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taichiskiing wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_4bbM1MUM8 Yup, line-skiing, Taichi! The video guys have poles! You changing your mind about poles? |
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lal_truckee wrote:
taichiskiing wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_4bbM1MUM8 Yup, line-skiing, Taichi! The video guys have poles! You changing your mind about poles? You'll also notice that in the final segment when he finally get around to the alleged point of the video (i.e. slipping short turns with the skis flat), the skier tips his skis on edge whenever the terrain becomes steepish. Not flat skis at all. That said, the video may be a good antidote to the "must carve all turns all the time" meme that appears from time to time. Or not. I'm still not entirely sure what the point is.... //Walt |
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Walt wrote:
lal_truckee wrote: taichiskiing wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_4bbM1MUM8 Yup, line-skiing, Taichi! The video guys have poles! You changing your mind about poles? You'll also notice that in the final segment when he finally get around to the alleged point of the video (i.e. slipping short turns with the skis flat), the skier tips his skis on edge whenever the terrain becomes steepish. Not flat skis at all. That said, the video may be a good antidote to the "must carve all turns all the time" meme that appears from time to time. Or not. I'm still not entirely sure what the point is.... If there were a point it wouldn't be a religion. -- Cheers, Bev +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "No one's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session." -- Mark Twain |
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Walt wrote: lal_truckee wrote: taichiskiing wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_4bbM1MUM8 Yup, line-skiing, Taichi! The video guys have poles! You changing your mind about poles? You'll also notice that in the final segment when he finally get around to the alleged point of the video (i.e. slipping short turns with the skis flat), the skier tips his skis on edge whenever the terrain becomes steepish. Not flat skis at all. That said, the video may be a good antidote to the "must carve all turns all the time" meme that appears from time to time. Or not. I'm still not entirely sure what the point is.... //Walt Of course, modern ski technique is not "must carve all the time" and hasn't been for quite some time (if it ever was, that is). -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg |
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, taichiskiing wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_4bbM1MUM8 Yup, line-skiing, I preferred part 1. Yup, girl in at bikini at 4:40 not to mention AWESOME 1980's special effects. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anYZa...eature=related |
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Dave Cartman wrote:
In article , taichiskiing wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_4bbM1MUM8 Yup, line-skiing, I preferred part 1. Yup, girl in at bikini at 4:40 not to mention AWESOME 1980's special effects. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anYZa...eature=related I'm confused. In Part 2 we saw a lot of footage of racer dudes (& dudettes) working very hard to be up on their edges. The slalom skier skidded a bit more than the GSers, but none-the-less was trying hard not to. Then the instructor type guy (especially in Part 1) showed all of his turns skidded. This guy was doing 'flat ski' until he got into the really steep when he was bouncing off his edges and skidded rarely if at all, since each turn started from edges and ended up on edges (opposite). Are we at all sure this is 'modern' technique? It looks for all the world what I was learning in the 60's for effective braking turns. Make a platform (traverse strongly edged) Release edges, perform turning maneuver (steering or hop) Bring skis around to opposite direction traverse Set edges Repeat And then the instructor guy was dressed in an 80's body bag. |
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VtSkier wrote:
Are we at all sure this is 'modern' technique? It looks for all the world what I was learning in the 60's for effective braking turns. Make a platform (traverse strongly edged) Release edges, perform turning maneuver (steering or hop) Bring skis around to opposite direction traverse Set edges Repeat Well, it worked in the 60's, didn't it? It should work just as well today. Of course, there are other techniques that may work better. Anyway, you can read his screed at http://www.skipanda.com/Ski%20Carvin...%20Article.pdf Sounds like a combination of footer, itchy, and the unabomber.... And then the instructor guy was dressed in an 80's body bag. Where did your 60's ski instructor get an 80's fart bag? Did he have a time machine? //Walt |
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Walt wrote: VtSkier wrote: Are we at all sure this is 'modern' technique? It looks for all the world what I was learning in the 60's for effective braking turns. Make a platform (traverse strongly edged) Release edges, perform turning maneuver (steering or hop) Bring skis around to opposite direction traverse Set edges Repeat Well, it worked in the 60's, didn't it? It should work just as well today. Of course, there are other techniques that may work better. Anyway, you can read his screed at http://www.skipanda.com/Ski%20Carvin...%20Article.pdf Sounds like a combination of footer, itchy, and the unabomber.... What's more, he simply gets his facts wrong. A 17m radius ski isn't called that because that's the radius of turn it makes, but be cause that is the radius of the arc cut into the side of the ski. The arc that the ski creates when on edge varies depending on the angle to which the ski is edged. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg |
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Walt wrote:
VtSkier wrote: Are we at all sure this is 'modern' technique? It looks for all the world what I was learning in the 60's for effective braking turns. Make a platform (traverse strongly edged) Release edges, perform turning maneuver (steering or hop) Bring skis around to opposite direction traverse Set edges Repeat Well, it worked in the 60's, didn't it? It should work just as well today. Of course, there are other techniques that may work better. Anyway, you can read his screed at http://www.skipanda.com/Ski%20Carvin...%20Article.pdf Sounds like a combination of footer, itchy, and the unabomber.... Oh, now I get it, he was poo-pooing carving. And then the instructor guy was dressed in an 80's body bag. Where did your 60's ski instructor get an 80's fart bag? Did he have a time machine? Nah, he was an 80's skier. Technique was the same since skis were (basically) the same. In the 60's we wore either stretch pants (great on women, especially after the addition of spandex) or jeans sprayed with Scotch Guard (known as Bagners). //Walt |
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