Speed poll

taichiskiing wrote:


"Brave the new world"?
http://taomartialarts.com/ski/andreawc2.wmv
Andrea, 4-yr old, second year skier.

Go get them, Andrea. Good for you.

I note that she already knows the requisite ski vocalizations.

On May 29, 9:14 pm, lal_truckee wrote:
taichiskiing wrote:

"Brave the new world"?
http://taomartialarts.com/ski/andreawc2.wmv
Andrea, 4-yr old, second year skier.

Go get them, Andrea. Good for you.

I note that she already knows the requisite ski vocalizations.

Yup, she rather screamed to cover her fear than stop, gutsy [for a 4-
yr old], that's why I posted the clip, "Brave the new world."

'later,
IS

In article .com,
taichiskiing wrote:

On May 29, 9:14 pm, lal_truckee wrote:
taichiskiing wrote:

"Brave the new world"?
http://taomartialarts.com/ski/andreawc2.wmv
Andrea, 4-yr old, second year skier.

Go get them, Andrea. Good for you.

I note that she already knows the requisite ski vocalizations.

Yup, she rather screamed to cover her fear than stop, gutsy [for a 4-
yr old], that's why I posted the clip, "Brave the new world."

'later,
IS

Actually, she screamed because she was in fear because she could *not*
stop.

Having spent the past two winters mostly teaching beginners, I recognize
the classic: one ski straight lining, one ski skidding sideways, weight
too far back situation all too well.

She screamed when she got to the little bit of pitch near the end of th
video because she realize that her speed -- which had been under control
up until that point -- was now increasing.

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
sit in the bottom of that cupboard."

Alan Baker wrote:

Having spent the past two winters mostly teaching beginners, I recognize
the classic: one ski straight lining, one ski skidding sideways, weight
too far back situation all too well.

I think she was having fun all the way...
She'll be back for more.

In article ,
lal_truckee wrote:

Alan Baker wrote:

Having spent the past two winters mostly teaching beginners, I recognize
the classic: one ski straight lining, one ski skidding sideways, weight
too far back situation all too well.

I think she was having fun all the way...
She'll be back for more.

Hey! No argument there.

But she'd be having more fun if she was a little more in control.

Good instructors have got games (actually exercises, but we don't tell
the kids that) that get the kids skiing in the correct position with the
pressure in the right places.

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
sit in the bottom of that cupboard."

On May 30, 3:42 pm, Alan Baker wrote:
In article ,

lal_truckee wrote:
Alan Baker wrote:

Having spent the past two winters mostly teaching beginners, I recognize
the classic: one ski straight lining, one ski skidding sideways, weight
too far back situation all too well.

I think she was having fun all the way...
She'll be back for more.

Hey! No argument there.

That was another run of "straightlining" on World Cup, Heavenly.


But she'd be having more fun if she was a little more in control.

Back seated is how [all] kids under 5 control their skis.


Good instructors have got games (actually exercises, but we don't tell
the kids that) that get the kids skiing in the correct position with the
pressure in the right places.

You may give them games to play, even give them instructions, but I
don't think that you can change their back-seated skiing, and they
have no concept that they need to turn to slow down.

I don't teach or give instructions to kids under 5; I just put a
harness on them and let them run. I think that they ski better on
their own than follow any instructor's instructions.


IS


--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia

On May 31, 11:25 am, taichiskiing
wrote:

I don't teach or give instructions to kids under 5; I just put a
harness on them and let them run. I think that they ski better on
their own than follow any instructor's instructions.

How much do you charge for that?

On May 31, 2:25 pm, taichiskiing
wrote:
I don't teach or give instructions to kids under 5; I just put a
harness on them and let them run. I think that they ski better on
their own than follow any instructor's instructions.

Thank God fer that.

In article .com,
taichiskiing wrote:

On May 30, 3:42 pm, Alan Baker wrote:
In article ,

lal_truckee wrote:
Alan Baker wrote:

Having spent the past two winters mostly teaching beginners, I recognize
the classic: one ski straight lining, one ski skidding sideways, weight
too far back situation all too well.

I think she was having fun all the way...
She'll be back for more.

Hey! No argument there.

That was another run of "straightlining" on World Cup, Heavenly.

That was a little girl out of control once she hit the steeper part and
heading for the fence.

No wonder you stopped the video.



But she'd be having more fun if she was a little more in control.

Back seated is how [all] kids under 5 control their skis.

Incorrect.

There's certainly that tendency and it is made worse by most gear for
kids that age being too stiff, but it doesn't have to be that way.

And back-seated doesn't explain why she was stuck on one skis edge (the
left) and scraping sideways with the other...




Good instructors have got games (actually exercises, but we don't tell
the kids that) that get the kids skiing in the correct position with the
pressure in the right places.

You may give them games to play, even give them instructions, but I
don't think that you can change their back-seated skiing, and they
have no concept that they need to turn to slow down.

The difference is that I've actually done it and you haven't.


I don't teach or give instructions to kids under 5; I just put a
harness on them and let them run. I think that they ski better on
their own than follow any instructor's instructions.

Yeah... ...I'm sure you do.

You're wrong.



IS


--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
sit in the bottom of that cupboard."

On May 31, 12:36 pm, Alan Baker wrote:
In article .com,
......
You're wrong.

Not sure if Andrea would agree with you,
http://www.taomartialarts.com/ski/an...eavenly_nevada 002.mpg


IS

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia