NateW Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Did anyone else notice Radoslav Zidek, the men's SBX silver medal winner, during the last stretch? Bombing straight down to the finish, his weight was WAY back, so far back the nose of the board was off the snow. Erwin just posted some similar photos in this thread: http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulletin/showthread.php?t=10082 I've never seen this kind of thing before... have I just not been paying attention, or is this the favored technique for straight-line speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik J Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 FWIW...If I'm straight-lining a flat section I'll ride the tail a little - usually only if the snow is feeling sticky - but I don't race. I haven't see the race your speaking of. The guys in those photos look like they are landing, not cruising for the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Walters Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Yes if you're going flat if you put more weight towards the back of the board (or skis) you will go a little faster. Try it out next time youre on the snow, it may help you get across some flats at your resort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackDan Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 No don't sit back, Ride neutral. If you have a good wax job, you'll go fast. If you watched that race closely, he would move faster in the corners than he was on the flat sections. Bad wax job lost him that race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkygnu Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Weight on your front foot will slow you down (all the pressure will act as a brake), neutral will be like err neutral, weight on the back will speed it up, and also make it interesting as its very hard to get any front toe-side/heel-side pressure when the tips in the air. Give it a try, its good for a laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovastic Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 My opinion would also be that weight on the back will give you more speed. and the only reason you don't ride like that all the time is lack of control :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinecure Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Seth was sitting way back on the straights, especially during qualifying. I was really surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateW Posted February 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Different race, slo-mo shows Zidek doing the same thing at the finish line: http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/5113190/detail.html Speaking of video, here's Jasey Jay's tangle with the gate: http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/5113188/detail.html (Zidek gets in a little method in at the end. :) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Walters Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 No don't sit back, Ride neutral. If you have a good wax job, you'll go fast. If you watched that race closely, he would move faster in the corners than he was on the flat sections. Bad wax job lost him that race. That maybe true, a bad wax job will screw you and leaning back might not make up for it but if you have a good wax job and are going fast leaning back will make you go faster, when you're in a race on the straights where you can sacrifice a little bit of balance why bother being even on the board? leaning can give you an extra push. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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