Feet first. A look at the feet and ankles in skiing.
Our feet have a huge role in providing support and balance to the rest of our body. It's a big job. Especially given how relatively small they are in comparison to bones elsewhere in the body. We stand on a small base and support a large frame way above. If we ever tried to construct a building in the same way it would never work. Picture an upside down Eiffel Tower. It would fall over the minute there was a gentle breeze! Yet us humans can balance even on one foot quite easily. Our feet also deal with a lot of pressure and load especially in a sport like skiing. Up to 3 G's for a ski racer all coming up through the feet first. There are considerably large forces from the ground up when we land a jump. How we move in the foot and ankle will ultimately have a knock on effect through the rest of the joints as to whether this force is spread evenly or whether it causes excess stress and strain on certain parts. So I myself have found it very useful to gain a better understan