"Ken Roberts" skrev i melding
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Terje Henriksen wrote
When I am skating, I think of an imaginary line
along the road, beneath my body, and I always
try to place my feet on that line before I start pushing.

Thanks for that observation, Terje. Now when I go back and look at my V1
video more closely, I see that I'm starting my leg-push with the ski
already
outside the range of my shoulders.

When I compare with the World Cup videos, I see them starting with the ski
within the range of their shoulders. So maybe I've been leaving out the
first part of the push.

Yes, you are missing an important part of the push. According to
speed-skating trainers, the most important and effective part of the push is
when you shift the weight from the outside of the ski to the inside.
Speed-skaters are the best skaters, so I believe one can learn most of them.
They have hundred years of experience.

An interesting question is the right way to fix this: Land the ski down
more under my shoulder -- or move my shoulder more over the ski?

Land the ski under the center of your body; that's my suggestion; you're
body should not move. If you do it right, it is like dancing.

Ken

P.S. It's odd to see myself with this problem, because on inline skates I
love setting my skate down on the _other_ side underneath my body --
across
the center-line -- and starting the push from my outside edge. Or even
more
radical crossing of the center-line, with double-push. Skating like that
on
inlines is beyond dixieland music.

Try skiing the same way. I think the most important thing in skating is
where you put down your ski.


--
Terje Henriksen
Kirkenes


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