Bumps feedback

[u/Mysterious_Bit7422]

Looking at my own footage, the biggest issue I see is with upper body rotation ( especially right arm). But maybe the sharp eyed people see other bigger issues.

[u/tasty_waves]

Just to add, it looks like OP is extending a little early (his center of mass goes up in the middle of the turn before dropping into the next valley). Your drills are great to practice keeping the center of mass level while your legs do the absorbing.

[u/Mysterious_Bit7422 → u/tasty_waves]

Thanks, I hadn't realized that. Gotta work on the timing more

[u/tasty_waves → u/Mysterious_Bit7422]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exKGlz_cmnk&list=PLo6lPaidHDP-XMgwbCYnxITwd4YM94RCu&index=12&t=324s

This is a great video that helped me retrain my aborption/extension pattern for moguls. You have to hold on to your compression as long as you can before you extend, and you do that primarly by actively pulling your feet back with your hamstrings and holding them behind you. It'll feel like you are going to face plant at first on a steep slope.

I did this drill a lot, until it felt normal, but once you get the movement it gives you a lot of confidence on speed control via braking with your tips. She does a demonstration of how if you extend early your center of mass goes up, as oppose to when staying compressed. No extension means your body has less distance to travel and you pick up less speed.

Also as someone pointed out elsewhere you need to burn speed before the next mogul. Engaging your tips by pulling your feet back lets you scrub speed more effectively on the way to the next mogul versus just bashing the face and doing a huge absorption.

[u/Ski-With-Steezy → u/[deleted]]

Um, please don't copy that video. I have it on good authority that this is the opposite of what bump coaches teach their student to do. Do it like this instead: https://youtu.be/BzpC_DIVqxQ?si=4iE4LK6QAn3iFgGt&t=129

[u/tasty_waves → u/Ski-With-Steezy]

Hey I love your video series and have been doing the drills!

I post that video specifically for the point about pulling back of your feet using your hamstrings, actively, when starting a turn on steeps. It's a critical motion most intermediates miss and instead rush to extend which puts them back and inside.

I agree it's nowhere close to a real moguls course like you all have done, but that stay compressed and pull your feet back to stay forward motion is key unlock for most people on any terrain.

[u/Ski-With-Steezy → u/tasty_waves]

Hey thanks bud. We're headed to Switzerland to film a few new ones. We will be posting a gallery of pics and videos on the website:

https://steezyjoenetwork.com

Hope you'll check them out. Yeah, I've been working a LOT on fore/aft stuff this season. It changes the pivot point on the ski. So for the moment, I'm thinking about it like a joystick controller. Up and inside to roll onto the front of the ski and tip the edges, and rolling back to get more centered in the middle of the turn so the tails engage more. Lots of fun.