2 Simple Drills For Better Skiing: Improve Upper Body Stability and Stylish Turns

[@leer.watson4673]

Been watching your videos the last few months and FINALLY had my 1st day on mountain at Keystone. Was super pumped to work on your drills but my god they’re easier watched on KZbin than done. lol. Even your simplest drills were giving me trouble. That’s nothing negative towards you and rather my poor everything.

[@Studio42Brooklyn]

Tom. AWESOME video and energy! great format!

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Thanks! Appreciate your keen video editing eye

[@richardcasey4439]

This year, semi-retired, so I’m skiing a few days every week. I can’t wait to try some of these exercises.

[@roy87345]

Awesome! ❤❤

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Thanks

[@gregy1194]

Great vid Tom. I really like ski vids that have students in them. I can watch experts all day and understand the theory but watching someone closer to my level, demonstrating the drill and then seeing them make the changes. That I can relate too.

[@Bigpictureskiing]

It's great to hear that it really resonated with you.

[@mep7]

Love these drills. Thank you so much for such great explanations and demonstrations! Sharing this.

[@mep7]

Love the modifications to make them more challenging, too. Thanks again.

[@Bigpictureskiing]

You’re welcome

[@gimmeagig]

So no more still upper body facing down the fall line. According to the video the poles and therefore the shoulders are kind of like the handlebar on a bicycle. Is that right.? I'm so used to keeping the upper body relatively still facing down the hill and have the skis turn underneath me,.So that is no longer the way ? That's a big deal. I'll try it.

[@peripheral1258]

Instead of these pole exercises I would rather hug a barrel and power up the LATS so that tension transmits across the shoulders = Resist a partner trying to close or open your arms. Wider hands resist rotation. When you really power up a ski I wanna see a pit-bull-coffee-table... not a floppy-cat folding-chair. Can you please do some vids on deflectioni into inclinatziononi.