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    Steering Your Skis - Part 1: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #2
    Steering Your Skis - Part 2: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #3
    Centred Balance And Athletic Movement: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #1
    Ebook series5 titles

    Ski Performance Breakthrough Series

    By Hugh Monney

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    About this series

    Freedom
    When you see someone skiing smoothly, freely and simply, even in complex circumstances, you know that they have tuned into something special.

    This section shows you many ways to gain access to these elusive aspects of performance.

    Freedom in skiing is partly about having options and the ability to choose the correct option for your circumstances.

    By getting this far through the Ski Performance Breakthrough programme, you will have developed very many options and the experience to make the right choices.

    So you're half way to being free, already.

    Charlie Parker, the great jazz musician had an interesting view on this. He said:

    "You've got to learn your instrument.
    Then, you practice, practice, practice.
    And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just play."

    That's a great way to describe one of the profound truths of performance.

    And, if you've already applied the principles in the earlier sections of Ski Performance Breakthrough, you've already done the hard part.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHugh Monney
    Release dateJan 13, 2014
    Steering Your Skis - Part 1: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #2
    Steering Your Skis - Part 2: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #3
    Centred Balance And Athletic Movement: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #1

    Titles in the series (5)

    • 1

      Centred Balance And Athletic Movement: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #1
      Centred Balance And Athletic Movement: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #1

      Centred Balance And Athletic Movement: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #1

      Hugh Monney
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      Excellent skiers influence their skis with very subtle inputs. These inputs are often too subtle to be seen by the untrained eye, but have very clear and obvious consequences. Most skiers attempt to imitate these consequences, without being aware of the subtle inputs that created them. This is the source of frustration, fatigue and that 'out of control' feeling. Once you understand the subtle inputs and use them for yourself, you will begin to create your own, excellent consequences. At each stage in this series of books, you will discover exactly what these subtle inputs are, why you need them and when, where and how to apply them. Just as importantly, you'll discover how to control them, shape them, adapt them and adjust them, so that they give you the control that earns you the freedom of the mountains. Centred balance - your number one priority There is a sweet spot on each ski, a place to balance, a place to be. Your number one priority, as a skier, is to find this place on each ski, so that you can become familiar with it, balance upon it, press through it and pivot about it. There are three questions that will help us get to grips with this issue: Where is the place? Why is this place so important? How do I get there?

      Excellent skiers influence their skis with very subtle inputs. These inputs are often too subtle to be seen by the untrained eye, but have very clear and obvious consequences. Most skiers attempt to imitate these consequences, without being aware of the subtle inputs that created them. This is the source of frustration, fatigue and that 'out of control' feeling. Once you understand the subtle inputs and use them for yourself, you will begin to create your own, excellent consequences. At each stage in this series of books, you will discover exactly what these subtle inputs are, why you need them and when, where and how to apply them. Just as importantly, you'll discover how to control them, shape them, adapt them and adjust them, so that they give you the control that earns you the freedom of the mountains. Centred balance - your number one priority There is a sweet spot on each ski, a place to balance, a place to be. Your number one priority, as a skier, is to find this place on each ski, so that you can become familiar with it, balance upon it, press through it and pivot about it. There are three questions that will help us get to grips with this issue: Where is the place? Why is this place so important? How do I get there?

    • 2

      Steering Your Skis - Part 1: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #2
      Steering Your Skis - Part 1: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #2

      Steering Your Skis - Part 1: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #2

      Hugh Monney
      3/5 - 1 rating
      3/5 - 1 rating

      Suitable for intermediate and advanced skiers, experts and racers, this highly illustrated Kindle ebook shows you how to finesse excellent performance with more skill and less effort. Steering your skis - part 1 This subject relies on the work in a previous section, Centred balance and athletic movement, and works hand-in-hand with the section, "Master your speed and line". The immediate effect of this section, will be to give you much more control, precision and sensitivity as you steer your skis in the snow. You'll be able to apply yourself to the strategies described in "Master your speed and line". You will be able to use the design qualities of your skis to your advantage and you'll develop a versatile approach to using those design advantages.

      Suitable for intermediate and advanced skiers, experts and racers, this highly illustrated Kindle ebook shows you how to finesse excellent performance with more skill and less effort. Steering your skis - part 1 This subject relies on the work in a previous section, Centred balance and athletic movement, and works hand-in-hand with the section, "Master your speed and line". The immediate effect of this section, will be to give you much more control, precision and sensitivity as you steer your skis in the snow. You'll be able to apply yourself to the strategies described in "Master your speed and line". You will be able to use the design qualities of your skis to your advantage and you'll develop a versatile approach to using those design advantages.

    • 3

      Steering Your Skis - Part 2: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #3
      Steering Your Skis - Part 2: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #3

      Steering Your Skis - Part 2: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #3

      Hugh Monney
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      Suitable for intermediate and advanced skiers, experts and racers, these highly illustrated ebooks show you how to finesse excellent performance with more skill and less effort. Steering your skis - part 2 If you read the previous section, Steering your skis, part 1, you have an appreciation of some steering blends and some useful drills to help you develop skill with them. Now it's time to take a closer look at each steering element. This section deals with many refinements to the process of steering your skis, which gives you many opportunities to improve your effectiveness and control. To start this process, let's look at each of the steering elements, pressure, edging and rotation, in detail.

