Activation Of The Inside Foot - Fix Tip Splay

Improve your skiing in all conditions by working on your inside foot activation. Many skiers ski without the right amount of muscle activation on their inside foot. This often leads to diverging ski tips or tip splay. Fixing this issue can help improve balance as well as skiing in tougher snow conditions and allow you to develop better carved turns via both skis carving and working in symmetry.
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[@cdawg9149]

Dude. Finally someone who addresses the inside ski. .Not only does it improve control on groomed but it also is great in all snow conditions. When you do get the feel and control of the uphill ski your skiing ability gets waaaaaaayyyy better.

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Agree

[@philliptoone]

For me it really helps to imagine that I have a zipper on the inside of my out side pant leg and I am attempting to unzip that zipper with the bottom of my inside boot/ski. It releases pressure from the inside ski and initiates inside ski edge angle in a way that keeps it parallel to the outside ski. This works for me because any other inside foot/ski awareness has the unintended consequence of adding pressure to the inside ski. This mental image has also worked well for many of my students. I hope this makes sense and is helpful to others.

[@bradmacdonald7626]

Could you clarify? It’s a little unclear

[@philliptoone]

​@@bradmacdonald7626Maybe it will make more sense to give you another mental image that accomplishes the same thing. Imagine that the bottom of your inside ski is a flashlight and you can't remember if you tied your shoe/boot of the outside leg. So you will want to shine that flashlight on the bottom of the inside ski to see the top of the outside shoe/boot. The motion doesn't need to be big. You just need to tilt the inside leg into the turn and lift/lighten to boot so that the light from the bottom of that ski will shine onto the top of the outside shoe/boot. I hope this helps.

[@BGN_1]

​@@bradmacdonald7626 Hes saying its more about direction and form rather than adding pressure or weight to your inside foot.

[@Readit4Life_2Chron7_14]

Hi Tom. Thx 4 this tip. Learning the ergonomics of skiing is key. Muscle & mind memory of just where you want your ski & body to be in space in relationship to each other - as you describe here is VERY helpful. It did not occur to me that lack of activation of my inside foot was the problem when I went back to skiing after 15 yrs. It's like I forgot all of this somehow. Love the go slower reminder. So true. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

[@jerl.980]

It is the key to better carving, it has increase my power and control a lot.

[@Steve.Dunphy]

Great tips I can use with my students! Keep up the great work mate and have a great summer.

[@jillnothwehr1573]

This is exactly a discovery I made in January. After years of struggling with tip splay, I finally cracked the code. This vid confirms my newfound skill!

[@jasonr8464]

Curious how much of an improvement that new awareness gave you? What effects did it have on your skiing?

[@jillnothwehr1573]

@@jasonr8464 his enabled me to keep my skis parallel.

[@shooter7a]

Carved one ski turns are the BEST for inside leg activation. But some people are not strong enough to practice this way. Also do a lot of falling leaf drills using ankle dorsiflexion to keep the inside ski working early in the turn.

[@Gooooosey]

Great video, seeing immediate improvements after doing the drills, very helpful! Thanks for the great vid🎉

[@jillsladen-pilon7571]

Amazing video - I really like the idea of feeling what muscles need to activate while stationary.

[@tridoc99]

Agreed - excellent exercise!

[@hevoforo1629]

Good video on managing the inside ski. Thanks!

[@bracsyller8901]

Great content Tom, specifically the part about not wasting terrain. Love the new camera, it presents super clear. Thank you.

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Thanks Mark.

[@BobRosenstock-pp7wk]

So timely: tip divergence appears in so many people’s skiing, but until now I had been advising others under the assumption tip splay was a symptom of some other issue, e.g. pivoting/stemming to create the turn rather than waiting for the edge to engage. It never occurred to me to suggest addressing the problem directly, even though in hindsight that’s actually what I do myself when practicing carving on cat tracks or maximizing Rotary scores in Carv. There is still the danger that a skidded turn makes the whole goal of being parallel a purely decorative endeavor (your video with Aidan is a good example of that), but learning how to feel the sensation of asymmetry is still a critical skill. As with your hand-drag drill, thanks for reminding us to never rule out the direct method!

