Stop Trying So Hard

Tension creates poor movements. Better skiing rarely comes from trying harder - it comes from moving better.

One of the strangest things about skiing is that the harder people try, the worse they can sometimes ski.

Put a skier on an easy piste and they may look relaxed, balanced and comfortable. Put the same skier somewhere steeper, faster or less familiar and everything changes. The shoulders tighten. The hands become rigid. The legs stop moving. Every turn starts to feel like work.