How to CARVE LOW - WC Technique + DRILL

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Hi,
In this weeks video we are going to take a closer look at a WC carving technique called FLEX TO RELEASE and RETRACTION TRANSITION. Basically you stay low all the time. Very close to the snow. High edge angles. Like the WC ski racers on TV.
Many of us me included have been taught to up-unweight our transitions, edge change between turns. This is a valid technique to ski crud and normal parallel skiing but when it comes to high end WC SL technique we need to do the complete opposite, we need to flex through the transition.
Check the video and enjoy :)
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@bugsy233 Год назад

I started skiing in my 50's and have spent the last 17 years trying to learn how to do what you are describing in your video. I am not sure how it happened but this season is the first time that I have learned how to adopted this technique in my skiing and it feels like a radioactive spider had bit me and I now can ski down steep terrain like some kind of Marvel superhero. It is the most amazing feeling that I have experienced since I was 5 years old when my Dad took off the training wheels from my bicycle.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, thanks for sharing. Goes to show that we can always learn new things. And get the thrills. Great story. Thanks. Cheers, Tom

@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic1139 Год назад

Great respect for you sir, I'm 20 and sometimes I worry it will be getting more difficult progressing as a skiier. Maybe I won't become a professional racer but I still have time to become extremely good. Right now I only have money for 5 days a year, it isn't much but I think I already carve well. Videos like these help me improve.

@alexshchet Год назад

It’s exactly my story. Word for word. My 50’s, this season, excitement of the newly gained feeling when steeps and longer steep while bending in transition

@WhirledPeas 7 месяцев назад

Iim 69 and been skiing since the late 70’s. I watched this last year and played with this retract legs between turns. I realized that I learned to do this many years ago but had never heard anyone talking about it. This is the best ski technique video I have come across in my almost 50 years of skiing.

@choski76 7 месяцев назад

@WhirledPeas agree. 66 yo this season ( 23-24), and I look forward to practicing this drill

@mikeallen2337 Год назад

At last, an instructor who is able to describe ACCURATELY the movements needed to produce the desired output. Too many instructors (including RU-vidrs) use vague language to describe skiing, but here is someone who is technically and mechanically correct.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thank you so much for such good verdict on the content of the video. And for watching. Thank you. Cheers, Tom

@dieterkaudel3143 Год назад

Wow, this seems to be the the first video about carving where someone is pointing out this particular move (at least as far as I know). It makes absolutely perfect sense! Thanks, well done my friend.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, thanks! Cheers, Tom

@Vanderkitten Год назад

This video is life changing. A true “ah ha!” Lightbulb moment!

@dusanlazarevic4728 Год назад

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@lalaland7758 Год назад

Harald Harb of PMTS has been teaching flex to release for more than 20 YEARS now.

@TheBeingReal Год назад

Check out Harald Harb and PMTS skiing. He gets way more in depth on this. Great vid showing the flex to release!

@masab82 Месяц назад

I had been stuck with my carving technique for several seasons. Not getting high enough edge angles, not getting fast transitions between the turns etc.. and losing the control totally on steeper parts of the slopes. Then I watched this video and really paid attention to not extend fully up (like I have been taught, lol) and boy it changed my skiing. First time this season I was able to touch the slope with my knuckles while doing carved turn on my 23m radius all-mountain skis! So, big thanks for this video, I think most of the guides on youtube do not explain this, even they are doing it also in their videos.

@Triggerboy62 Месяц назад

Hi, so glad to have you on my channel and great to hear such good feedback and foremost, that you actually took your carving to the next level. The problem with sports in general is that so called correct technique is not something grabbed out of nowhere. It is based on environment resources and limitations and how you interact accordingly. Many therefore ski correctly but they dont know what they are doing. Just like a monkey climbing a three or a tiger chasing a zebra. Many times not even instructors or coaches. My approach has always been analyzing great skiers and then applying their movement patterns to whom I coach. Combining ski instruction and race coaching has also been working great for me as there are so many miss conceptions regarding both spectrums. Cheers, Tom

@bertrandrussell2549 Год назад

I have tried it today .... and boy😳😲 it is a gamechanger. Thank you very very very very much for this video.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thank you for watching! Cool, glad it made a difference! Cheers, Tom

@petschem Год назад

I'm 52... being skiing since I was 9. I was instructor in the late 80's into the 90's. So I learned (and taught), the gliding turn/extension into the turn technique. As such, my carving is very inconsistent. Going to try this next time I go out!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thanks for sharing your story. Quite similar to mine. And many others so lots of people can identify themselves with your comment. This drill is EXACTLY what guys and gals like you and me should work on. And as you can see for me at least it worked out very well. Thats why I hope that by sharing this technique here on RU-vid as many as possible can gain access to high edge angles and killer turns. Cheers, Tom

@juliancousins Год назад

Thanks very much for your series on carving. I was taught old skool given I’m 58 yrs old now. But I’ve never really ‘got’ carving until I watched these videos.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, that is HUGE. Being part of your first successful carving experience and journey! Cheers, Tom

@darrenanderson4921 Год назад

This is your best explanation video. I was a cert 3, USA instructor, and I was having trouble understanding how the World Cup skier achieved such great angles. A flexed transition is definitely what they are doing! I have used a flexed transition for mogul skiing and even for powder, but I had not tried it for race carving. Thx!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thanks for watching. Yes, I was also first using this method in the bumps but after seeing Jens Byggmark brake all the rules of proper skiing and winning all the races he participated in at first before everybody else caught the bandwagon my understanding for high end carving emerged. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I8ipm2jpWZs.html Happy Holidays, the Triggerboy Team

@TheBeingReal Год назад

PSIA methods just kill people from skiing better.