[@HS-ob3fz]

This is a great tip! Thanks!

[@Motio3]

I tried this today and loved the sensations it generated as far as ski snow contact. And not just for the inside ankle/foot. Somehow the outside foot kind of wanted to join the party and also felt, more alert and adept. And good things happen up the chain once your ankles and feet are feeling “in the zone”. So interesting how each ski is taking a slightly different ride through the snow, plus how that ride varies throughout phases of the turn. A lot of sensory feedback! Such a simple exercise, it such a big payoff. Didn’t hurt that I was doing this on my brand new Fischer Curv GTs. 😊😊😊

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Great skis!! And thanks for the feedback. I always wonder if these drills and videos help. I know not everyone but it’s great to hear from the ones it does help.

[@Lou2beme]

I haven’t been skiing for 25 years and just picked it back up. I never got super efficient back then so I was watching people, observing and trying to learn. I saw so many people doing the reverse snow plow thing while turning and stopping, I thought it was some kind of technique. Kept trying to replicate it but my skis would just stay parallel, not a bad problem to have I guess.

[@eduardobustos340]

Great tip!

[@gregmcateer8752]

That's a great tip, thx. Will try it when I go in Jan. 👍

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@paul-akers]

Wow clear and concise lesson. I will try this thank you.

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Gumby1974]

Hi Tom! Big fan of videos and podcast. Do you have any videos addressing causes of chatter (not skid) at higher edge angles?

[@temporarilyjosh]

Thanks. How is weight distributed throughout the turn? Does the outside ski hold most of the weight, and the inside mostly imitates the outside, or is the weight actually distributed equally?

[@magnificoas388]

this is not stupid ! and this is the first step :) waiting for the next video...

[@richardcasey4439]

Excellent

[@jasonr8464]

I usually start getting excited to be back on the mountain way too early in the offseason. This year has been worse because of this video lol. I have always felt I cant fully trust my inside ski because I too often get tip splay in exactly the same way as the people you showed. After thinking about it, I believe this problem also causes me to rush my transitions, since I'm waay too eager to get to the point where I'm standing on that new outside ski, so that my problem inside ski is lighter and less relevant. As someone who thinks I'm probably right on the verge of starting to get some bigger edge angles, I think this fix could be huge for my progression. I've even looked for other inside ski related videos in the past, but nobody else has your ability to explain things Tom. Thanks so much for that. Now, three more weeks before i get to work on it 🤪

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Well I hope it does help with that next breakthrough. I do find people have a tendency to stand too hard and too early on the new outside ski. Despite that being what most instructors will tell you is the key to a great turn. I think there are other more important things

[@jasonr8464]

@@Bigpictureskiing Yeah thanks, I think it will help for sure. Although for this video it was probably easier to talk about having an active inside foot for carved turns, I'm guessing you are similarly active for shorter skidded turns? ...or to a lesser degree? I remember having a little trouble with edge similarity on hockey stops like the ones on your most recent "short turns ski progession" video, and I'm guessing this new muscle memory could help some with that type of thing as well.

[@alant779]

Thanks for breaking this down! I'll be happy if I can master just this one skill this season. Seems essential for skiing on one foot as well.

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Yes it sure is

[@Keln02]

My reminder when carving, is to always try to keep the tip of the skis as leveled as possible. To do so, pushing the exterior ski forward (la relance, in french) helps close the turn and maintain appropriate balance between both feet (we call that l'appui) Hopefully this can help some :)

[@colinbradbury1770]

Great stuff 👍👍👍. Not sure that was just one tip though 😅

[@pjmorgan]

Shifting weight slightly forward and slightly uphill usually helps drive the tip of that uphill ski into line.

[@hondajacka2]

Nice tip!

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Glad you liked it!

[@anthonyrc70]

My skis don't splay out but toe in a bit. I usually pay no attention (or put any weight on) to the inside ski; it's all on the outside ski. I'll pay more attention to the inside ski.Thanks for the tip.

[@bartl1070]

Nice video Tom. The point about actively managing the inside leg makes sense. One question though - the skier with the splayed tips in the video seems to get in trouble already at the release. He seems to push off the snow to move his body in and as a way to create angles (I.e. both lte and bte ankles appears to be passive). Wouldn't it make sense to focus on this issue first? Anyways, nice content - keep it up.