      Suitable for intermediate and advanced skiers, experts and racers, these highly illustrated ebooks show you how to finesse excellent performance with more skill and less effort. Steering your skis - part 2 If you read the previous section, Steering your skis, part 1, you have an appreciation of some steering blends and some useful drills to help you develop skill with them. Now it's time to take a closer look at each steering element. This section deals with many refinements to the process of steering your skis, which gives you many opportunities to improve your effectiveness and control. To start this process, let's look at each of the steering elements, pressure, edging and rotation, in detail.

    • 4

      Master Your Speed and Line: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #4
      Master Your Speed and Line: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #4

      Master Your Speed and Line: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #4

      Hugh Monney
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      The secrets of effortless control of Speed and line, for Skiers. Suitable for intermediate and advanced skiers, experts and racers, this highly illustrated book shows you how to finesse excellent performance with more skill and less effort. Intermediate skiers will be able to use this information to feel safe and enjoy their skiing. They will be able to stay in control, slow down, and deal with awkward slopes more safely. They will also save a great deal of energy through a skiing day. Advanced skiers and experts will be able to use this information to optimise their speed control effortlessly and to finesse their choice of line. They will be able to deal with more challenging slopes and conditions and enjoy the qualities of a finely crafted series of curves. Racers will be able to use this information to maximise their speed, optimise their line and become more successful on race courses.

      The secrets of effortless control of Speed and line, for Skiers. Suitable for intermediate and advanced skiers, experts and racers, this highly illustrated book shows you how to finesse excellent performance with more skill and less effort. Intermediate skiers will be able to use this information to feel safe and enjoy their skiing. They will be able to stay in control, slow down, and deal with awkward slopes more safely. They will also save a great deal of energy through a skiing day. Advanced skiers and experts will be able to use this information to optimise their speed control effortlessly and to finesse their choice of line. They will be able to deal with more challenging slopes and conditions and enjoy the qualities of a finely crafted series of curves. Racers will be able to use this information to maximise their speed, optimise their line and become more successful on race courses.

    • 5

      Freedom: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #5
      Freedom: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #5

      Freedom: Ski Performance Breakthrough, #5

      Hugh Monney
      1/5 - 1 rating
      1/5 - 1 rating

      Freedom When you see someone skiing smoothly, freely and simply, even in complex circumstances, you know that they have tuned into something special. This section shows you many ways to gain access to these elusive aspects of performance. Freedom in skiing is partly about having options and the ability to choose the correct option for your circumstances. By getting this far through the Ski Performance Breakthrough programme, you will have developed very many options and the experience to make the right choices. So you're half way to being free, already. Charlie Parker, the great jazz musician had an interesting view on this. He said: "You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just play." That's a great way to describe one of the profound truths of performance. And, if you've already applied the principles in the earlier sections of Ski Performance Breakthrough, you've already done the hard part.

      Freedom When you see someone skiing smoothly, freely and simply, even in complex circumstances, you know that they have tuned into something special. This section shows you many ways to gain access to these elusive aspects of performance. Freedom in skiing is partly about having options and the ability to choose the correct option for your circumstances. By getting this far through the Ski Performance Breakthrough programme, you will have developed very many options and the experience to make the right choices. So you're half way to being free, already. Charlie Parker, the great jazz musician had an interesting view on this. He said: "You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just play." That's a great way to describe one of the profound truths of performance. And, if you've already applied the principles in the earlier sections of Ski Performance Breakthrough, you've already done the hard part.

    Author

    Hugh Monney

    Performance coach and author of Ski Performance Breakthrough - the series of e-books. Hugh is also the Director and founder of the BASS Network of elite snowsports schools, operating in: Chamonix - Chatel - Courchevel - Les Gets - Les Contamines - Les Deux Alpes - Megeve - Meribel - Morzine - St Gervais - Tignes - Val d'Isere He runs advanced skiing clinics and off pistes courses in the Alps, as well as off piste adventures across the globe, having previously trained thousands of skiers and hundreds of ski instructors. Formerly a research chemist, for the Cancer Research Campaign, Hugh has a degree in Chemistry and a Master's research degree. He is also a qualified science teacher. He spent 10 years in the science departments of British universities before switching to a career in skiing. He began skiing in 1975 and became a full time ski teacher in 1984, to get out of the lab and into the mountains. He has skied extensively throughout Europe and his off piste skiing and Heliski clinics have taken him to Argentina, Canada, Chile and Greenland. He was a Trainer and examiner of instructors for the British Association of Snowsports Instructors, for 22 years, from 1989 to 2011, and contributed to the development of BASI's system of instructor training. He represented Britain as a member of the GB Demonstration Team, at the 1991 Interski Congress, in St Anton. For many years, Hugh was invited to train the British Mountain Guides in Off Piste skiing performance. Hugh wrote and presented the 1991 Channel 4 TV and video series "The Complete Skier" and in the same year he founded BASS, The British Alpine Ski and Snowboard School. The BASS Network of elite snowsports schools now extends to 12 resorts across the Alps. His main interests, in addition to his family, are: Alpine & Telemark skiing, developing the quality of service to clients of the BASS Network, Photography, Science, Tai Chi Chuan, Motorcycling, Cycling, Balance trainiing, including slack line and playing guitar. Qualifications include; BASI ISTD Level 4, International Ski Teacher Diploma BASI Telemark Teacher Full certification in France M.Phil, B.Sc. (Hons), PGCE Some comments from Hugh's clients and colleagues: "Hugh is a technical expert and an innovator, continually pushing the boundaries with his exciting and dynamic ideas, many of which have put BASI at the fore...

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