Hey John....thanks and you're welcome. Guys....this is John Clendenin...the Ski Doctor....John, yesterday I made some turns with Dave Cardello who is our our local boot fitter and when he mentioned his free style days I mentioned your name and he said he knew you. Small world!
I can say without a doubt your technique...preachi ng da feet is spot on. Thanks for the tips as well. However my polite suggestions here where not so much meant as a lesson but only suggestions for felllow RS to practice and maybe work into to their ski bag.
I do know what has worked for me and you should know how I use your baby toe drills each time on the mountain. I personally found that in creating greater edge angles in High C turns, the tipping of the uphill ski to the baby toe edge results in the uphill knee rolling out creating good separation between the legs. This is awesome in GS, medium and short turns. In the bumps, those kind of steep angles are not necessary and working both feet as a platform with feathering of the uphill edge ski, drift, center ,touch and tip....words that translate to techniques that make bump skiing most pleasureable.
Alice and I plan on seeing you again for a tune up. Till then, I love each opportunity I have when talking skiing, or on the snow with friends demonstrating how you got me going from "red light to green light" on bump runs. Still a work in progress for me but there's been huge progress.
THanks for you comments and your great teaching skills....looking forward to another great season.
Gary
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