[@Bigpictureskiing]

If he did the same thing at the release but actively managed his inside foot he’d learn straight away that the release he’s doing is not working. So it would fix both things. Reason being he wouldn’t be able to balance with his skis parallel and edged the same so the drill would teach him to transition differently

[@bartl1070]

​@@Bigpictureskiing Interesting thought, thanks for your answer. I would think that developing finer awareness (and control) of how much new stance legs extends (+ the timing, rate; ultimately how the act of extending impacts the turn) might take quite some time and also possibly number of different drills. Anyhow - can't wait for the "after" video to see the change!

[@oitoitoi1]

Thanks for the great video! I've seen so many demo team members from different countries on those Fischer RC4 CT's, what makes them so special? Really helpful video, I'm someone with flat feet which makes me quite duck footed, I don't think I'm tip splaying too much but definitely struggle with edge similarity.

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Those skis just induce confidence for the higher end expert skier. It’s like a full on race ski but in a shorter more usable resort radius. A medium radius you could say. Holds on form snow and has a great feeling of storing energy from turns. Glad you liked the videos. Have you checked out the full website video library yet and the app?

[@Bigpictureskiing]

@@oitoitoi1 ok great. The podcast is an awesome resource so I’m glad you found that too. And also that you chose a similar style ski from Rossi. I think that medium radius ski offers the best variety to ski all types of turns and terrain

[@oitoitoi1]

​@@Bigpictureskiing Thanks, yes the podcast is a really interesting listen, I found the interview with Ted Ligety especially good (big fan of his skiing). It would be great if you could do a podcast on the future of ski racing coverage. Good to hear that about the skis too, I was quite nervous about getting them in case they were "too much" ski or maybe too specialised, but some Italian instructors really recommended them to me and they seemed to be what I was looking for. One thing I've been struggling a bit with in my skiing is my lack of stamina/endurance, I definitely need to be fitter. I was wondering for skiing is the best approach to improve this circuit training or just normal cardio?

[@Bigpictureskiing]

@@oitoitoi1 I’d say more the circuit training would help. But also working on breathing well when you exercise

[@oitoitoi1]

@@Bigpictureskiing Thanks!

[@lovetoride9646]

Hi Tom, I'm interested in signing up for a one month course. Is it preferable to wait until the ski season has started so I can practice the lessons on slope?

[@Bigpictureskiing]

The way I have built the whole site is to make it optimised for year round access or even 6 month access to include pre season training and theory videos. I’d suggest now is the best time. Utilise the body prep collection of videos to do ski specific workouts. Watch some webinars. Im running one for members tomorrow on ski selection which you can access live or watch the recording. There is a private community section where I answer all the members questions and people post their wins and areas they are struggling with. Big Picture Skiing is named that way as I encompass everything. I have a promo code on at the moment too where you can use code SKIBOOT to take 25% off any subscription. Hope to see you there.

[@barryshrier4740]

Thanks Tom for the high quality video with clear information and editing. Can you help me please to understand the point your making? I've been skiing at a highly experienced and advanced level for decades, and in watching Olympic ski racers and others "at the top of their game", I do not see these world class experts concerning themselves with their inner ski. And Tom, please excuse me if I have missed something in your nice video, but I don't see a convincing explanation as to "why does this matter?" Can you not ski down any mountain, in any conditions, with confidence, in total control, and looking graceful and beautiful (if looks matter), with nearly all your weight, focus, emphasis, etc, on your outside ski? My first response to your video is "none of this matters and is not important", so I want to learn more and understand. Thank you and I hope you have the best snow and amazing long fast runs in stunning conditions. :-)

[@francistran5823]

A lot of these questions are answered in the video

[@Bigpictureskiing]

My response would be go try it and feel it. See if it makes a difference. If it doesnt just let it go. And I can tell you from my discussions with some of the worlds best ski racers they do think a lot about their inside ski and have spent countless hours working on it.

[@MellenJay]

Nice one, Tom, I totally agree about not wasting terrain. What camera/mic set up are you using now?