@Osnosis 6 месяцев назад

You are correct in noting that the greatest extension is in the middle of the turn, the Center of Mass moving towards the inside of the turn. In order to pass from extension to extension, the retraction is necessary. Note that this also relaxes the muscles in the transition. It’s important to understand that the skier is NOT turning in the center of the transition; when the skis are 100% flat there is no turning. Thus you should be flexed/relaxed here, before entering the new turn.

@dianzap Год назад

This is an exceptional description of a perfect carved turn. The video and drills are top quality and I find myself getting into the flexed position in steeper terrain. I am a ski patroller and love seeing this broken down and know that it will help my skiing. Kudos!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Glad to hear it resonated with you. Thanks for watching. Happy Holidays, the Triggerboy Team!

@dennisweekes6221 Год назад

I’ve actually been doing this to a number of years but didn’t understand what I was doing. It’s fun. Even at Canada’s most southern ski area that is small it’s fun. This is the best video with clear demonstration. I’m going to get at it tomorrow morning Thanks so much for the encouragement from a 77 year old.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Great going Dennis. Hopefully you had a good day out on the slope. Cheers, Tom

@ianishweb Год назад

Totally awesome video. It really hit the nail on the head. As an older skier, I now realize that I am still a slave to the whole unweighting movement and this has been getting in the way of any improvement in the transition, despite plenty of practice. I have been using Carv to help with this, and it has been useful, but this was a revelation as to what I have been doing wrong. The whole unweighting of the ski by moving the body upward is no longer necessary in a carved turn. This was a real eye opener. Thanks.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow!!! You got it! So nice to hear. Yes, you need to extend into the transition is some cases as when skiing basic parallel turns or in crud or very steep and narrow places but when you carve you definitely do not need to do that. If you extend you most likely mess everything else up. No quick transition, no early edge engagement, difficult to build high edge angles etc. etc. Thanks for watching and glad to have been of any help. Cheers, Tom

@joemacch6284 Год назад

Excellent

@KreppelSeppel 6 месяцев назад

Actually you still do unweigt your legs, but not anymore by going up. Now you raise your legs to unweigt them, which is much faster so you can start the next turn much earlier. :)

@kenchester3072 Год назад

It's my understanding when you extend up your skis lose a certain amount of grip on the snow. I still catch myself extending up, but more and more staying low as you say here. It's changed my skiing. A ski patrol person asked me yesterday on the lift "How did you learn to ski like that?" I said hours and hours of practice and watching lots of great instructors like yourself on YT. Thank you.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, thank you very much. That was awesome. The best recommendations and marketing always come from customers. The thing is that when you extend against and away from your base of support (edged skis carving in the snow), you increase pressure. The instance you stop, pressure drops. So instead of extending up during transition when you dont need any pressure you should be extending sideways into the turn during the turn when you need pressure and as extension and turn forces end you release and float through the transition. Happy Holidays both of you, the Triggerboy Team!

@matthammerquist8980 Год назад

This video is eye opening. I was one of those people that believed the stacked position was the only position. I can’t wait to get on the slopes with this new insight

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

So glad I could bring something new to your skiing. Have fun. Cheers, Tom

@mikes781 Год назад

Thanks for this Tom. I’ve been working on improving my carving by focusing on toppling and not really progressing. On occasion I’ve stumbled across the sensation of my knees coming up under me as I move through the transition followed by my legs extending out. When it happens it just feel right but it didn’t seem consistent with my “understanding” of what I should be doing. This lesson was a big light bulb moment for me and I can’t wait to get back out and work on this.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Fantastic! Glad to play a part in your skiing. Hopefully your next time on the slope will be a revelation. Cheers, Tom

@davidriedmiller6576 Год назад

I also "stumbled" across this technique then spent several days combing thru videos looking for vindication. Like many people I thought you had to extend before the transition. I found Klaus Mair's video with side by side comparesons of slalom racers. He calls it a compression turn. Then I found this excellent video. I use compression turns most in quick short turns. It gets you on edge right away. Thanks Tom for helping steer me in the right direction

@DMDude Год назад

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@shanegordon3220 3 месяца назад

What a mind blowing technique video! I also stumbled across this technique when skiing in New Zealand 2023. The NZ National qualification races were on for a few days and I was watching and copying a similar drill the coaches were having the racers do. It felt exactly like this video. Body low, legs coming up and under me then extending and biting the snow. It felt so amazing.

@glennshaikun6998 Год назад

Been hearing about staying low flexed in transition for a long time at PSIA events. but this video provides a simple drill and crystal clear explanation of how to get there more effectively. Will be out skiing on the toilet seat next chance I get

@AlexAnder-ky2ce Год назад

Thank you for another high quality skiing tutorial and making your expertise and instructional approach available freely! It's because of people like you that internet has value!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Great to hear you say that. I have learned so much myself from RU-vid. That is my go to place for all advice I need. Had to start my boat engine with a screw driver in a storm once and checked it out on YT. Food, hotels, trips, computer, camera, tennis, swing.... its all here. And yes, its free and I do not hide any info or direct you to any pay sites. Its all here. T

@randombay Год назад

I love the cue you shared about not falling into the turn, but instead extending and pushing with your legs into the turn. Excellent content delivered nice and clear! Thank you so much!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thank you and thank you for watching. That cue is as good as it gets. Especially when we know where it came from. Cheers, Tom

@billarmatage5858 Год назад

This is an excellent video on how to effectively transition from the old edges to the new edges in transition (flex to release rather than extend to release). The skier should not however push into the turn (actively extend their legs to create pressure) once they have reached the new edges through flexing as they exit the transition. That extending movement tends to push you out of balance. Rather you should actively flex the inside leg while balancing over the outside foot and allow that outside leg to lengthen naturally without forcefully extending it. The pressure is created by the snow pushing against the outside tipped ski to equally offset the forces ( both centrifugal and gravitational) as the ski arcs towards and past the apex of the turn. The exercise Tom describes (an excellent exercise) will however require that you actively extend the legs through the arc and then retract them in transition in order to experience the feeling of flexing to release followed by lengthening of the legs in the arc. Active conscious flexing and extending is required because they are being performed at slow speed and the skier is learning new movements and the timing of those movements.

