Seriously give me cold hold science on why our skis should be parallel to each other. Simply saying that the way it is, or it just works better is not enough, think of it as a math proof. Its got to be infallible before its the truth.
I'm curious, give me cold, hard science why our skis should
NOT be parallel?
I can tell you why the wheels on a train are parallel, why the wheels on a car are mostly parallel, and why the front and back wheel on a bike are, in a sense, parallel.
But I think the real reason is that for years PSIA (and other past ski authorities) have presented "skiing parallel" as the objective of anyone that seeks to become an accomplished skiier? PMTS certainly didn't create the idea that people should seek to ski this way.
The American Teaching System? (ATS) is the foundation of modern ski instruction and is the canopy of ideas and concepts that helps create uniformity and consistency throughout the U.S. The following will elaborate on ATS?
Continue reading on Examiner.com Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) and the American Teaching System? -............In ATS?, there is the concept of Stepping Stones to Effective Skiing. In other words, there are Direct to Parallel? and wedge-based progressions in the Alpine Technical Manual. Thus, ATS? gives the instructor options to help guide a student to parallel skiingergo -> If I want to become a "good" skier (whatever that is) then I should seek to become skilled at parallel skiing, because that's what the "experts" want me to aim for. And I think that, for the vast majority of people, that's it. ergo -> And if, as you intimate, there is "better" skiing by NOT skiing parallel, they why have the "experts" led us to believe that skiing parallel is the holy grail?NOTE: I don't accept that what the uber-athlete (world cup skier) does is pertinent to the average skier any more that I would want high school baseball hitters to imitate professional players. Some pro hitters have horrible fundamentals, but they also have the physical skills to succeed in spite of their technique.
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