Philosophical question: Toe side vs Heel

[Michael_A]

Hello all,

I started carving this winter (after a year on soft boots) and at first my toesides felt good and heelsides terrible. So...I started working on heelside and once I figured out angulation and keeping my weight forward the heelside initiation and turn feels totally comfortable & locked in.

Now, my toeside feels week and awkward.

Is this just part of the learning progression? (If I can get a video posted soon I will.) Or is angulation a different matter from one side to the other?

I have big feet so am running at 50/45 which I like just fine....just curious as to what others who have been through this learning curve might add....

Michael

[Jon Dahl]

Just sounds to me like it's time to go back and do some basic angulation drills, this time paying attention to toeside. I kinda go back and forth on my turns, stronger on one side, then the other. At least that is my perception. Sean from Snowperformance camps gave me a drill at SES once, called the butler turn. Simply, put one arm behind your back @ horizontal, and one in front the same. Go on a easy run and do angulated turns. You should find out right away where you feel weak, balance-wise. Go get 'em!

[NateW]

I went through the same thing - wasn't happy with my heelsides, so for a while I focused so much on them that they got better than my toesides. This season I feel like my heelsides are lagging behind my toesides again, like they got worse over summer(?). For me I think the key will be to quit focusing on one side quite so much. I'm sure if I spend a few days thinking about my heelsides while I'm doing my toesides, I'll be lopsided the other way again.

Have been riding various angles (up to about 70/65, down to 45/40) and I don't think that's a factor.