How to rid A-frame 2 - Case Study Peter

my most popular video so far with over a million views has been how to read A-frame it has obviously resonated well with all my viewers and yes a follow-up is highly over two in the first video I made a bold statement how to go from this do this with the help of only one simple drill well in this proof of concept video we'll find out if that claim holds true or not hi I'm Tom from TDK ski racing combining ski instruction with race coaching here to help you become a better [Music] [Applause] skier back in 2018 when I made the original video I asked a local friend Peter if I could use him as an example of what skiing with an A-frame looks like my channel was not very popular back then and I typically only got a few hundred views on any average video so he foolishly Enough Said Yes little did he know that he wants to become the world's most famous a-f framer here on YouTube however instead of jumping off a cliff he started working on reading his A-frame using the specific drill in that first video where you apply pressure to the outside of your inside knee to help tip that inside leg into the turn as a result instead of sticking to his previously gained Highly Questionable reputation he is now going to become known as the world's most famous skier to read his aph frame Peter also worked on a few more drills that have proven to be extremely useful not only in the process of reading aph frame but also for overall performance and safety as that is what reading aph frame is really all about not not parallel shins only for the looks of it but for efficiency safety and improved overall skiing [Music] level before we go any further let's take a closer look at a framing visually a framing is having your feet wider apart than your knees mimicking the letter A when turning it gives the appearance of a knocked knee stance where the outside leg is tipped more into the turn than the inside leg even though boot alignment plays a major role in skiing an A-frame is usually a combination of both tipping the outside ski more than you should while not tipping the inside ski enough in other words you are too active with your outside leg while too passive with your inside leg here's the basic concept we need to let go of the bad habit and the urge to start each turn by tipping the outside ski first for increased grip and traction while at the same time activate and strengthen our inside leg muscles to tip the inside ski into the turn burn in the pre- carving ski era Legends like stenmark and Tomba were all showing a significant amount of a framing in their skiing the reason was no carving skis as we can see from the pictures they had a much more upright skiing position than the Modern World Cup racers and the only way of increasing the edge angle and grip on the outside ski was to crank that outside knee into the turn that's why a-f framing was used back then there was no other option let's break it down one leg at a time it is common knowledge that we should balance over our outside ski but if we start each turn by tipping the outside ski by cranking the knee into the turn causing an A-frame in addition to an increased risk for knee injury due to high rotational forces and bad stacking it will only momentarily give us a higher edge angle and better traction as this action is short lived as there is only so much range of motion in that movement both at the knee the ski and our Center of mass we need a lot more movement to bring our hips into the turn which brings us to the rle of the inside leg our inside leg must do two things flex and give way to let our body drop to the inside of the turn and keep the inside ski edged and carving as we ultimately want both skis to Arc along the same turn radius this is Possible only if both skis are tipped to the same edge angle and when they are also our shins become aligned and parallel a hugely overlooked but widely talked about issue is what happens inside our ski boots at our ankles and feet the short version is that even if your boots are snug and stiff around the ankle area you can still tip your feet not inside your boots per se but the feet boots and lower legs together as one unit by rotation at the subtler joints at your ankles that's where the magic happens your skis remain pointing straight forwards and you tip onto their edges while your shin bones and knees point to the inside of the turn yes you tipped your feet but everything moved as you did that another way of thinking is point your feet towards the outside of the turn kind of counterintuitive I admit this movement is especially important at the ankle of your inside foot as it is this foot that we need to tip into the turn in order to avoid a framing there is also more range of motion when inverting your inside foot compared to inting your outside foot more on this as we start talking about the drill itself here's the basic concept use your inside leg to tip into the turn and your outside leg as a stance leg to balance against the building forces as you do this everything else will follow inclination angulation counter outside ski pressure level shoulders hip hips close to the snow clean arcing skis and most importantly parallel shins note there are situations when World Cup racers show a bit of A-frame but if you look at how they train you will find that they always ski with parallel shins also World Cup racers have many boots set up for a variety of different conditions one being the surface they ski on generally speaking the harder and icier the snow surface is and the faster use ski the more neutral should your boot counting setup be first get your boots aligned and set up for you personally by a professional boot fitter not a shoe salesman then depending on the conditions you can adjust the Cuffs for desired