Hello everyone

In newsletter 4, we introduced the concept of "energy acceptance" and defined the game of progress as the simple process of aligning our body structure to allow maximum power to flow through it.

Thank god for Star Wars, it provides us with the perfect skiing lingo; great skiers like Jedi knights use "the force" and like Jedi knights we want the force to be with us.

What is the force in skiing?

The instant you are on the mountain, you are bathed in the force, and all you need to learn is how to use it. My teachings today will explain what is "the force", and show you how to connect to it. As Jedis put it: Let the force be with you.

What is the force?

The force in skiing comes from 'the mountain'.

Why?

The force obviously is not with them. Skiers like Jedi knights need Masters to connect them to the force.

Let me introduce your Master a seen on photo 1. This master is not human has no brain and no muscles, yet has the ability to convey the force and even make a drawing of it in material form for you.

The snowball started here by being thrown across the hill, remember it has no brains and no muscles, yet achieves a perfect carved turn to the fall line!

In order to understand this, I have my ski clients throw snowballs across the hill to observe what happens. When thrown slowly, snowballs makes a very tight arc towards the fall line. This is a beginner's dream, slow speed on a tight turning arc, without any skidding and slipping involved. When thrown faster, snowballs makes a bigger arc still with no skidding and no slipping.

Force turning power number 1.

• When coming from the traverse of any given slope, the slower the speed of the snowball, the tighter the arc becomes with no skid and no slipping (the snowball on the photo did not skid in any way shape or form!).

• When coming from the traverse of any given slope, greater speed lengthens both the arc and the time required for the snowball to reach the fall line. (Still without neither skidding nor slipping). When you play with speed, you play with time and you play with turn radii.

• Snowballs are flowing with the force of gravity and as a consequence accept the curve. I describe this as doing the right nothing.

• Skiers usually prevent natural curves from happening. I describe this as doing the wrong something.

My question to you today is the following:

When was the last time you considered using Gravity's central nervous system instead of your own to initiate your curves?

As you are pondering on your answer bear in mind that Jedi skiers do not seek to initiate their curves through their own action, instead they connect themselves into the central nervous system of 'gravity' that I have metaphorically called the force. There is a very important moment in skiing. This crucial moment is were 'turn initiation' takes place and this is where you are faced with two possible choices of action to choose from to engage in your curve.

Choice 1:

You are a control freak and decide to do the turn yourself condemning you to remain an intermediate skier for life. This is what I describe as doing the wrong something.

Choice 2:

Accept to be turned by magic through the force to become a Jedi skier. This what I describe as doing the right nothing.

Conclusion

007 skiing review

The new James Bond has skiing in it, yet I have used Star Wars concepts to enhance your skiing. The answer is simple; the skiing is Bond's latest release is nothing special. The skiing takes place on wind-packed powder not allowing impressive style to be displayed, not to mention the very tacky scene where the villain Bond girl says with adoration 'James, you are a wonderful skier' or something to that effect.

Asides from reading the Newsletter, what more can you do to reach the ethos of skiing?

• Remove mechanical imbalance from the body with alignment. Call me in Val D'isere to organise your appointment. I am using superb American footbeds as the starting point for all alignments. Please do not purchase footbeds for your ski boots, none of them will perform near as well as the Thoren Technology products that I am now using. Even if you not considering alignment these products are the best and come highly recommended.

• If you are hiring skis in the resort and you want to experience alignment, I now have an Alignment rental programme where you can rent the appropriate cants to be placed on your skis. This will allow you to discover what alignment can do for you. I only need to spend 15 minutes with you to determine what size cants you need. I take care of placing and removing cants on your rental skis. Cost for cant rental: £ 25 for the week. No additional charge if you holiday is longer.
• Listen to the Ski Wizdom ski motivation programme. This (4 tapes) audiocassette programme is designed to get you to think and act like experts skiers (change of purpose).
• Ski with me for on mountain solutions to the points explained. There you will be videoed on the hill and taken to the Triffolet restaurant for a free drink and immediate playback. During video playback you will see and feel what is happening in your skiing. The emphasis will be on the points that I describe in my newsletters plus many more that you will discover once ready. I will introduce the benefits of alignment by making simple temporary adjustments allowing you to understand more about it. It is in your interest to get the tape programme and listen to it several times before your holiday to get the most out of what I will show you. Your progress rate will be 250% more efficient this way.

We are in December, the season has started, booking tuition with Bernard Chesneau is best done now.

• Tel your friends about the newsletter. Just have them send me their e-mail requesting the newsletter.
• Have you had your alignment checked and sorted? You can book an appointment now and have it done once in Val d'Isère.

• Do you have the Ski Wizdom audio tape programme?
• Choosing ski equipment that will work harmoniously with you is a real science; I can help, so feel free to share your thoughts before buying. I will share my knowledge.

Until then, Ski With Passion.

Bernard Chesneau
Alignment Technology Ltd / Mountain Masters / Ski Wizdom