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  Warning: Advanced Barefooters...Turns...
  
  "Many a false step was made by standing still."
  --Fortune Cookie
  
  "Named must your fear be before banish it you can."
  --Yoda, from Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back
  
  
  One of the greatest thrills you will get is to identify your
  fear for no more than what it is... and then take the steps
  toward conquering it.
  
  This is how the world of learning front-to-backs and
  back-to-fronts works. You overcome by concentrating on the
  basics.
  
  I want you to get an insider's look at a real-time scenario
  of how I help my student, Jamie, overcome surface turns. You
  can actually *steal this lesson* as I talk to him through my
  helmet coaching system that we sell.
  
  If you would like to have me help you with your ski goals
  this summer, call me directly at 877-685-6279 (x-8) or
  863-268-0111. We have several spots open in Maryland and a
  few other clinics in the US.
  
  Check out how to properly go about fine tuning your
  barefooting on the way to learning your turns at
  http://thefootersedge.com/traumacenter/info/ne15.htm
  
  If you do not have high speed access, I will put the article
  below.
  
  Here we go. I have been flooded with requests for surface
  turns articles. I have decided to answer the call and
  purposely placed this one after my Ultra Mega Glide article
  from #14. You are about to enter the world that separates
  great barefooters from good barefooters. It is by far the
  greatest challenge in barefooting that you will have to
  conquer and I am 100% certain that I can help you to achieve
  your own personal greatness along with some miracles!
  
  There are three principles that are critical to your success
  in the surface turn world.
  
  They are
  
  #1 Posture and Glide , and the POWER BAND-I have covered
  this extensively
  
  #2 Rhythm
  
  #3 QUIET UPPER BODY
  
  Although I am quite certain that you will gloss over #1,
  it is quintessential! I will not say any more except that you
  should use video analysis ad nauseum to see that you maintain
  position throughout the entire set-up!!!!!!! (see the front
  to back on our 2 hour instructional video)
  
  Rhythm is the next critical element to a great set-up. By
  the way, any great trick requires a separate practice-fest
  of the correct set-up before unleashing the hounds!! Keep
  the Big Dawgs on the porch with some MAJOR dry land practice
  until you have mastered this set-up.
  
  Rhythm is critical to building the momentum needed to create
  the right amount of energy to have a great surface turn.
  [I will be focusing this article on the front-to-back 180
  turn as that is where the most requests have been. The back
  to front is identical except there is no Rhythm for the
  set-up.]
  
  The FIRST key to a great Rhythm is to create a smooth and
  continuous movement that is in no way "jerky"! It should
  never hesitate at either the bottom or the top of the down
  and up motion. It should be at a speed that is energetic,
  but not spastic. If it is too slow, it is useless for
  creating the right energy. It should be explosive to the
  point that does not deteriorate your Posture and Glide and
  POWER BAND.
  
  The SECOND key to a great Rhythm is to limit it's lower and
  upper limits. While dry land practicing, have someone watch
  the bottom edge of your butt while you set your limits! The
  key to making this turn great is to get a great Rhythm
  without deteriorating your position WITHIN your correct
  limits.
  
  The limits are from the top of your calf (UPPER LIMIT)
  to the bottom of your calf (BOTTOM LIMIT). This will take
  tremendous practice and video analysis to perfect. Once you
  have perfected this on dry land you will be ready add the
  final element....
  
  The THIRD and ultra critical element is the beauty of a
  QUIET UPPER BODY!
  
  What does this mean?
  
  It means simply that your upper body remains free from any
  forward or backwards motion, and it also means that once you
  have locked in your Posture and Glide and POWER BAND, that
  your upper body is removed from creating any initial motion
  towards the back.
  
  The greatest help to you will be the understanding that in
  ALL turns, "the upper body never turns before your lower body!"
  
  This is simply the biggest problem (after position) that I
  see in beginners and 'experts' in their turns.
  
  It is just natural to try to move your upper
  body first to the back position. It is also easier to think
  that if you could just get around backwards quickly that you
  could correct the "other" problems later. WRONG!
  
  Moving your upper body first equals massive pain. You can
  believe me now or call me with your own personal story of
  injury later.
  
  I could go on forever here, but I gotta get ready to get a
  set in before a catch a plane to my next traveling clinic...
  traveling from one small town to the next to solve small
  town problems with Posture, Glide, and THE POWER BAND!
  
  Start in the position that I have worked so hard to get you
  to understand. http://thefootersedge.com/positions.htm
  
  The only difference is that in the "SURFACE TURN MODE" you
  need to keep your elbows closer to your body AT ALL TIMES!
  
  Without going above or below the LIMITS I prescribed, create
  a smooth and powerful RHYTHM, and then when your release
  your hand from the handle make sure your hips are the FIRST
  thing to move and that they lead the turn.
  
  Tips: #1 keep your eyes forward and up while your hips begin
  turning.
  
  #2 Use Dawg Paws (Our new ones are coming out in 1 month!!!...
  shhhh do not tell anyone because we have limited supplies
  and everybody is already on edge about not having a pair...
  let alone our new design!!!
  
  #3 Ski about 10% below your one-foot speed.
  
  #4 Use video analysis
  
  #5 buy the best Instructional video in the WORLD
  
  Let me know how you do and do your homework!
  
  Please help me out and forward this to as many footers or
  even potential footers as you can. This will help to make
  this newsletter a BIG success! We want everyone to have a
  GREAT chance to achieve their own miracles!

  May 24th, 2007 at 2:36 pm

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