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Yeah we know how important that part is don’t we! And why we have developed high level skills in our chosen snow sports 😊 This is the insta 360x3

[@Steve-yr5vi]

When I learned this skill it was that last piece of the puzzle that elevated my skiing to expert level, the guide labeled it "digging in with your inside heel" saying it is a required step to finish a parallel turn. You initiated the turn by shifting weight to the outside ski, getting on its inner edge and taking weight off the inside ski, in particular the tail of the ski, allowing it to match the outside ski's direction change. What you are really doing here is reengaging the inside ski's edge rebalancing your weight between the two skis. What I have learned, when your form is good skiing SHOULD feel easy, unless you're really pushing hard on turns and absorbing g forces, skiing with proper form is easy and should not be physically taxing. (granted the soreness that results from exerting enough force to counter the g-forces will be felt that evening). What I would add, if a person is learning this technique, it's time to put on skis considered advanced, skis that are stiffer, with very little let-off in the tail. Skis built like this will more clearly communicate that you're getting the technique correct. Ski's like this, have two sheets of metal that go all the way to the tip of the tail are generally considered expert level, however if you get this move right; that's what you have become. Awesome tutorial. One other note, and I've had expert ski instructors tell me this; this is a "finishing skill", not a beginner skill.

[@alexmarr4298]

Great! Very understandable for me) PS cool suit, what is a brand?

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Thanks. It’s a Japanese brand called Onyone. Very nice outerwear

[@filipvaclavovsky7405]

I like to push inside ski knee inside the turn and think about positioning inside ski boot under me, not forward. You should be able to ski on inside ski, if you Loose grip on outside one.

[@normalizedaudio2481]

Algo keeps giving me this video. I have it together. I am a hot skier. I don't do this. I got control on the inside.

[@DebArmstrongSkiStrong]

I enjoyed that Tom. Thanks. Hey, what camera are you using 😉

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Thanks Deb. It’s an insta 360 X3

[@DebArmstrongSkiStrong]

@@Bigpictureskiing cool. Would you recommend it? Looks interesting. Let’s catch up soon.

[@Bigpictureskiing]

@@DebArmstrongSkiStrong yes I would. And I’ll email you. Let’s do another podcast!?

[@DebArmstrongSkiStrong]

@@Bigpictureskiing you got it 😉

[@billysbikingchannel5698]

I would say that the point you are making becomes way more pronounced towards the end of the turn. If I personally do not feel like I am engaging the inside or uphill ski around the area of my little toe, just when I want to transfer more weight to my new outside ski. If this engagement hasn't already started then I lose the smoothness between the turns and thus in turn makes it harder as the pressure comes on all at once rather than a nice progressive feeling

[@Bigpictureskiing]

I’d say it’s actually the start of the turn and mid turn where I see the issues most with the tip splay. That’s where people shift their weight to the outside ski and then don’t control the inside foot. So they just don’t feel it happening because there is barely any pressure on that foot. By the end of the turn it’s already too late

[@swifttone]

Practices this today on the slopes today. It's making sense and I feel what your teaching here. Thank you! Does this apply to short swivel skid turns? For example on steep terrain for speed control?

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Yes and yes

[@williamm7642]

I found the advice to try and work out what your inside leg does naturally if you don't activate it really interesting. However, I guess you really need to do that exercise twice: once for each leg, as it isn't guaranteed that your left leg will have the same natural tendency as your left leg !

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Correct and keep practicing it takes some muscle memory

[@Tirppa]

Does boot fit have much effect on this or A-framing. I have pretty bad A-framing when turning left. Less or none when turning right.

[@Bigpictureskiing]

It sure does. But also we are all very much asymmetrical beings and many sports are not like skiing which relys more on symmetry. So it will be a combo at times of boot setup and also just left or right sided awareness. Take jumping high. We all prefer one foot to take off from. That’s entrained all our lives. So skiing takes time and patience to iron out those kinks. Slow it down as I say and you can make these things more symmetrical

[@Tirppa]

@@Bigpictureskiing Thanks for the quick reply. I'm definitely gonna dedicate the early season on technique training and slowing things down next season.

