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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 #25: "Bend low to ski like the racers
sometimes do."
Because of TV images of ski racers,
beginners sometimes want to assume the same low stance, called the "tuck".
But high-speed racers bend low to
eliminate the friction of the air whizzing past their bodies. In doing so, they
give up some of their ability to flex and extend and the advantage that can give
in managing the terrain. Notice that when they need to make a more dramatic
movement they will often extend up out of their low position.
Recreational skiers do not need to
bend low because they are not going so fast, and if they are going faster, they
should probably stand up so that the air friction will help slow them!
main CSW contents
prior CSW #24: "Running gates or racing is no fun; I'm
not competitive"
next CSW #26: "Carved turns are best"
"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
Skiing Equipment
How Skis
Work
How
to Develop Balance on Skis
A Skiing
Turn 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
SkiMyBest Website Contents
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