Deflection In Your Ski Turns | Big Picture Skiing Tom Gellie
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- My first ski for the Aussie ski season was at Perisher on a run called Zali’s. One goal this season is to refine and master deflecting my centre of mass in different directions and how I manage this deflection using well timed movements of my body with my skis. Over the summer I have been learning about collisions and how our bodies manage collisions very well. These first few days back on snow were great as I was able to apply theory that I had learnt studying that came out as feelings and outcomes in my ski turns. This is what we call knowledge which is different from information. Here is some video of me practicing turns with this focus in mind. For more detailed analysis, breakdowns, indoor simulations and insight into my thoughts around skiing you can find out more at www.bigpictureskiing.com
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Tom
Your skiing is an inspiration. Great work and why not, AWESOME suit! :)
I love the Onyone suit for many reasons. So proud to be an ambassador for this great brand.
Great skiing Tom...Liked the "Hockey Stop" at 1:05
Thanks David
Stance change ?
nice "old school" skiing
@Jarred Keeting well nothing wrong here. Old school doesn't mean "bad".:) i can see skidding at the end of the turn and feet very closed together.
@Jarred Keeting well, I had 2 concrete remarks about the video (i repeat myself): 1/ the skier is skidding at the end of the turn (not at initiation as you said) 2/feet are very closed together compared to modern skiing.
This is what I see.
Nice skiing! Like the ski suit! Happy skiing, Bill.
Change the way you think to change your skiing -- I like that!
It’s true 🤓
As always, nice demo Tom.
That suit really pops in the shadows! You’ll never have to worry about adequate lighting for your videos 😄
Yes I was surprised how much it pops even in low light
All right BPS, looking good. Can’t wait till Earth tilts and we get to try that in the N. Hemisphere!
Hey Tom, really good to see some more videos of your technique. Seeing you demonstrate is super helpful - especially once you know the feeling behind the form
Glad to see that railroad stance skiing is gone again. You and Reilly are the real deal!! Videos are great for off-season dry land training !
The level of perfection is astonishing
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Great demo!
Hey Tom! What do you think of the flex pattern of the Volkl Masters? I got to see one back in February, but I did not ski on it. Having said that I was somewhat surprised at how soft it felt relative to volkl’s FIS SL, considering the ski’s construction
Definitely not soft. Flex pattern is nice. Need to be a strong skier to get the most out of it
Very good! 👏👏👏
Thanks
HeyTom, I am new to your channel and have been off the snow for 8 years until this year and am looking to upgrade my equipment.I have an old pair of GS Rossignol WC GS skis a pair of Dynastar Contact 177cm 75mm 15mm radius. Sold my fischer SL race skis,.i am early 50's (active) ex FIS level ski racer and demoed a pair of Black Crow Orbs on the final day of skiing at Perisher as we got locked down in regional NSW. I really enjoyed the Black Crows actually but I haven't had the privilege of remaining current with ski technology and don't know whether to go down the all mountain ski track or stick to the race type ski's that have been a part of my go to for ever? Any suggestions?
Hi J,
A quiver of skis is always nice to have. Keep in mind the conditions you skied them in. A lot of skis feel good on good snow not many feel good on crappy snow. The dynastar skis will probably still go well with a tune on them. Good radius for Aussie resorts. If you go for the all mtn black crow ones Then you’ll have a ski for softer snow days and off piste and your dynastars for firmer snow days
@@Bigpictureskiing Thanks for the quick reply Tom also considering the volkl kendo 88 if I get a chance to demo a pair this year. We may have met years ago I do love SL race ski's my best discipline
Nice skiing! Which skis are you on?
The volkl deacon master 72
New for this season. Full race ski construction but mid radius and slight tip and tail rocker.
Thanks Tom Awsome as usual
Cheers Antony
Tom, are you using a small bit of flexion to help initiate your turns?
In the first clip he is extending to release and in the remaining clips he is flexing to release.
Totally what Bill said. Even the upper body moving up in the later parts of the video, might look like flexion, but in essence isn't.
Especially when you release from a turn that has a lot of pressure build-up, the flexing can cause your upper body to "pop" up a little bit.
You can prevent this by making continuous effort to keep the upper body low, but definitely is not a necessity.
@@billarmatage5858 Bill and Mitchel, is Tom getting a little pop (rebound) when he releases pressure using the flexion? My MA is generally pretty good and I feel like I’m seeing a little bouncing motion (or pulse) to create deflection. But I could be wrong. And I’m trying to figure out if this is essentially what Dadou @ Taos Ski Valley was teaching as a way to accelerate at the beginning of turns. Your feedback is appreciative due /Marshall
You will get deflection if you create pressure particularly during the last phase of your turn if your skis are carving (not skidding) and the outside leg is relatively long. Then you initiate the next turn when you have created the desired pressure by rapidly flexing your legs allowing the upper body to topple over the skis toward the fall line while the skis shoot out to the side. To achieve deflection caused by the sudden reduction of pressure through flexing the legs, particularly the outside leg, there should be no pivoting or twisting of the skis in transition and you are in a countered position (shoulders essentially facing down the hill) when you start flexing the legs. Hope this helps.
@@billarmatage5858 Bill, your description is very helpful and gives me “homework” for next ski season. I don’t recall hearing before that flexing the legs would allow the upper body to topple over into the new turn. Do I understand it correctly that the flexion is capturing the rebound before the redirection takes place? Thanks again. /Marshall