Ski TechniqueBeginners Course
Let's talk about poles, starting with how you hold them correctly, to gradually discover our important ally in all phases of skiing!
Friday 8 April 2022 4 minutes reading time
GRIP THE STICK
We hold the stick suspended by the strap, put our hand in the strap and grip the knob of the stick by placing the notch between thumb and index finger on the strap (watching the video you will understand immediately) to have a safe and strong support that allows the hand to grip well the knob without sliding down.
The thumb and index finger support the stick, the lower part of the palm of the hand pushes to initiate the swing, the middle-ring-little fingers adjust the amplitude of the swing.
SWINGING THE STICK
The swing must take place like a pendulum under the forearm, from back to front, as if we were resting the back of the hand and the elbow on one side and always wanted to swing the stick in contact with the wall.
For a correct swing, the elbow must remain low. Raising the elbow completely falsifies the direction of the oscillation and also risks compromising the position of the bust / pelvis in contrast to the excessive rotations that tend to arise when cornering.
Try to perform many swings of the stick under the forearm and when you have acquired a good fluency try them in different directions with respect to the direction of the body, to improve the independence between the upper and lower part of the body by managing different directions.
POSITION OF THE POLE WHEN SKIING
Now experience the full action on a descent. It implements the "pendulum" oscillation towards the maximum slope, that is, in practice, by swinging the stick in the direction of the "stripes" that the snowcat leaves on the snow.
You will find that as you do this swing the skis will finish the turn and you will find the pole ready to be placed during the change phase for the next turn.
At each curve, repeat the word "I prepare" and combine this with the oscillation as mentioned above.
Prepare the left during the turn to the right (left elbow down, swing to the bottom of the descent, load on the left foot); prepares the right during the curve to the left (right elbow down, swinging towards the bottom of the descent, load on the right foot).
Take a good look at the video, it's much easier to understand than reading ...
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