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  1. Hip and thigh pain since taking up hardbooting

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    Thank very much Hilux. I really appreciate you taking the time to help a brother out. I have had intermittent pains like I'm having now and intended to get a foam roller. When I found out what they cost I balked and instead bought a ten dollar soccer ball. The pressure is fairly low so it's not to difficult to balance on. I've only used it a few times, maybe because it's too soft and not effective. I guess I'll break down and buy a roller. I have a very basic old set-up. My bindings are moderately canted, i think, Snowpro's. I just bought some Raichle 415's from a guy on this forum, and ridden in them only twice so far. I don't know much about forward lean or heel lift.

    Foam rolling (mayofascial release) in and of itself will not fix the problem, it will help temporarily, but in the long term it will be a detriment. If you do not strengthen the muscles that are compromised (those opposing the muscles that are causing the pain due to overcompensation) and causing this problem in the first place, you are laying the groundwork for future, chronic, misalignment-which could ultimately lead to knee (or hip) replacement. I would see if you can find a MAT (muscle activation technique) specialist in your are. Very spendy, but WELL worth the cost for finding out exactly which muscles are not functioning properly and keeping you out of the o.r. (And, more importantly, off the slopes!!!).

    -a personal trainer that specializes in corrective exercise

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  2. heard it in the lift line 2013-14

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    9 bus loads of middle schoolers gets you a lot of questions, one near miss(closer than 6") at 40mph, and a whole lot of "cool helmet(Ruroc)/board!" however, a dad talking to his daughter takes the cake.

    The chairs at my hill are pretty close together, about 20ft. A father, daughter and son in a chair behind me, all on skis. I hear the daughter ask "What's that he's riding?" It was a rev 170 w/ TD3 sw si. The dad replies "It's sorta like training wheels, once he gets better he'll transfer to a real snowboard." I was way too confused/intrigued at the ignorance/flabbergasted to say anything.

    You should have offered to let him try out your "training wheels" ?.

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  4. heard it in the lift line 2013-14

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    I am definitely a subject of "heard it in the lift line". Working as a lift operator this season I have seen three alpine free carvers and thought "wow, that's so awesome". I asked a lot of silly questions, and got a lot of patient, informative responses. I was off-handedly offered to try out one of their boards, but I didn't take it too seriously as I was afraid I would do something ridiculous and somehow damage the board. I am still on (very stiff) soft boots, trying to figure out how to carve on my set up first.

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  5. heard it in the lift line 2013-14

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    This is too awesome not to share.

    I was out on my Kessler 1.85 this morning when a guy said, "Hey, is that the same Kessler that they race in the Olympics?"

    It caught me off guard because I'm used to fielding the usual questions we always post about every year. I said that yes, it was and that I was surprised he noticed. He said he'd never seen one in person, but sees them on the internet from time to time and thought how badass it was that we can lay out our turns the way we do. By this point, we'd gotten on the same chair and were on our way up to the top. After some discussion about the technology that goes into the boards and what they can and can't do, he asked me the question I'd been waiting all year for someone to ask: "What's it like?"

    "How would you like to find out?" I replied. :)

    The parking lot I was at was at the top of the lift, and I had my Kessler 1.68 in the trunk. We first swapped out his bindings onto the board so he could see how the board felt while still being in familiar soft boots. He had smaller feet, so with a 33/30 setup, his toe and heel overhang was minimal. Two runs into it, he was nailing his body position and doing way better than I thought soft boots would ever do on that board. At the end of the second run, his eyes were like dinner plates and he was absolutely blown away at how fast, stable and easy the board was to ride. Almost literally, he couldn't stop talking about how amazing it was and how blown his mind was. lol...

    On the way back up the lift after the 3rd run, I suggested that we go down to the rental shop and get him set up with some rear entry ski boots, my treat. I only suggested this because I had tried them out one day out of curiosity to see how they stacked up to my HSPs. Truth be told, they really weren't that bad. Not ideal, but barely perceptibly stiffer than my HSPs. At the top, I made a quick run to my car to get my F2s and then we headed down to the rental shop.

    Once we sized his foot for the boots, we swapped out his bindings for my F2s, made a few adjustments and were on our way. After about four orientation runs that involved lots of crashing and skidding, he finally locked it in on his heelside. I was about 50 yards down slope and could hear him hooting and hollering. He continued past me and I followed suit. At the bottom, he was speechless and kept looking down at the board while grinning and shaking his head. His first words, "THAT is what I always thought snowboarding should be like."

