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Post by geoffda on Dec 20, 2013 7:48:36 GMT -7
PS For those lurking who may not know what all this "riding the pig" is, it's a drill where the skier rides both little toe edges i.e. the skis are tipped up so the bases face each other. The legs are extremely bowed out, hence the name. It's not a feel good moment if your boots are crushing the outside edges of your feet and simultaneously throwing you into the backseat.
Nope. If you are in the back seat, then your flexion movement probably isn't quite right. Likely, you are going down and back instead of down. Are you sticking your butt out when you flex?
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Post by JimRatliff on Dec 20, 2013 10:17:59 GMT -7
Bottom line, not sure if I would be an investor in Dodge, both as an investor and consumer. There does not seem to be much marketplace enthusiasm, outside of racing circles, plus, Harald has left the bandwagon at least in of what he now chooses to ski on. I wonder if the Dodge business case is to sell their patents to a larger company, or, continue to seek growth via the new sales mode.? LivingProof; I agree with you, but the lightness of the boots is certainly attractive, and the heel channel seems like a good idea. If they still had a 26 and my foot shape matched then I would probably buy a pair at the 1/2 price number. Clearly, however, the current product is aimed at the upper 1% of the market (how's that for your egos, Meput and Smackboy). I wonder if you could design a "rear entry" boot around the stiffness properties of carbon and get a light boot for the mass market? My understanding is that rear entry boots died because of the lack of performance, but they were great for getting on and off?
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Post by smackboy1 on Dec 20, 2013 22:00:15 GMT -7
PS For those lurking who may not know what all this "riding the pig" is, it's a drill where the skier rides both little toe edges i.e. the skis are tipped up so the bases face each other. The legs are extremely bowed out, hence the name. It's not a feel good moment if your boots are crushing the outside edges of your feet and simultaneously throwing you into the backseat.
Nope. If you are in the back seat, then your flexion movement probably isn't quite right. Likely, you are going down and back instead of down. Are you sticking your butt out when you flex?
You're right. I wrote it poorly and didn't reread it. Done correctly riding the pig should be done in fore-aft balance with the feet pulled back. What I was trying to say is that my new Dodge boots were too tight around the outside edges of my feet (at the styloid process) and the heels were too low. So the net effect was that for me, riding the pig was painful and I was constantly in the backseat, unable to get forward.
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Post by meput on Dec 20, 2013 22:11:32 GMT -7
along with Jay Peterson's "epiphany spot". Actually, that comes from John Clendenin (to give credit where credit is due . Coach Maria was the source for the info about the "epiphany spot" & she attributed it to Jay. When she mentioned it, I commented that it sounded like Clendenin's "love spot". I do have Clendenin's book, so I will need to check it & see if he is responsible for both the "love spot" & the "epiphany spot".
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Post by smackboy1 on Dec 20, 2013 22:44:05 GMT -7
Day 5 Last day of camp today. HighAngles, Geoffda were at A Basin this morning and we were introduced to CO_Steve too. HighAngles is rumoured to possess a different jacket for each day of the week, so he was in lime green today; I guess orange being reserved for a different day of the week. Today it was snowing lightly and a little foggy at the top, temps in the low 20s. Sun hidden behind clouds. Somehow my skiing is regressing. I've got around 5-6 things I need to work on and I can't ski thinking about all of them. When Harald asks me what I need to work on I start down the laundry list and he stops me and tell me to just pick 1 to work on at a time. Right now my skiing is like a construction site, mostly torn down but only partially rebuilt. We continued working on counter balancing and counter rotation. We did more stick work, boot touch drill and something different. Harald had us all imagine we were skiing an arc around a giant invisible circular wall. Our job was to ski it keeping our butts and knees touching the wall, but shoulders leaning away from the wall. I had a lot of fun at my first camp. Made a bunch of new friends and learned a lot. I also got a new pair of ski boots which I've needed for a long time but have put off until I could get to HSS. 2013 has been quite a year for me: powder skiing for the first time and PMTS camp for the first time. What to do in 2014? I think I will take up snowboarding I've got pages of notes and a ton of homework to do. Time to hit the books and review the videos.
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Post by meput on Dec 20, 2013 23:20:32 GMT -7
Sitting in Denver airport waiting on plane to fly east. Day 5 at camp was totally different. Light snow with flat light. Temp ~ 25. Todd, you will be happy; we lost our poles after our first warm up run. Marilyn Monroe, teapot, reach for the boot, hands on the knees to monitor knee position with tipping. Poles were returned, then runs to work on turn size. It was at this point my camp experience came to a screeching halt. Flat light, funky pitch changes & mental concentration on technique lead to caught edge with induced yard sale. First landing point was left side of head. Second was back. The head shot was severe enough to crack my helmet, shell and liner. No LOC but immediate lightheadedness. Skied down under careful watch of Maria. She was very complementary of my skiing when I couldn't think. Bumped into Colorado Steve and had a nice discussion about the local ski group. Once the camp skiers came in, my cracked helmet got lots of compliments.
