Smooth Transitions: Give it Up Turns

When trying to position students on the downhill ski and make carving rather than skidding a reality, the "give it up" turn seems to work miracles. The trick is essentially to take pressure off the downhill ski at the end of the turn and begin the pressure again on the uphill ski, while initiating the next turn. Just as the name implies, you must give up standing on the downhill ski and transfer the weight to the uphill ski just as you start steering the ski into the falline. This movement will effectively make an early weight transfer and assist in making a smooth transition. You must believe in the newly weighted ski's ability to come around in the turn.

Alpine Skiing School section in english version of WWW.SKI.BG is based on
"A Guide To Becoming An Expert: From First Time To A Lifetime"
by John Mukavitz Copyright © 1998