@osobnyw2231 Год назад

Yep, the sensation and controll of carve you are getting by pushing into turn / activelly extending legs during turn is fabulous. That is the way for controlling the arc, that is the way to 'bite' into snow. Have no clue why some are still promoting up lifting and passive lean over technique for carving... which fails short on anything other than green/blue and soft.

@lisamarcusjones4232 Год назад

I have been struggling to make quicker transitions. Finally, a step by step explanation of how to do it. Fantastic video! Can't wait to take this info out on the slopes and onto the race course.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Best of luck to you! Cheers, Tom

@WaechterDerNacht Год назад

I've seen multiple skiing channels over the past couple years. Some are pretty good, but none came to the quality of explanation and examples as you do! Great job!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, thanks! And thanks for watching, Tom

@lx5171 Год назад

used your drills last season, improved my curving and edging a lot. This is the exact technic I need for the next level. Thank you so much

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Perfect! And great to have a student progressing through several of my videos. This video is the third level of 3 Levels of Carving. Cheers, Tom

@puregsr Год назад

Harald Harb will be very proud of you, I swear that's all he talks about in his books (esp the "Essentials of Skiing"). Most people think I'm crazy for learning how to ski from books, but his books talk about tipping, flexing, fore/aft, counterbalancing, and counteracting in amazing details that I think all skiers MUST read. I'm a true believer, learned how to properly ski at age 42. His third book, Essentials of Skiing, is by far the best one.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thats a great book 👍

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Yes you can learn to ski by reading a book. Or watchinga video 👍

@barbiemccaslin7559 Год назад

The most comprehensive video of correct carving!! Thank you!’

@crawfordpierce7232 Год назад

Tom - You are "nailing" it again! Thanks for getting this video out. I am coaching Age Class athletes at the moment (U10's and U 12's) and realize this is the age to introduce these movements. Tough fighting against traditional concepts, however, I feel like my group that I'm working with are "opening" up their thinking. Keep these videos coming. Thanks, Coach Crawford Pierce

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Fantastic! Great to hear. Yes, U10 and U12s are the right age for these sorts of movement drills. The long poles are introduced too early in my opinion. The longer we can wait with the gate blocking the better. At least get the kids into the right movement patterns before blocking gates. I know this is not always possible as we do not teach kids individually. Keep up your good work. Happy Holidays, Triggerboy & Team

@alzibaba Год назад

I've always loved skiing this way, particularly in poor light where feel for the snow seems way better to me. However, following the experience of my son from U12 to U14, I'd be wary of choosing one technique for all kids this age. Introduce it for sure, but keep a wary eye on different athlete builds. My son's now in a feeder team for the Swiss Ski team. His U12 coach got him to top 3 level regionally. Then in U14 his new coaches got him skiing this way, extending into the turn, and with his physique it turned out very badly. He's grown 34cm in 2.5 years, tall and thin, and it's only now in his last year of U16 that this technique is starting to work well for him. The U12 coach (a FIS level ex-racer) said it was too early for him to make the progression to this technique, given his physique (though he could do it seemingly fine). The two U14-16 coaches ignored this, but in my son's case the U12 coach was right. It took him 18 months to get back to where he'd been before in SL, a frustrating period for him. With thin beansprout athletes, watch out for over-reliance on hip angulation at the expense of ankle-knee at initiation, and ending up with hips too far back/insufficient shin pressure against the boot at initiation. Shorter, stocky, powerful kids seem to make this transition more easily, perhaps because they have shorter levers. As the lanky ones shoot up at this age, they get all uncoordinated, not knowing what to do with their long limbs! However personally I'd always choose to use what Tom describes so well here - great job Tom 👍

@KiaraMadisen Год назад

This video might have just changed mine & my racers lives. Thank you for all these amazing videos! Always giving me new drill ideas & ways of explaining things to my kiddos :)

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, glad to have been of such inspiration and hopefully help as well. All the best. Happy Holidays, Triggerboy & Team!

@Dr.Twisty Год назад

So good- thanks for the excellent explanation of flexing into the transition!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

You're so welcome!

@MeanLaQueefa Год назад

I remember the first time I really bent a ski, carved deep on edge. I was 12yr. Old going around this slight bank at my local hill. I remember going low and pressing underfoot hard, turning camber into rocker. As soon as I released to link the carve, I shot out of the turn, and launched maybe 10 feet further than expected and wiped out hard. That was a great feeling and the day I learned how to put a ski on edge.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Great story. Thanks for sharing. Tom

@wouter.bisseling Год назад

Thanks for your video! This is exactly what I need to learn. I Always wanted to carv lower and now I'm finally understanding the fundamental mistake I've made going into every turn. Can't wait for januari to go skiing again :D

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Great to hear. I see so many trying to carve low and struggling really badly. When you do it like I do it in the video you carve automatically almost hips on the snow. In just a few turns on a very moderate pitched slope with almost no speed. Cheers, Tom

@BearlySingaporean 3 месяца назад

Most articulate and accurate video on youtube on high performance carving. No big words, straight to the crux of the matter. Cheers for this!

