Gecko Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 OK I think I have found a good learning setup for the hill I regularly ride and I am starting to settle into regular carving. While trying to explain what not to do with his hands to Andew (xxguitarist) it dawned on me that I used to have unstylish hands when skating but through heckling that problem has diminished on concrete but not so much on snow (lack of abuse I'm sure adds into this). I remember all the footage of Jack that have seen shows that he has a very quiet upper body and in keeping with his statement that you should only work on one thing at a time last night I spent the whole time working on creating a quiet upper body in my riding. The thing I noticed it that I ended up being much smoother as the night progressed (excluding the end of the evening when my thighs gave up). I was also able to get on the downhill edge a lot more often though how these two things are related I'm not sure yet. Anyone else notice that maintaining a quiet upper body smoothes out ones over all technique? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 I always try to stay quiet in my upper body as long as it is aligned right. I can always tell when I'm in trouble because my hands and arms will be windmilling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ-PS Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Plus when you see someone bleeding the mountain with their surgeon-like precision it is tooooooooo coooooooooooooooool! I aspire to this kind of riding regardless of conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnshapiro Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Quiet upper body infers that you're well balanced and in control. It's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxguitarist Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 i worked on it :-D i see why you were trying to adjust my binding now, halfway through the night i was trying to get more heelside edge but couldnt because my boots were set too upright. i enjoyed running angles though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 That's my approach. If the stuff up top is swaying around then you're probably doing something wrong. It's also easier to carry a chest-mounted camera harness if you've a quiet upper body. I suppose it's just a way to get down the hill, but quiet is good, IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostertwo Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 ...easier to carry a chest-mounted camera harness... What make/model harness are you using, Phil? <img src="http://i17.tinypic.com/33m0dhg.jpg" border="0" alt="Jeff Smith, Vail, CO."> Thanks, B-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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