PERSONAL PERFORMANCE TIPS

After more than 20 years, Rob Butler (CSIA Level 4 and former Demo Team member) decided to retire from the show. Rob's Tips will continue here on the web site. New tips from our new presenters, Steve Young and Josh Foster, are now available in the Video Player. Rob Butler's best tips are available on DVD. Click 'Personal Performance Tips IV' below to order your copy. Order Personal Performace Tips IV by Rob Butler.   HOW TO USE THIS SECTION: All tips on this page contain written descriptions. Some tips contain photos and others contain animated images for emphasis. Tips with the 'DVD' logo are available on 'Personal Performance Tips IV'. Order your DVD today! Tips with the 'red video camera' can be watched in our Video Player. Click on the red video camera to open the Video Player. Select 'Ski Tips' from the menu and choose your favorite tips to watch right here online.   ROB BUTLER TIPS ROB BUTLER TIPS   Wandering Hands Bump Skiing II Crud Skiing Anticipation Skiing Powder Building Rhythm Rhythm and Balance Bend Your Ankles Modern Parallel Skiing Lateral Balance Steep and Bumpy Rob's Warm-Up Routine Pole Plant Trick Quick Hands and Feet Soft Eyes, Soft Jaw Retraction Happy, Quick Feet The Numbers on Your Skis Bad Weather Tips Pick Your Spots Pedalling Leaving Lines Balance Basics SnowBlades Bending & Straightening Short Radius Turns Over-Rotation Pure Carving Turns Steer with the Ankles & Feet Shaped Skis Look Ahead Feet Apart or Together?   Knees in, shoulders level Carving Planting the Poles Planting the Poles 2 Kick Start Turns More on Pole Plants Extensions Skiing in Bad Weather Bend the Skis Steering & Linking Modern Methods Turn Your Feet Short Turns on Steep Slopes Turn Your Feet II Turn Your Feet III Flexing the Knees Turning with the Lower Legs Parallelogram Turns Snowploughing Boots and Turning Ankles and Balance Swallow the Bumps The Hands S-Turns Easier Turning Feet Placement Face the Force Poles in Cut Up Snow Don't Fall Fluidity Knee Angulation Warming Up The Inner Leg   OTHER PWOS FAVORITES     Doing the 360 The Half Pipe Back Country Safety Headlights On Order Personal Performace Tips IV by Rob Butler.