    He spent the rest of the day in hard boots on my board and when we parted company at the end of the day, I gave him my number and this website and told him not to be a stranger. :)

    That's awesome that you did that!

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  6. To scrape or not to scrape

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    I once asked a World Cup tech about not scraping. He was adamant. Always scrape.

    Granted LF Blue goes on like bubble gum and is really hard to scrape but you need to scrape and brush.

    Speaking of waxing, here's my hidden wax room. You push on Sigmund Freud's nose and the door opens. Enter and turn right to get to the room.

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    Holy Toledo, batman! That's awesome! We wax ours in our unfinished basement, and I hate how the wax chips static cling to the concrete floors! Even after sweeping/vacuuming, I still wind up with wax chunks stuck to my feet! ?

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  7. Club membership open: looking for 31 BOL members

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    Oh! Good stuff! I'm a few months shy of club membership, but I went to a trainer who did corrective work a few years ago for a shoulder I had torn apart. That injury was still too fresh to do much with it, so she spent a lot of time teaching me how to use my hip muscles more effectively. As a result, my knees have not hurt since I started doing the exercises she showed me. My knees took a beating when I was 12 and have been trouble ever since, so I always thought I was just headed for knee replacement and there was no help for it. Wish there were more trainers doing your kind of work!

    It's something you really have to have a passion for...it's more schooling for the same pay. I am currently doing it as a hobby because I thoroughly enjoy helping others. (As it turns out, I'm not so good at marketing myself to the tune of $100/hr. I would much rather do it for free ;).

    What a lot of hobby sports people don't realize, too, is that the can improve their performance, not just help them feel better.

    I am glad that you found someone to help keep you from a knee replacement! One of my favorite experiences was helping a woman whose physician told her she would need 2 total knee replacements (she had no cartilage in one knee, only 50% in the other) to be able to walk down the stairs and return to her normal activities without pain.

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  9. Club membership open: looking for 31 BOL members

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    Yup, my mind keeps telling me that I'm 30-years-old, the body tells me quite a different story. Started going regularly to gym. Added specific exercises in the fall to get prepared for carving season. This year I've realized I'm as stiff as couple of my skwals - seriously thinking of adding yoga. In the meantime, stretching exercises beforehand and plenty of recoup (sleeping) time day after visiting the hill (I call it meditation). Times they are a changing.

    As a personal trainer specializing in corrective exercise I can say that stretching before you go snowboarding can be the opposite of what you want to be doing. You could be stretching the muscles that are tight in order to protect your body and basically you're telling them to shut down so when you go out those muscles that were tight in order to protect joints don't work properly making other muscles tight instead. Chances are good that if you sit a lot for work (or if you bike/have biked a lot) your hip flexor muscles are very tight and your leg extension muscles like your glutes aren't working how they should be. This is actually the case for a lot of Americans due to the sedentary nature of our work. I can send you a rudimentary program that may not be tailored specifically to you but it should broadly address that problem if you would like. It may help with some of the stiffness afterward.

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  15. New to boarding-very interested in hard booting

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    I definitely think I need to change up my stance, anyway. After riding for only an hour or two, my back knee is sore.

    I also think I need to spend one more season on my freestyle board, as I am currently only comfortable at speeds of 15-20mph and from what I understand, that is not enough speed for carving.

    Here is my current set-up:

    http://thegoodride.com/snowboard-reviews/burton-deja-vu-restricted-review-and-buying-advice/

    http://www.burton.com/default/escapade-est-snowboard-binding/W14-10556100.html

    http://www.burton.com/default/mint-snowboard-boot/W14-10627100.html

    The boots are very soft, as you can see from button's rating system. I need new ones anyway. Otherwise, how does the set up look as far as being somewhat comparable to a hard boot ride?

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  17. New to boarding-very interested in hard booting

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    Hello Momsboard2,

    And welcome! There are obviously some great resources here at Bomber to help the first timer such as:

    http://www.bomberonline.com/resources/newcarver/new_carver.html

    And you can always ask questions here as all are friendly and knowledgeable. And more than anything, willing to help.

