it was back in the day. Coaches back then really did not have a clue what they were talking about....even up to the top level. I think back to what some of the US ski team coaches said in summer camps I attended...and I roll my eyes.
@@shooter7a the new ski shapes, designed with new materials, have shifted the weight/force distribution so that there is always less twisting and more lateral hip action than before. It’s still ‘applied leverage’, but much more evenly distributed along the length of the ski.
@@DebArmstrongSkiStrong learning to roller skate must be fun! Will check out some videos. Thanks for suggesting. I guess the upper and lower body separation rules are similar between the 2 sports.
Ah, interesting. I am still learning a lot with video, editing, cameras, computers, etc. I did get a new gopro and a new computer. I am using the new computer, not the new gopro yet. My learning curve is still steep!!! If you are seeing better resolution then GREAT!!!! Glad you are watching.
@@DebArmstrongSkiStrong There are some great tutorials around, let me know if you want some links. If you have the knew GoPro 10 the stabilization is amazing... especially if you're upgrading from 8 or lower.
That safety point (@ 3:32) can't be reinforced enough! I have seen too many newbie converts (including instructors 20 years ago) to the relatively new style of skiing being hit from above. Yes, it may be the responsibility of the skier above, but you will not be happy!
Please accept this feedback in the spirit intended. Your video is 4 1/2 min long and you talk for over 2 minutes at the start. Almost half your video is you introducing the subject. I would prefer less talking and getting to the action much sooner. Thank you.
