Before initiation of the turn, I shift the board under me forward so that my weight is on the tail. If I do this aggressively enough, the nose of the board can lift off the ground. I then drive my weight forward, shifting the board behind me, while dropping/driving the downhill edge into the hill to strongly engage the edge?
Seems backwards to me? Dont you want your weight on the nose when you initiate and the weight outback when finishing the turn, leaning back when turning in would lead to washing out/understeer I would think......
The aft move is so you can then drive fore to get your weight more powerfully on the front edge. I'm just wondering if I'm doing this right. Hoping to get some further insight.
Before initiation of the turn you are aft on the tail because of finishing the turn , I shift the board under me forward so that my weight is on the tail You don't shift...because you are already on the tail...finishing the turn. If I do this aggressively enough, yes you want to aggressively get on the nose the nose of the board can lift off the ground you are on the tail and using the pop/decamber the board that can lift the nose. I then drive my weight forward moving your body/weight to the nose, shifting the board behind me shifting/moving the board under you (verse moving your body over the board) is generally considered a more advanced skill, e.g., cross-under turns/carves verses cross-overs, while dropping/driving actually you are dropping or driving your weight on the nose to initiate/set the edge...thereby initiating the turn/carvethe downhill edge into the hill to strongly engage the edge?
Before initiation of the turn, I shift the board under me forward so that my weight is on the tail. If I do this aggressively enough, the nose of the board can lift off the ground. I then drive my weight forward, shifting the board behind me, while dropping/driving the downhill edge into the hill to strongly engage the edge?
Where in the video do you see him do that? His riding is pretty stiff for an instructor (esp in the 1st half of the clip), but to his credit he is generally very centered fore-aft. Don't really see him in the backseat and with his weight aft at all (other than maybe at 2:05).
However for cross-under turns its about unweighting or sucking up the knees, moving the board both under the body to transition to the next edge and fore to get your weight on the nose.
btw...in the sando vid...he is basically doing cross-over turns...moving his body over the board and using alot of upper body rotation to make the turns happen...and he looks like a fk'n floopy chicken...imho shit style. As compared to Ryan Kapton who has a quiet upper body and using his lower body to rail turns...and imo a much cleaner and more efficient riding.
Thanks so much @wrathfuldeity for taking the time to respond. On the slopes now and doing aft at the end of the turn is money. Makes it a lot easier to initiate that next turn and got rid of my chatter on the steeps.
I have no idea what everyone is talking about. I just falling leaf everywhwre. Thats where its at. Edges are meant to be slid on.
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