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For me. Hard boots, zero rear offset, 60/55, and 21.5 separation of bindings (I’m 5’8” with 31” inseam) was a noticeable improvement. Stable is the clearest word i. An think of. Will try it again tomorrow.

I am going to test this out today. just widened the stance, and am bringing my screwdriver with me for on slope adjustments

Following. i have been thinking about this too.

Side note: I was discussing this with a fellow boarder / physical trainer, and he thinks the plyometric nature of the leg burner off season workout, more so than eccentric or concentric nature of the workout, is the important quality to include in your leg workout to be in shape for the next season.

@nextcarve was recommending this "belt": https://store.insta360.com/product/The_Back_Bar is this what you mean?

wow. this is super cool. The fact that it also works for dirt bike riding, motorcycle riding, reduces my cost concern about just having this entire setup for snowboarding. So I bit the bullet today...and I got the insta360 and this belt. this seems like the lowest logistical hassle way to go to get awesome and useful videos. I just hope I don't take a nasty tumble at speed with all this sh*t attached to me - :0 thanks for the help, folks!

this is super interesting! I'm not sure my 60 year old busted up, post surgery, knees and ankles can handle that high impact leg buster workout...but I love the concept of eccentric being more relevant for offseason training than concentric.

Thanks! Actually, reading some of your posts on setup helped me to decided to get the F2's and focus on cant and lift. It made a big difference! thanks!

100% agree @philw. Clearly in powder, in tight trees, moguls etc, I'm using other tools and techniques. I approached this thread assuming I had already made the decision that carving was the tool I wanted to use, and how to improve my execution of this decision.

I ride with a westslope Pro-180 slim chest pack (https://westslopegear.com/products/pro-180-slim-chest-pack?variant=42961575542956) - l love it...easy access to phone, small so I don't feel it while riding, and it isn't annoying getting on / off chair lifts). Do you think this backpack mount would attach to that? I can see how this might have the lowest logistical challenges. of course changing the angle of the stick when it is behind you doesn't sound easy....

wow. hadn't seen this. I imagine this might be a bit of a bother if one low sides a heel side turn or worse tumbles? let alone getting up the lift - lol! I ride motorcycles too...that may make the "expense" part easier to swallow. I do like the idea of something being easily attached vs having to hold it. helmet isn't a great angle for seeing your body position. Seems like this, backpack attach, or suction cup to board are the optimal answer for video angle with a different set of logistical challenges compared to holding a stick.

this sounds great! I would love to do that! Kind of a powder week this week (OMG! amazing) so let's touch base next week or as spring skiing conditions set in! very nice! you don't even move the stick from one hand to the other! cool! hmmmmmm.

Thanks for the article @pow4ever! it's a nice summary of the key factors. I also like the concept of energy mgmt. Technique puts the forces where they should be (namely over the inside edge at the right time) and muscles allow for controlling and managing the kinetic <-> potential energy transfer. Balls required to keep committed when that board's acceleration surges on a steep firm slope! I need to work on all three (technique, muscles, balls!).

I relate to this statement. I’m struggling to find your question? If it is, are you experiencing the same: yes. if it is how are you approaching this challenge: I’m working on trying to put more input into the board as i carve, by bending my knees more and getting down lower in the middle part of the carve, while angulating the board up and trying to keep my shoulders parallel to slope, to give the edge a more solid hold on the snow. My hope is this causes the board to engage more, bend more, shorten the radius of the carve, and thereby slow me down, allowing me to control my speed without slarving (which is what i do when speed exceeds my comfort level). i would like to use effective radius of the carve to control my speed. But i believe i don’t engage the board enough so im more of a passenger in the carve, and can only do it on certain terrains where i feel comfortable with the speed given to me. Then i slarve. I believe i should be able to adjust to a wider range of terrains with a pencil line carve by adjusting the energy level i put into the board. i am also playing with binding & boot set up plus different boards to see if any of these variables makes it easier for me to do this (and they do…but technique is king…good guys can carve on anything…less good guys need more ideal circumstances…that’s me). i welcome any feedback on this belief of mine / coaching on how to think about this & improve, as there are some really skilled folks in this forum!

Thanks! So my take away: options: (1) make a friend (2) GoPro attached to board, or attached to stationary object that you go by (3) insta360 - attached to selfie stick (or i have seen video from one attached to the rear binding - it was cool as you could see the riders form plus what they were seeking and boarding into) Thoughts: (1) is the cheapest but … (2) is next cheapest as i have a GoPro, but i have found GoPros a bit clunky from trying to record on Motorcycles (3) is the coolest, as the 360 perspective + easy edit on phone capabilities of insta360 are impressive, but i don’t own one so this is an expensive option. thanks!