Liam...I'm on the same page with you...it's wicked cool seeing how it's being used and to use it as fluidly as he did as well as what I've seen John do...ANOTHER great tool for the ski skill bag.
Working with John, he told me it's not just about the rotation...it's got to have a rapid fire pole touch. The upper body stays quiet and in the fall line, but each quick pole touch (I think the hardest part of the move) is the part that ignites the pivot on that glued together piston beneath the hips. I know when I am able to do it, I don't feel any ankle or foot steer, what I FEEL is pure rotation of two very flat skis. Now I've only practiced this on flat groomed snow so I may not be the best indicator but it happens so fast and the rotation is so powerful and immediate, I don't sense any foot or ankle steering.
I have seen many many sloppy rotation and twists but to see them done that quick and with intended purpose be it stylin', explosive directionaly change, or just saving a bad situation....seems like another good tool to have in my surgical bag.
So grease up the floor man....put on Chubby Checkers "Twist and Shout" and start your engine..oh yeah....hydrate first!
Best, G
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