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  5. Who rides the "Pureboarding" style

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    Because Jörg is one of a kind in the scenery, as a human and as a PB carver and teacher. I still need to take some lessons from him (I have said that for many years now, did I? Shame on me.).

    I agree and have made the same mistake when I have been with him, he is so much fun to ride with we just ride and dont talk about technique or boards, more about has favorite buffalo wings  :biggthump

  12. Who rides the "Pureboarding" style

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    I started this thread to discuss the style and technique of something I am interested in being better at. I cant believe people are tossing turds in here about the quality of the board construction, acting like they are manufacturing experts.  I welcome discussion about the technique and ways to improve at it but this shit throwing?.... save it.

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  17. Who rides the "Pureboarding" style

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    Posted · Edited by Bobby Buggs

    Ok Im back from an interesting day. First off its quite humbling going from an accomplished angulation style rider to a beginner. This is the shortest and widest board I have been on and the lowest back foot angle since 2000. But using the techniques I didnt notice the equipment really at all once moving.

    The whole Toeside - 70% weight on back foot toes,  Heelside - 70% weight on front foot heel is True, 70% might actually be low. First run I found this out quickly, to get the board to react you really needed to, coming from my style,  Overweight one foot at a time. When I did it the board hooked up and reacted well.  Heelsides were a bit unnerving standing with all my weight on my front foot after the rotation but the board held nicely. The one thing I found unique to these rotation styles was the front side hip movements. On Heelside Not only did I need to get that hip rotated around as far as my limited flex would allow but also had to move it backward, if you will. NOT to be confused with shifting my weight back. I was having a tuff time communicating from my brain to my front hip so I took 4 runs on the bunny hill just trying to get front foot weighted, Front hip rotated open and then back but I finally felt it.  I believe that hip open and back is the foundation of that statue EC pose I see from those French riders. I could see from that position how they make some of those killer heelsides. Now Im kinda Pissed at my self cause I have had a bunch of days hanging out and riding with Joerg but didnt try to emulate his style. We never really talk technique when Im with him we just ride around and laugh a ton.

    So after day 1 I did learn a few things that I used for the last couple runs on my Coiler All mountain, Had to give the kid some candy after his lesson :biggthump. My legs were toast especially my front one. I can see how this style can be useful and a nice divergence from the strict angulation style that I have spent the past 10 years  locking in.

    I hope I can get out again in the next week and have a nice break through perhaps toss a couple EC turns in to the mix.

     

    Oh and to the Counter rotation discussion, I can ride bumps like a mad man using that style with very little upper body movement. I rode like that for years before I turned my feet up to + 50s and learned how a side cut was supposed to work. I never lost that skill and used it for 3 days in the bumps and bowls at Snowbird just a month ago. It was a good thing I had that in my bag of tricks or it would have been a difficult and potentially dangerous trip. I actually look forward to spring corn riding and use it 80% of the time in the spring.

  19. Who rides the "Pureboarding" style

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    Posted · Edited by Bobby Buggs

    I have heard before on heelside weight on front heel, Toeside weight on rear toe. Last year at ECES I was doing some PB laps with Dan Lambert. One thing I got from that was to avoid losing my toeside carve on real steeps to point my rear knee out, Im at 51* on the back foot. That made my board stick on all slopes. I would get lazy leaving that knee at the 51 angle and pointing it out really made a difference. So I think I may have some of this tech in my pocket already since I can slide my board on a heelside and re engage it  mid turn. Im looking forward to this attempt to switch things up a bit.

  22. Who rides the "Pureboarding" style

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    In my quest for technique and style versatility Im going to take this Thursday and try to ride the Pureboarding style. Im going to leave my Coilers in the car and go full Pureboard. I want to see if I can incorporate this style into my Ice coast angulation style. Perhaps I already know it and just dont realize it but I think it would be good to have in my arsenal.   Conditions at the Beast should be prime for this attempt and I have Mark/Dingbat chomping at the bit to see me crash unlimited times :ph34r:

    Anyone here done this recently care to share some insight to confuse me just a bit more before I go 

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