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Sadly their mock press release is better produced than some genuine press releases.
The placement of the instep buckle doesn't look half bad. Love the name of the system.
So who is going to be the first to contact customer service requesting a stiff hard on?
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The decambering is a tremendous factor. There are no accidents there. I love the geometry.
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This is random, but I wanted to thank surrounding places that have sent out their storm watch crews this past week to my county. I am talking about bucket trucks and linesmen and women to come and help with cleaning up and getting power back up and running. I say help and by that I mean, crews have been working around the clock such that much of our power has been restored within 5 days of everything pretty much blowing over. From central Maine to Quebec, you all rock!
And with that, I sincerely hope that this incoming winter storm doesn't leave these regions in a need for manpower.
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Since becoming a parent I have definitely stopped fussing. The only times that I have two decks with me are when I am on a trip, or I am training so I have my gs and my sl decks with me.
Time on snow is very limited these days, so when I set out with a training mindset, that is it. It doesn't matter the conditions. I'll take sl in traffic and gs when more open. Can't kill anyone. And if I am freeriding in softies it doesn't matter at all what I am on. Our winters are starting to become so bad that I am thankful to be sliding on anything.
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Still working on developing competency with my little people. My local bump is blowing snow for the duration of our cold spell and bolstering up our four remaining pathways down. Unheard of for march.
I have been thinking that it is time that I start repping for Nardoz. Maybe they can develop a product called notsnow.
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As you ask questions please consider the following. When is the human body in its strongest position.?
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Sweet deal. Not loving Killington is just personal preference. Going during the week is a total help (unless you love bumps). And packaging it with a day option for okemo is awesome. Have fun!
What happened to the original poster? Or am I still in overwhelmed sleep deprived baby land?
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Additionally, too much toe lift on the front binding can twist your hips towards the nose, thus creating unwanted pressure on the heel edge. As much as I'd love toe lift to readily create greater toeside turn initiation responsiveness, it can also leave your body out of position to move the center of mass across the board.
I personally do use a bit of toe lift with a smidgen of outward canting on my front foot (catek binding dork, though when they die I will invest in bombers). A great deal of trial and error brought me to this. Tweak away! Do try the cateks such that the only change in your set up is the deck. So many Allen heads....
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I fully support Eric's statement of avoiding Killington.
This past season I was able to visit Stowe and had a blast. As in, it as one of those trips that entertains thoughts of abandoning my family. The lift layout makes sense. It snows and Stowe, despite being stupid expensive is a genuine new england town.
Additionally, an entire face of the mountain sits in the sun and and is very family geared (read, ice skating rink and snowsports school plus other family focused stuff). Great trail widths. Fun trees. When the wind blows though, it tears. But this is mt. Mansfield. I even had a hardboot sighting when I was there. That alone is probably reason enough to go to Stowe.
Someone else will have to talk up sugarbush. It's a different animal, but I can't say anything from firsthand experience.
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Spring break is a garage brand snowboard company. I believe Corey Smith started it to experiment with powder shapes and created a bunch of one off boards considered art. The deck you have been on is the result of a collaboration between capita and spring break. Spring break wanted to build higher quality decks and capita fit the bill.
Thank you for sharing your experiences so far with one.
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5 hours ago, Neil Gendzwill said:
Walking in ski boots or hard snowboard boots is awkward, painful and sometimes dangerous.
And once you have mastered walking in ski boots and hard snowboard boots high heels are the next footwear to be mastered ;-)
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Matrix 157 slalom. Love the deck. Stiff rocket ship that is punishing if I am lazy or do something stupid.
The Cinderella glass slipper is a Kessler kst 171. But since we are exploring perfect groom, a wood core board with carbon fiber and other goodies is my continued favorite. And I can't afford a frivolous deck at this time. I have to live vicariously through emdee. Serious drool factor there.
In fulltilts, with a cut for flex rear boot I ride 60/55 on 19cm waist width boards. And with my beat to death raichles it's 60/45 ish. I prefer the stiffer overall set up. When the body moves fluidly with the gear it is amazing and fun. Not the stiffest set up out there, but I am imperfect. 5'7" somewhere around 154 at this moment. Drop through the season.
And hoping a new to me SG pro team 180 will become another favorite ride. It's the first board I have ever touched that has screamed at me to do more squats.
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Bump!!
BOL members! Please seriously consider this opportunity. Race training with people is fun and makes you a better racer and rider. It may even save the world. Finding harmony in our riding will make the world a better place.
Running gates without sound foundational skills = bad habits. You can only go as fast as your own self created limitations allow you to go.
Eric Brammer is the coach. I have only had the opportunity to ride with him at the women's carve session over a decade ago. That tiny moment in time helped me to start moving in the right direction with my riding. And to this day I continue to improve with each season (I'm old and slightly broken but I'm faster and stronger). Eric didn't meet any one of us with, this is the only way to ride, but rather politely worked with each one of us dispelling myths and steering us all forward as individuals.
