ski course - focus on body parts
In this episode we talk about a very important body element: "the head".
Monday 3 February 2020 2 minutes reading time
The use of the head is essential to find an optimal balance on skis; if you tilt on the wrong side the whole body remains out of balance, even if we do a lot with the feet, the knees and the pelvis.
Let's look at the general attitude of the skier in curves:
a line from the inside of the foot outside the hip
then a slightly inclined line of the bust
and then the head with the chin nose nose forehead which constitutes the third segment in contrast with the general inclination of the lower part, to maintain a certain horizontality of the eye in view of the curved exit, for a better balance.
A little stratagem: when you make a curve to the right, think of holding the phone on the left shoulder and then change to the curve on the left with the phone on the right. In this way the head will tilt on the right side.
At the beginning it will be a bit forced but it will help us understand, then gradually we will become more loose and spontaneously find the right set-up and balance.
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