1988 Oregon Snowboarding - Snowboarding Forum

Qball · 11-12-2011, 05:52 AM

Milo303 · 11-12-2011, 06:20 AM

How did they not blow their knees out with those stances!

Awesome video though, little bit of our roots ( =

LuckyRVA · 11-12-2011, 09:03 AM

Nice, I loved the super stiff looking airs they were doing!

BurtonAvenger · 11-12-2011, 09:24 AM

6 inch high mini shifty's for the win!

**Donutz** · 11-12-2011, 09:34 AM

What is it about their stance or riding style that's causing them to put their hands above their shoulders so much?

BurtonAvenger · 11-12-2011, 10:05 AM

Balance....

**Donutz** · 11-12-2011, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BurtonAvenger

Balance....

Might be just me, but I don't remember seeing that much hand-waving in "current" snowboarding vids. It also seems to me that the stances are a lot narrower on this one. Some of the riders actually seem to be going a bit knock-kneed to get themselves lower. Reason I'm concerned is because I've noticed when I'm jumping the 20' on Seymour I tend to bring my back arm up over my head. Am I fighting rotation, or am I unbalanced because I'm standing up too tall?

ShredLife · 11-12-2011, 11:08 AM

back in these days there were really no snowboarding boots. we wore sorels and destroyed ankles for it. the knock-kneed stance is mostly because with those boots and the shittiest of bindings you had pretty much no ankle support. that and dudes running tiny forward racing stances.

i'm not sure what you are doing donutz but grab your board - it will give you something to do with your hand and help you keep your balance in the air.

you probably are standing too tall if your standing tall in the air at all... you wanna be tucked

**Donutz** · 11-12-2011, 01:41 PM

Shred, you're probably right. When I took a riding lesson the instructor told me I tended to stand too tall. Probably popping on the lip of the jump and not re-tucking.

If I end up landing on my head, I'll come back and report how much I like soup.

ShredLife · 11-12-2011, 01:43 PM

if you make your stance wider it'll force you to bend your knees more and you'll look better on the board too. (no homo)

11-12-2011, 05:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Qball Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Mt. Hood, Oregon Posts: 1,273	1988 Oregon Snowboarding

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BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,058	6 inch high mini shifty's for the win! __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

11-12-2011, 09:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
Donutz Drunk with power...er beer. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 3,674 Blog Entries: 176	What is it about their stance or riding style that's causing them to put their hands above their shoulders so much? __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum Mountain Days: 30

11-12-2011, 10:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,058	Balance.... __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

11-12-2011, 11:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
ShredLife The Rooster King Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,349	back in these days there were really no snowboarding boots. we wore sorels and destroyed ankles for it. the knock-kneed stance is mostly because with those boots and the shittiest of bindings you had pretty much no ankle support. that and dudes running tiny forward racing stances. i'm not sure what you are doing donutz but grab your board - it will give you something to do with your hand and help you keep your balance in the air. you probably are standing too tall if your standing tall in the air at all... you wanna be tucked __________________ get the hell off my lawn.

11-12-2011, 09:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
LuckyRVA Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 1,100	Nice, I loved the super stiff looking airs they were doing!

11-12-2011, 01:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
Donutz Drunk with power...er beer. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 3,674 Blog Entries: 176	Shred, you're probably right. When I took a riding lesson the instructor told me I tended to stand too tall. Probably popping on the lip of the jump and not re-tucking. If I end up landing on my head, I'll come back and report how much I like soup. __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum Mountain Days: 30

11-12-2011, 01:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
ShredLife The Rooster King Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,349	if you make your stance wider it'll force you to bend your knees more and you'll look better on the board too. (no homo) __________________ get the hell off my lawn.

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