1xsculler Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 And I think I am on to something good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 You should try some splay. Running both angles equal is not comfortable for most people. I'm running 55f/50r right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Whatever puts you close to the edges and feels comfortable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 parallel makes me fall over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 I like 60/55 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Thanks for the informative comments. I'll hit it again tomorrow and Friday, I hope. Maybe I'll change the rear to a little splay, say 50/48. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 C'mon @1xsculler... have someone take some phone shaky cam footage of you. Put it on YouTube and let us see. You can take it right down after. These contributors are trying so hard to make a good guess... but that's really impossible without data. Your setup could be perfect for you at 50/50 or maybe it's complete rubbish. All I know is people are making guesses at this point... Good luck. Mahalo- Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Neil Gendzwill said: You should try some splay I agree with Neil........ running same angles F/R hurts my knees! 3 hours ago, daveo said: I like 60/55 Dave........like your thinking! That's my numbers for hard charging on the K168 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, barryj said: I agree with Neil........ running same angles F/R hurts my knees! Dave........like your thinking! That's my numbers for hard charging on the K168 I reckon because I walk naturally a little duckfooted I like that bit of splay. If I were more of a regular human maybe I'd like parallel. But yeah 60/55 feels great! Edited January 16, 2019 by daveo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauleleven Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 @Beckmann AG runs his backfoot a little bit more than his front no? If I recall. Personally I find 57/57 or even 57/58 is comfortable, because my back leg has some peculiar issues that with this and a bit of cuff-canting help eliminate. Recently I found shell-fitting on the board is great, meaning I take out the liners, strap the boots onto board, step into boot and get into my "norm", and then I look at the space on all sides of my lower leg, my back has uneven distribution so I added a little bit more cuff-canting and now it's completely left and right. But playing with these things often and finding out about what works and doesn't work for your body is a part of the process, as I'm finding out recently..... The recommended stance is only a guideline or a place to start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 16 hours ago, lonbordin said: C'mon @1xsculler... have someone take some phone shaky cam footage of you. Put it on YouTube and let us see. You can take it right down after. These contributors are trying so hard to make a good guess... but that's really impossible without data. Your setup could be perfect for you at 50/50 or maybe it's complete rubbish. All I know is people are making guesses at this point... Good luck. Mahalo- Dave Dave, When I can actually link a few non-skidded turns, as I could in the early 2000s, I will certainly post a vid. As I remember from back then, going from skidded turns to linking up a few non-skidded turns was similar to learning to ride a bicycle or a unicycle, i.e. you try and try and try again and all of a sudden, EUREKA, you get it. You’ve learned the trick. You are not all of a sudden an excellent bicycle or unicycle rider or great at linking non-skidded turns but you can do it where five minutes before you couldn’t. I think I was riding in my Soloman SX-91 ski boots, Burton Race Plates and on a 175 blue Rossi I am threatening myself to try to replicate that setup with my Coiler 176 AM, Cateks and my SX-91s which I still love for skiing I will work for two hours again today, weather permitting, and Friday and when I just barely learn the trick I will post a vid and that is when phase two of my quest for the “Gs” will take off. There is no point in posting a vid of the skidded turn which anybody can do. I remember what it feels like and it’s black and white. You either do it or you suck and I am really getting tired of driving two hours up, skidding (sucking) for two hours and driving back down for two hours all by myself with little to show for it. Don’t get me wrong, my worst day on the Mt is better than my best day in the office and every one of my ten Mt days has been wonderful this season, sucking and all. Like Bruce told me you just have to get really, really pissed off at yourself and I am getting more and more pissed...close to rage!!! Ok, I must calm down and get over it before my Afib, detected by my Apple Watch 4, confirmed by a 24 hr ECG, causes me to stroke out over it. LOL...the truth! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckmann AG Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, pauleleven said: @Beckmann AG runs his backfoot a little bit more than his front no? If I recall. And I have a known deviation in the tracking of my left knee that 'requires' a toe-in stance. I would not suggest anyone else do as I do, unless they are in a similar situation. Most trend toward slight splay, but that doesn't mean other options are incorrect; only odd. Preferred stance angle is a derivation of bone structure, foot support, riding philosophy, and sycophancy. If 1x is feeling a positive difference at parallel 50, he should explore that stance until he finds the practical limits as fit his goals. Edited January 16, 2019 by Beckmann AG 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 1xsculler, I think you could really benefit from some instruction. Are you planning to go to the event in Montana? There are a bunch of guys there that could put you on the right path. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Neil Gendzwill said: 1xsculler, I think you could really benefit from some instruction. Are you planning to go to the event in Montana? There are a bunch of guys there that could put you on the right path. No question about it and I am hoping to meet up with the only really good carver I have seen here at Crystal on Friday. I know it would make a world of difference and get me over the hump and on to phase two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 With all of my ranting in my previous post I actually had a very good run on Quicksilver...May have linked a couple of non-skidded. Crystal as been so awesome the past three days it might even be considered a destination carver’s resort...great groomers and no people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Going to 50/55 and from 19” to 18” by moving my back binding forward for this next run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Now that brought back memories from the early 2000s and actually felt pretty darn good... last run of the day...hope it feels as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Best day yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pow4ever Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Nice! Sounded like you are dialing in the setup! Regardless your current riding level; sometime a single pointer can change fundamentally on how you ride. Video is a great way to do that. I had an aha moment when I find there is "additional gear" when it comes to angulation, rotation, compression which totally change my riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 7 hours ago, 1xsculler said: When I can actually link a few non-skidded turns, as I could in the early 2000s, I will certainly post a vid....There is no point in posting a vid of the skidded turn which anybody can do.... and I am getting more and more pissed...close to rage!!! It's been how many years since your come-back to the sport...3 years? And you are still trying to find the right stance and struggling to link few basic carved turns??? Sounds like you really could use some help... I'm not exactly around the corner from you, but but it still could be made into a day trip. Would you like to come to Cypress for a half day private? We can meet earlier for a free setup clinic and still ride together after the lesson, if we still had any legs left... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buell Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, pow4ever said: I had an aha moment when I find there is "additional gear" when it comes to angulation, rotation, compression which totally change my riding. I have found at least 10 of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 33 minutes ago, BlueB said: I'm not exactly around the corner from you, but but it still could be made into a day trip. Would you like to come to Cypress for a half day private? We can meet earlier for a free setup clinic and still ride together after the lesson, if we still had any legs left... That trip would be well worth your while, 1xsculler. I think you should take Boris up on his offer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pow4ever Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 57 minutes ago, Buell said: I have found at least 10 of those Love to hear about them. After a long long time; the tech article finally start to make sense. All the lessons/advices are slowly reveling their secret. Better late than never. Look forward to see what mile stones awaits me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted January 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 2 hours ago, BlueB said: It's been how many years since your come-back to the sport...3 years? And you are still trying to find the right stance and struggling to link few basic carved turns??? Sounds like you really could use some help... I'm not exactly around the corner from you, but but it still could be made into a day trip. Would you like to come to Cypress for a half day private? We can meet earlier for a free setup clinic and still ride together after the lesson, if we still had any legs left... Thanks for your generous offer, BlueB, but I am stuck here at Crystal. The I-5 shuffle North to Cypress is out of the question. If I can make a few runs with Kirk March this Friday, or sometime soon, I will advance rapidly I am sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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