    Also, I know for a fact there is a group who does ride at Buck Hill so see if you can hook-up with them for some local help. Best place is to look or even post your own here:

    http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulletin/forumdisplay.php?22-WI-IL-MI-IN-OH-MN

    Heck, looks like there is a thread just for Buck Hill:

    http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulletin/showthread.php?40692-Buck-Hill-2013-14

    And you can always e-mail or call myself or Michelle to help you out in anyway we can.

    Good luck and stick to it. You are going to love it!

    Thanks a ton! This community has been overwhelmingly helpful! I have talked to several of the folks I have seen on Buck hill and they have been very patient with me and seemed happy to answer my questions.

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  18. New to boarding-very interested in hard booting

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    I've read the tech articles on the New Carvers page Fin linked you to. I'm a pretty much self-taught carver, who has used those articles, heaps of YouTube videos and my own head to learn to carve from scratch in my 50s. I can now consistently run NASTAR courses in a Silver time and occasionally Gold.

    One thing that made an enormous difference to my ability to make clean carves on toe and heel sides was learning how to get my weight properly onto the carving edge.

    Doing the Norm 2 exercise, practice making the knee on the outside of the turn push sideways and down towards the carving edge. Keep your upper body upright, and your hands forward and balanced. This puts your weight onto the carving edge and gives a clean carved turn. My avatar photo has me doing exactly that.

    As you progress try searching YouTube for the Intermediate and Steeps Clinics videos from SES 2013.

    This is perfect! I keep hearing from folks that they are self taught. It helps to see what resources helped them.

    Thanks!

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  19. New to boarding-very interested in hard booting

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    The ultimate way to get good at carving fast and move onto an alpine board quickly is to get a bunch of money, quit your job and buy some season passes and just go ride all the time :)

    Seriously, though, you need time-on-mountain, and just practice practice practice. While you could start on an alpine board now, I personally wouldn't recommend it. I would move on to an alpine board when you feel like your current setup just isn't responsive enough, and like your board is holding you back. For now, just have fun and keep pushing your limits. Get acquainted with going fast. Fall in love with your board and make it an extension of your body. Remember the golden rule: have fun! But also remember the other golden rule: if you're not falling, you're not learning (ouch). Good softboot carving can be beautiful in itself - don't pass by that stage :)

    This was what my husband was recommending also (about staying on my current board for a while).

    It's funny that you say not falling means not improving. I make a point not to fall but that means I never leave my comfort zone!

    This year is definitely tough for "mountain time"! I hope we get some warmer weather soon-it's hard to move when you're dressed like the Michelin man! ;p

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  20. New to boarding-very interested in hard booting

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    In addition to connecting with folks on the ride board you could also try contacting the G-team, based at Hyland Hills, they have alpine coaches and may be able to hook you up with an alpine instructor. In fact, come out tomorrow (Sunday) and watch some racing at Buck and you will be able to connect with a bunch of local riders.

    I sent an email to Karl Koehler (listed in the instructor link). I am not sure if his email is still valid, hopefully, I will hear back from him.

    Thanks

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  21. New to boarding-very interested in hard booting

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    Re: Crashes.

    Get some body armor, specifically stuff for motorcycles. After crashing once on the board, I decided to get armored shorts and a jacket that all fits over my first layer and is nearly undetectable under my outer layers. My tail bone, spine, shoulders, elbows, thighs and chest are now protected. I've crashed a few times since I started wearing the armor, and it doesn't hurt at all. I'm not saying you can't get hurt, but anyone that doesn't wear armor is taking a big risk. Start right by starting safely.

    I can definitely appreciate this tip! I wrecked pretty hard last year and I am still having issues with it. I don't usually fall, but if I do, it's pretty predictable what I will hit.

    Thanks! :)

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  22. New to boarding-very interested in hard booting

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    Almost every Saturday and Sunday Bobble and myself are out at Buck Hill. I would be happy to give you some pointers to help you get going.

    Also what BigWaveDave said, come out this weekend and see the races. I was out yesterday and will be out in am hour or so to watch/ride.

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    I think I have met you, bobble, and one other person. I am the lift operator at Buck that keeps interrupting your carving to ask you questions-thanks for stopping to answer them, btw!

    I wanted to come out for the races today, but I think with the wind chill I am going to have to bow out. I did get the chance to watch them practice Thursday, however.

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