How to use your feet for skiing

This time we talk about "pressing on both feet." Usually we mention that when the feet pressurize the board, we will subconsciously think that the feet will give the same power to the board. Such pressure is limited to standing on the ground, that is, when we stand vertically on the horizon. When we slide on a snowy road, the form of pressurizing the snowboard on both feet is very different from standing on a flat ground. In general, when making a turn in a taxi, the pressure on the foot of the mountain will be greater than the foot on the hill. There is little if any pressure on the foot of the mountain is greater than the foot of the foot, if any, it can only appear in specific exercises. Since we have different pressures on the feet when we slip, why do we use the term “pressing (or applying pressure)” on both feet? The purpose of this is to show that the two feet that pressurize the snowboard are not isolated movements. It is an overall action of mutual cooperation: that is, although the size of the pressure on the snowboard is different between the foot of the mountain and the foot of the hill, the action of pressing the two feet is not isolated, but is coordinated with each other. This cooperation is for the whole body. movement. In other words, in order to balance the movement of the body and reach the purpose of driving the turning of the snowboard, the two feet need to cooperate with each other. The foot is mainly the foot of the hill and the foot of the hill is the auxiliary. According to the size of the sliding speed and the centrifugal force, the body can reasonably support the balance.

The following is based on the personal gliding parallel experience, detailing the role of the outer foot (the foot of the mountain) and the inner foot (the foot of the hill) when a slide is performed. Simply put, the role of the external foot is to maintain the power of turning, so that the body does not fall in balance, the inner foot to guide the direction of the turn. In other words, the foot of the mountain is the throttle of the car, and the foot of the mountain is the steering wheel! Of course, when the foot of the hill is used as a steering wheel to control the direction, it does not require any force. If necessary, the foot of the hill must be put under pressure. So how to effectively use the foot of the mountain? It takes a reasonable gliding stance to transfer pressure to the skis while fully absorbing the resistance of snow to the skis. During a turn, if the stance is unstable, the snow board cannot accurately withstand the pressure from the snow surface. For example, when the center of gravity is recoiled, the foot loses the ability to fine-tune. At this time, if you adjust the standing edge with the dumping of the entire body, it is very easy to lose balance. I believe that everyone has experienced such a fall, especially At the beginner stage.

Summarizing the above description, based on a reasonable stance, let the foot of the hill put pressure on the snowboard and let the board on the hill effectively guide the taxiing direction; in other words, let the foot pressure and the snowboard cause a reasonable taxiing stance. Guide the board on the hill to control the direction of the turn. Although the deformation of the snowboard can automatically slide out of the bend after the current headboard is pressurized, it does not mean that the snowboard is completely automatically oriented. High-level skiers, after entering the corner, drive and control the vertical edge of the snowboard with a reasonable stance, and can more actively control the skidding direction of the snowboard. Whether you can make this reasonable skating stance depends on your effort to pressurize the inner foot (mountain foot) and control the hill board!

In the second half of the C-bend, when the snowboard slides downhill, imagine: the outside of the thumb on the foot of the foot is connected to the inside of the back of the foot, and the pressure is concentrated on this line. This line is Toward the same orientation as the edge of the blade, on the other hand, the outside of the little thumb of the foot of the hill should be connected to the outside of the hind paw, and the pressure on the foot of the hill should be concentrated on this line. The direction of this line should be on the plate. Some of the inside of the blade is facing (that is, the plate on the hill must be rotated toward the mountain). If the inner panel does not do such a movement, but only pressurizes with the outer panel, what will happen? (Intermediate level should pay attention to reading the following text), the inner panel board will directly cut snow and double The plates are separated by plate heads and the plate spacing is V-shaped. In another case, if the inner plate does not rotate on the hill, there will be a situation where the plate heads fight with each other and the end of the plate is separated by inverted V characters. The former is prone to mid-level players, because you already know how to press the blade and the latter will appear to beginners, because you will not actively drive the snowboard, especially the hill board! In either case, this type of board is one of the causes of board sway in taxiing.

Watch the real masters when they make parallel turns, especially at the big bends and the middle bends (if you can't see them on the slopes, you can watch videos of my potato online translation). When entering the bend, the inner plates will be recycled. The purpose of this action is to make the twin boards slide in the same direction and to make this move smoothly.

Especially when sloping carbene bends, emphasize that the body's direction and the direction of the head must be the same. If the double heads are staggered, it will cause the outer shoulder to lag behind, and vice versa, if the stance is not right, the outer shoulder is behind, the outer board must be positive. It will also be behind the inner plate. When you slide the carbiner, you must reduce the distance between the two plates. Therefore, whether you can flexibly use your inner foot is the one you must pass to slide out the beautiful Cabin Bend! If you want to practice and use your inner foot flexibly, you need to start from a standing position!