The Anatomy of Skiing

By Stanton E. Sanders and Richard J. Sanders

Book Overview

Written by a doctor and expert skier, this book enables the reader to improve his down-hill, powder, or cross-country ski technique by providing a detailed explanation of exactly how the muscles of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394729757
• ISBN13: 9780394729756
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

This book is fantastic

After three decades of downhill skiing in Colorado, the Sierra, and in Europe, I believe that this book helped me more than all the lessons I have taken combined, and there were plenty!! The instructors never seemed to say anything that helped much, and nothing else seemed to help much either. The book finally helped me to understand the physics of turning and control, after years of frustration. I especially recommend this book to anyone who likes physics (all three of you), as this will make it easier to understand. Years ago, I loaned my copy to someone who never gave it back, so I am buying another copy now to read again, and start loaning to others who I know can use it to understand turning better, which will immensely increase their enjoyment of this fantastic sport.

Must have if you're interested in improving your skiing skills

I bought this book many years ago while learning to ski, and I improved 100% before even hitting the slopes again. After being stuck in the intermediate rut for a couple years, I decided to do some research to improve my skills. After reading this book, for the first time, I finally understood what I was supposed to be doing, what muscles to use and when to use them. He covers basic carving, moguls, and powder. Probably the most helpful piece of information for me was "unweighting"; before I understood this concept, I simply muscled my skis around in a turn and would be exhausted before the end of the first day. I re-read this book at the beginning of each season; in fact it's all yellowed and worn now. I'm writing this review now since I'm picking up snowboarding, and I was hoping that this author might have written a book on that subject as well. Definately buy this book if you're interested in being a better skier.