FelixD Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 Hi, I just got my hard boot set as well as my first free carve/racing board (Donek Pulse 175). I have been doing soft boot carving around 3 years. I know it probably will be totally different experience. Any suggestion or recommendation regarding what drills I should work on to get familiar of my board? Maybe in different stages? Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_lupo Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 Look at the tech articles here! This should really be a sticky note somewhere, or maybe when somebody registers for alpinesnowboarder.com, they should get a link sent in their confirmation email? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelixD Posted February 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 minute ago, st_lupo said: Look at the tech articles here! This should really be a sticky note somewhere, or maybe when somebody registers for alpinesnowboarder.com, they should get a link sent in their confirmation email? Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 Welcome! Single most important thing, coming from softies: keep your hips and shoulders perpendicular to where your toes are pointing, not paralel with the board. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelixD Posted February 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, BlueB said: Welcome! Single most important thing, coming from softies: keep your hips and shoulders perpendicular to where your toes are pointing, not paralel with the board. that is still a bit hard for me especially on heel side, thx for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_lupo Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, BlueB said: Welcome! Single most important thing, coming from softies: keep your hips and shoulders perpendicular to where your toes are pointing, not paralel with the board. Check that you are comfortable/relaxed with your bindings/boot angles when just standing relaxed. Turning my head and looking about 5 to 10 degrees inside of the turn really helps me you keep my hips aligned right. Just make sure you hold your hips there through the whole turn. Also really practice reaching for the your front boot with your outside hand in order to really get that edge to bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 You are a breck rider, slum it on a Sunday to join the LCI. You’ll make new friends and may learn a little or a lot. Either way it’s always a good time. Post up in the Yo LCI thread on the CO ride board. ink 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelixD Posted February 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 23 minutes ago, inkaholic said: You are a breck rider, slum it on a Sunday to join the LCI. You’ll make new friends and may learn a little or a lot. Either way it’s always a good time. Post up in the Yo LCI thread on the CO ride board. ink awesome！ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 5 hours ago, inkaholic said: You are a breck rider, slum it on a Sunday to join the LCI. You’ll make new friends and may learn a little or a lot. Either way it’s always a good time. Post up in the Yo LCI thread on the CO ride board. ink This is the best tip you'll receive in your hardboot life. In-person coaching/guidance with good people is worth its weight in gold. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rst Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 regarding Pulse: learn what VSR is and how to ride it... if you sit on rear leg it literally can go strait there is amazing 2 part video from Sean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelixD Posted February 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 44 minutes ago, rst said: regarding Pulse: learn what VSR is and how to ride it... if you sit on rear leg it literally can go strait there is amazing 2 part video from Sean thank you for your advice! may I ask where can I find the VSR info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workshop7 Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 25 minutes ago, FelixD said:may I ask where can I find the VSR info? It's written on the board under SCR or side cut radius. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentonharman Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 4 hours ago, FelixD said: thank you for your advice! may I ask where can I find the VSR info? Here's part 1: And part 2: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 9 hours ago, Corey said: This is the best tip you'll receive in your hardboot life. In-person coaching/guidance with good people is worth its weight in gold. I couldn’t agree more! I had my best carving day ever last Friday hot lapping with a friend who is a little better than I am and it made all the difference in the world. Whereas many of you are 9s or 10s out of 10, I think he is about a 7 and I am about a 5. He is at MCC this week hoping he can advance a level to an 8 or 8+ and I expect he will. I am waiting for him to return to ride more days with him at Crystal hoping I can advance to a level 7. These are all just my silly made up numbers but that’s how I see it. I ride 99% of my time by myself but a tiny bit of riding with someone better than yourself makes for a whole new ballgame! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 16 hours ago, st_lupo said: Look at the tech articles here! This should really be a sticky note somewhere, or maybe when somebody registers for alpinesnowboarder.com, they should get a link sent in their confirmation email? They are also at http://alpinesnowboarder.com/tech-articles/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_lupo Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 7 hours ago, Jack M said: They are also at http://alpinesnowboarder.com/tech-articles/ I thought I remembered that those were hosted here but couldn't find the link. Now I just learned that the world doesn't begin at forums.alpinesnowboarder.com, but found the menu at alpinesnowboarder.com. 'Tech Articles' might be a bit ambiguous (technology/technique?) for folks that weren't along for the jump from BOL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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