Skills as a MA Baseline Flashcards
What is the ideal rotary motion for skiing?
Skis turn constantly and progressively
What is the ideal edging motion for skiing?
Both skis tip at the same time.
Visual body cue associated with ideal outside ski pressure?
Outside leg is longer than the inside leg.
Fundamental used to control the ski’s edge angle?
A combination of inclination and angulation.
A visual body cue associated with ideal fore/aft pressure?
Head forward of the feet.
Characteristic of ideal for/aft pressure?
Skis bend from tip to tail.
What is a characteristic of the ideal use of application of outside ski pressure?
Outside ski bends more than the inside ski.
Ski observation of skier with CM aft?
During the middle of the turn the skis bend mostly from the middle to the tail.
Body observation of skier with CM aft?
In the middle of the turn the head is over the feet and the knees are flexed more than the ankles.
Skier with CM behind the base of support? Skis
Skis are bending mostly from the binding heel piece to the tail.
Skier with CM behind the base of support? Body
The knees are the joint that is flexed the most which moves the head further behind.
During the transition between turns the skier is balanced over the heel piece. The skis?
The tips are released from the snow and the ski is bending most from the heel piece to the tail.
During the transition between turns the skier is balanced over the heel piece. The body?
The knees are flexed more than the other joints and the head is over the heels.
