Staggering while riding switch

[owned]

i see so many people in videos staggering their skis while riding switch and turning. maybe this makes me a noob but i can't seem to understand why they do this. i searchbared and people have said that it helps you turn but i don't really buy this. when i ride switch i can carve easily without staggering and just keeping both skis parallel. same way i carve when i ride normally. so the easier turns reason don't make sense. another reason people gave was that it allows you to twist more so you can have a larger visual when riding switch. this i can understand.

so my question is what is/are the main reason(s) to staggering your skis while riding switch.

 

[hellomynameisjef]

ya answered yah own question dood

 

[Kirsakid]

well you answered your own question, read your last point

 

[i.ski.troll.]

You cant carve with your skis completely parallel. your always staggering while riding regular or switch if your carving. and yes it does help you turn, a lot.

 

[Dirac]

You probably do a lead change when carving normally too. Pretty much the only turns that don't have a lead change are like mogul turns where you don't have time. The vision thing is also huge. I have a huge problem because I can stagger super well looking over my unnatural spinning shoulder, but suck at it with my natural one, so I can see way less. It really kills me on rails like a switch 270 on is so tough for me.

 

[eheath]

This, you definitely stagger your feet while carving forward, if you don't, then you have no idea how to ski and probably suck at skiing.

 

[owned]

you're right. i do stagger the skis when i carve normally but only a few inches. when people ride switch its more like half a foot to a foot stagger. but like people said, i answered my own question and that is due to them wanting a larger visual when turning their body.

thanks, i learned something new and will try this next time im skiing.

 

[omIV]

people do lead with the uphill ski in a carve, but its not desirable. if you match your inside with your outside ski (with your shins, not your your toes-stay front seat), you'll find that you can turn much more aggressively

 

[FUUUCK]

you always stagger a little bit

 

[Big_Spence]

more stagger=more steeze

 

[quixotic]

staggering while switch helps you turn much sharper and keeps you balanced on your turns. you should buy it.

 

[Mr_FreshShirt]

to my adhd positive friend this is known as the "ignant stagger"

 

[Canuker]

^this, i already bought it myself, not regrets.

 

[Pman13a]

its for vision

when you are skiing forward, you always have a view of everything. however when skiing switch your vision is very limited. If you dont stagger, then your shoulders are square to the hill, you cant see anything, and its just plain dangerous to ski switch. Staggering makes you able to point your shoulders downhill and see as well as you can

 

[mezzy]

this. it helps you see better

 

[TTSwitchrider674]

when i try to stagger my stance, its hard and uncomfortable to do, do i just need to get over it or what?

 

[omIV]

its definitely pretty minimal

 

[Yung_Gnarley]

they staggered like 4 inches haha

 

[colin13]

the main reason is to allow your shoulders to open up and give you a chance to know where you're going. just like you said in your post

 

[Malcolm]

 

[Malcolm]

 

[00000000]

I think this whole edit is done switch. The guy kills it

 

[Microcosm]

Not to mention it's a lot easier to see where you're going when staggered to one side.

 

[crazy_karl]

Hahah my mom skis like that with her knees perfectly together. So funny to watch! oldschool as fuck

 

[Dan-Man]

haggarding while switch= i am a pro. haha, but yea it is good to stagger a lil bit.

 

[aflightlessbird]

i would be nothing out staggering.

 

[h_bar]

 

[owned]

thanks asshole. i don't remember there being a skill requirement to post on ns.

 

[asapCferg]

Staggering helps with balance. It doesn't to be done but some have a tendency to do so

 

[technique.]

 

[Twinjibber77]

wait.

Riding switch is different then riding straight????

 

[The_Future]

Good skiers know that when carving (forward) that when you bring your down hill ski (the ski that is usually slightly behind your uphill ski) forward and closer to having your ski tips equal, you will carve at a much sharper arch. I hope that made sense. Basically, when you're laying down a fatty carve if you power your downhill ski forward, you will turn sharper. I would think that the same concept could apply to skiing switch. So the kid could have a point, but it is very true that being able to see where you're going when going switch is very important.

 

[Mike.Steezze]

I find that when im not turning that it also allows me to put more weight on my dominant leg more easily.