edge angle to the snow this this works great especially if you do free skiing on soft conditions but run Gates on hard icy water injected snow and you only have one pair of ski boots also as one of my viewers Jan from Poland correctly pointed out in my case to avoid A-frame I had to minimize Shin pressure on the boot cuffs yes try not to start the turn by being too active on that outside leg take a more neutral approach and let the ski do the work for you the drill Builds on activating the outside abductors glutes and ankles of your inside leg through resistance training a very common drill Wily used for trying to read A-frame and tipping the inside leg to the inside to align both shins parallel is to push the knee to the inside the reason this is bad is because it activates the wrong muscles and as soon as you release the pressure your knee snaps back in the wrong direction to its previous position you have mistakenly trained your inside leg to perform the precise opposite action however applying pressure to the outside of the inside side knee activates the outside abductors of your inside leg to actively push it to the inside at the same time invert your ankle by rotating at the subtler Joint enhancing The Tipping movement of the inside leg as you release the pressure of the inside hand on the outside of your inside knee the leg remains in the same position you pushed it into by using your leg muscles also as mentioned earlier invert your inside foot by supinating at the ankle you can try this sitting at the desk in front of your computer place your hand on the outside of your right knee and press that knee to the right do this a couple of times now do the same thing but at the same time supinate at the ankle see how much stronger and more rigged this movement becomes out on the snow the best way to perform this drill is to find a very moderately pitched slope and ski without your ski poles place your inside hand on the outside of your inside knee and apply pressure while you turn switch hands as you go from one turn to another that was some background on A- Framing and the drill itself now let's go back to Peter let's take a look at how Peter skied back in 2018 before he started working on reading his A-frame as we can see he skied well and everything looks great except there is not only a substantial amount of a-f framing present but he also tends to stand much on his inside ski especially at the start and the end of the turn this is a direct effect of having a two wide stance here we can see Peter the next winter 2019 skiing down a very moderately pitched slope at our local hill without his ski Poes performing the how to R A-frame drill he is applying pressure on the outside of his inside knee with his hand he switches hands and knees as he goes from one turn to another one significant difference to his previous skiing is not only parallel shins but also a more narrow stance this allows him to keep his weight out over the outside ski for proper outside ski man M while at the same time keep his inside ski engaged and carving and best of all no a framing so far we have just been talking about carving but a framing is equally much an issue when skitting our turns like stenmark and Tomba let's take a look at this great picture from a classic 7s muggle skiing event back a few years if you look closely you can see that every single skier in this picture is showing an A-frame even me right here everyone except rabbe the guy at the front because he's using a monos ski where both ski boots are clamped into bindings placed on one wide single ski instead of two he is therefore incapable of moving his feet in the dependently turns out moving your feet independently is one major source of A- framing it comes from starting each turn with that old school push off off the old outside ski using not only a wedge or a stem but also an A-frame at the start of each turn for the solution just look at rabbe or any monos skier out on the hill if you can find any if you cannot stem or wedge at the start and the end of each turn then you also cannot A-frame so when skiing you should close your STS and start using both feet together like you were skiing on a monoski which brings us to our next drill instead of going through the hustle of getting a monos ski and learning to ski with one both of which are difficult we can kind of get the same effect by using a booty Band Take One and strap it around your ski boots step into your bindings and ski down a very moderately pitched slope the first thing you will notice is that you cannot turn and you have a hard time balancing however with a little practice you will be able to both ski down the slope with open parallel turns as well as carve note that this drill includes some risks such as being unable to avoid obstacles or stop quickly so do it only if you feel comfortable with these limitations Peter also invented A variation or rather a combination of both previous drills by strapping the booty band around his knees in order to be able to use his ski poles while we are at it let's look at Peter performing the7 drill also called the reverse Superman drill see how everything is coming together for him two footed stance outside ski pressure angulation forward momentum leveled shoulders parallel shins Etc ET Etc That's all folks hope you have enjoyed the lesson looks like my claims held through if Peter could read his A-frame so can you please subscribe hit that notification Bell and share and give it thumbs up if you have found this video worth watching also please leave a comment in the commentary section below stay tuned for more videos in the future ski safely and see you out on the [Music] slopes

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Length: 18min 19sec (1099 seconds)

Published: Tue Jan 30 2024