Dave Pushee Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 ... I'm not sure at my age (60 as of today ) ... Man, I'll never catch up. Only another 6.5 months before I'm 20 for the third time. It's not how low you carve, it's how old you carve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 or do you basically use the same technique as skidding your turns with a greater degree of commitment (these riders have straight lines through their lower and upper bodies and appear to be leaning towards the ground--but I'm not talking about laydown turns)? If I may, your skidded turns should be just as strong as your carved turns, as they are just as if not more important. Body positioning, angulation, none of that should change. Obivously there are significant differences in the mechanics of a skidded as opposed to a carved turn, but your general technique should remain the same. You should never be locked into a carve and not have the ability to break out of it at any time, which is essentially skidding/regulating your edge angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave* Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I ride with the " mystery date" style as dubbed by one of my riding buddies, for my arms out technique, just another bad habit that evolved from trying to fix other bad habits, Photo by the finner* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I wonder if I can do this on a pair of softboots because I don't have softboots setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Man, I'll never catch up. Only another 6.5 months before I'm 20 for the third time. It's not how low you carve, it's how old you carve. "20 for the third time". I'll have to remember that. On my 50th I celebrated by doing last-ever standing back flip Today for my 60th I just rode a half mile on my unicycle. Back to riding styles. As a racer I choose angulation (sometimes maybe too much) but I'd sure like to learn how to lay out those EuroCarves.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Stevens Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Linus- Yes you can. That heeside shot is killer. I wonder if he could do that with a flatter back foot? Pat Moore- You're a machine, buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Oldsnwbrdr Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Thanks for contributing everyone... this is a good thread. I did try demoing an alpine/hardboot setup a few years ago... it was a disaster. The hardboots and stance angles made it very difficult to get myself onto the board and my knees hurt a lot. Plus I couldn't stay upright on the thing and (despite being a pretty decent rider) I felt like a noob. So I stuck with my freeride board, and while I can carve with it easily I'm not sure how good my technique is (since I run into so few alpine riders on the slopes who can tell me!). I am still obsessed with getting better at alpine riding. I think good carving is the most beautiful and graceful movement in sports (although I don't really like the EC style). This December I hope to demo another board but I'm going to use my existing softboots and bindings (Northwave/Flow), and put as much angle into the stances as I can without having heel/toe overhang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFluff Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 My riding doesn't change much between the soft setup and hardboot set up. I try to keep everything working together. On the freestyle board I ride 0 degrees front and back. So I can't lean into each turn much further than what is shown here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordy Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 On the freestyle board I ride 0 degrees front and back. So I can't lean into each turn much further than what is shown here. You could with some lift. Perhaps some Palmer Plates or a Burton Elevator Kit. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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