realskiers

Excellent explantion and I would concur on all counts....brushed turns are an effective tool to use.

Turning from the center of the ski too means to me that as I stand centered and stacked over my skis and in my frame, all the functions of my foot work tell the skis what to do. The degree of ptich, the snow conditions, my fore and afte position, how my center of mass works above the ski, all are participants in how the skis function benath me. AND all of this for me is triggered by the pole touch.

So whether the ski turn begins somewhere near the front of the ski, the center of the ski or off the back end of the ski, it's the feet, foe and aft body position and and how the center of mass is movoing into the next turn that shape the turn. If your skiing All Mountain....you for sure have of many ways you shape your turns....the turns may all start the same through a release of the edges but what happens after that is what makes the skier look fluid and smooth...ah yes....the happy skier!

Must make it to MT....gotta get us together JB! ?