[@4plum]

Are you supposed to look down at your skis as you are doing this exercise to make sure they are parallel and edges matching? If not, how would you know? Railroad tracks looking back will let you know about parallel skis on freshly groomed snow, I guess, but what about edge angle? Carv? :-)

[@Bigpictureskiing]

I wouldn’t suggest looking down. I’d suggest going slow and checking tracks a few times. Even skiing under a chairlift and then riding up and looking down at them. You’ll get it trust me. And you’ll start to feel what I’m talking about

[@4plum]

Thanks - will give it a shot this weekend

[@Beech1900pilot]

I just realized. He’s holding a selfie stick in his right hand!

[@paulstiles7738]

What do you do for people that have pronation issues?

[@Bigpictureskiing]

This!! Pronation is just lazy feet all the time and just like you can change lazy spine posture you can change lazy feet posture

[@evasommer11]

🙌

[@Scr3amapillar]

Why do my skis do the V? Cause you sit/lean backwards. Physics: Take a knife, lay it on a table, now push down the knife with one finger at the sharp end of the knife and with the other hand move the grip left/right. You see? It's moving. No push with one finger the end of the grip down and try to move the grip with the other hand. It's not moving. The same happens with your skis. If you have more pressure at the end of your skis they don't know where you wanna go. If you push your knees forward (feel the pressure of your shins to the front of your boots) the front ⅓ of your skis will ski with you and if you now just edge a little your skis start to change direction together. Allways work parallel at the same time: BOTH knees push together at the same time left or right! (If you wanna ski parallel, of course 😉.) Remember: If your knees push to the left your upper body leans to the right and a bit forward! The becoming valley ski is ALWAYS the boss (it has more pressure/weight then the mountain ski). You can train this every time everywhere. For example: you're at home. Bend your knees a bit. Hands in front of your chest (like you carry a pot with hot spaghetti inside). Then lean a bit to the right, forward and a tiny bit lower (for this example). Now try to lift your left foot a little bit (heel up, never (!) toes up). That's it! That's what you learn on day 1, it's everywhere on this planet the same. For a beginner and a pro. If you wanna make it more difficult, try to lift the left foot and close your right shoe with both hands. (You will never be this low while skiing.) It's all about balance. If you have no balance, please train it. Every day for 10 minutes would be enough. I know it feels different on snow. But you ski for maybe a week and the rest of the year you aren't on snow. To get better you have to train every single day on snow. If you don't train (because you don't want, you're tired, you have holidays and don't wanna sweat) then please ski with enough space around you and never too fast. With the wrong technique you can't react and stop (or make a turn) early enough. And then? Crash, pain, season ending. And we ALL know how it feels to fail. 😊 If you are good/getting better then you have fun and holidays are great. Stay safe and sometimes take a private lesson. (I'd always take a private lesson on day one on snow to remember what's important and where i could be better. But i'm a ski instructor, so ... i'm fine 😊.) Enjoy your days on snow. 🤙

[@strathound]

Did you go with a race plate on the bindings to get more lean angle? Or standard?

[@Bigpictureskiing]

They only had the race plate left as my option. But glad I have it

[@strathound]

@@Bigpictureskiing - so they don't sell the CT in the USA right now. But I did pick up The Curve. And they have the race plate on them. Taking them out for first turns at Breck tomorrow. Wish me luck.

[@Bigpictureskiing]

@@strathound don’t rely on luck rely on your skill 👊

[@strathound]

@@Bigpictureskiing - yessir, 10-4 good buddy.

[@patrickpurcell3671]

@@Bigpictureskiingexactly! That is what my Uncle a former SAS soldier always said and that kept him alive during numerous conflicts.

[@lazslostpierre9951]

Vital to have properly aligned boots to achieve this.

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Sure is

[@jasonhand8332]

Roll your left knee left to carve left, roll right knee to right to carve right. Simple... (knee steering Harold Harb kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ2wn2iLj7N5rsU) Ankle and foot follow instinctively. Thinking about inside ankle and foot while skiing causes rotation of foot which causes skidding of inside ski. Focus on larger muscles and macro movements. Sitting in back seat also causes the inside ski to rotate resulting in a skid. Be more aggressive. More forward lean. Extent the outside leg in bottom ⅓ of carved turn then transition by rolling your new inside knee for more power and more speed. Inside knee is the brains of the turn outside knee the brawn. Lead each turn by rolling inside knee a microsecond before the outside knee. Think "left knee, left... Right Knee, right."

