Jack M Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Yeah Sigi. Level head and shoulders and hands, hips and knees down and in. Another example of the cure for The Toeside Problem. Photo by Oliver Kraus. More here: http://fis.smugmug.com/Sports/Carezza-WC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Pretty, but there's no place to go if he need to drive it any deeper, because he's just about to knee-out with his back leg. Don't know whether SG does, but a lot of euros ride with their backfoot angle higher than frontfoot which can help a bit, but it makes a slarve a lot less secure (I've tried it but my hips just went NUTS by lunchtime - I do like equal angles when the board allows it though). More lift under the back foot I think creates similar issues. Not that there's any way other than a reverse C to get proper load on that edge, but the imbalance is still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacopodotti Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 I have read you very interesting The Toeside Problem and tryed to apply to my surfing. I have found it very useful and less force is needed. Lot of people in Italy told me that using that tecnique will put a lot of force on my hips and put me in a position that if I'll find something unexpected on the slope it could be very difficult to manage. Nowadays top teachers in Italy(Rabanser and Pisoni ) say not to level any more the shoulder with the ground but with the board, and this would help to put the board on edge and so to have a better edge grip. Rabanser(tried :o) teached me to project my body into the turn and after the board is on the edge start to flex my knees and ankles, maintaining the legs flexed but not fully bent because if you find something on your course and you are fully bended you cannot bend any more like an end run suspension. Just two different style? Sorry for my english. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffV Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Great form Sigi's binding setup is interesting. Looks like TD3's with F2 risers, that is some serious stack height on top of his plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Pretty, but there's no place to go if he need to drive it any deeper, because he's just about to knee-out with his back leg.I think that's a function of the terrain - the rut is lower than where the gate is planted. Looks pretty good to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafcadio Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Are those TD3 Sidewinders? Looking through the rest of the photos, it looks like Bomber bindings show up more than a couple of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powdahbonz Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Does Sigi use Northwaves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 I respectfully disagree with Rabanser's advice, I believe it promotes bending over at the waist and reaching down for the snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacopodotti Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 I've spoke with Sigi the last week and he told me that he use a pair of TD3 Sidewinder modified. He uses for racing NW .950 At Jack no, it's my fault because I'm not that able to report what he is trying to teach me, but surely he doesn't promote to bend over at the waist and reaching down for the snow. More or less here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow 15 Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Is it me or do the new Austrian team colours remind anyone of Burton Safari's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtslalom Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 I ride with my back binding 3 to 6 degrees greater than my front. It definately helps to drive my knees together on toeside turns. I am surprised to find that most racers/carvers I ride with don't also do this. A matter of fact only a few that I have ever ridden with do. I do agree that it does help the "knee-out" problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacopodotti Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 In Italy almost everybody use form 3 to 10 degrees difference. Pureboarding athletes use even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Sigi's setup looks like Sidewinder blocks directly mounted on the plate, with custom made shims. The double stack is actually reflection on the shiny plate... Splay... IMO, more splay = more mobillity, less splay (or negative "pidgeon toe") = more locked feeling. I think Mark F. used to ride pidgeon in the days of carvy real GS courses? Stance/hip/shoulder allignment (IMO) = mobillity, "countered" = more locked; you pick, choose and adjust for the requirements of the moment and desired outcome... Another intersting fact, revealed by the pic, is the significant twist of the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Another intersting fact, revealed by the pic, is the significant twist of the board. I still think countering that twist might be the reason to off set the mounts on a plate opposite to the stance as in the JJA thread http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=353590#post353590 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 I think B nailed it. Arcing the body to maintain a balance between the center of mass, the direction of travel, the malleability of the snowpack, and the spring/rebound of the board, while keeping a neutral position to absorb undulations is the epitome of skill; doesn't get much more aesthetic than that pic of Sigi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Jared Allen demonstrating how a good heelside turn will beat a good toeside move. Gotta love the level shoulders although the no-helmet is a little retro: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/24/sports/football/vikings-jared-allen-pursues-strahans-nfl-record-for-sacks.html?_r=1&ref=football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Boris nailed it for sure. I thought there was double stack but it is reflection. Too sunny here in Idaho to run a plate that reflective.....:rolleyes: They sure look like F2 bails on that setup though??? Where is the TD3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Boris nailed it for sure. I thought there was double stack but it is reflection. Too sunny here in Idaho to run a plate that reflective.....:rolleyes:They sure look like F2 bails on that setup though??? Where is the TD3? Sidewinder heel and toe bails. Ink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Sidewinder heel and toe bails.Ink I guess the bails are but the plastic toe clip is F2 - I spake it wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 i have a feeling that if there were an 'above' shot of that turn, it'd look just as awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 I guess the bails are but the plastic toe clip is F2 - I spake it wrong. Huh? Those sure look like red Sidewinder bails to me. We're talking about the pic in the OP right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Huh? Those sure look like red Sidewinder bails to me. We're talking about the pic in the OP right? I was seeing the holes in the toepiece and painting them in the F2 look in my mind. Obvious now that it is just the boot showing through. Color me dumb,,,,er. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacopodotti Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 As said I've spoke with Sigi the last week and he told me that he use a pair of TD3 Sidewinder modified.He uses for racing NW .950 Maybe he uses F2 clip because(sorry Fin), aluminium clips wears out the boot and that are italian hard to find NW .950! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Guys, what's up with your eyes? Those are TD3/sidewinder red bails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacopodotti Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 ... :o ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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