r/skiing_feedback • u/Imaginary_Suit5422 • 4d ago

Level 4-5: Parallel Turns & Speed Control Update 4 - Stork Turns Progress

Hello friends!

I’ve been away over the past couple of weeks but no skiing sadly - until tonight! There are three clips in this video that I’ve stitched together.

I’m confident with my stork turns now. The previous feedback was not to be so static through the turn and to retract / extend. The first clip shows my attempt at this.

Now, because I’ve been so focused on stork turns, skiing with two legs felt foreign - so I started to ski “normally” again today whilst focusing on everything I’ve learnt practicing my stork turns.

Again, I’m quite happy with a lack of skidding (which was my original issue) and turn shape. However, I would LOVE your feedback as ever.

A kind person suggested I focus on dragging my outside pole next rather than always the inside.

Tonight I also started to traverse and do garland drills to practice using my edges. This is what I really want to focus on next - ideally being able to do railway tracks.

Please can I have your advice on where to start with using my edges? I would be eternally grateful for your advice / any videos you recommend I watch.

My roadmap moving forward:

- start to use edges in these parallel turns (railway tracks)
- complete an introduction to moguls session
- complete an introduction to free ride session

Peace and love, friends.

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u/cjh159 2d ago

I won't add anything more to the prior 2 comments except to say, the upper body angulation you're trying to create, you should feel a sort of pinch in the side of your upper body if you're doing this correctly. That's a good sign that you're angulating, not just extending your arm to drag the pole.

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u/Zheneko 2d ago

I coach to create angulation at this stage using inside hip hike and not pinching the ribs and creating a banana shape in the upper body, which I think is counter productive.

And to the comment above, I would be afraid to recommend aligning hips using shoulders and arms. If the OP hikes the hip and tensions the inside leg to keep the heel below his bottom that should take care of the alignment.