Guest sandarapark Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 just wondering whe u guys are in a carve...do you have more weight on the front foot, more weight in the back foot or eqaul weigth destribution on both feet? or does it differ for diffrent find of boards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 I generally shift my weight front to back through the turn....initiating the turn weight forward, finishing weight back...don't know if that's proper technique but it works for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Dahl Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 It depends on the turn, where you are in the turn, and the how much depends on the board, and the technique being used. A short SL sized board will use less movement over the board fore and aft, than say a larger freecarve board being turned aggressively. YMMV, of course.....and skill level and snow conditions play into it also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnshapiro Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 I was paying particular attention to this yesterday as I was learning to throw myself down and trust the edges. I noticed that my weight is pretty evenly distributed throughout the carve, though I do tend to have just a tad more up front at the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbird Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 I generally shift my weight front to back through the turn....initiating the turn weight forward, finishing weight back...don't know if that's proper technique but it works for me... That's text book carving... Initiate the turn with a forward weight shift and gradually shift rearward during the turn... Called "feeding the dollar bill" That's how it's supposed to be done.... Also how much you shift depends on the deck you ride, you're stance and where you're bindings are relative to your insert pack.. (Setback).... It's a case of setting up and tweaking until you get it right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave ESPI Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 staying neutral and slightly forward at teh beginning and then bowing the board into a "U" and laying back a bit at teh end of a large sweeping turn while tweeking the front foot up away from the mountain initiating the next edge change seems to be what works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 I’m not sure people can say what you do is Wrong as long as you get the type of carve you are looking for. I call it playing in the sweet spot. Kinda moving from front to back during the carve. Sometimes if you get too far back it’s not easy to get back in the sweet spot but it can be fun. It’s a good thing to explore the full area of the sweet spot on all of your boards, and know how they react from one spot to the other with different pressures. I know my Coiler has a huge sweet spot dead center and does not react much to weight on the tail. Conversely my Rossi WC 184 rockets you when you get on the tail or the rear of the sweet spot. I call it the Gas Pedal I think if you able to find your way around in the sweet spot, understanding how the board reacts you are really getting the hang of the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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