Master the short turn in skiing (preview) - An online ski lesson

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A preview of an hour long ski lesson where Tom Gellie takes you through how to master your short turns. For more, visit: https://bigpictureskiing.com/ and scroll down to explore Tom's "free lessons" section.

This video from Tom Gellie - Big Picture Skiing titled "Master the short turn in skiing (preview) - An online ski lesson" explores the mechanics of achieving better fore-and-aft balance to execute short turns effectively [00:0

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Here is a detailed breakdown of the content covered in the lesson:

Core Concepts of Stance: The instructor introduces three distinct stance descriptors to manage fore-and-aft balance: front side heavy, neutral, and backsid

e heavy [00:13]. The lesson focuses on teaching when and why a skier should apply each stance [00:24].

Mechanics of Turning: There are two main ways to make a ski turn [00:37]:

Using Sidecut: Tipping the ski over allows it to

bend and naturally carve a turn along its radius [00:43].

Steering and Skidding: To perform a very short turn (such as a 6-meter turn on a 25-meter ski), relying on sidecut alone is not enough; the skier must actively steer or

skid the ski [01:03]. The discussed stance variations help facilitate this steering process and control the skidding [01:10].

Technique Comparison and Application:

The instructor demonstrates how driving forward into a front

side heavy position allows the ski to bite, hook, and pull the skier around [02:32], preventing the skis from washing away [02:25].

Proper balance through backside heavy and neutral positions helps the skier maintain better up

per and lower body separation through the completion of the turn [02:43].

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLSMvU0ABD8

Master the short turn in skiing (preview) - An online ski lesson

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Viewer Discussion & Comments

@mikeshepherd2776

Thanks Tom it’s incredible how sensitive the range of forward pressure and aft pressure effects the quality of the turn. I always think of the carpenters level with the bubble in the middle and how little one has to adjust to cause change.

@IranForeverFree

It's such a concise and to the point instruction, something I had lost for many years concentrating on other movements, it made a huge difference just trying it for a day, it unlocked what I was trying to figure out for a long time. Thanks, you have the best online instructions.

@a.r.t.4611

Nice to see instruction from New Zealand👍😁

@laglider

Love the comparison part! Link goes to all of my students..

@amundekroll7490

It is like going back in time

@Bryno664

Can’t believe this is free

@northernsamba7388

Tom, the goal of getting that early deflection really lit up a light bulb in my head. Thanks for this video, which in a few frames captures the essence of achieving short turns. The question pertaining to the width of the stance has perplexed me over the years. In the end, it seems that it depends a lot on mobility and ski performance on snow, the environment and how we adapt to it. Personally, I do need to widen my stance as I can see from my videos, that with my narrow stance, it is restricting my range of mobility.

@gerlienvdstelt1495

Your the master

@DADEpc

The best

@dj_617

So frontside heavy at the beginning of the turn, backside at the end? Recentering at transition with foot pullback?

@Santi.skiing

Tom, I see you voluntarily have chosen a very narrow stance for your turns. I presume you have heard about different schools of thought about this particular across the globe (not to mention racing technique of course) but aside of mogul skiing, where it is definitely necessary, efficient and practical, it would be interesting to hear about your thoughts on piste, and if you would consider a wider stance if conditions were to become more icy. Thank you!

@dblackoutx

do you film yourself skiing?

@andyram27

Where was this filmed? Looks amazing

@Benzknees

Thanks for reposting the vid without the intrusive music, so much better. The frontside countered bit is now clear, but the backside is less so. Are you saying you consciously shift the balance onto the ski tails just as you initiate the turn? Or just that the reaction of the skis after unweighting the shovels, during the transition, tends to shift the balance backwards?

@JY-fu9gf

Why does Tom like 25m radius skis?