What term describes transferring weight laterally or diagonally from one foot to the other?

What term describes transferring weight laterally or diagonally from one foot to the other?

• A. Weight Shift
• B. Step-Through
• C. Cross-Over
• D. Foot to Foot

Answer: (C)

Transferring weight from one foot to the other in a path that crosses the body, typically diagonally, is cross-over. This movement lets you move your weight smoothly from the previous stance to the new stance while maintaining balance and edge control through a turn. By crossing the midline, you bring the new outside ski under your center of gravity and set up your hips and shoulders for the next arc, which helps you keep pressure on the correct edge and prevent losing control. Weight shift is a general idea of moving pressure, but it doesn’t specify crossing the body or the diagonal path. A step-through implies stepping to a new position without the same emphasis on crossing midline diagonally. Foot to foot is vague and doesn’t convey the diagonal, cross-body transfer that this term highlights.

Transferring weight from one foot to the other in a path that crosses the body, typically diagonally, is cross-over. This movement lets you move your weight smoothly from the previous stance to the new stance while maintaining balance and edge control through a turn. By crossing the midline, you bring the new outside ski under your center of gravity and set up your hips and shoulders for the next arc, which helps you keep pressure on the correct edge and prevent losing control.

Weight shift is a general idea of moving pressure, but it doesn’t specify crossing the body or the diagonal path. A step-through implies stepping to a new position without the same emphasis on crossing midline diagonally. Foot to foot is vague and doesn’t convey the diagonal, cross-body transfer that this term highlights.