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Phantom Move in Bumps - Intro
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Your lesson, "Phantom Move in Bumps - Intro", will help you
learn to take the short, linked Phantom Turns that you can make on groomed
terrain into easy to moderate bumps.
Preliminary
Before you attempt this lesson, you should be able to link at least 15
short, linked Phantom Turns using a strong pole plant on advanced, groomed
terrain. If you’re not sure of how to make linked, parallel turns
using the Phantom Move, refer to exercises GB-10 and GB-11 in the Primary
Movements Teaching System™ Instructor Manual. If you suspect that
your pole use is inadequate, go to the Home Base lesson.
In Brief
Start with a stretch of gentle moguls on moderate terrain. The moguls
should be smooth, round, and evenly spaced. Moguls that are irregular,
jagged, or that have deep, narrow troughs will be difficult to negotiate
and should be avoided at first.
Link Phantom turns through the bumps, starting the Phantom Move in the
trough and continuing to tip the free foot as the skis turn over and/or
around the bump, then using the Phantom Move with the opposite foot to
turn over/around the next bump.
While the feet and legs are making the familiar lightening and tipping
movements of the Phantom Turn, they must also flex up and extend down
away from the body to absorb the bumps.
Details
Tipping: Lighten your free foot and start the Phantom Move
in the trough (the low spot between bumps). Continue the Phantom Move
so both skis track over and around the mogul. Keep the free foot close
to the stance foot. As your feet enter the next trough, lighten the opposite
foot and tip it toward the little toe edge. Tip the free foot a lot and
quickly to make short turns, more slowly to make a longer, stretched out
turn. Match your rate of tipping to the size of the moguls. In tight bumps,
tip quickly; in longer moguls, tip more slowly or your skis will turn
too quickly and snag on the back of the mogul. The stance foot remains
passive - make no effort to twist, turn, or steer the stance ski.
Absorbing: As you start the Phantom Move in the trough, and your
skis travel onto the upcoming mogul, relax your legs so that they flex
and bring your feet up underneath you as the skis pass over the high point
of the mogul. As your feet pass the top of the mogul, pull the free foot
back underneath you (use the hamstrings) so that the free ski tip touches
the back surface of the bump. As you crest the bump, start to lengthen
or extend both legs so that your skis stay in contact with the snow, and
so you are tallest just before the trough.
Summary
Skiing bumps with the Phantom Move has two requirements: flexing and extending
the legs to keep the skis on the snow, and timing the Phantom Move to
bring the skis around the moguls.
The more flexible you are, especially in the hips and body midsection,
the more successful you will be in bumps. Skiing moguls requires that
you flex the legs to absorb the bumps, or you’re in for a rough ride.
Your feet must stay close together, both side-to-side and fore/aft. While
the free foot is light and tipping toward the little-toe edge, keep it
pulled in as close as possible to the stance foot. If your feet are apart
in bumps, your skis will be on very different planes and contours of the
moguls. Chances are good they will head in different directions.
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Systems, Inc.
"PMTS", "Primary Movements", and "Primary Movements
Teaching System" are trademarks of Harb Ski Systems, Inc.
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is a Registered Trademark of Harb Ski Systems, Inc.
