realskiers

Thanks, and it does make sense.

It's not the skis that are "skiing through the pole" but the body? Very interesting visual image.

I realized last winter that (among considerable other bad technique things) I was putting the pole down too close to my skis and too much out in front, and as I skied past the pole (and their terminology is very descriptive) that the pole "Plant" would force my hand and shoulder and body back.? That's certainly not a good thing for someone that also has problems getting weight forward in the first place.? And I also found that if I got my pole more down the hill and back toward the middle of the front of the ski then it was easier to get my body inside the turn and to keep my weight forward.? When I started doing that, my "personal coach"? even noticed and commented on how much better my turns looked.? BUT, I hadn't thought it through as well as what you describe.  So my goal should be to plant the pole and then let the body fall in the direction of the pole (forw-agonally)?

Thanks.