In this segment we'll put together four essentials. Tipping, flexing, counterbalancing, and counteracting. And work on releasing and edge change. If you want to become an expert skier, coordinating these movements at transition is a must. Start with your hands on your hips and the boots rolled uphill. Flex the legs, especially the downhill leg. Tip the feet downhill, counteract, and counterbalance. Make sure the hips come along with the torso. As you practice, hold the light stick as in the last segment as well as both ski poles. The stick helps the hands hold the home-based position. By holding it level with the shoulders over the lifted edges, it reinforces counterbalancing and counteracting. Notice that when I tap the pole, that it increases the counteracting and counterbalancing of the hips. That's the pole touch we want to develop. The pole action is skiing is no greater than what is shown here. There's an important element of timing in the release. Hold the counteracting until the boots change edges. As long as the downhill edges are lifted, even if they are reducing their angle, you should face them. Learning skiers often unwind, losing all of their counteracting just before the edge change. This prevents them from advancing. Practice releasing the boots, reducing their edge angles while holding your counteracting. Standing up, extending the downhill leg, and losing the counteracting before the boots change edges are common errors that we see. Learn to flex and release the boots while holding the counteracting, and you'll be on your way to the expert level short turns. The gateway to off-piece skiing.