How to Use the Hips to Carve on Skis | The Crucial Ability

00:00 Introducing how to use the hips to carve on skis
00:50 Hips and Balance | Aid the Fore & Aft Balance
02:05 Ski Drill: How to Use the Feet and the Hip Carving on Skis
03:07 Consider a Ski Camp for Adults
03:12 How to Use the Worm Turn To Make Any Crash into a Trick
03:38 Too much forward pressure can make you skid due to un-weighting the tails thus loosing grip
04:03 Ski Drill: Hip to the Inside to Increase Edge Angles
05:24 Hip Pedaling (aka How to Hip Hike on Skis)
06:10 Ski Drill: Seated Hip Pedaling
06:39 Ski Drill: Hip Pedaling While Skiing
07:05 Ski Drill: Hip Down and Up
07:56 Feedback
08:09 Present Feedback: Feel for the Thing you are Trying to Improve
08:28 Sectional Feedback: Watch a Replay in your Mind
09:00 Lift Feedback: Video analysis
09:31 Hips in the Direction of Travel
09:56 Ski Drill: Let the Skis Turn You
10:26 Ski Drill: Outside Hip Down & Forward (Think of it as the pedaling and add a bit of forward pressure on the outside hip moving the outside ski forward)
11:03 💚 Thank You for Watching ⛷️

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[ThRealMcCoy]

I think one of the biggest tips I learned from you for my carving was simply driving my inside knee along with using my outter hand to punch/push into the turns. Love your vids!!

[oakland]

best explanation on what's happening with the feet and ankles I've seen so far. 'push down on your toes' is so misleading without proper context like you showed! it only matters when your ankles are flexing so you're not pushing yourself back.

[fourftr]

Amazing how much you get me excited to get better at skiing. You are no doubt one of the best instructors on YouTube.

[esqball]

Even if I can’t see the little details in your movements, Yen’s is still so much fun to watch skiing 😃

[dave]

Thank you! Proper hip alignment and use is my biggest weakness

[barnesandrewc]

Hip mobility was one 1st things worked on coming back to skiing, landings landings, you may find the deep squat. Knees over toe too

[onlinewen]

I had been using CARV for a couple of years. The edge angel is always my weakest point. If Iangulate too much I got stiff. Or, I got low edge angel. Thanks for the video. Will try your tip when I get back to the snow.

[AstiAlexandria]

Thank you.
I have Carv and love it.
Could you make a video on how to go slower and still have proper form.
I can have quite good form 135 ski IQ but only when I am going fast (50-60 mph and I am a thin person so it’s quite fast for my size)

When I slow it down my form goes down the gutter.
Thank you!

[michaeldavis]

Would you reccomend looking towards the direction of the inside ski in order to help get the hip leaning towards the inside ski ?

[nickjsky]

I really appreciate you letting us see your mistakes, Jens.

Can you explain the mechanical purpose to shifting your weight back to the heels at the end of the turn rather than holding the middle till the end? It seems counterproductive because you have to go even farther to shift your weight forward at the beginning of the next turn. Thanks.

[anthonyalpha]

Just in time I was carving packed powder moguls yesterday and was thinking the up-down flow is harder here. Of course I need to improve! But it's a lot more fun, I feel in much more control, by staying on edge.

[justinrfogarty]

This is really illustrative of someone does not understand

[mrtylolipop]

The thing is when carving you want to try to use the knees instead of the hip, thats what professional skiers do and its more stable

[jonatansimoes]

Are u in Zermatt ? have fun !! Greetings from Kleine Scheidegg 😊😊😊

[Cameron-uelu]

Shin pressure is the answer, is it not, to help with body positioning? If your shins are touching the boot your centre of gravity is in the right place, easing on and off as you progress through the carve? Maybe I am terribly wrong?

[Legend_Henderik]

How long are your skis? And how tall sre you?

[markfrancis]

Absolutely awesome! Can't wait to work on this in Breckenridge in a few weeks! Love the part about the hip facing the direction you are going. Is it the same on shorter turns?

[larrythechipman]

Thanks for the video, can you help to explain how one keeps so much pressure on the outside ski when it looks like you’re leaning away from it. I know you’re still trying to keep as much of your upper body over the outside ski but it’s so deceiving when I see skiers in this position - in fact it was the reason I developed a really bad habit of leaning away from the outside ski and trying to force it on its edge without any base built

[FLYNFSH]

Oh my GOD the thumbnail for this video

[liambowers]

Is there any drills or techniques you’d recommend for an intermediate-advanced skier on a short ski slope (either real snow, or a dry slope)?

I tend to get bored within 30 minutes in sessions in the UK when warming up before a ski holiday. Could make for a good video!