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  4. Video editing

    in The Lodge

    Posted

    Mobile apps these days offer very good options if you want to do something quick.

    Both QUIK go pro and insta360 mobile app rock.

    for PC editing i also go with Da Vinci - a ton of tutorials on youtube how to do this if you have the time to spend on it.

    Definitely worthwhile

     

  5. 22/23 Board Porn

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    15 minutes ago, weather_nerd said:

    Nice boards! Your son is a lucky to get a carving board at a young age. Will he be in softboots or hardboots?

     

    I have a full hardboot setup for him.

    Will see how he will fare - he is 6 yo at the moment, so not going to force it too much.

    Nobile is one of the top quality manufacturers. They do a ton of OEM manufacturing with swoard and korua being the most notable ones.

    Boards are camber only and very lively.

    For the upcoming season nobile has decided not to produce a new raceboard model. Maybe they will come back in 23/24.

    Only Polish riders rode nobile in the Olympics in Beijing.

    They have a lot of stock though, so if you are interested in getting one from Poland I can help you with that.

    Let me know when you try it - I am curious about your opinion!

  7. New member interested in softboot korean carving

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by slapos

    23 hours ago, mallory said:

    Generally speaking, are liners similar enough between ski boots and hard boots such that using my ski liners in a hard boot might work for the first season ...

    The inner boot between ski and snowboard hard boot is the same.

    Work out your foot size on cm:

    Then come back with results, maybe the alpine collective can recommend proper shell size.

    @b.free might be correct that 312 shell might work for you In upz.

    If I was you I would get used snowboard shells from upz, as they have heel under heel design, which Leads to less footprint.

    If you buy upz you can also buy adapters for din toes and heels:

    https://upzboots.com/product/up-toeheel-set-ski-din/

    For starting board: look for something with relatively short turn radius: anything between 11m to 15m would be good (since you are in the US - plenty of doneks, priors and coilers will do the trick for you)

    Main rules are:

    Less radius means less speed required to carve on the edge, but also means less time on the edge before you are going uphill.

    It will take a bit of time to get used to the speed, therefore something more then 15m I wouldnt recommend before you learn how to put your board high on the edge right at the beginning of the turn.

    Waist width - this boils down to personal preference. Less waist will mean bigger angles and shorter edge to edge time.

    For start look for something approx 20 cm in waist.

    There is plenty of tech articles worth looking at for binding and board set up:

    https://beckmannag.com/hardboot-snowboarding

    http://www.alpinecarving.com/

    This will point you to a STARTING point for your set up. 

    Everything else will be an enjoyable journey with ton of tinkering and experiment to find something that works optimal for you.

    Cheers

    L

  8. Angry Snowboarder - Top 5 Reasons Hard Booting is Skiing

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Nobody seen Avram actually riding. 

    Top carving board for this year is 151 ride peace seeker with 5 to 8 m radius (how many or you just said in your head WHAT?)

    Overhang is a good thing and you shouldnt avoid it. all mentioned boards will work with us 13 and 14 size boot...

    Average videos for less then average snowboarders.

    Uses controversy to keep his groupies engaged.

    I.e. Donek is build in dirty factory, Knapton dances ballet on 800 dollars barn door.

    @pow4ever

    Yes we all clicked his videos and he wins at YouTube.

    Nobody here went there for knowledge though.

  9. New member interested in softboot korean carving

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by slapos

    14 hours ago, mallory said:

     

    @slaposI am hesitant to jump straight to hard booting because of two things: since I've never tried serious double positive angles, whether my knees will feel great is a big question mark, and secondly, I just really don't like ski boots. I have fully custom-fitted ski boots (Tecnica Mach 1 MV 120, punched out, custom insoles) that I use when I ski with my kiddos, and every time I use them, the discomfort after an hour or two is enough to make me wish I was riding. But if it turns out my knees can handle the angles, I think I'd give hard-booting a go. I guess I'd also like to be better at softboot carving before taking the plunge as well, so it's probably just a matter of time.

     

    re your skiboots - doesnt sound like they are fitted to your feet well. 

    I always had discomfort in the softboots (driver x) - with proper fitting in my plastic (sorry mountainslope 🙂) boots, they are the most comfortable boots i ever had, easily riding for the whole day.

    there is many factors to consider - each shell fits a foot in different way, so maybe your current shell is jut not your type. You would need a bit of advice there or at least try it out a few shells if you have an opportunity. 

