My feeling is that one of the most important things to do right in terms of ski technique, is to make sure you are never on two skis at once. That’s what all the early kick / late kick, quick kick, nose-knee-toes, commit-to-the-ski, focus-on-glide, etc. stuff is about. If you can classic and skate ski without ever having your weight on two skis at once or “scootering” when you kick, you’ll be most of the way there to having World Cup technique!
Next time you ski, whether it’s classic or skate, focus on being completely done with the kick before you put ANY weight on the new ski - even before you touch the whole (new) ski down to the snow, you want to have completely finished the kick. Resist the urge to stay with the safety of weight-on-both-feet (except when tucking on straight downhills, or double poling) and you can get a tremendously improved kick and tremendously improved glide…and tremendously improved race results and/or general enjoyment and ease of speed when skiing!