@Triggerboy62 3 месяца назад

Thanks, Tom

@emmfickle8978 Год назад

Excellent video. Learning how to flex in order to release edges is a key technique never taught in my Canadian ski instructor training (to level 3). Yet it is crucial. Thanks Tom for the showing this important technique to us!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thank you so much for watching. And glad I could be of help. It is a concept quite rarely explained properly so I tried to do my best. Cheers, T

@topy10 Год назад

Nice lecture. Last year I casually discovered I could ski better when having the feeling I was "constantly sitting" with low center of gravity, "close to the ground" like a running cat. Don't know why I stopped doing so. This video is going to take me back to the right track.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Yes, thats a good one. Cats stay low. So should we. Nice to have been able to point you back in the right direction again. If only I had done the same over the years, stuck with what works instead of listening to "super" coaches. Keep it up. It is never too late to start over. Happy Holidays, the Triggerboy Team

@aztecterp Год назад

I appreciate what you do so much. Your videos are amazing. I can't wait to get out and practice this drill 🙂

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thank you so much for watching and hope your turns improve. Cheers, Tom

@holms76 Год назад

So much help leaning to carve, only really started a few years ago after skiing 20 years in Colorado. Your video on weight placement, and letting the skis do the work was excellent!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Great to hear! Thanx 4 watching and welcome to the magical world of carving :)

@JPaul-vu4lp Год назад

Thank you for providing this video for my early season "RESET"! I watched this 3 times last night. It pinpointed an issue in my turns that I was feeling this season. Went up this morning, focusing on laps and this move. Man did it feel RIGHT! Much more efficient, and the correct engagement for carved turning.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, great to hear. Based on your sensation this was a very good drill for you. Keep it up. Cheers, Tom

@zzdoodzz Год назад

I have been trying to improve my skiiing for a number of years, and have been experimenting with bending more in the knees/waist and taking a lower approach, but I was never sure if that was "correct" or not. I am planning a lesson for this season with an expert coach and was going to bring this topic up (if being low or not during transition was proper). Keeping low in the transition always felt fast and snappy between turns but I never knee if it was proper. Your video has gave me great food for thought, I will definitely be trying out your drill. I wanted to add, that as a person watching these kinds of help videos, shots of "bad" technique are very valuable. I do see you do this quite a bit and I appreciate it, I would say continue that focus, showing a comparison of the good and bad techniques. Thank you.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thank you very much for watching and taking much time to comment with content appreciations and suggestions. I agree with you. It is very valuable information for the student what it looks like. What bad looks like and what good looks like. That is actually the whole purpose of when we shoot our students and ski racers on video. My motto has always been, if it looks great than it is also great. If your video looks like Hirscher then you ski like Hirscher. I will keep your comment in mind and try to use more "contrasting" video lessons. Or segments in the videos. Thanks. Cheers, Tom

@LICH11000 Год назад

I started skiing when I was 3 and I ALWAYS followed the technique where I would fully extend for a transition. I've recently noticed that no matter what I do I couldn't achieve those sharp turn radiuses and deep carvs. I'm really looking forward to trying your drills this season. Thank you for the great content and in-depth explanation!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Hi, thanks for watching. Yes, this drill is a very good way to access those high edge angles and tight turns. Good luck. Cheers, Tom

@Lorenzo_Lamas Год назад

Thank you for this amazing video! Usually most other tutorials show the proper techniques but they never point out common mistakes. For example the part where you compared the two pictures, low in knees vs extended, I'm a 100% sure i'm making that mistake and without actually pointing it out I'd never figured that out myself. Once again thanks and keep up the nice vids!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thank you for watching and glad I could be of assistance. Good luck with this drill. Let me know how it went. Cheers, Tom

@goodsongs5262 Год назад

I used to ski race, but then had an injury and haven't yet gotten back to racing. I am now working on my own and focusing on carving. This video is awesome! I will definitely be trying this drill and asking my friends to record me so I can see myself improve. Thanks so much for these awesome tips!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Great. Be sure to send the video to tdk.skiracing@gmail.com for review. Cheers, T

@ramondjski Год назад

Nice video, waiting to try this low transition on Saturday. I see this low transition always in SL, but in GS seems there are some skiers that seems to extend their position in the transition (Odermatt)

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thanks and thanks for watching. Let me know how the drill worked out on the slope on Saturday. Yes, primarily in SL but as you can see from the video, also in GS. Depends on the course. If it is very tight then lots of low transitions. Odermatt typically stays more extended. But there is so much more to skiing than the transition. Maybe its the Stöckli skis :)

@profpat70 Год назад

Harb (PMTS) has been teaching this for years. Great demo, though.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Yes, this is a standard drill for them. Thanks for watching, Tom

@Mark260165 Год назад

OMG, WOW, poetry in motion at 12.26 in, beautiful, so nice to have you back making these.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thank you and thank you for watching. Great to be back and to feel appreciated. Cheers, Tom

@Adrian-dt2oz Год назад

I’m learning to ski. I’ve watched many vids and I think this is the best one I’ve seen so far. Pure gold

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thanks. Be sure to watch my beginner and intermediate lessons in my playlist. Dont be discurraged, I have all my students, even advanced ones, wedge and do basic drills. Cheers, Tom

@spi630 Год назад

Thank's for another great video. You have the very rare gift of explaining things in a very easy way. Personally worked with plenty of trainers back in the days when I was racing, none of them were so easy to understand as you are, even though they eventually made some good skiers. Now when I teach my daugher, I'm trying to explain her the basics the way you do it- it's so easy to get when you just try to use it! Thank you so much, you're such an inspiration! That's my daughter some time ago, now she's way better ;) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8x7YWMagD98.html

