scotts.Scheinman Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Okay, i can get pertty low on my toeside edge but not my heelside. somehow i always sseem like im sitting and i want to be streched across the snow on my toeside edge. any recomendations???? scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarvCanada Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 lift your toes, drop your rear knee, face the nose a bit more, level your shoulders? obviously i never seen you ride so all of these could be right practice :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDY_2_Carve Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 From my limited experience sitting on the toilet was somewhat caused by my low binding angles. Once I hit 60+ degress it started to fade. I'm no pro though so take that with a grain of salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar(angel Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 and reach down in between your feet while keeping your up-slope hand/arm pointed up-slope. This will rotate your shoulders and bring the rest of your body around getting you out of that "sitting" position. I have the same problem, but when I remember to do this it helps out a ton. Look at Jack Michauds avatar below and you'll get an idea of what I mean (Thanks Jack). He's not reaching for his board, but his shoulder position is ideal. Also remind yourself to look across the run to where your headed, not downhill. This will also square your shoulders to the nose of your board and help eliminate the toilet technique. Good luck, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 thanks Paul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 great pic...I'm burning that into memory! The nose is biting hard and look at the bend in that board!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Istvan Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Jack, What angles did you ride on that board? Just curious cos I C its a narrow stick but your boots don't stick out. Or is that just your boot size. Kindest, István Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 The board is a Donek 186gs - 15m radius, 18.5cm waist. Awesome board. Angles about 63 degrees on both feet. Boots size 28.5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow|3oarder Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Jack's form is so good that when you look up alpine in the encyclopedia, you see his picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_snowboarding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdboytyler Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Jack's form is so good that when you look up alpine in the encyclopedia, you see his picture:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_snowboarding Well, Jack is the author of the alpine entry in Wikipedia. Nothing wrong with self-promotion. http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulletin/showthread.php?t=7357&highlight=wikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow|3oarder Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Well, Jack is the author of the alpine entry in Wikipedia. Nothing wrong with self-promotion.http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulletin/showthread.php?t=7357&highlight=wikipedia it was a joke... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotts.Scheinman Posted February 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 thanks for the tips i was just woundering what angles you run. i run like 69-49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Well, Jack is the author of the alpine entry in Wikipedia. Nothing wrong with self-promotion. Heh, well, I didn't originally intend to pimp my pixels there, but after I wrote that, someone went in and attached a picture of a softbooter to the article, so gosh, what was I to do? :) Umm, Scott - 69-49? I hope that's a typo.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Umm, Scott - 69-49? I hope that's a typo.....? I agree Jack's form is excellent. Just a thought - since we have such a great body position to look at. And this may work for all of you. Jack is finishing his turn so this is something I do at an earlier part in the turn. I actually push on my back knee ( back hand pushing knee towards snow). this can introduce a little more spinal flexion ( and shock absorption) and keeps the shoulders over the edge. Too often i see guys reaching out their hand to touch the snow. I try to keep it up until i feel the snow tickling my pants and then I can go for the euro move. I love that Jacks hand and hip are the same distance from the snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Istvan Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 69-49 -> well, pretty unusual, but I know guys that set the back foot to a higher angle than front foot - by this they create a position where they are actually sitting on the back leg. But maybe its only a typo.... As far as I know most of the people feel comfy with a 5-8 degrees between front and back foot. Jack has 0 degree and seemingly it works fine for him. I used to ride like that on a Silberpfeil due to the narrowness of the board, but have to admit that it felt strange for the first. Then I got used to it. Now I'm back to lower angles and a difference of 6-7 degrees. So, all in all I guess its rather a personal preference than a rule that has to be followed. Kindest, István Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 I gotta throw somethin in here, I have a post below also, I'm not talking about technique at all, what I'm trying to say is you got to teach your brain to lean it over,a few times, under controlled circumstances, your brain doesn't want to get verticle on the backside, it's a self preservation thing. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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