Pole plant in Skiing

Reviewer Covers timing, grip, mistakes, and equipment sizing — genuinely complete.

Moderator A complete, dedicated pole plant tutorial — what it is, when to plant, grip, arm position, and extensive dos/don'ts. About as squarely on-skill as this batch gets.

Reviewer Breaks it down properly and explains why, not just what. Excellent.

Moderator Arm position, which pole to plant, timing to the edge change - every piece of the basic pole plant, named 'basic pole plant' outright. Can't be more squarely on-topic.

Reviewer Excellent, structured lesson — covers purpose, mechanics, and how it adapts to terrain.

Moderator Squarely and thoroughly pole plant — purpose (extra contact point, balance, rhythm), hand position, defined plant vs. light tap by conditions, and the wrist-not-arm cue. Complete coverage.

Reviewer Genuinely excellent breakdown - if you only watch one pole plant video, make it this one.

Moderator Nothing but pole plant for the full excerpt - basic plant, blocking plant, racing touch, styling with the arm. Textbook-organized.

Reviewer Genuine coaching-level analysis — real insight into timing, not a generic tip.

Moderator Squarely pole plant — frame-by-frame timing comparison between two skiers, specifically about when the pole touch happens relative to committing across into the new turn.

Reviewer Clear and correctly demonstrated - explains the payoff, not just the motion.

Moderator Says outright who it's for - someone who just learned to parallel turn and wants to add the pole plant. Body position, wrist action, where and when to plant it. All pole plant, nothing else.

Reviewer Real nuance here — the speed-dependent adjustment is a sharp coaching point.

Moderator Part 3 of a series specifically on pole plant in telemark moguls — squarely the sub-skill, in a demanding discipline combination.

Reviewer Good structured drill you can take straight to the hill.

Moderator Entirely built around pole plant timing relative to turn initiation — the core of the sub-skill.

Reviewer Same strong technical lesson — wrist motion, correct arm position.

Moderator Same content as the Maison Sport 'wrist not arm' lesson — squarely on topic, same reasoning applies: correct arm position, wrist-driven motion, taught on easy terrain.

Reviewer Really solid — nails the exact mechanical detail most people get wrong.

Moderator Squarely pole plant — arm/hand position, and the key technical detail that the motion should come from the wrist, not the arm. Taught on flat easy terrain explicitly for learning the basics.

Reviewer Precise, checkable cues - this is coaching, not just commentary.

Moderator Whole segment is pole plant in free-ride/powder terrain - why it matters there, arm posture geometry, adapting pressure to turn size.

Reviewer Clean explanation of why this mistake costs you grip.

Moderator A resort instructor diagnosing a specific, common pole-plant error and its consequence for edge grip — squarely the sub-skill.

Reviewer Specific, well-explained fix with a real reason — this prevents an actual injury risk.

Moderator Entirely about correct pole plant placement in moguls — squarely the sub-skill applied to a specific, well-defined scenario.

Reviewer Real depth here - specific errors named, real progression to fix them. Very good.

Moderator The pole-set concept for moguls and short turns is a specific, advanced refinement of pole plant, not the base skill - on-topic but narrower in application.

Reviewer Tells you where to start, not just what the movement looks like. Good.

Moderator Wrist action, timing, where on the ski to plant, why you do it at all, plus a sensible note to start on long turns before shortening them up. Comprehensive and stays on-topic the whole way.

Reviewer Specific, correct fix for a real common error on steeps.

Moderator Squarely pole plant — a specific, correct coaching cue for steep terrain (reach the plant down the hill) plus the important nuance of doing it from the hip, not the elbow/shoulder.

Reviewer Correct, well-explained mechanics with a clear common mistake called out — good instruction.

Moderator Entirely about pole plant technique and its role in upper body position and turn initiation, across different terrain. On-topic throughout.

Reviewer Good progression drill, not just a one-off cue — minor product mention at the end.

Moderator Squarely pole plant — balance platform explanation, the common mistake (dropping hands), and a specific progression drill (consistent hand position first, then let the wrist take over).

Reviewer Specific and correct — solid placement cue.

Moderator Squarely pole plant — where to plant (30cm ahead, downhill) and why, from a named ski instructor. Core of the sub-skill.

Reviewer Real, specific adjustment for different turn types, shown with two skiers side by side. Useful if you've already got the basics.

Moderator Entirely about adjusting pole plant technique to different turn types (long/fast vs. short/steep). On topic throughout.

