PARALLEL SKIDDING TO CARVING TURNS | Intermediate lesson w/ Tom Gellie | Ep.2 Technique Teardowns

If a world-class instructor watched you ski past, what's the one piece of advice they would give to help transform your skiing?
Wonder no longer! We've teamed up with Carv Ambassador and APSI Level 4 instructor Tom Gellie to bring you the second episode of our Technique Teardown series.

In today’s lesson Tom takes a look at some skiing footage submitted by Paula. Paula is looking to improve her technique before meeting her expert skiing friend this coming winter in the French Alps.

Tom identifies some valuable take home points which should send Paula off in the right direction for her next skiing day. The following points are covered in today’s episode:
- The importance of subtle foot pressure adjustments for better edge grip.
- Shin pressure, what is the right amount?
- The risks of leaning too far forward .

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What's a Technique Teardown?
Get advice direct from a pro, so you're ready for a breakthrough the next time you're out carving the groomers, or tackling the off-piste.
The best bit? The next video could be you.
Upload a video of you skiing for your chance to be featured in the next Technique Teardown.
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https://getcarv.typeform.com/tchnqtrdwn

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For more how to ski content make sure to check out our other ski improvement videos:
- How to ski in tough terrain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDFaq...
- How to ski with balance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sdEF...
- How to ski with flow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK6SC...
- Carving with early edge angles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElOhJ...
- 4 Advanced skiing mistakes and how to fix them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04lRa...
- How to increase your edge angle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYPxH...

Timecodes
0:00 - Introduction to technique teardown series
0:31 - Introduction to Paula
0:45 - Paula's skiing goals
1:01 - A lack of edge grip
2:45 - Shin pressure vs soul of foot pressure
4:50 - Side by side analysis
7:31 - At home exercise
9:40 - Take home tips
10:20 - Watch more content

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