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, thanks for such great comment. Thank you. Funny thing is that we had a very good ski racing jr joining our club and when I gave him feedback he was going - I cannot understand a word you are saying! He had been listening to other coaches all his life and had no clue to what he actually should be doing. Glad to hear you think my advice is simple. BTW, your daughter is a really good jr racer. If you have not seen the video My Story about Chris please do. And show it to your daughter. She is doing the right movements. From there she will suddenly just shoot for the stars. Cheers, Tom

@MOWFWDU Год назад

By accident I stumbled on this video last night after waxing my skis. Today,, 4thh time out for the season and this refresher did me the world of good. While the last session was pretty good, today was great, I got that high angle power back, rally felt in control! Thank you!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

So glad I could be of any help. Thanks for watching. Cheers, T

@marekdziubinski850 Год назад

I am riding alpine carving snowboard. This is the best practical tip that I have found on RU-vid in years!!! I have just applied these recommendations, and confirm that it absolutely works! I was doing all of the mistakes mentioned int his video… Falling into the turn, etc. The best part of this tip is that it is way easier to control the speed by fast transitions, so now I can carve even on steep terrain, which was a challenge for me before watching this. Thank you Triggerboy62!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Great to hear! Wow, thanks for watching. Glad to hear you got some value out of this video. Cheers, Tom

@DeanPetrich-lv7kl Год назад

Your descriptions of each video are clear and very helpful. Thanks. I'm going to focus on your advice starting this week

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wonderful! Hope to hear from you with feedback. Cheers, Tom

@miked.7722 Год назад

I remember when you were just starting your channel both you and Chris have come so far it's been wonderful to watch. Keep up the good work. When I feel my skiing is off a little I go to your channel for a review. 😊

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Hi Mike, so nice of you to be such a devoted follower of our channel. And yes, we have come very far and its good to remember that we have already achieved all our goals a 100 times and over. Soon we must do a My Story part 2 of Chris. Still trying to keep the channel interesting and bringing you techniques both for beginners and experts alike. Cheers, Tom

@cbrbimmer1 Год назад

Just started to watch your various videos this season and listen to the accompanying explanations and direction that you provide. Just fantastically good stuff. Not only do you know this material extremely well, perhaps more importantly for us viewers, you are also able to convey what you know in a an easy-to-follow, convincing and concise manner. I've been skiing for about 30 years. About 10 years ago I began to adopt retraction instead of always using extension when I was trying to self-teach myself short, rapid turns -- what a blast it is to pop from from edge to edge. Then the pandemic hit and I lost two ski seasons. When I resumed skiing, this season I inadvertently went back to using extension transitioning exclusively -- I guess old habits sometimes come back. But coming across your videos has knocked the sense back into me. Thanks so much for the excellent job that you have done here and in your other videos!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, thanks a million for such good feedback. I am totally stoked. Glad to have been able to share interesting content and also inspire you to adopt it back into your skiing. Hopefully also in the future. Cheers, Tom

@janw6493 Год назад

One of the best analysis of advanced ski techniques!!! Many thanks! Jan Wilam, ski instructor (ISIA, CTT)

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, thanks a million. Cheers, T

@tomaszsobanski4734 Год назад

Hi Tom, this video is great and also valuable addition to your previous videos on carving. This season I am focusing on learning how to stay low during transition and how to control the speed on steep slopes without dropping carve turns. Many thanks!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Great to hear! How nice of you to watch my videos and glad to be of any help. And glad to be part of your journey. Cheers, Tom

@fairfaxa Год назад

Wow. that is the best explained and illustrated carving video tutorial I have ever seen. You explain it in very simple to understand terms and having just skied two weeks at Snowmass attempting this, i only wish I had seen this earlier. TNANK-YOU!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, thank you for watching! Glad the video was helpful. Cheers, Tom

@ardenpowers7730 Год назад

Outstanding !! This is "the nail on the head" for true carving !!! Sara ends up scarving . . . Fitness is very important to be able to execute these carved turns Thanks for sharing !!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Absolutely!! You need to be very fit. Thanks for pointing that out and for watching. Yes, Sara is scarving. Yes, the nail on the head with this technique. Cheers, Tom

@donglennan Год назад

I watched a lot of your videos particularly the ones with Chris. I think this was the best of them all. I been a ski instructor for a long time and a race coach. Learned a lot more when I became a race coach. I coached the U 8’s and learned so much more. Going to racing made a better instructor/coach and skier. Keep up the good work. Don Glennan

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Hi, yes, this is my strength: combining ski instruction with race coaching. I've taken Chris and taught him all those ski instructor techniques as well. Thats why he is such a good overall skier. Can ski anything. And is currently also a ski instructor and jr coach. Happy Holidays, Triggerboy & Team!

@charlesavino8826 Год назад

Thank you so much for the lesson! I was so happy to see your video pop up on my feed. Your no nonsense, informative, yet humoress instruction is what makes thse videos so effective and fun! Short story: my son was a racer and I would sometimes ski next to the practice session if the course wasn't closed. Well, I guess one coach couldn't take it anymore and called me over. He said, "Mr. A. would please take some pointers from me?" I said, "Sure, thanks!" Well, I'm no racer, but he set me on the right path. Gotta love a good ski coach! More videos!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thanks for sharing. Yes, there are great coaches and instructors out there and if you cross paths you should be grateful. Which you are. Happy Holidays, Triggerboy & Team!

@donyang3128 6 месяцев назад

I have never heard the carve described this way before. Thanks so much for the excellent advice. Will try it this winter for sure!

@Triggerboy62 6 месяцев назад

So glad to hear you have come over advice you never heard before. Please let me know how it worked out. Just got back from my first ski trip and cant wait to go skiing again. Cheers, Tom

@joyfred100 Год назад

Tom, thank you this was transformational for my skiing. Tried it today and it was exactly what I needed. Even though I was on powder skis in soft snow (East Coast US had a good storm this weekend) I was able to make faster transitions and get higher edge angles. Thank you! Let me know when you come to NY, mid-station beers on me!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Great job! So nice to hear it worked. Yes, beer #1 is on you and the next beer is on me! Happy Holidays, Triggerboy & Team!

