TECHNICAL SKI ANALYSIS | Short Turn

In this video Paul Lorenz provides detailed analysis of the current National Japanese technical champion, RYU TAKEDA. The short turns being analysed were performed at the 2020 Hokkaido Technical Championships held in January 2020.
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[@raymondgilkie2551]

The degree of edge angle is incredible for a short turn. Must be a combination of skill and steepness of the hill.

[@ezeezi1111]

> "the exact criteria of the (japan tech) competition is still difficult to interpret for me" Exactly for me too! From a skier in japan :)

[@paullorenz6389]

You and me too! Haha

[@Bebopin-69]

This is like figure skating and moggles skiing, it is far from objective. But thanks anyway for bringing this to us, i have been longing for a well done slowmo analysis of the short turn (not slalom). This is very reassuring, i realize i am not too far from that (CSIA-3).

[@Jkiedis]

Paul Lorenz hi! Is Legacy gonna have a second video? Thanks!

[@paullorenz6389]

Joan Gómez thanks for your comment. We are working on at the moment and hope to have it out soon.

[@Jkiedis]

Paul Lorenz thanks! Looking forward. Unfortunately the season is over 😖

[@ardenpowers7730]

While turning to the right, one can notice a slight convergance of his skis just after the initiation phase into his turn. This may suggest that his dominant strength is in his right side, allowing for a cleaner execution when turning to the left. Just my thoughts and observation . . .

[@tonyp.8721]

Super analysis Paul, keep ‘em coming! Thank you!!

[@christianbernier1602]

It look’s like a new approach to small free turn !!!

[@inquistive]

#PaulLorenz - what skis would he be using, slalom?

[@paullorenz6389]

A World Cup slalom ski.

[@karlo407]

Thank you. Is he using the “rolling”, the initiation with hip, that Takao Murayama described at his 2019 Interski clinic?

[@user-wm9qr4bl6z]

This short turn seems to have wider stance ,full carving unlike previous short turn.

[@sanin73]

He's right side seems way stronger than the left. Seems like he's having the same ski divergence left/convergence right pattern on each turn.

[@HS-ob3fz]

whats a double black groomed run lol, if its groomed its hardly black

[@ivokoimecs]

Nice!!! ... :)

[@walid2011_]

Going to spend all my money on ski vacations to train hard so i may become a high level skier and instructer one day if God wills. Videos like this where i see such ppl on skis inspire me too much

[@paullorenz6389]

Thanks Walid and good luck

[@cashxin]

Hi Paul! This is Cash. Hope you are enjoying this season. Really want to say thank you for your training. I improved dramatically after your lessons. I feel that becoming a Level 2 instructor is not too far off for me after completing your Level 1 course. The value is more than doubled. 🎉 lucky me🤩

[@paullorenz6389]

Thanks Cash, and congratulations on passing the level 1. It was great to ski with you and all the best 😊

[@valera.bukovel]

Thanks

[@lisimahus]

Excellent break down of the moves and forces, thank you!

[@levin2880]

What exactly does deflection mean?

[@skierlilly]

Great analysis! 🤩

[@bobcoggin4618]

Brill 👍🏻

[@Jazz-lr1um]

Ciao a tutti. Un opinione....a me sembra di vedere un contrasto di direzione della gamba destra, quando Paul gira verso la sua destra. A sinistra gira meglio perché avanza quanto basta l'interno sinistro. Che ne pensate?

[@robertcourteau4320]

Huge amount of “skivot” - skidding + pivot - above the fall line. Looks like a GS skier on the steep in accelerated motion. Not sure what the judges are looking for, so hard to say if this is “good”.

[@SamSoMite421]

Stivot

[@robertcourteau4320]

I stand corrected.

[@yokohamakyoto723]

Your explanation in English is very clear even for self Japanese.

[@paullorenz6389]

Arigatou gozaimasu

[@stevebag3720]

Can you make a video on femur rotation? Have you heard of "knee valgus"? To me this is a huge difference between great skiing and World Cup skiing. Even the local teenager racers far from the World Cup skiers seem to ski with no internal femur rotation but I don't seem to hear any discussion about it on KZbin. Thanks

[@petergardiner4585]

And then there's JF Beaulieu kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnymoaSoap6fp6c

[@mikewilson3786]

Good analysis Paul se you in 6 days

[@paullorenz6389]

See you soon Mike :)

[@bornaskovran9303]

@@paullorenz6389 i hope to see you also ! hahaha

[@gx1400sc]

Can this be done in a hard icy slope... here almost halv of his ski is buried into the snow...

[@대박-s7i]

Very~~goodddd~~♡♡

[@acefireman1121]

I like your skiing style.

[@paullorenz6389]

It is Ryu Takeda, Japanese National Champion

[@АнтонЯковина-й6д]

Огонь! Чудесный анализ!

[@jjongmaski1797]

good ....!!!!

[@riccapatrol]

Sensational!

[@s055001]

Hi Paul, just some questions about short radius turn. It seems like Takeda san is sort of like "kicking" the snow during the shaping of the turn. Then carve the turn. Does it mean for short radius turn, the early edging doesnt really matter as long as i can edge my ski during the shaping of the turn?

[@vicurban9045]

LOL “Double black groomed run” What an oxymoron. Here at Whistler we call that a blue run.

[@karlo407]

I think you have a point there. Looking at it on FATMAP in avalanche view, Tiger has a slope of 25-30°. @Paul Lorenz, how can that be considered double black?

[@grizzkid795]

Tiger is one of the steepest runs ever skied- 7 times steeper than Saudan's Couloir at Whistler. Many of the competitors died because they fell and slid into the base lodge. Nothing to laugh about.

[@karlo407]

@@grizzkid795 please compare avy maps or topo’s. Tiger looks gentle compared to Suadan Couloir. And I don’t see a lodge at the bottom of it. rusutsu.com/en/trail-map/

[@karlo407]

@@grizzkid795 I'm looking at a topo map. Maybe I have it wrong. But, nothing on West Rusutsu that I can see comes close to being "steep". But, I may be wrong. If Paul Lorenz thinks its steep, it must be steep. I just don't see it in the data. Help me out here.

[@grizzkid795]

It is more at the northwest end, and believe me, it's steeper than hell! I think anyway. Actually I've never seen it, but Paul said he would not go near that run.