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    What's First, Faster or Shorter?

    in Technique & Theory

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    I found this article (pasted below) by Arturo Nelson, What's First, Faster or Shorter? Curious what people think for people who are relatively new to course skiing:

     

    Many slalom skiers want to reach their top speed as soon as possible.

     

    Unfortunately learning to run 18mts / 15 off won’t help you much for short line slalom skiing.

     

    Also, when speed gets faster the wake gets smaller and skiers do not learn how to use their legs and in most of the cases the skiers absorb the wakes. This will make you loose speed, direction and balance.

     

    The difference in the slalom course between 52 km / 32mph and 58 km / 36 mph is 2 seconds approximately.

     

    The difference between 18 mts / 15 off and 14 mts / 28 off is 4 meters (13 feet). That is a very big difference. You cannot be struggling with this big difference in rope length coupled with no control at high speeds. So my advice is to take it one at a time: Work first on rope length at lower speeds and when you can control skiing at a certain rope length, start increasing the speed.

     

    Here are the steps that I show my students which have been proven to work and that will let you progress faster and better:

     

    STEP 1. Run 49 km / 30mph two times in a row, getting earlier to buoy # six than you did to # one.

     

    STEP 2. Run 52 km/ 32mph two times in a row, getting earlier to # six than you did to # one.

     

    STEP 3. Run 49 km / 30 mph at 16mts / 22 off two times in a row, getting earlier to # six than you did to # one.

     

    STEP 4. Run 52 km/ 32mph @ 16mts / 22 off two times in a row, getting earlier to # six than you did to # one.

     

    STEP 5. Run 52 km / 32mph @ 14mts / 28 off two times in a row, getting earlier to # six than you did to # one.

     

    STEP 6. Run55 km / 34 mph @ 14 mts / 28 off two times in a row, getting earlier to # six than you did to # one.

     

    STEP 7. Run 58km / 36 mph @ 14 mts / 28 off two times in a row, getting earlier to # six than you did to # one.

     

    STEP 8. Then learn to run 55 km / 34 mph and 58 km / 36 mph @ 18 mts / 15 off

     

    You are not supposed to shorten the rope or go faster unless you can run a pass two CONSECUTIVE times with gates, getting EARLY and in control to #6.

     

    The reason for doing it this way, is that it’s more important to learn how to run short rope lengths than learning to run faster speeds. And learning to run 18 mts / 15 off doesn’t teach you how to run shorter line lengths. Shortening the rope at lower speeds is the only thing that can teach you how to run shorter line lengths when you get to your maximum speed.

     

    Follow my advice and you will notice the progress!

     

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    Slalom skiing in Toronto?

    in News & Other Stuff

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    I am moving to Toronto later this summer and am trying to find slalom options (preferably with a course) as close to the city as possible? What are my options? I am aware of McClintocks and Spray Lake, but am hoping for something a bit closer to the downtown core, if an option exists!

     

    Cheers.

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