@migor777 3 месяца назад

Finally good explanation how to carve good! Your way of explaining and analysing skiing technique is phenomenal!

@Triggerboy62 3 месяца назад

Wow, thank you! All the best, T

@osps187 Год назад

i´ve been watching about 2 hours of skiing advise cuz im wanne improve a lot this season and this is the best video i found and i think itßll be that for a long period of time thank you

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thanks for watching also my videos. Good to hear you want to improve. This is actually one of the easiest drills to completely change the way you ski and the reward can be instant. Lots of people have for example already said so in the comments here so far after trying it out on the snow. Good luck, T

@martingrummett9165 Год назад

What a great lesson. I still suffer from learning to ski in the 80's and 90's when unweighting was drummed into us! This will help & I. can't wait to get to the slopes. Thank you.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Hi Martin. Yes, this lesson is perfect for you. I also learned to ski back in the days of old skis and up-unweighting and for those who want to rid that prominent up extension habit at transition, this is the best drill I have found. Let me know how it worked. Cheers, Tom

@shooter7a Год назад

Exactly my challenge as well. I STOPPED competitive ski racing in 1987! Now getting back into Masters racing and I have been baffled as to why I can not quite master the high edge angle carve. Now I realize that my leg kinematics were backwards. Legs are STRAIGHTER in the turn, and MORE BENT in transition. I never quite realized this.

@TheShawnzee 2 месяца назад

I've watched many videos, drills, and instructions on extreme edging, but your video tops them all. The transition from keeping low to extending during the turn did it for me. That is well put and a great side-by-side comparison. I could see myself in Chris.

@Triggerboy62 2 месяца назад

Awesome, thank you! Cheers, T

@miketrotter665 Год назад

Awesome video. You can watch good skiers all day long and not have a clue how to mirror them. Your breakdown of the technique really helps show what they are actually doing diffetent and how you can apply it. Looking forward to trying this next season. Thanks a bunch! Now gotta check out your other vids.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Hi Mike and welcome to the channel. Glad you liked the how to carve low video and I am sure you will love other content here on the channel as well. Both published and future videos. I was just shooting video at Interski in Levi and I have truly awesome footage to be released. Stay tuned. Cheers, Tom

@CrestRising Год назад

I have had many advanced carving lessons over the years, terms like early angulation, inside leg steer, early outside leg press and extension to maximize pressure were used. You explanation regarding simply staying low, then extend your legs is a great visualisation of how that action will change your centre of mass, logically followed by an increased edge angle and more acute turn without you feeling you have to lean into it. Thank you for sharing.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thanks! Yes, my approach is slightly different to many others. And simpler. Cheers, Tom

@xDeathPunkx Год назад

These breakdowns are so good. They have helped me a ton to be a better skier.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, thanks a million. And thanks for watching. Cheers, Tom

@bcoz6630 Год назад

This exercise is awesome and is new concept or way of looking at it for me. I've been using Ted's technique of getting on the outside ski earlier at completion and extending through the turn. This really simplifies it. I'll be working this tomorrow! Thanks Tom! Love your videos.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thank you for watching and super to hear you are going to try it out. Best of luck. Cheers, Tom

@bertinelli2011 Год назад

Awesome info!! As a ski instructor for 40 years this technique goes against everything I’ve taught to “regular” skiers but it is very evident that in a racing application, it works beautifully. I can’t wait to go out and try it. I have recently been hired to coach our Middle School team and I think for the proper racer it would be good to try. Thank you so much for the video and I’m really looking forward to viewing more videos. 👍

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thanks and thanks for watching. Always an honor to get thumbs up from ski instructors. If you watch my video on how to ski crud from this fall you will see that I teach how to up-unweight. I get lots of comments that people are surprised I teach such old school technique at the same time I get lots of response under this video that this goes against what traditionally is taught. Kind of confusing. But I think ski instruction today is confusing. Nobody really seems to know what is going on. I on the other hand combine old school up-unweighting for traditional skiing applications with modern down-unweighting in pro level carving. And I think it works. The racers we work with now are trained to do both. Funnily enough, Chris and his brother took the L1 ski instructor course and exam last winter and even if we can consider both as top skiers, Chris in particular, they did not score well on their skiing test :) Great that you are coaching jr's. Be sure to watch my 14 Essential Drills for Skiracers video for drills. This stay low drill is also very good for kids. But you need to make sure they know how to stand tall through transition as well. Use both tactics. Cheers, Tom

@Volteran Год назад

These Videos are absolutely amazing! So glad I stumbled upon this channel, the best ski instructions video so far, for me, by a large margin! Thank you so much!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow!!! Welcome aboard! Thank you for watching and stay tuned for more videos in the very near future. Cheers, Tom

@dejanpetrovic905 Год назад

This is the best ski school video I've seen so far, and I've watched a lot of them. Thank you, best regards

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, thanks! And thanks for watching. Tom

@wizskers Год назад

Excellent. Thank you!!!!!! I’m 76 and still trying to get to that extreme carving angle. Your video is very instructive and helpful. My leg strength is not what it use to be and the fear of falling is always present. Wish my slopes had wide groomers like in your videos. Thanks again for an excellent video.❤

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Hahaa.... those slopes were to die for. Really. Best conditions ever. Levi is a super resort for ski racers and wannabees! Cheers, Tom

