Alpine ski. Slalom. GS. Moscow competitions on ski. Technical questions about ski.
A-frame stance, knock knees, X shaped legs – different names of non parallel shins (tibia from the knee to ski) during ski turn. At course X make difficult to move more down the body, limits edge angle and looks at modern standards not aesthetically. In my opinion, if X is, it can not be cured. But need to try.
Continue reading Slalom, work on technique in the season 2016. A-frame
Regular training for slalom on the slopes of Moscow allow increase skill more and more. As far as run is no more then 25 s, physical conditions are not so important as level of skill. So it is possible to learn without much reference to the age or physical condition.
Continue reading Slalom, training of adults
I want to tell about the Japanese ski Ogasaka, more exactly about slalom ski Ogasaka Triun SL. I’ve tested it first time a few years ago, and now come to switch to these skis.
Continue reading Slalom ski Ogasaka Triun SL
To make good carved turn You of course need to put ski on edge but more importantly, to put pressure on the ski. Forces acting to skier arranged so that at second half of turn pressure apply to ski automatically. But in the first half of turn it should be given special attention for put pressure on ski.
Atomic Redster FIS SL 15/16 skis of typical stiffness marked as 33/25, while year before were 37/27. I’ll try to figure out what is changed.
Continue reading Atomic Redster FIS SL 15/16, become stiffer
The most important thing – do not put in the habit to brake in turns. Continue reading Alpine ski: first steps how to teach a child to ski
In the notes about ski I have to refer to some basic categories. They are not always obvious. I put them here. Continue reading Bricks from basement of ski technique
