Bobby Buggs Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 What is wrong with this pic, sorry for the low res Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 What is wrong with this picx[/img] There is a marked lack of dancing ninjas!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paragonUE Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 There is a marked lack of dancing ninjas!!!! AND BEER, where is the BEER? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mike T Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Is that an illusion or is the front foot at 90 degrees?!?!?!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photodad2001 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Hope you can see better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gleb Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 the tongue isn't sticking out far enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Glynn Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Bobby, It's hard to tell with only one image. Things look good but is your back foot breaking loose?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Nahh the back foot was tight, there was a bunch of snow out there that day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Glynn Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 I don't see anything wrong with it then. It looks good and relaxed, in the flow so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackDan Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 I think you need to tell us a bit more about what you think it wrong or what's not going right. Your body position looks pretty good, your not breaking at the waist, your knees look ok, your head is up, your not reaching for the snow to much. So why do you think you have problems? To me, it looks like maybe your sliding your turn, but we need to see more of you through out the turn. If you are sliding the turn, then why is that happening? You are leaning to far forward or maybe you bindings are forward, you could be dropping your rear foot. Where is the carve track in the snow? you should be on the edge and be smooth through the turn to leave one clean carve track in the snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timinor Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 In the toe side turn did your tail skid/chatter out at the end of the turn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecnalubma Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Bear in mind as you read this that "those who can't do, give advice on the internet" But I think it depends more on what you are trying to achieve. If you're after a really styley fun freeride turn it looks perfect, If you're after a racer-head gate eater turn, you could angulate more to stack-up over your edge and bring that CG in to the board. If you're going for the EC style, you could get a one piece,speak French, and grow out your hair.! If your tail is sliding out you could open up your back knee (away from the front) and drive more toward the snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar(angel Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 you probably think your not squared up and angled the right way enough. I've been looking at more pic's and video this season than in the past and I find that I really have to correct my "ass high" riding style. Mine (pic #1) is very pronounced, but when I look at pic's like Jacks (pic #2), I see the (god forgive me for the next term....) "angulation" in his body and lack or opposite of it in mine (I realize Jack's pic is a heelside, but his toesides are a mirror image of that shot). Instead of keeping my upper body "quite" and letting my legs flow out from underneath me in a pendulum type action, I drive the turn and force myself down, but break at the waist which shoots my ass up and shoulders/upper body down. In pic 3# I feel a little bit better, but can still see my hips higher than I'd like them to be and I'm not "pinched" at the waist. You look really good in that toeside, but if I were to mention anything at all it would be that your not "pinched" at the waist like Jack is in pic#2. But hey, you'd probably smoke my ass anyday and I've seen video you've posted before of you carving and believe me, your at the "fine tuning" stage in your riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimo Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Looks like you're wearing a bike helmet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 ecnalubma Very funny, Im looking for a suit today:biggthump I do understand the "stack". The Helmet was a Giro Fuse. Here is more to chew on. My shoulders could not be more wrong, no way I would attempt that position on variable conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Your shoulders were the first thing that I noticed also, get thy down hill hand away from the snow and go for that board edge and your shoulders will be more parallel with 'um slope. Keep a mental picture of Eric J's avatar in yo' cranium. It is something that I have been working on lately, along with breathing, lifting/pushing my toes, driving my feet foward to finish the turn...... nice inclination on the board! mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBrad Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 It looks good, but looks like you're dropping your inside shoulder a bit. This is very common, especially on toeside. I still find myself dropping that inside shoulder and reaching for the snow sometimes, and I'm working to correct it. To help correct this, reach your other hand to the toe of your front boot. In the photo that hand is by your waist. If it were touching the toe of your front boot, you'd have to be more angulated and your shoulders more parallel to the slope. Like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtslalom Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 "A technical guy might say": Your right shoulder is dropped below the imaginary line that should extend from one shoulder through the other while parallel to the plane of the slope. To remedy this extend your right arm out toward the front of your down hill edge and raise your shoulder creating a straight imaginary line the is parallel to the plane of the slope. This can also be accompanied by creating more of an angle between your upper and lower body in your hip area. My opinion: ride every day next week and the week after. You'll get it right eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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