Should you teach a stivot? Nope, and Dan & Ron will explain why. Should you teach the skills of a stivot? Yep. Practice the skills of pivot and sideslip (both fast and dynamic), master a carved turn in the fall-line, and the stivot will follow. First the athlete needs an arc-to-arc turn, then a re-direct, then the stivot. This progression will also lead to a shortened pressure phase resulting in a greater and greater impulse. Don’t worry Professor Von Kippersnack will explain how all this leads to straighter line and tighter arc.
