Push the boot cuff, lift the toes, Push against the heel?
Here's a question for you regarding fore/aft balance. You consistently equate f/a balance with bearing weight on the front of your foot or on your heel. Last year I sought out some coaching and one of the main things I took away from it was the technique of moving balance fore by flexing the ankle, (is flex the right word? what I mean is moving the top of the foot toward the knee) thus putting light shin pressure against the tongue of the boot and bearing weight on the heel.
At first I was totally unable to do this as it's a completely unnatural movement pattern but with much practice I'm quite comfortable with it now. My questions are:
Is this technique contrary to what you teach?
Is it just a more advanced technique that you don't cover in the 'basic' DVDs?
Do you think this is a valuable movement pattern?
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Now what happens if you load your heel as you flex the front of the boot cuff with your shin? First, it can be difficult to do, because, as you say, it's not a natural position. Second, to pressure both the heels and the front of the boot cuffs at the same time, you need to to flex your knees enough to move your hips back, so that your heels get weighted as you flex your ankles and drive your shins into the front of your boots.
The result of doing that is multifold. The legs gets more flexed, shorter, and thus becomes a weaker mechanism for supporting your weight and the forces of the turn. The weight you're carrying on your heels negates the extra forward force your using to bend the front of the boot, so while you're working hard to bend your boots, the net effect is not directing much load to the front of the ski. You think you're loading the front of your skis, because you feel the front of the boots getting flexed, but you're really not,,, it's fools gold.
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不干嘛,就是把这个问题展开谈谈。这不是水行者也有过这问题? 作者: jluo 时间: 2012-1-24 22:48
pressing on the shin doesn't mean the body is well balanced yourself. shin press is a result of balance and stance, not the cause. 作者: Nate 时间: 2012-1-24 23:52