alpinegirl

Pat, you went and changed a knee and expected that nothing would change? Where in the turn are you skidding? As part of exploration take some steps back and review the norm on more moderate terrain. I know that this isn't where you are experiencing it, but take some cruising runs and observe the feedback that you are getting from the board. Investigate technique. I am not dismissing the set up aspect, but without having a fuller understanding of what you are experiencing that could be equivalent to slapping gauze on a bullet wound.

Dead serious. After riding the slalom deck I set out to find a gs deck and Australia was the location where I found any (and as previously mentioned, europe). At this present time there are a few warehouse type online stores that sell m8trix/matrix boards in Australia, either under that name or a handful of others. The alpine decks were much harder to find. Easy to miss if you aren't looking for it. Emdee, I'm glad that you enjoyed your spin on it.

Thank you for expanding on your thoughts. The statement is more so rooted in recognizing your experience. The insights that you offer pertaining to stance (from the toes right on up) and how the various interfaces work concurrently or create discord are invaluable. And you poked my inner ☠.

That is one of many questions. I am unaccustomed to beckmann not writing very explicit things. And I hesitate to break down the set up without seeing all the pieces first. My initial thought is that the present set up has artificially pre rotated the hips towards the nose of the board thus reducing the input offered by the front foot on toeside turns. Arrrrgh! On a better day my inner pirate would have shown up instead.

I am curious as to what Beckmann is thinking right now. Ahoy!! The one genuine observation that I have for the toe to heel transitions is that you up unweight whereas when you transition from heel to toe it's a bit of cross through at times. You get a little energy release off the tail and the board travels underneath your body a bit, thus allowing you to change edges faster. This isn't consistent throughout your run. What is the feedback that you are getting from your feet. Does the pressure remain consistent, or does it shift around. More front heel pressure on heelside turns and more rear ball of foot pressure on toeside? Your front leg may be pretty static. Are your turns actually equal? How much of a ramp angle do your boots actually have? If you aren't stable in the flats then something is amiss. There's a lot that cannot be seen in the video. Get some other angles. If your goal is to tip and rip then you are well on your way. Gotta love activities that offer a lifetime of learning. Keep it up!

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From the Coiler site. Perhaps after a million years, and maybe after that one time that he actually singed those mitts on the wood stove at holiday valley.... he retired them. Wow. Nah. That will never happen. The man deserves his legend status. Even more than admiring his riding, I was always blown away by how honest and humble he was. All the while tearing it up. Constantly looking to improve his boards.

How can I be assured that that truly is Bruce? The rider in the video is wearing gloves!

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Happy to share it. I obviously think it's completely worth the trial. I ride a m8trix slalom deck and love it. Enjoy it. You may have found a diamond in the rough.

Do these still have the heel and toe block pieces for lift and cant?

Matrix is m8trix is heelside having ties to vive. Matrix/m8trix was the non US branding for heelside snowboards. Few years ago the remaining alpine decks could be found through Australia and middle European countries (as in, eBay). Erik sports has carried the products for a while. Heelside was the US branding. And Vive was a rebranding for a few years (sponsored Louie Vito in that time). Yes the decks are made in China. The guy who is pretty much the company is very hands on and spends most of his time overseeing things there (despite being a ski bum from the northwest). He builds good decks. I wouldn't consider them to be overly light or heavy. Just, solidly constructed decks without any needless decorum. And if that's the carbon version of that deck, you are looking at a rocketship. Depending on the price it may be a nice find.

I still have random decks that I am not riding. Frankly, I acquired a donek mk last year and that is what I plan to spend most of my hardbooting time on. That is unless I don't enjoy it or it destroys my ego and leaves me quivering, questioning my existence as a human. These are exactly as they are. Ride well. If you want and can use one, I'll send you more information upon request. I just want them out of my house. Looking for 100 plus shipping each for the heelside decks and 150 plus shipping for the m8trix. 1st board on left: heelside 168 pgs ish shape from 2008. 19cm waist. 11.8 ish vsr. Built for 153 lb rider. More carbon than the next board.... 2nd board from left. Same thing. Slightly softer flex. Rides well. Does not have the magic of metal. These are 2 glass boards that are moderately lively. They have Kevlar and carbon in them and are well tuned flex wise. I rode the snot out of a pair of identical boards. These have maybe 50 days on them. 3rd from left. M8trix speedsport 163. 19ish in the waist. Single radius side cut. Barely ridden. Frequent demo board for friends. Maybe 50 runs total in its life. 2010 season. Carbon and Kevlar. Fun ride. Far right. Heelside twin 155. Never been ridden. I rode an identical board to this. 2008 model. Relatively stiff torsionally. I think this was geared more towards the half pipe. 25cm in the waist. I spent last season on a carveair which does exactly as it claims. Brought this decks twin out for a day and found that it still outcarved the carveair.

LeeW....

Sent pm riptide.

https://snowboarding.transworld.net/photos/ester-ledecka-wins-gold-snowboarding-skiing-2018-winter-olympics/ Even Transworld is giving her props. Couldn't believe it when I saw the headline roll by.

Congratulations go out to racers Michael Trapp and A.J. Muss who have both been named to the US Olympic team! My apologies if this is a repeat, but I don't think that I have found this on bomber yet.

Hey, kelsims, I sent you a pm. Can you please respond with your boot size? I suspect that you are under 27, but would like to verify that seeing as how these are short plate cateks.

If you're looking at a first alpine deck talk to Sean at Donek. He has an entry race line called the pilot. It is a great place to start without having to go custom just to accommodate your size. Keep in mind that the flex of the board is more important than it's length. And waist width is determined by your boot size and stance angles.

As Eric stated, there is no need to rotate the hips past the angle of your front binding. Contorting your body beyond that point moves your skeletal structure out of alignment which reduces stability.

Some great tools have come up. I think I need a more remedial prancercising video though. In considering what you have shared as your gym work, you sound like a great candidate for lifting. I'm personally also a fan of cross-country skiing as previously suggested but suspect that lifting may surprise you. I know that nothing can replace training done in the saddle. However, power can be increased by including ugly lifts like squats and deadlifts. And no program demands that you have to lift an extremely heavy weight. It's most important to practice your best form and continually challenge yourself. Should you find a cross fit gym with trainers who are certified strength coaches, you can learn a lot there. Having had not met you, I suspect that that may not be the best fit for you given your schedule and physical demands. I think that if you were to start a program such as starting strength, stronglifts, or wendlers and continue it through the season, without killing yourself and even reducing days spent lifting to two, that you would see some tremendous gains in your riding. And if you find it too mind numbing, then you can always find your way back to prancercising

Other things to consider. If you are hitting snow frequently, then you may more so be looking for active recovery and maintenance. My cycling friends (people who are animals on their bikes) start their mileage build up in February typically. Great for overall fitness (and mental fortitude). How the heck do you find the time to do everything that you do? I thought you already did gym work?

Someone last season recommended Jump Attack by Tim Grover. Reading through it it appears to be rather archaic, the pictures aren't that illustrative and I quite frankly thought it was a bunch of b.s. bordering on dangerous at times. I tried it out of curiosity and had my best start to the season ever (amazing season overall). It is humbling to go from using respectable weights (I squat and deadlift a fair amount) to having your muscles shake under your own body weight. Cycling is amazing for overall fitness and you can indeed support a lot of strength development with it. I truly believe that overall fitness aids in recovering, however I am starting to realize that the "how" is more important than the "what. " The other thing usually screamed into my head has been to get comfortable being uncomfortable. See aforementioned shaking muscles.