    MCC might be the place to do this (wink @ibrussell) - especially if you can grab your liners with custom insoles from your skiboots, I am sure somebody will let you use their shells for a moment or two togehter with a board.

    re your knees - not sure where this comes from. Duck stance carries imho many more risks for carving, especially if you start rotating your torso and hips to the nose of your board - i.e. Ryan Knapton toeside. dont get me wrong - he is one of the few duck stance riders that I admire, but the gossip says he is double jointed or something, so that type of rotation doesnt bother him.

    double positive stance will feel more natural for carving and doesnt cause extreme angles on your knees imho.

    do some carpet carving till summer lasts and feel it out.

    if you have a slackline available somewhere - might be good to see some of the benefits of posi posi stance vs duck by trying to balance on slackline in both of these positions.

    re softboot carving - is it only me or more people think that carving in hardboots is easier, as the boots are much more responsive and dont have slack?

    i know quite a few people that learned on hardboots how to carve and went back to softies.

    Whatever you choose - good luck on your journey!

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  10. New member interested in softboot korean carving

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by slapos

    12 hours ago, mallory said:

    I caught the softboot carving bug last season and caught it bad. 

     

    there is one video that I like to recommend to all people starting their carving story:

    this is  related to alpine snowboard technique in hardboots - imho same positions apply, even though the angles on the softboot board are lower. 

    bit of guide to softboot setup:

    http://canmanski.com/my-setup-for-soft-boot-snowboard-carving/

    12 hours ago, mallory said:

    2) I am one step closer to trying hard booting.

     

    if you are already thinking about it, there is no point in waiting 😉.  if you are pondering buying an SBX or Softboot carving machine in the back of your head - save yourself some costs and go straight to hardboots.

    i regret that I found out about hardboots so late in my snowboarding carreer.

    good luck!

    Lukasz

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  14. Mountain Slope .951

    in Hardboot Reviews

    Posted

    i had 100 stiffness and now i have 120 WC.

    Springs have the biggest impact on the stiffness of this boot in the forward lean area.

    I didnt notice huge difference between the 100 and 120, however this maybe due to my zipfit liner with sidewinder that I have carried over.

    had UPZ before 951 - they are good, but they there is still a difference between 951 and UPZ. Last season UPZ had released a new RCR model that finally has a design, that is taking a lot from 951 - https://www.upz-boots.at/rcr

    If i was to buy boots right now, I would definitely look at 951 and UPZ RCR only @Chouinard

    T700 is quite a stiff boot, but given the ability to adjust flex in 951 or RCR i wouldnt worry that much about it. 

    Choose based on your foot shape, size and the shell that fits your foot most closely.

    Liner fit is just as important as the shell itself.

     

  21. Video of me carving

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Jack M said:

    I've never heard of any race coach recommending negative rotation on heelside, but I have not asked them all.

     

    My comment was only for starting the turn in minus position and then going to slight plus.

    This comes from Sigi and Benny.

  22. Video of me carving

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by slapos

    16 hours ago, Jack M said:

    IMO, this video is the best "textbook" example.  World Cup champion and board designer Sigi Grabner.

     

    Is that rodeo hand Jack? 😉 One of my early inspirations for carving tech. Calm, balanced and confident.

    10 hours ago, rst said:

    I was not aware we are talking exclusively about racing in this thread [taking into account a video from first post] ))

    my point was there is a way to ride hardboot equipment and not a single word needed to explain the technique 

     

    Video from Ben is good - however you need to be "in the know" to fully understand what he is doing and why is he doing it.

    6 hours ago, b.free said:

    ....main idea is to start to rotate your hips into toe/heel side....

    hips is one thing, however EC requires rotation of upper body also, which in race tech would be considered a mistake (heelside start in minus position and toeside in plus position vs the opposite in EC). if you look at top riders (Nevin, Sigi, Benny) they ride with none to minimal rotation of the upper body.

    One definitely useful thing from EC is how quickly they are able to get back on the edge after a washout.

     

  24. Hardboot Carving worth watching

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by slapos

    58 minutes ago, pow4ever said:

     

    not only OES is in this vid - Board shown in 1 minute - its a SENSE Race Carve aka discostick

    https://www.youtube.com/c/YangmoTV - this is the full channel of yangmo - plenty of snowboard carving goodies.

    Fun fact - this is korea riding - snow in korea is slightly different then what you normally experience, as there is almost no natural snow, its very dry, so the artifical snow is very grippy and perfect for carving, thus such jumps are not that difficult to perform.

    This is coming from both Andrej Cerne from Sense and Benny Karl. 

    more of the Chi_fac riding :

    https://www.facebook.com/sense.snowboard/videos/881247012810569

     

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