SKIING WITH BENT KNEES | Are You Making These 2 Mistakes?

Sports
Published on Apr 28, 2024
We’ve all heard this tip yelled across the mountain.
“BEND THE KNEES!”

While this common ski tip may sound simple, there's more to it than meets the eye.
Do this tip correctly, you’re setting yourself up for advanced carving turns.
Do this tip wrong, and you’ll struggle to find the right balance, essential for dynamic movements.

Tom Waddington is a BASI level 4 examiner and racing coach.
We asked him to come meet us in Sölden, Austria to break down this tip, so that next time you hear those 3 worlds, you know exactly what it means and how to do it.

To help understand this topic we’ve used some clear good vs bad examples and real-time Carv pressure data to emphasise the important link between mobility at your skiing joints and foot pressure in your boot.

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For more how to ski content make sure to check out our other ski improvement videos:
- How to ski in tough terrain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDFaq...

- How to ski on ice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0cDT...

- How to ski with flow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK6SC...

- Carving with early edge angles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElOhJ...

- 4 Advanced skiing mistakes and how to fix them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04lRa...

- How to increase your edge angle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYPxH...

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Skier: Tom Waddington | IG: @tomwaddington_skier
Ski resort: Sölden, Tyrol, AUSTRIA
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Timecodes
0:00 - Bending the knees, it's not that simple
0:35 - Mistake 1: Slumping forward
0:55 - Mistake 2: Folding at the waist
1:39 - The correct way to bend your knees
2:06 - A visual comparison
2:17 - The difference while skiing
3:56 - Carv foot pressure data
5:37 - Lesson recap
5:55 - Want more instructional ski content?