@maciejkajak4951 Год назад

I just cant get enough of your videos. Thanks, perfect coaching

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Happy to hear that! Reg, T

@jeffrymann4537 2 месяца назад

Hey Tom. I want to say thank you for your videos. They help me so often. I am a life long skier and still avid about it. I am 68 years old, skiing over 100 days per year in Sun Valley Idaho. I raced for Aspen Ski Club in the 70's with 46 FIS points as my best. Then went on to be a fully certified ski instructor on Aspen Mtn for 16 years. I still work on my skiing and make an effort to stay current. I can leave rail road tracks and rip it. I do coach myself and find your videos super helpful. Making the transition from how we skied in the 70's to the current ability if the skis has been exciting and some work. Letting go of an A frame, using the inside ski have been new patterns. But often you remind me of something that needs attention in my skiing. Staying low in transition. Bringing my knees up in a half circle at transition. Trying not to over edge my new outside ski like we did. Retracting my inside knee, Weight change, And as Sasha Rarick said, 'kind of like riding a bike'. Anyway so many of the drills i use came from you and so often when i review your videos i am often reminded of something i have forgotten. Thank you so much. Jeffry Mann

@Triggerboy62 2 месяца назад

Thank you Jeff for sharing. Im so glad for you, having been able to ski all your life and gone through different phases. I know that so well as my story is much the same. Never was a good ski racer back in the days but did race as a jr, then off-piste and back country for 10y before taking my ski instructor cert. Then ski instruction and coaching and masters racing until present. Still working on my own skiing and battling aging and injuries. Thanks for watching my videos and lets share turns some day :) Cheers,T

@christianng2828 Год назад

Have to say - this is the best video I have found so far on how to carve. Well done

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thanks and thanks for watching. Cheers, Tom

@scarface548 Год назад

Quality of this video is off the charts. You inspire me to go out there and improve everyday

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

A million thanks for such good feedback and thanks for watching. Happy New Year, Tom & sons

@alexioflexio8818 4 месяца назад

im not sure how skiing my whole life and racing a bit, i never got this right. this video was exceptional and now i can't wait to go practice this "backwards" technique until my brain and leg muscles have accepted it. thank you!

@user-rs3nk3lw7h 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for such good advices ! I ve been improving my carving the last couple of years trying to be more agressive and lower and lower. Seeing videos I was recently convinced that I shouldn't extend between 2 turns. You just gave me the tips to improve quickly. THANKS ! Christian

@Triggerboy62 4 месяца назад

You are so welcome! Wonderful. Thanks for watching. Keep on carving. Cheers, T

@GrimRipper101 Год назад

Making sense. Loving it❤. Thank you Tom for the detailed breakdown. I’ll keep in mind and check out the advanced skiers in this weekend’s races in Vihti 😉

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Hahaa... was Santa there? Happy Holidays, Triggerboy & Team!

@jforeman4111 Год назад

This is so awesome and easy to follow. The favorite drill at the end is an absolute gem and I will be employing it tommorrow. Hearing that thick european accent just adds credibility for me as a Canadian. I used to teach my daughter incessantly to 'sit in the chair' and she is a beautiful skier now-but again this drill is brilliant and so simple. Watching Marcel Hirscher recreational ski on RU-vid also helps with visulalization so one can ski without thinking about skiing. That is the essence for me. Thanks so much man. I hope to send you video before or after I get some lessons from a local Rossignol sponso!red expert. Thanks for offering that option!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thanks for watching and for such great compliments. Yes, please send me some videos to watch and please let me know what the expert skier advised you to do. Cheers, T

@jasonong3839 Год назад

This is one of the best video for carving and I indeed watch the video showing how Chris pivot and carving every time I want to fine tune my skill.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Glad to be of such inspiration. Happy Holidays, Triggerboy & Team!

@dom4639 Год назад

I have not heard this carving manoeuvre described like this before! Extremely interesting will try in Les Arcs 7th January!

@DSGolf2025 Год назад

Best advice I have received to improve my recreational carving abilities! Thank you!!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Very welcome!

@janecull Год назад

I have watched a lot of carving videos but this one, which I will practice tomorrow, makes so much sense and appears easy to implement through doing and practicing the drill. You also explained another pattern of mine which is extending upright which then takes me into skidded turns and being in the back seat especially on steeper terrain. Thank you so much and look forward to doing the drill and learning more from you.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Glad it was helpful! Report back! Cheers, Tom

@janecull Год назад

@@Triggerboy62 Hi :). Well I tried it today both down easy and more difficult slopes and it did not work well, i.e. I found it hard to get the skis on edge and roll the ankles and down steeper terrain going across the slope I felt somewhat out of control and not able to carve the turn. It felt like I was not on top of the skis and was just managing the speed and the turn instead of being the driver if that makes sense. I also found it hard to put the pressure on the outside ski as well. That was something else that I noticed. Any ideas?

@marttufn6292 Год назад

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO. Seriously I have needed this for the past two seasons

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Glad I could be of help. Cheers, T

@davidwang4043 4 месяца назад

I like your instruction about how to ski like world class ski racers. Even I am not intending to reach this level of goal, but I do enjoy your teaching and try to practice as you said in the video. Your video just accidently bumped into my RU-vid watching screen. I really enjoyed it.

@Triggerboy62 4 месяца назад

Wow, nice to have a new skier on the channel. Be sure to subscribe. I have hundreds of videos so I bet there would be many of great interest to you. If you go to "playlists" you can find ski instruction for different levels. Have fun, Cheers, Tom

@thelion6614 Год назад

You outdid yourself this time, Tom. Excellent video. I will be working on this next time on snow and when coaching my athletes.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, thanks and thanks for watching. Im honored. Cheers, Tom

@thelion6614 Год назад

@@Triggerboy62 Did you see my video from Saas Fee? It was difficult to carve on the loose snow. At least that's my excuse!