I cannot fully express what a tremendous opportunity this is to work with Eric. His professional knowledge is tremendous. His movement analysis skills are difficult to surpass. And his infectious positive attitude will pump you up to keep moving towards being your best, because every iota of improvement is more exciting than the previous ones.
USASA and NASTAR are tremendous fun. Come put together the building blocks for successful racing in a fun environment with a coach whose biggest goal aside from safety, is to see everyone improve while having fun.
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Please do speak with Eric. He truly does work with individuals as individuals drawing on strengths and building solid foundational skills.
As far as kids racing and training with adults. The reality for your child is it is up to them. If they want to race and are driven to continually improve then this is the place. He'll get from it what he wants. The adult team at Crotched sounds like it will be a great environment for your son. Eric is a tremendous coach and human and your son will be challenged in an encouraging environment and improve a great deal while having fun .
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Please share some of your own specs with us.
Weight, boot size, preferred waist width, side cut geometry, metal.....
I happen to have some smaller gsish flavored decks available, but frankly, they're likely not suitable. I'd personally look at hillb's Kessler 171 immediately. That would be my personal all around go to board and crush nastar glalom courses.
Ha, shame on me. You already did.
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Videos 5 and 6 give some better visual examples.
When it may appear as though a rider has extended in order to transition they are actually extending to engage the new edge. Nevin Galmarini's guide to slalom snowboard racing (or whatever) may have some of the better examples of this. And you will be able to see variations in timing of the extension relative to the terrain that he is on. The board almost floats from edge to edge.
Marcs videos are a good overview. There are some amazing examples of this ideal in them, however we are viewing human beings snowboarding.
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Consider all that he offers. That particular video is not his best offering. He has better. His overall text is a valuable resource and worth tracking down. The concept of midweighting isn't the one answer for absolutely all of racing, however its application is far more encompassing in varying blends than any other thing I have pursued personally. I will pull out more in a bit
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Yes it happens....
One simple tip is to force yourself to look at your turning point above the gate as opposed to the actual gate.
It's similar to looking at the space in between the trees. We tend to end up where we are looking. Once we get fixated on a gate we tend to be drawn to it and have to "jam in a short turn really fast" which results in a myriad of less than ideal outcomes.
Despite the mantra to look ahead a few gates at a time, take some time to focus on the gate you are approaching and shoot to set yourself up well and make a good turn around that gate with what may feel like an overly high line. Do that piece by piece and start to link multiples together.
That's one approach. It is by no means an entire solution or a gospel truth, but it is something accessible that will make a positive difference. In time you can bring it in closer to the gate, but make good turns before you start worrying about that. Have fun out there!
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Hey luke,
I sent you a message through pm but I am unsure as to whether it was fruitful.
I have a 168cm deck. 19cm waist, 11.8 scr. Two different flexes available. I rode the snot out of two identical boards and these did not get a lot of on snow time. Definitely not a contemporary deck at this point in time. 7 years old. But great to get started on.
please feel free to drop a line for photos or more info. Glad to discuss a fair price with you.
goonie(nine)742 (at) aol (dot) com
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True twin?
If not I have a beastly deck, 167 with a 26cm waist. Full carbon layup. Older, but worth talking to me about.
And if a true twin is what you are looking for, good luck.
Goonie9742 (at) AOL (dot) com
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bump!
Seriously, feel free to ask questions. These are some well made boards. Fun rides. Were sold under the branding "matrix" outside of the u.s. market.
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heelside pgs 168
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catek OS2, small bindings. includes all working hardware and additional longer mounting screws should you want them.
163cm matrix speedsport. 19.4 waist width.
167cm heelside BX board. As previously mentioned, older design. Still a fun freeride deck
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Will slowly get to photos. The oxygen bindings will only depart my house with a board as originally stated when first posted. No cant discs or front step in bails. This isn't a house cleaning. It honestly is just happening so I can buy a new gs deck.
What questions to ask a physical therapist
in The Lodge
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Hi. Having had gone through pt 4 times (not visits, but points in my life where it was part of injury recovery for a knee) in my life I am pretty cynical about it. I am honestly pretty adamant about retraining the body to work best, however in all those prior occasions, nobody ever actually saw the issue.
Now I am finally addressing my wonky shoulder. I work overhead for a living, which is horrible as far as impingement goes, and need to remain gainfully employed. There are also novel things that I like being able to do, like holding a child or sleeping that are difficult. This is all the culmination of doing a lot of stupid things over the course of my life.
I started pt last week and found myself doing the same things that I did for my other shoulder 20 years ago. In considering all this I have barely formed questions for my therapist. Since my last shoulder injury (last, ha) a lot of studies have been published showing that traditional treatment (ice, heat and nsaids) has no long term benefit due to the tissue being poorly vascularized. Blah blah blah.... I have to ask about things such as alignment frequently and I am frustrated.
What questions should I be asking?