realskiers

  everyone has the same fundamentals! Jim and I were discussing this the other day. Yes, Dan Egan teaches pulling the feet back, Eric Lipton PSIA Alpine Demo team teaches big toe, little toe, articluating the ankles in the boots while keeping the center of mass stacked..... sound familiar? Yup it all is.  not sure of the picture you are referencing but chances are they were, I didn't really get forward to the extent I wanted until the last 2 days!  But that said, I am not overly concerned. I want to ski and have fun. If I just keep driving my body forward-agonally; which again, all teach, half of the battle is done.   A great drill we did in the restaurant at lunch one day was the door way drill. Stand in the center fo a doorway and feel the movement as you move your body forward-agonally. Also, practice simply jumping and lifting your tails off the ground to keep that forward feeling.  Stop skiing around your poles and ski through them! This was a huge help. plant and "shift" forward as you ski past, don't let them get behind you.