Strange end to my first camp. I blame it on poor light conditions and lack of terrain knowledge. With that said, I really enjoyed the camp, learned a lot and met many interesting people; campers, locals, coaches and HSS staff.
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Post by JimRatliff on Dec 21, 2013 6:17:01 GMT -7
Thanks to both of you, I have had a good camp this year as well. I appreciate the effort you both made in taking the time to share your daily thoughts and experiences with us. It has been fun, and much more relaxing than being there and getting frustrated with myself as my skiing regressed.
Meput, glad to hear that you appear to be OK.
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Post by HighAngles on Dec 21, 2013 8:06:31 GMT -7
Sitting in Denver airport waiting on plane to fly east. Day 5 at camp was totally different. Light snow with flat light. Temp ~ 25. Todd, you will be happy; we lost our poles after our first warm up run. Marilyn Monroe, teapot, reach for the boot, hands on the knees to monitor knee position with tipping. Poles were returned, then runs to work on turn size. It was at this point my camp experience came to a screeching halt. Flat light, funky pitch changes & mental concentration on technique lead to caught edge with induced yard sale. First landing point was left side of head. Second was back. The head shot was severe enough to crack my helmet, shell and liner. No LOC but immediate lightheadedness. Skied down under careful watch of Maria. She was very complementary of my skiing when I couldn't think. Bumped into Colorado Steve and had a nice discussion about the local ski group. Once the camp skiers came in, my cracked helmet got lots of compliments. Strange end to my first camp. I blame it on poor light conditions and lack of terrain knowledge. With that said, I really enjoyed the camp, learned a lot and met many interesting people; campers, locals, coaches and HSS staff. Wow, sorry to hear of your fall, but at least it wasn't a leg injury - as you noted, most of the time our head just gets in the way of better skiing.
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Post by HighAngles on Dec 21, 2013 8:23:34 GMT -7
Today it was snowing lightly and a little foggy at the top, temps in the low 20s. Sun hidden behind clouds. Somehow my skiing is regressing. I've got around 5-6 things I need to work on and I can't ski thinking about all of them. When Harald asks me what I need to work on I start down the laundry list and he stops me and tell me to just pick 1 to work on at a time. Right now my skiing is like a construction site, mostly torn down but only partially rebuilt. ...... I've got pages of notes and a ton of homework to do. Time to hit the books and review the videos. Steve and I were actually talking about this mid-run on Friday... PMTS is more about the journey. It's not a quick fix to reach the highest level of skiing prowess, but it certainly can provide some quick "wins" within the "aha" moments you have. PMTS camps can become like an addiction because you get to the point where you feel like with just a bit more work you're really going to "break through" and start skiing like a rock star. Of course then you have that personal breakthrough moment which then inevitably unveils your next challenge. The beauty of this system is that it does provide all the keys to your continued evolution as a skier, but it takes a strong commitment and solid work ethic to be able to truly take advantage of what is offered. Oh, and remember, when you're feeling like there's just way too much to think about all at once, the main tenet of PMTS is that skiing starts from your feet up. So no matter what your drill is working on, remember your footwork. If you're not tipping with your feet nothing else really works all that well.
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Post by smackboy1 on Dec 21, 2013 11:02:34 GMT -7
Steve and I were actually talking about this mid-run on Friday... PMTS is more about the journey. It's not a quick fix to reach the highest level of skiing prowess, but it certainly can provide some quick "wins" within the "aha" moments you have. PMTS camps can become like an addiction because you get to the point where you feel like with just a bit more work you're really going to "break through" and start skiing like a rock star. Of course then you have that personal breakthrough moment which then inevitably unveils your next challenge. The beauty of this system is that it does provide all the keys to your continued evolution as a skier, but it takes a strong commitment and solid work ethic to be able to truly take advantage of what is offered. Oh, and remember, when you're feeling like there's just way too much to think about all at once, the main tenet of PMTS is that skiing starts from your feet up. So no matter what your drill is working on, remember your footwork. If you're not tipping with your feet nothing else really works all that well. Thanks for the words of encouragement. I don't want to leave the impression I was disappointed or discouraged. Far from it. I fully expected my skiing to be deconstructed and rebuilt. I had a number of "Aha" moments and mini breakthroughs. And I never expected to make it into Harald's group, which was a highlight all by itself. I definitely agree about the journey. I was talking to Harald about the verticality of PMTS and how it's a comprehensive solution for skiers from novice through expert and also equipment, which is a large part of the equation. I can only ski about 10 days a season, so I spend more time thinking about skiing than actually skiing. Chris Brown told me PMTS is like a fire hose; there is no way anybody can absorb all of it at once. In my skiing this week there was definitely a lot of over thinking and mental overload. Hope to make it to another camp meet up with you and everybody else again next year. And to everybody whom I met and who helped me on this journey from my initial request for a few tips, happy holidays and be well.
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