[@iandunn9497]

Interesting you only talk about what seems a pretty passive inside ski/ankle movement. Just pick it up and match it parallel to the outside ski and match the angle. There is no real emphasis/focus to tip the ski strongly to its little toe edge to create and tighten the turn radius.

[@Bigpictureskiing]

I’m not so much I can mention in a video and keep people’s attention 😊 agree there is tipping as well. But people much of the time no this especially the ones that are creating tip splay

[@MrDogonjon]

this is my personal problem. My right ski on right turns diverges. In my study of cause and effect I suspect it starts with the weight transfer and is exacerbated by a hip block, knee angulation and turn shapes dominated by muscular forces. In favorable snow it is minimal but when conditions are harder the diverge becomes evident. Watching top racers the movement at the turn iniation is a marked flexion of the uphill ankle as the ski is pressured, Upper body crossover is completly different from any PSIA description and is a fault I have developed as years of teaching and clinicing other instructors, participation in DCL program left me with incorrect information about what a cross over move actually was encouraging extension to start turns instead of the race proven flexion.. We can blame the progression on faulty information from the start. PSIA has done no favors to any one promoting their flawed theory. We must return to our roots that Tony Matt brought to the USA when PSIA was introduced in 1961. "The New Way to Ski" is the book he worked from and is the legitimate source for all teaching systems using wedge or direct to parallel progressions. Sadly PSIA actively campaigned against "the new way to ski" throughout it's uninspired history. I was forced to apologize to my trainer at Mammoth for suggesting PSIA technique was inferior to Swiss Demo Team who I worked and skied with at Mammoth in my technical paper to PSIA-W during my examiner tryout comparing technique of many different Demo teams at interski. Sorry if I sound bitter but solutions to deeply ingrained problems have technical solutions requiring a rethinking of our entire educational process.

[@richallsopp9313]

I've been struggling with this all season, but have cracked it by driving my outside foot through the arc and deliberately holding my inside ski back. This has squared off my hips and keeps the skis doing the same thing

[@crimmeyd00d47]

This geezer won't mention and never has done how to actually ski properly as he is trying to sell the carve stuff and his own online coaching. His content is entertaining however. All you can do is spread the word. Btw it not only squares the hips but pushes them forward and up too and your inside can match the outside edge angle easier at the more extreme end as previously it would have been blocked. This is a beginner video though as the example skiier clearly can't carve and for slow speed his drill will work as the aim is to lesson the inside pressure which is going to be on the wrong part of the ski and because it's so slow there's not enough centripetal force for the outside to take the majority of forces. . The key in the end is to get inside pressure on the correct part of the ski as you have found out but you need the centripetal forces ie speed so the outside takes the majority of the forces. instructors mistake this feeling as not a lot of inside pressure/ weight just because the ratio of forces heavily favours the outside.

[@Bohonk212]

More complicated than it needs to be. All just proper edging. Learn that and the rest happens automatically.

[@Bigpictureskiing]

Wouldn’t have made the tip video if I didn’t think it was so easy for some to fix. Not everyone but some people do need more explanation and guidance.

[@user-vd6wb5ef8v]

the ski trajectory is defined by its edging and bending. To bend a ski pessure is needed. Therefore without sufficient pressure on the inside ski it will be skidding no matter what other manipulation you will be performing. PS. If you have a look at tracks left by an experienced carder, the inside and the outside tracks are of similar depths which means that the inside ski is loaded

[@samruben5750]

Activate the inside *ANKLE!! Thinking foot creates a staggered stance and puts your pressure on the inside = outside leg being an outrigger

[@trouts4444]

The video seems to be very misleading on how to correct for the wrong reason that is not explained well. What I think you are suggesting some ankle and foot issue leading to the inside ski flopping around and the correction is to pay more attention to that issue. The V or A frame reference is the same ski divergence you call the reverse wedge that I've never heard before. At all levels of skiing the major reason for the outside ski going further out to the outside of the turn creating the V is too much weight on the inside ski. You are a expert skier so faking a V is easy for you but not really indicative of much. What you demonstrated is more like a high lever beginners mistake of all sorts so little ski control and many things need correcting. ?? confusing.

