Chouinard Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Poll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 All of the above depending on what part of the turn. Or where ever they need to be. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aracan Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 What lowrider said. If the position of your shoulders relative to the board is a constant, your technique is very different from mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Fourth option for me is moving depending on what part of the turn/edge change I am at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 None of the above. Center of range of motion is somewhat near my boot angle, but it changes by the moment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 It really depends on the conditions, but... Standing on the side of a NorAm race course is a great way to observe good technique, which is what I did over the past couple of days. Stuff I've been told before, but seeing it with rider after rider on a challenging course makes an imprint. A good reminder, since it's easy to be lazy when riding "hero" conditions. I think it's good to learn and practice solid technique, and then you can stray as you will from there when conditions permit. These are a few observations, things I was reminded of that helped me, maybe it will help you: Shoulders and hips facing direction of feet. A stable stance. I used to ride with a 16" wide stance and gradually widened it to 19.5-20". Keep your front hand out over the nose of the board. It helps keep you from over rotating and helps to keep weight on both feet. A lot of racers look a bit like big wave surfers to me–wide stance, bending knees, hips and ankles to get low, arms stretched out fore & aft. It's a very stable stance. From that position use both feet to focus pressure into your heels or toes in your turns to get a very solid edge. For me, angulating the upper body seems to follow automatically just to keep from falling over while balancing on heels or toes. I don't give a thought to pressuring boot cuffs, driving knees or hips, etc. I practiced this all morning yesterday on some very firm Spirit Mt "surface groom" where "trenches" are ½" deep barely penetrating the ridges of the cord. Good technique may not be necessary, but is rewarded with smooth powerful turns leaving pencil line tracks. My toe side turns felt more solid than they have all winter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chouinard Posted January 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, bigwavedave said: Shoulders and hips facing direction of feet. I expected this to be the top response AND it was the basis of my question to Nevin after watching the videos he posted. I makes sense to square yourself with the binding angles than the nose which would limit further additional reactional rotation. Thanks everyone for the feedback. With such limited amount of time on quality slopes time spent on discovery here leaves more time to quality ride there. Edited January 24, 2022 by Chouinard Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 If you want to add a variable that throws me put on a back pack and tell me how it has changed your stance . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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