appage

The last couple times I've been out my back leg has been getting tired pretty quick. I feel like I do a decent job of keeping myself centered over my board but I must still be in the backseat considering how tired my leg has been getting. It could also be related to me starting to tackle more challenging terrain and riding in some slushy conditions. Or maybe I should stop watching so many pow movies.

Any tips on things I can do to make sure I'm not riding too far back? It seems to be more of a problem when I'm on my heel edge, when I'm on my toe it almost feels like I'm giving my quad a rest. Obviously I need to lean forward more, any things I can mentally think about when I'm out riding.

Thanks!

Cycle4Fun

Point your arm out in front of the board. Will that help you "reach" forward?

Don't listen to me though. I only have about 15 days experience.

JamesX

My instructor told me to reach down and grab my pants at the Knee till I get use to the forward position.

appage

Thanks, I'll try keeping my arm out or grabbing my pant leg. Part of my problem might be mental, I injured my front knee so I'm a little timid with it right now. Hopefully these drills will get me over that fear.

Cr0_Reps_Smit

it could also be in your shoulder alignment. if you ride with your shoulders "open", or so that your whole upper body is facing down hill, as opposed to keeping them "closed" then it'll be really hard to keep your weight centered.

you want to try and focus on keeping your shoulders, hips, and ankles stacked over each other with your knees bent while also keeping your shoulders aligned with your board.

here's a picture of a proper stance

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appage

I don't think its my shoulder alignment. I don't have any pictures or video to take a real in depth look but I feel like my stance is pretty good in that department. I had an "ah hah" moment with that earlier in the season when I started getting dynamic and now I keep my shoulders and hips pretty well stacked over my board.

The problem I think is having too much weight on my back leg, and I end up "ruddering" my turns with that back leg instead of initiating with my front foot.

appage

Thanks, this sounds spot on (i'm self taught and intermediate i guess). i think the ruddering thing is a carry over from when i first learned how to link turns and had to speed check often to keep myself in control. i know my front leg tends to straighten out when im making hard turns at speed or when im in bumpy/mogul areas. i'll have to make that conscious effort to correct this when im out on the mountain this weekend.