Re: Telehiro and B-Tele Discussion
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:38 pm
Good points above @CIMA! I agree also with your critique on my posts My main point was that the Santa Fe edging drills can be useful, when learning b-tele, even if the drills have a-tele origins. I do agree that the Santa Fe in itself is not b-tele.
I think the above a-tele video has a nice sequence of drills, too.
1. Edging & sweeping (tele walk)
2. Pivot turn (tele pivot slip)
3. No lead change (monomark, monotele)
4. Shuffling while turning
5. Telemark turn (monomark to start; parallel at the fall line; telemark to finish)
I think trying out 1-4 can help, when learning b-tele. Those are drills. Five is an a-tele turn.
Still the "monomark to start" of step five may be a useful idea in b-tele, too. It can help you to get edging right, when starting a sweep. I had issues with initial edging first. Telehiro does not tell you how to edge really, so that you could use in b-tele maybe. Otherwise b-tele transitions are a little different.
I guess "parallel at the fall line" is same as "return to zero" in b-tele.
Finally, tele stance weighting here is clearly not b-tele. That knee-dropping makes this a-tele, doesn't it?
Also the b-tele inner leg speed control strategy is not visible on the video. That is related to the knee dropping. And when you miss the b-tele speed control strategy, I guess you miss the short radiuses of short b-turns, too.
I think the above a-tele video has a nice sequence of drills, too.
1. Edging & sweeping (tele walk)
2. Pivot turn (tele pivot slip)
3. No lead change (monomark, monotele)
4. Shuffling while turning
5. Telemark turn (monomark to start; parallel at the fall line; telemark to finish)
I think trying out 1-4 can help, when learning b-tele. Those are drills. Five is an a-tele turn.
Still the "monomark to start" of step five may be a useful idea in b-tele, too. It can help you to get edging right, when starting a sweep. I had issues with initial edging first. Telehiro does not tell you how to edge really, so that you could use in b-tele maybe. Otherwise b-tele transitions are a little different.
I guess "parallel at the fall line" is same as "return to zero" in b-tele.
Finally, tele stance weighting here is clearly not b-tele. That knee-dropping makes this a-tele, doesn't it?
Also the b-tele inner leg speed control strategy is not visible on the video. That is related to the knee dropping. And when you miss the b-tele speed control strategy, I guess you miss the short radiuses of short b-turns, too.