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| Saturday, January 01, 2011 |
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Railroad Tracks Drill
By code2ski @ 8:23 PM :: 1024 Views ::
0 Comments :: Optimal Terrain: Green, Skiing Basics, Racing Basics, Drills, Ski2Race, Race2Ski, Skill Range: I4-A8, Optimal Skill Level: Intermediate, Optimal Skill Level: Advanced, Optimal Skill Level: Expert, Optimal Terrain: Blue, Skill Range: B1-I4, Alpine
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Using a pair of shaped skis on gentle terrain (one, where you would feel comfortable skiing straight down the fall line):
- Start
skiing down the fall line while staying in an athletic, balanced
position. If you are familiar with the "dial reference" concept, you
should be touching on the 12 o'clock now with both of your shins at this
time.
- To start leaving the railroad tracks set your skis on
edges by gently rolling both your knees in one direction while making
sure you touch on every minute of the dial between 12 noon and, say 1
o'clock if you were to move to the right.
- Notice your outside leg extending (hardening) and your inside leg collapsing/flexing (softening) as you enter and hold the turn.
If you do not feel this outside/inside leg extension/flexion- then "start
looking for it". Maybe increase the rate with which you roll the knees, or push
harder on the dial, or hold the turn a bit longer, or venture into a slightly steeper terrain to "find" the sensation you're looking for.
- Expert-level railroad tracks actually start with simultaneous extension/flexion of the outside/inside leg, rolling of the ankles, and shins pressuring on each minute of the dial reference.
- Beginners hold their weight almost equally distributed throughout
shallow railroad turns, which on easy sloping terrain and in less dynamic turns is still possible.
- Intermediate and advanced skiers can leave nicely laid out railroad tracks on steeper grade terrain which requires higher degrees of extension and flexion, more dynamic pressures accompanied by higher inclination angles and speed.
To turn into the opposite direction start moving (pressuring) in the
opposite direction on the dial. If you were at 1 pm, touch on every
minute as you go towards noon and then 11 o'clock. Again, if you feel
that to accomplish the task you employ not only the rolling of your
ankles and knees, but also the flexion of your new inside leg and extension
of the new outside one, then you have just honed on one of the most
critical skill in modern alpine skiing.
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