@adamhcaldwell do you mind elaborating on the fourth paragraph? I understand yawing more tip while riding flat will turn the ski. You're engaging more rocker against the flow of water, diverting your direction of travel. But it doesn't when the ski is on a knife edge, like rounding a buoy? For instance if the water is breaking behind your front foot and you yaw more tip so the water breaks ahead of your front foot would it not turn the ski in a tighter arc because you are engaging more surface area ahead of that 3 dimensional sweet spot? Along the same lines with pitch. Pitch alone will not turn a ski when riding flat but how does pitching forward on your ski when on your turning edge? I guess my lack of insight with pitching on a turning edge stems from the fact that pitching on an edge, both cutting and turning is completely foreign to me. I can't really visualize the body mechanics of pitching forward on an edge, it just doesn't compute with me.