Hop Turns

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• Think of a Hop Turn as a drill to recenter the skier correctly on the skis.
• The ultimate goal is to feel balanced in the centre of the ski.
• Do do this, we often refer to “3-points-of-contact” which is the bottom of the foot near the knuckle of the big toe (1st Metatarsal) + the front of the heel + The shin in contact with the tongue of the boot. (See diagram below)

MEASURE:
Spine remains rounded and skier uses lower joints to hop and land on the entire ski before the fall-line

 

 

Here, the skier is hopping from the previous turn into the fall line while remaining balanced over the skis