THE 8 MOST COMMON SKI MYTHS | Honest verdict with top-rated ski instructor Dougie
Maison Sport
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In this video top instructor Dougie, an NZ trainer with over ten years of teaching behind him, gives his honest verdict on eight skiing myths you've probably had shouted at you from a chairlift. Some are true, some are outdated and some are quietly making your skiing worse.
Dougie starts with the classic "bend ze knees", showing why knee bend alone pushes your hips back and loads the tails of your skis, and what a lightning bolt stance with ankle and hip flex does instead. He then covers pole use, the myth that you can only learn to ski as a child, and the one he hears most often: that you need to lean back in powder.
From there Dougie tackles feet glued together versus a hip width stance, defends the snowplough as a genuinely useful tool on narrow trails and lift gates and explains why burning legs are usually a sign of an inefficient stance rather than a hard day's skiing. He finishes with ski boots, walking through how your buckles should actually be done up and when it's time to see a boot fitter.
Each myth gets demonstrated on snow and a straight verdict, so you know exactly what to keep and what to forget.
Want personalised coaching? Book a lesson with a Maison Sport independent instructor today and ski with better technique! https://maisonsport.com/
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00:01 INTRO | Eight myths, honest verdicts
00:23 MEET DOUGIE | NZ trainer, ten years instructing
00:35 MYTH 1 | "Bend your knees" - partially true
01:18 MYTH 2 | No poles, no problem - not true
01:57 MYTH 3 | You can only learn to ski as a kid - not true
02:31 MYTH 4 | You need to lean back in powder - hard no
03:32 MYTH 5 | Ski with your feet glued together - not true
04:10 MYTH 6 | Snowploughs are just for beginners - not true
04:41 MYTH 7 | If your legs aren't burning you're not skiing hard enough
05:20 MYTH 8 | Ski boots are meant to hurt - not true
06:18 OUTRO | Setting the record straight
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THE 8 MOST COMMON SKI MYTHS | Honest verdict with top-rated ski instructor Dougie
Maison Sport
11,749 views
In this video top instructor Dougie, an NZ trainer with over ten years of teaching behind him, gives his honest verdict on eight skiing myths you've probably had shouted at you from a chairlift. Some are true, some are outdated and some are quietly making your skiing worse.
Dougie starts with the classic "bend ze knees", showing why knee bend alone pushes your hips back and loads the tails of your skis, and what a lightning bolt stance with ankle and hip flex does instead. He then covers pole use, the myth that you can only learn to ski as a child, and the one he hears most often: that you need to lean back in powder.
From there Dougie tackles feet glued together versus a hip width stance, defends the snowplough as a genuinely useful tool on narrow trails and lift gates and explains why burning legs are usually a sign of an inefficient stance rather than a hard day's skiing. He finishes with ski boots, walking through how your buckles should actually be done up and when it's time to see a boot fitter.
Each myth gets demonstrated on snow and a straight verdict, so you know exactly what to keep and what to forget.
Want personalised coaching? Book a lesson with a Maison Sport independent instructor today and ski with better technique! https://maisonsport.com/
Maison Sport Lessons
Skiing | Snowboarding | Off-Piste & more
https://maisonsport.com/en
Instagram: Instagram: maisonsport
TikTok: TikTok: maisonsport
Jump to a section:
00:01 INTRO | Eight myths, honest verdicts
00:23 MEET DOUGIE | NZ trainer, ten years instructing
00:35 MYTH 1 | "Bend your knees" - partially true
01:18 MYTH 2 | No poles, no problem - not true
01:57 MYTH 3 | You can only learn to ski as a kid - not true
02:31 MYTH 4 | You need to lean back in powder - hard no
03:32 MYTH 5 | Ski with your feet glued together - not true
04:10 MYTH 6 | Snowploughs are just for beginners - not true
04:41 MYTH 7 | If your legs aren't burning you're not skiing hard enough
05:20 MYTH 8 | Ski boots are meant to hurt - not true
06:18 OUTRO | Setting the record straight
Check out more 'HOW TO' skiing tutorials here:
5 ESSENTIAL MOUNTAIN SKILLS | Every skier ...
CARVING TRANSFORMATION | 6 tips to improve...
ADVANCED CARVING SKI LESSON | Drills to im...
HOW TO SKI CRUD / CHOPPED-UP POWDER / VARI...