Athletic Ski Stance

“I finally realised nearly all my problems start because I forget about athletic stance or I don’t stay in my athletic stance” BPS student.

One of the most important aspects of your skiing to work on is your athletic stance. Make sure you know what a good athletic stance looks like and what it feels like. Tom has been working on his athletic stance for years and continues to tweak things like how he uses his hamstrings.

Key benefits Athletic stance gives:

• Greater access to using your hips and lower body joints.

• Greater control of fore and aft balance.

• Solves knee pain from skiing when you are in the correct stance.

• Tension through the posterior chain of muscles.

• Easier ability to edge and balance against the outside ski.

Use the videos to learn many of the nuances about athletic ski stance and take your time working on one of these specifics. Eg. Spend two mornings just on your arms position until you feel how it is benefiting your overall skiing. It will feel awkward at first but with practice that feeling goes away.