Canon PowerShot SD700 IS
ƒ/5.6
5.8 mm
1/640
fresh cream
6 responses to “S Curve”
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Actually Rocketeer, there IS such a thing as a "J Turn" in ski racing! And you’re right, it can be quite hard.
A J Turn basically amounts to attacking the gate heading directly at it (straight down the hill,) then rapidly weighting your tails to boost you around the gate, hence the "J" shape. Its most common in slalom and giant slalom. Not the most graceful turn in the book, but it can be really effective for some racers. I think Alberto Tomba used it pretty extensively. Its a demanding turn and it tends to suit the bigger, more brutish racer, IMHO.
(the 14 yr old ski racer in me is returning…)
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Indeed, it looks like fresh cream but I add, whipped cream (crème fouettée). So pretty against the blue ski. The tracings in the snow are very nice.
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Thank you for sharing on Creative Commons. Ice Coach has used this on a blog post for September 27, 2010. icecoach.net/2010/09/27/should-my-figure-skating-moves-in…
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