@rynaia Год назад

This is awesome thanks! Watched a Ted Legety video talking about the important of extending the downhill ski and retracting the uphill ski, but this is the final piece of the puzzle of what to do with the transition. Thanks!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Great to hear. Yes, not many point out this important move. The missing ps of the puzzle so to speak. Thanks for watching, Tom

@uusikero Год назад

This video changed my skiing totally to a new level. I was struggling with new skis and everything felt wrong until I remembered this video to stay low also between turns. Epiphany moment! Have been skiing 40years occasionally and now at the age of 50 can feel how to get the most out of carving. Grinn just doesn't leave my face. Hattu päästä!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, that is great. Thank you for watching and lets ski until 100 :)

@alipsettphoto 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for putting this video together! Looking forward to the snowing falling.

@Triggerboy62 6 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Ive been skiing for 2 days now and its been so much fun.

@mf99 Год назад

Thank you for these videos! Your channel is one of my favourites for skiing!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow! Happy to hear that! Cheers, Tom

@aehsrose Год назад

Superb! thank you for such an in depth training video, best I've ever seen on RU-vid!!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, thanks!

@IMP3TIGO Год назад

This was so helpful, can't wait to try it on the slopes this weekend. Thank for the video!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Good luck!

@drl1046 Год назад

Fantastic video Tom. I think flexing to release must be one of the most important techniques along with counter. Your slow-mo and diagrams really illustrate perfectly!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thanks. This drill is super easy helps with flexing to release that is otherwise hard to comprehend and practice. Cheers, Tom

@gairnmclennan5876 Год назад

You are talking pure sense, your film footage is excellent and I love the image of the toilet over laid. Two hours a day of this low knees flexed is my normal threshold, then I change ski's and take longer turns 😄. Thanks for your inspiration !

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thanks and thanks for watching. Honor to be an inspiration to you. Cheers, Tom

@davidmapp6797 2 месяца назад

Fantastic video Tom. I am looking forward to giving this a try. Been working on breaking the A-frame and working the inside leg a lot. Your videos have been extremely helpful. Thank you! Keep up the great work!

@Triggerboy62 2 месяца назад

Thank you and good luck with your skiing. Cheers, T

@24694104 Год назад

Excellent video! As a 61 year old who learned to ski 40 years ago and only skis just for enjoyment of making it to the bottom of the mountain without falling on my arse I noticed the old ingrained coaching technique in myself, ie the uplifting to transition. Thanks for encouraging me to book an instructor to help with my carving technique.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Glad I could be of inspiration. Cheers, T

@dan_ll Год назад

Absolute gold. Thank you for creating and sharing.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Thank YOU for watching. Cheers, Tom

@georgetheyokel 5 месяцев назад

Great video! I liked your older video "How to ski crud" very, very much but then forgot about this channel. This time I came cross this title and was curious what "carve low" meant. Within the first couple of seconds I recognized your voice. Yes, you are the guy who provided many great points in that "crud" video! So I have to watch this one to the end. Of course I am not disappointed. You pin pointed the most widely spreading mistakes intermediate to advanced amateur skiers tend to make: flexing their waists rather than knees between turns! Thank you so much for the videos. Please keep providing more insights on the common mistakes amateur skiers and their coaches tend to make.

@Triggerboy62 5 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot for such great feedback. So glad you came back to my channel. I have loads of videos, just check the Video tab or go to Playlists where they are put under categories such as intermediate or advanced. Cheers, Tom

@georgetheyokel 4 месяца назад

Sure. It also occurred to me that the ability of making ski-to-ski and edge-to-edge transitions in a low position is critical for moguls, in which transitions often have to be quickly made at the top of a mogul where skiers may be in an absorption/flex position. In such a situation, people who habitually extend into a high position in order to make a transition will get shot out into the air. And, since most people don't have the ability of pulling back lower legs and feet in the air (like in a dolphin jump turn,) they end up losing control completely and crashing into the next valley. @@Triggerboy62

@user-ol6ip3hc6c 7 месяцев назад

Great instructional video. Learned a ton. Thx.

@Triggerboy62 7 месяцев назад

Great to hear!

@zero85ZEN 2 месяца назад

Almost 30 years ago I was actually called out NOT to do this during my Level 3 PSIA exam by one of the examiners! I protested that it was the most efficient carved turn but then shrugged and gave them plenty of tall cross over. And, yes, I passed the exam. I also went away knowing I could out ski almost every one of the examiners. 😂

@Triggerboy62 2 месяца назад

Hahahaaa.... I know that feeling. I remember that we had to ski a racing track when I took my cert and the examiner said it was all wrong.... that it looked like Alberto Tomba.... but that was WRONG! Cheers, T

@1richieski1 Год назад

Brilliant, been trying to carve and increase edge angle with many techniques. Going to get out today and give this a shot. I know to keep low but this demonstrates it so well. Will update tonight..... thanks👏

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Hi, thanks for trying it out. How did it go? Cheers, T

@ntran2012 Год назад

One of the best videos on basis of ski carving! Thank you.

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, thanks! Cheers, Tom

@markjones3425 3 месяца назад

Excellent Video! Thanks! Great explanations and analysis of examples...you're right about the leg muscles feeling the effort! Its a very physical way to drive the skis!

@Triggerboy62 3 месяца назад

My pleasure! And yes, hard on the legs. Feel it today :)

@EduV Год назад

A M A Z I N G, just WOW This is the best video about carving ive seen ever, im shure this will help me improve, now i just have to get enough confidence not to fall backwards when im going down icy pistes. Thanks and congrats on the techniques !!

@Triggerboy62 Год назад

Wow, thank you! Be sure to watch my video on how to carve on steep slopes. It will be helpful if you want to ski steeps. Cheers, Tom