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November 29, 2008 at 8:46 pm #237
hi again …….um I think I may be getting into a bad riding habit and need advice. This pertains to when I ride steeper runs, I find that I am using my back leg to turn too much, like I'm almost kicking it out like a rudder or something, especially when I go from heelside to toe side. Today I rode a lot of black diamond runs that were powder but really tracked out, and I constantly found myself doing this with my back leg, which a lot of times was making me turn harder to the side then I wanted to. I don't have this problem at all on green/blue runs just the steep powdery ones. Am I right that this is a bad habit, and if so is there something I can do to stop doing this? TIA!!
November 30, 2008 at 5:44 am #3019you suck i havent gotten to ride yet lol. But omg i do the same thing all the time (last seasom) idk wi. And i wqs totally using that to cheat as i was learning fakie. I have yet to overcome it my self tho. so ur on ur own lol
November 30, 2008 at 6:53 pm #3021LOL, I call those “windshield wiper turns”. I would think you kinda want to go with that motion when necessary, and I would assume a Black run that is all tracked out would be most appropriate. But to overcome the generally unwanted action of “waggin' the tail” especially from heelside to toeside, try initiating your turn by keeping your front knee nice and bent. Bend it more than you think you should. Then move your knee forward. This will twist the board torsionally and start the board moving into the turning motion. Trust your board to do what it is designed to do. Once the board steers across the direction of travel (or virtual fall line assuming we are skidding the turn to ditch speed on a steeper run that is already tracked out) extend both legs into the turn together. This action will give you the fast steering action that yLOL, I call those “windshield wiper turns”. I would think you kinda want to go with that motion when necessary, and I would assume a Black run that is all tracked out would be most appropriate. But to overcome the generally unwanted action of “waggin' the tail” especially from heelside to toeside, try initiating your turn by keeping your front knee nice and bent. Bend it more than you think you should. Then move your knee forward. This will twist the board torsionally and start the board moving into the turning motion. Trust your board to do what it is designed to do. Once the board steers across the direction of travel (or virtual fall line assuming we are skidding the turn to ditch speed on a steeper run that is already tracked out) extend both legs into the turn together. This action will give you the fast steering action that you may want on most challenging runs and also keep you in the most balanced position.Once you get the hang of this motion, and you feel like getting more outside the fall line and more carvey and speedy, you can work this dual leg extension prior to the turn transition. (The less the run is tracked out the easier this is). Then once extended, transition with the torsional board twist and unweighting of the board that comes from the top of the extension movement. Once on the new edge, continue steering with the torsional flex (again trust the board) and slowly sink down as you continue through the turn by bending both knees (kinda like a squat).You will find this handy all over the mountain including the park and pipe.November 30, 2008 at 9:17 pm #3023Thanks Frosty for the help, i was definately doing windshield wiper turns! Cant wait to try this again now…i think trusting my board in these situations is totally a lot of it for me. Josh-yeaaaaahhhh I suck for gettin to ride already, sorry bout that haha. sorry too bout your goggles 🙁
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