Reviewer Textbook progression - take the crutch away, fix the legs, then add the pole back correctly.

Moderator A large chunk of the transcript is a genuine introduction to the pole plant - poles taken away first to isolate the legs, then reintroduced with the correct wrist action. That's the sub-skill, taught as a deliberate progression.

Reviewer Catches the fake pole plant - a mistake most people don't know they're making.

Moderator Arm posture and pole plant contact quality, with a real client demo on genuinely challenging terrain. Squarely on-topic, if arm-posture-adjacent.

Reviewer Short, correct, and actually gives you something to go try.

Moderator Single focused fix: timing the plant at the end of the turn (not late) in short turns, plus a drill to practice it. Entirely on-topic.

Reviewer The 'triangle of power' framing is the kind of thing that actually fixes people's pole plants.

Moderator Frames the whole lesson through the pole plant - where it comes from (wrist, not shoulder/elbow) and what it protects (the 'triangle of power'). Upper-body control is the vehicle, pole plant is the throughline.

Reviewer Extremely detailed and well taught, even if it's the touring context.

Moderator This is genuinely pole-plant technique, but for ski touring/propulsion (poling while skinning) rather than the turn-initiation pole plant the rest of this batch is about — same equipment, same term, a different discipline within skiing. Counting it as on-skill but not a full match to the dominant alpine context.

Reviewer Clear and correct, if a bit less detailed than it could be.

Moderator Squarely on topic — same 'reach the pole plant down the hill' cue for steep terrain, addressing the common mistake of leaning back into the hill.

Reviewer Clean, correct basics — wrist-only movement is the right cue to lead with.

Moderator Explicitly a basics lesson on pole planting — what it's for and the correct wrist-only mechanics. Squarely on-topic.

Reviewer Good concept, light on the how — more about why it matters than the mechanics.

Moderator Squarely pole plant — ties consistent plant timing directly to rhythm and even turn shape, demonstrated live on the slope.

Reviewer Right fundamentals, casual delivery - fine for a first exposure.

Moderator Whole session is pole-plant drilling with kids - traverse touch-touch, plant-every-turn - squarely the sub-skill.

Reviewer Solid on the specific technique, but assumes you're past the basics already.

Moderator Specifically the blocking pole plant for off-piste - a real, named technique, not a stretch of the topic, but narrower than the full pole plant skill.

Reviewer Explains the purpose, not just the motion — good for the length.

Moderator Same creator/series, again squarely about pole plant in powder, explaining its role in rhythm and upper body direction.

Reviewer Short and simple, but the tip itself is real.

Moderator Short-form tip specifically on pole plant technique in powder — circular motion for upper body stability. Directly on the sub-skill even if brief.

Reviewer Correct tip, but it's one idea stretched thin with no real drill or mechanics behind it.

Moderator Single, focused tip entirely about pole plant timing. Nothing else in the clip.

Reviewer Specific, useful cue: grab and pull, don't just tap the pole.

Moderator About using the pole plant specifically as a balance tool on bumps and tricky terrain — squarely the sub-skill, applied to a real scenario.

Reviewer Good specific fix, but it's a tip, not a full lesson.

Moderator One specific, correct point about pole plant - keep both hands forward, don't let the trailing hand drop back and twist the shoulders. Squarely on-topic, just narrow.

Reviewer Catches a subtle timing flaw most skaters wouldn't notice themselves.

Moderator V1 is a cross-country skate technique — pole plant here is about symmetry between the two poles rather than the alpine turn-initiation timing most of this batch covers. Same term, different discipline, assumes you already skate ski.

Reviewer Correct, but it's a quick recap, not a full lesson.

Moderator It's squarely pole plant content, just wrapped in an 'advanced lesson' series about bumps and off-piste. The instruction itself - hand position, wrist action, timing to the edge release - is the same core mechanism as any other pole plant lesson.

Reviewer Good cue and a real example of it working, but delivered pretty loosely.

Moderator About the double pole plant technique itself — arm position, wrist flick versus arm movement — framed in a ski-racing context but still squarely about the plant mechanics.

Reviewer Correct but paper-thin - more of a reminder than a lesson.

Moderator Only topic covered, start to finish, in a very compressed form.

Reviewer States the idea well but barely teaches the actual mechanics of doing it.

Moderator This is about the pole plant's role in keeping ski turns rhythmical and consistent — on-topic, though it's framed more around the payoff (rhythm) than the mechanics of the plant itself.