On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 20:40:32 -0600, "Monique Y. Mudama"
wrote:

On 2005-01-10, VtSkier penned:
lal_truckee wrote:
Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

After (half) a day of skiing, my quads are always burning


Back seat ...

I couldn't have said it more succinctly myself, in fact I didn't. VtSkier

I know this is a bad habit of mine. The trick is fixing it. If it causes my
quad problems as well as my technique issues, that's one more bit of
incentive.

It's a recurring bugaboo for me, too. One approach I use (in addition
to all the above good advice about hand position) is to start each
turn by trying to dive forward over the tips and slightly downhill.
That's an exaggerated description, but basically that's how it feels
if you're use to being in the back seat. Like trying to dive into a
pool, except your feet are locked to the ground. Then start the next
dive (to the other side) before it feels like you've finished the
prior one. Not exactly orthodox terminology, but if you've gotten
comfy with sitting back, getting forward really does feel that
different.

bw