Inside leg adjustments, independent leg action, Deb Works with Bridget with small flexion/extention adjustments in her hips and legs. www.skistrong.org/store/
Hi Deb, I have watched dozens of video’s so far made by you and they all make sense to me. Very usable for the intermediate skier I am. I pick up something new from everyone of them. Thnx!
I was working on this very thing today. I feel more centered over my skis and it's definitely less fatiguing. Surfing the tails a little bit is fun but less control than driving the whole ski as well. Just a few more days left of this phenomenal season. Thanks Deb!
Yeah right on. This is very much my problem, over flexion at waist and knees. My sister in law who is a ski instructor used to call me Mrs Overflex. Can hardly wait to practice this. I need to have this video on reloop constantly as a reminder.
Love it. Deb you gave one thing for Bridget to focus on. Boom, Bridget nails it and gets feedback and affirmation! Her inside knee is working and the ski is showing it.
I love this video.....really positive coaching and such a great student. Sometimes just one thing is enough to help us improve. Also loved your vid on hands forward because the advice was similar: if you don't stand up and put pressure on the cuff of the boot no amount of hands forward will help you.
Totally enjoy instruction done right thanks Deb just want to wish you and yours a merry Christmas and a prosperous new year ski fast and be safe. Thomyt
Having just returned from my first skiing trip in 21 years I'm gonna say how frustrated I am at only just having found your videos Deb!!!! I definitely feel my technique would have benefitted hugely from having watched even just a few of your tutorials and demos, they are just wonderful!! If you would like to pack yourself up and fly yourself over to the UK to help out this recreation... but PASSIONATE skier, that would be great... Thanks!! 🙂 I am your best new fan today!! Keep up the great work!!
So often boots are biggest hindrance to getting people to stand correctly. A long time Canadian National Coach and L4 instructor showed me how to use trail maps to raise the heel in boots, especially women’s.
If you have a short achilles you'll need a heel lift in your boots. This is to make sure your ankle sits in the right position, not to help with getting the weight over the ski tips.
Thanks Allen. Well yiu can at the Taos Ski Valley. I offer special programming there if you would like to look it up. TSV SkiStrong. All the best to you
One of the biggest problems I have with students is when they have a "ski friend" who told them they need stiff boots to be a good skier. Totally sabotages effective flexion because knee and hip flexion without ankle flexion throws the center of mass backwards so they have to compensate just like this. Don't get me started on low-level intermediates who buy twitchy race skis because they think it will make them better 😆 Love your vids, as usual.
It seems that a great instructor like you are, can evaluate someones technique and see what needs to be changed for the most improvement, with working on one most impportant aspect at a time. You showing her to change that movement really changed so much in her overall stance and fluid balance, right away.. The proof is in the pudding.
This is also massively height related. If you are smaller you need less ankle flexion. I am 6 foot 4 and if i bend my knees my weight just goes out the back because of the relative lengths of shin and thigh. I have to flex alot at the ankle and that is often hard to do with rigid boots if you overtighten especially (which i tend to do). I found using freeride boots helped because they flex more, but it does make skiing harder work as you can't just "lean" on the boot. Great video!
Perhaps the height of the boot has some relevance? Ski boots seem to be similar heights even when they are vastly different foot sjzes. If you're taller and have longer shins (am generalising because it's not always the case) the boot will not be as supportive because it may not hit your leg at the right point. When you lean into the cuff of the boot there's too much leg/body above the boot. Don't know if this is true but it makes sense to me.
I just tried to reply but I don't think it appeared? Anyhow, I think that your boots may not be tall enough to support you. Ski boots seem to be the same height whatever the foot size. Your boots might not hit your shin at the right point for optimal support.
8 months late but I'm 6'6" and just now getting into ski clinics. Yes stiffer boots are hard to flex but as a tall person you actually have more leverage on the boot. Really drive into the boots more than you think you need to and you'll get to the position you want. If you actually physically can't flex the boot enough to be able to push down with the balls of your feet and not drive your weight back, then I think the boot is too stiff
LOL that was my problem! The strange thing is that even after watching this video, people may not notice it unless an amazing instructor like you gives feedback and correct it. There’s no mirror to look at yourself on the slopes.
Yeah guilty lol. But I'm also fairly short and need the extra extension room in a slalom course. It is possible to create a surprising amount of forward pressure from a very low position if you remember to keep the hips moving forward as you extend through the top half of the turn.
My guidance to advancing skiers is to stand still, lean into the tongue of the boot, and have only the tongue keep you from falling over. Once they feel that, we start moving; you can almost never be too far forward in the boot (ankle flexion as you note), as the skier will always back off a bit.
Watch my videos on ankle flexion. “Skills and drills for successful mogul skiing” is one, “inside leg activity for the performance skier” is another and “how to drive the inside knee to change turn radius”. These three videos will give you a good idea of how to maintain a he necessary ankle flex ion for maintaining proper balance while moving on skis.
@@DebArmstrongSkiStrong Yes, I have definitely watched those (all excellent). As you have noted, there are different mnemonics and cues to help a skier get the proper feel for the appropriate stance.
