Author Topic: Fore Aft Balance and how to get there.  (Read 3703 times)

ToddW

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Re: Fore Aft Balance and how to get there.
« Reply #45 on: January 14, 2013, 09:26:31 am »
Jedi Master rare?  Sure it is.  Even lateral alignment, which is relatively easier for a skilled skier to sense, is sometimes off in internationally competitive athletes.  This is part of the reason why a sponsor/boot change can be such a big deal for them.

 This shouldn't surprise since highly developed fore-aft is not common.  As an example, I recently observed two days of a gathering of a couple hundred technique-minded skiers (masters academy and pro jam).  I saw only a handful venture out of the back seat and only one (a trainer from their national organization) actually work a ski fore-aft.  These people actually care about technique, but I'd wager that many of them will never experience the forward half of the fore-aft spectrum.