Bobby Buggs Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Well my first day out today. Far from perfect conditions with some ice and some various sized nuggets scattered about. I noticed one thing thats been plaguing me for years. I DONT turn my head and look left when I do my heel side turns. When this happens I get in the back seat and end up sliding on my hip till I reconnect the board:angryfire. When I do make an effort to focus across the trail everything lines up right. So I have a nice ice/nugget raspberry bruise on my left hip as a reminder to stop looking at my board or down the hill or even at the sky:freak3: when Im doing Heel sides. I still hear that coach from 8th grade say your body goes where your head does. You figure by now I would get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Well my first day out today. Far from perfect conditions with some ice and some various sized nuggets scattered about. I've told you time and time again, just because we call them "Upper" and "Lower" Parking Lot, doesn't mean they're a trail. :p:ices_ange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Man!! I thought a I made a wrong turn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colintkemp Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Raspberry bruises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I know Im weird but no one else has this problem with looking into your heel side?? Here is the damage, I gotta stop carving in the parking lots:freak3: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik J Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 You figure by now I would get it. Some of us (such as myself) need hard knocks to remember a lesson. A few innocent crashes can be a good lesson in what not to do, which I think can be more important than what I should be doing in some cases. I am a total nerd and keep a small pad and pencil in my pocket. On my ride up the lift, I write down what I think I should keep doing or not keep doing. I don't do this all the time, just when something strikes me as important. At the beginning of each season, I pull out the pad, review what I've written and keep that in my head when I ride. Usually after 3 days I'm back to where I left off from the season before and can start looking to improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Yeah sometimes Im a Fool. I get out for the first time yesterday and think I can just mindlessly drop turns Full speed like I did in the middle of last season, Not taking into account the conditions or other factors like maybe Im not that good to begin with. And the Dipsh!t award goes to................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I don't look when I'm making the turn. Instead, just keep aware of what's behind you generally, so you rotate your 'ed now and then to check out what's over there, but that's got nowt to do with the turn. Looking and turning: separate things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Hard to understand your UK gibberish but I think you are saying I need to turn my body not just look. What I meant was If I look down hill or at my board and dont turn my head in the Heel side direction, my body does not assume the proper position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WASMAN Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 what a revelation!!! I read this before I went out riding today and it really smoothed out my heel side..... Edge hold was constant right thru the turn. thanks for the tip. Just so happens I was on the 158 Madd you sold me last year!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian M Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 ^ I respectfully disagree with philw. In my experience, Bobby, using your eyes is an excellent way to initiate and maintain a great carve. When you use your eyes to choose a target that is across the hill, your shoulders and then your hips both naturally follow. The result is a carve with moderate rotation into the turn, which really helps commit your core to the carve. This technique is what helped me learn to finish my carves better and thus control my speed. On my toe-side, I also use it to look up the hill every 2-3 turns to watch for fast-moving unskilled hoodlums as philw said. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 WASMAN, Im glad this helped you, it was the exact reason I posted it. Ian, all you have to do is look at your pic, your head is looking far into your heel side turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafcadio Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I know Im weird but no one else has this problem with looking into your heel side??: I don't have this problem (on heel side), but not because of any great wisdom or technique. I got into the habit of looking over my left shoulder into the turn on heel-side because I'm paranoid of getting hit from behind. The problem I have is on my toe side. Each time I glance over my shoulder on toe side, I blow the turn. If I don't look, I make nice half circles. But each time I glance up hill, I leave "flat spots" in my carves. Annoying. I haven't been badly hit yet (knock on wood!), but I'm still paranoid about it. I've had enough close calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian M Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Ian, all you have to do is look at your pic, your head is looking far into your heel side turn. haha... good point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafcadio Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 One thing I noticed today is that instead of turning my head to see uphill half way through the carve, it works much better to keep my head and body in position at the beginning of the turn and throughout. Not only did this give me a better view of where I was going and allowed me to see what's bombing down the hill on toe side, I had a much smoother, consistent ride. No more flat spots in my carves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian M Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 One thing I noticed today is that instead of turning my head to see uphill half way through the carve, it works much better to keep my head and body in position at the beginning of the turn and throughout. Not only did this give me a better view of where I was going and allowed me to see what's bombing down the hill on toe side, I had a much smoother, consistent ride. No more flat spots in my carves. Good stuff! Glad you figured this out, lafcadio. Cheers :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 where's MY head at??? It's up my.............. chimney. Waiting for Santa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapster Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Hey Bobby, No sexting allowed on Bomber! I know Im weird but no one else has this problem with looking into your heel side??Here is the damage, I gotta stop carving in the parking lots:freak3: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabestian Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Same principle as in motorbike racing. You go where you look. If a guy in front of you washes out and you follow him with your eyes - you're most likely folowing him to the ground as well. Applying that in carving makes great sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFluff Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Looking into the turn is super important when completing a turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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