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Originally Posted by darklord700
I'm a blue run skier and can kind of make my way down black runs with no mogul. I'm grossly right side dominate so I have no problem making right turns. Making left turn has been my weakness for a long time because my left ski is hardly doing anything when I turn left. Is there any exercises/drills that could help improve my left turns?
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Tight boots, proper cant and feet apart (shoulder width) if your arms are flailing around and your sitting back, nothing works properly! best thing for getting things balanced are:
1- Power plow - hands on hips, get in a snow plow set up, make sure yours shoulders are facing down the fall line. moving forward across the hill pressure the front of your boot (outside ski for the direction of turn) and get the front of the ski to bend to start the turn. continue the pressure through the turn until you have completed the arc. recenter your body position and repeat on the other side. this should be done at slow speed and on fairly consistent grade.
2- Javelin turns - moving across the hill, start the turn with both feet, and pick up the inside ski and pressure the front of the boot on your turning ski. cross the tip of the inside ski over the outside one, keeping your shoulders square and level. once the turn is completed put the other ski to the ground, recenter and repeat on the other side.
I use these with the kids i coach to balance and get better body position.
I know that once you start skiing, the last thing you want to do is go back into a lesson, but getting yourself into an intermediate lesson, especially a one on one, can really help. let the instructor know what you are struggling with and they can help sort you out!