[@Bigpictureskiing]

That’s not how I see it. I’ve had a lot of success teaching it this way. As with a lot of things in life I’d say try it first before judging. People are so quick to judge and feel they are “correct”. Instead be open to new ideas and question them with curiosity and experimentation. It’s a far richer and more enjoyable life when you do this IMO.

[@user-gs7db6ni6l]

Treba omogućiti prijevod! ( translate)

[@astranavt]

Ничего не понял

[@sethhayse6333]

The music interludes are TOO LOUD.

[@edwardkenway6467]

I didn’t notice any problem.

[@emjibe]

Also can that bird in the background shut up??? Jeeeez it's SO LOUD. Not

[@2drsdan]

Holy Cow, just KIS, keep it simple. Stop with all the detail. If you're skiing parallel just make the inside ski match the outside ski and then train the inside knee to lead the transition but for god's sake, you're skis can't be too far apart. So start slow (like you said) and put your hand on the uphill knee and push it uphill (transition) and then let go and roll both knees down the hill (mid turn) now the other hand goes on the other knee (new inside) and pushes it uphill (transition) repeat.

[@yahorsinkevich4451]

The problem is, you do not actually understand the root cause, all these drills are basically useless, because, main reason of the issue is - lack of pressure on the outside skis that causes not enought grip so mentally you want to have your inside ski being flat to hold you, just because your outside ski (becauser lack of pressure) does not hold you

[@bobitin368]

Always follow the rule that skis that are close as possible with eachother and maintaining them in the same position while carving is the fastest way.

[@KenpoOjoko]

I like your videos, but not this one frankly. I agree active inside foot is the key, but the use of a stick camera doesn't work.

[@amundekroll7490]

Don`t your mouth get very dry from all the talking?

[@TR-nw8hz]

Try tele and then you may MAY be qualified to teach regular skiing

[@jemain15]

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[@kencooper7208]

That's really cynical of you! Tom was a Telemark skier before he went alpine (likely because he found, as I did, there is no money in teaching Telemark in North America, (although I've never asked him because I don't know him personally.) Go back in the KZbin wayback machine to about 12-13 years ago and you will find him doing some respectable Tele turns at Silverstar Mountain. Not to mention he is a Level 4 alpine instructor. I don't agree with some of his muscle cuing instruction for the inside leg as he is lifting the inside leg and demonstrating an open-chain muscle engagement when in reality carving turns is a closed chain activity for both legs; it engages the adductor muscles for the outside leg, and the abductor muscles on the inside one; but knowing this I still wouldn't be a dick about it. Why are you being one????

[@KR100SRB]

Turist instructor...nothing more...😊

[@ashahrestani]

You're making it way too complicated! All you need to know is.... drive the knee of your inside ski to the inside of the turn. Voila! You're welcome.

[@nicko880]

Doing that makes me have the exact problem in this video. My inside ski points more uphill than my outside ski. I’ve been trying to ski like this video all my life and so far have not been successful. I guess taking a private lesson is probably the only way.

[@davidbeazer9799]

@@nicko880 sounds like you might be driving the knee forward. He’s talking about driving it sideways. It also needs to be held back so it’s not very far in front of the other boot, maybe half a boot length between tips of the boots

[@kuanjuliu]

So timely: tip divergence appears in so many people’s skiing, but until now I had been advising others under the assumption tip splay was a symptom of some other issue, e.g. pivoting/stemming to create the turn rather than waiting for the edge to engage. It never occurred to me to suggest addressing the problem directly, even though in hindsight that’s actually what I do myself when practicing carving on cat tracks or maximizing Rotary scores in Carv. There is still the danger that a skidded turn makes the whole goal of being parallel a purely decorative endeavor (your video with Aidan is a good example of that), but learning how to feel the sensation of asymmetry is still a critical skill. As with your hand-drag drill, thanks for reminding us to never rule out the direct method!