1 DAY CARVING TRANSFORMATION | 2 Drills to improve your Ski:IQ™ with Tom Waddington

After looking at millions of turns worth of skiing data WE WERE SHOCKED!
Only 12% of all Carv users have cracked a Ski:IQ™ of 135 or over...

Would you like to see your own personalized Ski:IQ™ skiing data?

What does that mean?
It means that about 88% of you are not yet making those awesome more advanced carving turns we'd all love to achieve on every ski day.

Not to worry!
We went out and found the perfect intermediate skier, an expert instructor, and set out with the sole task of breaking plateaus, and taking that skier's Ski:IQ™ score above 135 in just one day!

Tom Waddington is a BASI level 4 examiner and racing coach and in this lesson he:
- Analyses Aidan's skiing technique
- Breaks down his Ski:IQ™ data
- Identifies the most obvious flaws in Aidans skiing
- Teaches Aidan 2 drills to help him improve
- Has Aidan do an 'after' run to see how it improved his skiing
- Looks at a side by side comparison to show the difference that these 2 drills made

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- How to ski on ice:

- Skiing with separation | Do You Make This Common Mistake With Your Shoulders?:

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- How to ski with style:

- Skiing with bent knees | Are You Making These 2 Mistakes?:

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Skier: Tom Waddington | IG: @tomwaddington_skier
Ski resort: Stubai Glacier, Tyrol, AUSTRIA
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Timecodes
0:00 - Intermediate skiing lesson
0:25 - How many skiers know how to Carve?
0:50 - Morning skiing analysis of Aidan
1:27 - Morning skiing Carv data breakdown
2:52 - Garland turns (Ski Drill 1)
5:45 - Drill 1 progression: Railroads
6:33 - Javelin turns (Ski Drill 2)
11:05 - Afternoon skiing analysis
12:04 - Afternoon Ski:IQ™ | Did Aidan improve to over 135
12:15 - Before and after Carv data breakdown
12:58 - Before and after video comparison
13:40 - Subscribe to watch more skiing content

[conViction]

I do Javelin every time I am on skis. Literally EVRY time. I love that drill. When I have worse day and do not feel skis like I want to, I simply start doing Javelin. Few runs and all the muscle memory is back.
Garlands are one of my fav drill too. Just be very caucious of other skiers while traversing.
Great video!

[TheSlipperyNoodle]

Also ... ski instructors need to tone down the Jargon ... I think a lot of times student don't know what you are talking about but are afraid to admit it. Years ago, when I took my first ski instructors course, before the ski off the instructor told me he needed me to see me "Counter-rotate as I traversed the fall line". I said "ok ... I have to admit I don't know what you are talking about". He told me to "Point my shoulders down the hill as I finish the turn." I did that and passed the course. If I had not spoken up, I would have failed.

[svezanovac]

problem is, most intermediate skiers ski 5 days per year, then you are back to the cubicle.

[skidaemon]

Among the best dozen videos I have saved to drill the fundamentals into my 10 year old U12 racer. Especially the precise explanations that accompany key visuals, such as the choice of words starting at 8:55 ..."don't have the patience to move, set up on an edge angle, and feel the platform, and then take, lift off the other ski", impact words being "feel the platform".

[justsoapashfield]

Exercises and Drills are all for the good, but the chance to ski lots of runs behind a really great skier works the best for me. By the end, Aiden had 18 runs and i am sure many were following behind Tom as at the end of this video. Most of my improvement comes from spotting a great skier above me and falling in behind them to mimic for as long as i can keep up. Good improvement Aiden.

[dmac]

The thing that really took my carving and turning up a notch, was really focussing on leaving clean tracks, pressure towards the cuff of the boot, and thinking about angulation. A lot of other things just follow with muscle memory.

[Deepthought-]

I like your emphasis on looking up before setting off, especially across the piste.
Far too many skiers and ski instructors fail to do this and are either unaware of, or expect uphill skiers to avoid them and the people they are instructing.

[hanaporkertova]

It’s a great video. Not just for the tips but for its overall message – even intermediate or advanced skiers benefit from hiring a coach, and just one day can make a substantial difference. Getting a coach only at the beginning is a huge mistake, and people get to a point where they are stuck no matter how often they ski. Watching tutorials can help only partly - one needs someone to evaluate their style and tell them how to improve it. I hired a coach two years ago and it was definitely worth the money. Next season, I'm gonna do the same as there's always something to improve!

[lisalemire]

I've watched A LOT of videos on carving and this is by far the best for actionable steps.

[MrWolfyWolfy]

The very first thing I notice about Aiden’s skiing is his posture. Very limited ankle flex, knees bent and an open back angle which puts his centre of mass over the tails of the skis. This causes “under steer” just like having too much weight in the boot of a car. He’s unable to engage/load the ski tips which means that they’re not biting into the snow and leading into the turn. When trying to encourage good posture and ankle flex, I always say that it’s more of a kneeling forward rather than a sitting down sensation. Right knee aims for right ski tip, left ski aims for left ski tip. As for Aiden’s back angle: “The upper body should be inclined as much or more than the shins, and the arms carried downwards and outwards, which will appear as somewhat forward and out from the body when the skier is on a slope.”

[adventurekatrat]

Thanks Tom for a clear explanation and seeing how Aidan improved his skiing after working on the two drills. It really demonstrated what good looks like and the common mistakes. I'm 5 days into using CARV for the first time with a ski IQ of 109 with really low scores on edging (30) and pressure (27). I'm looking forward to focusing on these two drills in the next couple of days and seeing what it does to my scores. Sometimes we get overloaded with too much info but this brings it back to basics with two drills. Well done on the video and to Carv.

[SimonNicholls]

Carv is honestly one of the best pieces of technology I’ve ever used and the videos are probably the best I’ve ever watched, really trying to get to a better level much like in this video but struggling, will try these exercises and hopefully see some difference

[trojanboy]

I wish I could practice this, but all the resorts near me are always super crowded. Having to dodge kids and snowboarders sitting in the middle of the run isnt fun and leaves no space to practice. I try anyway, but still jealous how your mountain is so open and clear of obstacles lol

[koitaki]

That was a pretty impressive transformation...well done both!

[krissp]

Holy moly that bit at 7:05 with Javelins was intense! I've seen my instructors drill one legged skiing but never seen it that intense before!

[peters]

Free lessons. Very applicable to my own needs for ski improvement. I had carving lessons some years ago and I couldn't believe how much one lesson and a few drills and a different focus changed my skiing. I wonder where these guys are skiing. It looks like heavenly conditions for an intermediate skier like me.

[Steve-yrvi]

I have been evaluated as being an expert skier, though there is a lot of room above me, I'm not doing helicopter jumps at 12, 000 feet over a double black diamond drop. I found this information very good, I have heard it before however seeing it, refreshing the principals of good form is beneficial. I'll book mark this to my review list before my first run this year.

[jazzpote]

Such a well crafted video. Instructions well layed out with constant feedback loop and clear explanations. Having exercises to practice is great. Thanks you!

[droneshotsantoine]

I am going to ski next week, and these tips are really helpful! Thank you so much.

[TheSlipperyNoodle]

Retired ski instructor here ... great video ... 12.5% is kind. Based on what I can see from the chair lift < 1% can carve at all. I try to get people to turn using just the side-cut (vs. getting impatient and turning their feet) and, once they have that down, add back in the rest of the mechanics.