How to Fix Your Skiing Form

Skiing Form.

At some point during your introduction to skiing, you notice that your muscles adapt, your core gets stronger, and you no longer get sore after a good long day of skiing. But if you continue to have pains or soreness in areas that might not even include your muscles, you might want to think about fixing the way that you ski. This means fixing your form. If it sounds like a cumbersome process, these tips should help you get started.

Get an outside perspective. You go to the doctor so that they can diagnose your problem – not only do they bring an outsider’s perspective, but they’re better at diagnosing illnesses than you. The same holds true if you have a problem with your skiing form – ask someone more knowledgeable with skiing (preferably an instructor or a professional) to watch you ski once or twice to see what you’re doing wrong.

You can’t fix what you need to fix if you don’t know what’s been hampering you, so do your best to show them how you naturally ski and you should get some crucial advice that helps you move forward – or, in this case – down the hill!

Concentrate on proper form, not “fixing” bad form. Huh? Don’t fix your bad form? What kind of article is this? Yeah, you heard me: if you concentrate on the proper form, your bad form should hopefully go away naturally as the result of two particular phenomena. First, of course, is that practice makes perfect, and the second: when you become aware of a problem and simply move forward in your practice, you sometimes automatically correct it. So don’t think about your old form; that doesn’t serve you much. Instead, concentrate on doing the right form the correct way; you’ll naturally get away from your bad form before.

Treat it like taking on a new skill set. When you started skiing, you took on a new skill set that wasn’t always easy. In fact, it might have been downright frustrating. Unfortunately, you’ve got to go through these growing pains again as you fix your form. Don’t worry if you don’t get it right the first time; persistence and faith are the most crucial elements in your success. So even when you feel frustrated, keep going – eventually you’ll get there.

Photo Credits: jawcey

Originally posted 2009-11-17 03:17:43.

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