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  1. Heard it in the lift line - 2018/2019

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    Conversation behind me in the lift line at Squaw:

    Dude 1: “what’s that thing?”

    Dude 2: “oh man, that’s a monoski. Have you seen how much he has tilted his bindings”

    Dude 3: “if it’s to do that, you might as well use actual real skis!”

    I thought that was a hopeless situation and simply moved on.

    From the dude who actually used a monoski (once).

     

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  6. THRIST Superconductor vs. KESSLER 168

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    5 hours ago, Lurch said:

    Which ever board you end up with it must have the same top sheet as the proteus!

    🙂 the green arrow? You’re too kind!

    29 minutes ago, AcousticBoarder said:

    Great thread! I was wondering the same thing myself. Both are boards I want to try out! Hope I can this week! 🙂

    By all means, let us know!!!

  7. THRIST Superconductor vs. KESSLER 168

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    Hi, I’m already thinking about my next acquisition for *next* season. The boards on my shortlist are the Sperconductor and the 168 - both seem to earn glowing reviews from all you sages and super athletes. How should I think about this trade off?

    As for more infor about me: my quiver includes a Donek Monster, a Coiler Stubby v2, and an older Swoard... I’ve been carving since 1991, but still suck at it :-). Live on the West Coast now and am looking for something that makes the medium carve as easy as possible for me (not slalom nor giant). I like the liveliness of the Monster, but also the stability and steadfast hold of Coiler...

    Thx so much for you thoughts!

  8. 2017-2018 New Board Porn

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    10 minutes ago, barryj said:

    Here's the newest additions for my quiver: 

    Kessler 168  Just took it out to Heavenly last weekend - Wow is all I'm gonna say!  :biggthump

    2019 Moss PQ60 - Next years model already in my greedy hands :eplus2:

     

      

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    Barryj, tell us more. What's so unique about the Kessler vs. our usual MKs and Proteuses?

    That Moss is rad! - especially for all the snow we keep getting

  10. Need help w/ toe-side wipeout (new Proteus on ice)

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    1 hour ago, Beckmann AG said:

    Odds are good you're mounted one or two holes too far back on the new board, and the front of the board isn't bending enough to support your efforts on the toeside.

    This might be neither here nor there, but I was surprised at how far back the inserts are on the Proteus compared to immunotherapy boards (and in line with that, the apex of the sidecut seems to be further back).

    1 hour ago, Beckmann AG said:

    Hard snow strips bare the lies we tell ourselves, so use it as an opportunity to refine your relationship to the board.

    Yes, this topic is forcing me to improve, and I love it!

    1 hour ago, Erik J said:

    How often do you ride ice?

    Ha ha! Some solace here :-)

  12. Need help w/ toe-side wipeout (new Proteus on ice)

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    5 minutes ago, SunSurfer said:

    I more recommend you read the Separate Zee Knees article and appreciate the subtlety of the knee movements Jack talks about.

    OMG, that article is great but I read it years ago ‘til I was blue in the face. And I re-read it end-to-end before posting...

    11 minutes ago, SunSurfer said:

    I suggested adjusting the balance so that the rear is still emphasised, but the front foot is doing a little more of the work in keeping the board on edge.

    Got it and agree - I don’t think I could radically move off the back toes anyway.

    12 minutes ago, SunSurfer said:

    Time spent on the slopes consciously working on technique pays of

    Yes, I’m with you. Deliberate practice beats any technicality. I’m just a slow learner - but not giving up hope and still working on it (since 1991)...

  13. Need help w/ toe-side wipeout (new Proteus on ice)

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    1 minute ago, Lurch said:

    So @Comapedrosa plenty of great info here, but did it fix your toe side lowsides? (may be too early to tell)

    Very unfortunately it’s way too early :-). Isn’t that what we all do: chat on forums while stuck in the office unable to ride?

    2 minutes ago, Lurch said:

    Oh and I freakin love that your board is your avatar and instantly recognizable as unique to you.

    Thx! Spent a night learning Adobe Illustrator to create that top sheet :smashfrea

  14. Need help w/ toe-side wipeout (new Proteus on ice)

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    32 minutes ago, barryj said:

    Did I miss something?  Are the Sages saying  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bias is too old school and to ditch it for conventional "centered" wisdom  ??

    Oh man, last person you should listen to is me. I’m more confused than you. All I know is that I didn’t cut through ice on my toe side :-)

    33 minutes ago, barryj said:

    As for your race tune...............who did the tune? 

    I asked Sean to do it - he sent it somewhere and charged me extra for it. Said it was the best on the planet and that that’s what the top champions use (thought it would be (just) good enough for me). He guaranteed it would be ready to hit the slopes, which it was (very fast and sharp indeed)

  15. Need help w/ toe-side wipeout (new Proteus on ice)

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    4 hours ago, SunSurfer said:

    The example video below shows the separated knees and the toeside turn being intiated by the rear knee being driven towards the snow, and the heel side turn being initiated by the front knee being driven towards the inside of the turn. On heelside many riders in this style end up with their pelvis aligned along the board length.

    What workshop7, jim_s, and I are identifying is that we ride in adifferent style, with a different way of thinking about how we use our bodies to produce a secure and accurate carve. This way is not talked about much here on Bomber. That's why jim_s assumed "this was some physical or mental oddity with me."

    This is an awesome dissection of the body movement. No doubt it’s a combo of my miserable technique and my setup. I have clearly been working on the “separate zee knees”/majority? approach, but will now give a good try to throwing my front knee into the toe side turn. In line with that it also seems to make sense to get rid of my Gilmour bias and center the boots. Barryj, SunSurfer, Workshop7, Jim, does that make sense?

    Board’s not too narrow and I really don’t think I’m booting out (though those are obvious hypotheses and great suggestions). Also the board was tuned and has sharp 1/2 degree edges.

  20. Need help w/ toe-side wipeout (new Proteus on ice)

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    Got to spend 4 days at Park City with my AWESOME new Proteus 170 cm. Conditions were far from ideal, with basically solid ice under a thin layer of scraped-up crystals... but I noticed that my edge hold on the heel side was magic, while I would literally wipe out on the toe side. It could be the ice of course, but then why the difference between heel and toe-side? I'm no carving god like many here, but have been doing this for a while - losing edge hold like this is a first. Plus the Proteus should be like a knife! This does not happen on my Coiler Subby v2 with the exact same setup and boots.

    Just in case, here are more details about my setup: Donek Proteus 170cm, 20cm waist, 11m radius, 50cm stance (centered)(yes, short for my 6ft height), F2 Ti bindings with the classic small front toe and larger back heel lifts, 55/50 angles, some Gilmour bias, UPZ boots.

    I don't think this is a turn initiation issue. I turn and carve fine, it's just that mid-turn (on ice) the edge loses hold and skids away from under my feet - not very trust inspiring and as a result I committed much less than on my heel side. Also, when not on ice, the issue was practically gone.

    Any help would be much appreciated as I need to fix this :-)

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