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"SKIING
IS A SLIDING SPORT":
Conventional Skiing Wisdoms (CSW's)
by Bill Jones, Ski Instructor
Certified Professional Ski Instructor (Registration #110478)
CSW #24: "Running gates or racing is no fun; I'm not competitive."
Try running a few gates or a simple
race course before you decide not to. My experience is that most folks believe this
Conventional Skiing Wisdom--until they have tried out a race course. And then almost all want
to run it again. Running gates and/or racing adds variety to what might be
otherwise a day of "yo-yo" skiing the main trails down and lifts up.
Beyond fun, running gates is an
excellent way to practice technique. Go through the same gates over and over
again, note what happens in your turns, try little adjustments and note any
differences. The gates require turning in the same places and so help eliminate
some variables so you can focus more on the ones remaining, and better
understand how to make your skis work for you.
Too, ski racing for most is not the
most exciting sport to watch. But just as in other spectator sports, watching is
more fun if you understand what the athletes are doing and why. And a great way
to gain that insight is to do the events yourself.
main CSW contents
prior CSW #23: "Skiing makes my thighs hurt (or calves,
or etc.)"
next CSW #25: "Bend low to ski like the racers
sometimes do"
"SKIING
IS A SLIDING SPORT"--a skiing web manual:
Skiing Web Manual
Contents Why Read
This Skiing Web Manual That
First Lesson A
Little Skiing History
Motion in
Skiing
CONVENTIONAL SKIING WISDOMS
Skier Excuses Fear
in Skiing
Conditioning for Skiing
Equipment and Technique
SkiingEquipment
How Skis
Work
How
to Develop Balance on Skis
A SkiingTurn Simplified Tactics for Terrains
and Snow Textures
Skiing Tips and Tales--a potpourri
Children
and Skiing
Age and Skiing
Gender & Skiing Culture
& Skiing
Skiing Ethics and Survival Slope Safety Skiing
Environment
Glossary Acknowledgements
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This "CS #24: 'Running gates...'" page last modified
11/19/2009: \SkiMyBest\skiCSW24.htm.
Copyright © 2010 William R Jones.
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