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Yup. The ability of this board to lock down a series of salolom turns or ANY type of turn radius has my full, loving attention... great for meat gates or wide-open play time!

Wouldn't it be great if, by witness vote, dumbasses could be thrown in the octagon for a few rounds on PPV?

alpinbogen, I'm first in line to put my signature on a petition to the Olympic Committee for combined sports of carving and archery! Hilarious pic.. and yet strangely compelling...

Bola at Allboard Sports gave me some great advice that worked for me in regards to foot pain: Where ever it hurts, the binding needs lowered. IE: if the front "blade" (I'm assuming you mean outside of your foot) aches, lower that side of the binding by dropping the cant down along the length. I've got Catek's and they allow me to adjust to where I need it. Incidently (or not..), I know my bindings are at the wrong angles/cant if I feel my feet "trying to grip" the footbed. I'm just guessing here, but you need more foot support which is being messed up by incorrect canting. Your foot is trying to reposition itself for the support it's needing...

Pretty damn good for "being rusty".. I always forget to feed the board through the turn and get exactly what's happening to you.. washout towards the last half of the turn. Might try "feeding" the board through the turn so that as you're completing each turn, your weight is shifting back (or board moved forward), centered over the edge. I'm guessing as your balance becomes more precise, you'll be able to keep that board up on edge longer. I'm jealous..not even a hint of snow out here yet.. ***oops** didnt read all of your post.. I'd center the bindings, and, since I'm bowlegged, the 3* outward cant is one I use! I've got a 30" inseam and have a 18" stance. While this all might work for me, you'll find that you might like something very different. Get up on that edge!

I spent ~10 hours over 3 days to put myself into a position in a swamp that was right into the landing zone of about 100 canadians. There were plenty of mallards that kept giving my position up..hence the 3 days effort. Once the mallards spooked, it was game over as the geese would only circle and go off somewhere else to land. Once I figured out the correct path to take (..crawl..) in, I cut out a small opening in the cattails with my knife and lay them over the top, creating a small blind. Literally, this last step took over 3 hours as I could only move about a foot/min.. popped one just as landing in front of me. It went only 40 feet or so and slowly went to sleep. The water was waist deep, so waders were mandatory. If anyone wants to join me next year and loves the challenge of a tough stalk, let me know! It's the most fun I've had bowhunting. Great job on those deer! I spent a TON of time this year up in a tree with nothing to show for it. Don't you make your own gear??

Hmm maybe I missed this question.. but what does your wife say? After all, she should know them best. Get her support on an agreed-upon plan. I think I'd opt for a written, signed (although that may not mean much to them as they've declared bankruptcy--meaning that they dont consider their debt a personal responsibility.) sliding scale approach. 3 months, 6 months, 1 year. Better make 1 year anniversary an eviction notice. Shoot, even my mom said "Ohhh we'd love to have you back home!...for 3 weeks. Then you're out.".

Hey Jt.. Nice to hear from you again. Are you going to supplement? I had no luck during regular archery... except this.. which was a LOT of fun!

I've got a WCR70 that fits me fine..and rocks... Looking for additional mistresses from same parents. Music tastes must range from Black Label Society to Willie Nelson. Similar to WCR, must enjoy frequent cycles of pounding and quiet moonlit romance.

hmm. I could use one of these during ice days.. how'd the fitting go?

....mind if I join you, Ray?

Hey Ink. Seems like a hell of a deal and a bit of fun as well. (I'm getting much lower now..).

Was it you, or Mike, that didn't REALLY know what you wanted?

http://www.bomberonline.com/events/klug_camp.cfm Has anyone done this camp? Feedback on it? Anyhow, you up for ride sharing and lodging for this gig? Wife just ok'd the trip:biggthump

I vote Thor as the official ambassador for Colorado carving. :)

I'm catchin' this train..

"no fault" and he came from behind? hmm. Must be more to it..

send prayers out to his family.. they're the ones who felt the impact. Arc Angel, you better be makin' some sweet cord up there, since we'll all be joining you at some point!

Freakin' awesome! Just another tool to hang on the wall of your head.

Chubz, nice write-up on your experiences w/ your new metal. - And, since we both ride practically the same conditions, your insight connected well. I'm thinking now the biggest benefit to metal is when riding the most difficult conditions... it just smooths things out better (correct?). hmmm. My knee's do remind me I'm not 30 anymore. Maybe if I get out that way next weekend we could have a mini-demo session??

I wonder (because I've yet to ride a metal board) if going from a glass board (ie: lively) to a metal will be like my experience with going from an "old school" ski (trad. sidecut) to a shaped ski? I started skiing early and fell in love with moguls/tree's/jumps. I forget what year it was that when I went to update my ski's, all that were available at my local shop were the "new" shape ski's. Rep said "ohh, way easier to turn. You just get up on the edges.". Well, after spending a day on a set of demo's, I realized that I HATED these new ski's. Where was the pop? Load the nose? Pffft. Who wants to ride centered and just sway from side-to-side? Boring. Everything I loved about skiing seemed to NOT happen with the new shape ski's. So what is it about carving on these boards that makes you want to beat your body into the ground day after day?? For me, it's the high speed gs turns down a black, wondering if I'll get my balance transition down perfectly,or will I get over the nose too much and wash out the back..or will it be too far back and straightline for the tree's? Or, same slope, trying to pull hard, short radius, deep carves until my legs fold? ..Could be looking ahead 20-30 ft tracing the best line through crud, ruts, mounds, ice and trying to maintain form, a hard carving edge and balance (and a bit of style thrown in..). Or, as someone here labeled airing out during transitions, "porpoising". I'm addicted to pushing my riding up to the failure point and trying to figure out how to extend that limit. I'll probably not get a metal board anytime soon.. at least until I'm older and want "easier"!

make sure your upper body is upright at the finish of the turn. If I drop my upper body down at all, then my weight shifts towards the front foot ( I think it's in anticipation of the edge change) and my heelside washes a bit.

BlueB had some great advice that corrects my heelside chatter: make sure you're feeding the board through the arc so that you're low and your butt winds up over the rear of the board and carving edge. If your butt crack is offset from the edge at all, more than likely you'll run into issues.

I just spent the last two evenings (8hrs total) on my coiler slc and, again, (I've mentioned this before on bol), I LOVE riding this short-radius board with a very dynamic compression ( this could actually be me trying to extend but fighting the g forces) during the apex of the carve, with a push towards the end before the transition. If you're familiar with the "feed the dollar" analogy, I use that + compression and then extension during transitions. This I use on greens/blue runs (and some steeper blues) and it gives me air-time during the transition so that when I come diving into the next turn, I can drop the tip/edge exactly where I want the contact to start. The "push" right after the apex of the turn causes the board to really bite in hard (ie: deep trench) and therefore slows me down considerably. If I find myself over the back of the board too much coming out of the turn, I'll get popped (what seems like, anyhow) 3-4ft in the air. Occasionally, I'll have time to reposition the board mid-air and get things straightened around before I land again. It's a hell of alot of fun and when I've got the rythm down, more often than not someone yells "Get it" from the lift:)

Shoot, just put one foot in front of the other, both pointing forward, and have someone push you from the side. (high angles) Then, place both feet shoulder width apart and have someone push you in the chest. (very low angles). Better yet, how are feet angled in a neutral stance in karate? Hmmmm.