Essential Ankle Movements For Skiing

[@dr.r.s.steinberg9347]

Excellent video demonstration and explanation. One caution, though, if you have overly flexible arches, or not, be careful you do not develop Achilles tendinitis or plantar fasciitis performing the Masai welcoming dance. Work into it very slowly. I recommend wearing stability running shoes when doing these excercises.

[@scottdillon1]

This is a great video Tom...very insightful

[@scottdillon1]

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[@scottdillon1]

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[@jaypark4647]

Tom, why the choice of the 10 degree slope? Great video. Cheers.

[@Belupeta]

Thanks!

[@gunter5334]

I got a great inspiration

[@shooter7a]

LOL. The range of flex in the extremely stiff boots of elite skiers is a few degrees.

[@inquistive]

Good video but why should you have a narrow stance for skiing? Surely somewhere around hip width would be appropriate.

[@rmsmith2396]

powder, bumps narrow stance

[@imfamemitotero7171]

Thanks so much for sharing

[@brianoconnor3407]

Shoulders on the skeleton are not parallel with the slope, which I believe is important for balanced carving no matter what speed. Ankle, knee, femur to hip is good, but the inside leg/ankle should have pronounced angulation to allow the hip 'plane" to be parallel to the slope. I like the skeleton images, but this one does not reflect an ideal position. Neck and head OK, but not the shoulders in my know-it-all self. Ha

[@shooter7a]

Actually...the pelvic bone is about as wrong as can be. Top level skiers tilt the pelvic bone to the absolute maximum (inside hip high) in the frontal plane. The skeleton view shows the pelvic bone TILTED THE WRONG WAY.... Mikaela probably has the greatest pelvic bone tilt range of motion, and she uses to to good effect. Here is a video of her practicing an over-emphasis of pelvic bone tilting. kzbin.info/www/bejne/enjCdZptlLN8qpI

[@MAYAMAYA-en7nj]

ridiculus

[@shooter7a]

Exactly. The 150+ flex boots used by elite skiers have a FEW DEGREES of range of motion, and they are fitted and buckled incredibly tight. Ankle motion...LOL. Yeah right.