Saturday, September 29, 2012

How to achieve the "Tipping" you see in the sketch below.

Here is a video demonstration of "Tipping" and the movements that help create what you see in the sketch below. This clip is from my, "Performance Free Skiing" DVD, available to order from Harb Ski Systems.

Friday, September 28, 2012

Skiing with the world's best technique, means "tipping", your feet, boots and skis to a greater angle, than you would normally stand with on any slope. Most skiers never realize this, and are not taught it in traditional ski school. "Tipping" is the foundation of "PMTS Direct Parallel". Study this quick sketch I put together to grasp what tipping on a slope really means. All the best skiers and experts in the world "Tip" their skis like this. Harb Ski Systems teaches "Tipping" at every camp session.
If you are missing the next step in your skiing, this could be it. "Tip More and Tip often". Angulation is a body position, tipping is an action and a movement, that either continues to increase or decrease, in a turn, but should never be static in skiing.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Young Italian Talent: shows "Essentials" of PMTS in her skiing.

The best 13 year old skier in the world.
Counter Balance: upper body vertical 
                                      Inside leg well bent and tipped to the Little Toe Edge

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Training for skiing!

The ride 2 hours 3minutes, it was 45 degrees up there so winter is coming. From the shop, 4100ft of climbing, 22.5 miles, average speed going up 11.3 mph. Elevation at shop is approximately 8000ft.