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What are you gonnna do? Intermediate bump skier



What's going on here and what do you want to in your lesson? Post your answer in the comments.

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  1. All and all, not a bad job for an intermediate skiing those bumps. Great line choices.

    Might work on upper lower body separation to start with, thought not in the bumps first, and of course more forward pressure - cant get enough of that.

    Would like to hear your thoughts on teaching upper lower body separation.

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  2. I would agree with your comments.I'll wait to see if anyone else comments before I post my verdict.

    A blog post on upper and lower body separation is in the works by someone you know really well.

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  3. Upper-lower body separation. Better directional movement. Turn shape. Need to get the feet working together better.

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  4. Ok, give me one activity that will help this skier's day better?

    Also, I haven't heard anything about balance.

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  5. Do you think that this person is capable of effective lower and upper body seperation with their current use of rotary movements(what type)?

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  6. Needs to pole plant to help move body into the turn.

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