Objective
Pole planting helps maintain balance, assists in releasing the skis, supports turning, and helps establish rhythm.
Movement Description
The movement of the pole plant is controlled by the wrist and elbow. As a rule, the pole is planted between the binding and the tip of the inside ski.
Methodical Progression
1. Stationary exercise – explain and place the pole plant
2. Traversing – pole plant (placement exercise)
3. Traversing – prepare the pole plant with upward motion – plant the pole – downward motion – link the movements
4. Integrate the pole plant into parallel turns