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4 CORRECT 8 INCORRECT
4 CORRECT 8 INCORRECT
GENERAL SKIING ERRORS AND MODIFICATIONS
When instructing, note any of the following issues that impact form during a workout. Modify as needed,
using the tips below.
• Shoulders remain down and relaxed, not up around the skier’s ears.
• Avoid tension in the grip; allow the fingers to wrap lightly around the handle. The flare of the
handle is oriented towards the wrist.
• Maintain a 90 degree angle in the elbow until the Finish position. The stroke should be smooth
and continuous with no stopping at any point.
• Bring hips high and come to the balls of the feet (at the start of the drive)
• Prompt skier to keep the number in the center window of the Performance Monitor as constant
as possible. Then, pull harder and watch what happens to the number.
FIVE COMMON ERRORS ON THE SKIERG
Reaching too high
1
Extending arms too far back
2
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