This board needs a thread...let's talk carving
I'm preparing for my annual pilgrimage westward to the rockies with the
family. Doing a little online research on technique, I found video on youtube from extremecarving.com. What is it about alpine boards that makes those deep carves easier than a standard board? I've tried to lay down on deep turns, but I reach a point in the turn where it seems as if I've pressed a nitrous button and speed increases dramatically through the arc. It's a great feeling, but sometimes a bit marginal on the control. What's the secret? Hope everyone is have a good season.... Sean |
This board needs a thread...let's talk carving
Sean wrote:
I'm preparing for my annual pilgrimage westward to the rockies with the family. Doing a little online research on technique, I found video on youtube from extremecarving.com. What is it about alpine boards that makes those deep carves easier than a standard board? I've tried to lay down on deep turns, but I reach a point in the turn where it seems as if I've pressed a nitrous button and speed increases dramatically through the arc. It's a great feeling, but sometimes a bit marginal on the control. What's the secret? Generally alpine boards have longer edge length and a bigger turn radius than general-purpose boards. They are also narrower and are ridden with forward stance angles, typically around 60 degrees. Furthermore, the hard boots and bindings used provide a better interface to the board. However the guys at extreme carving use further specialized equipment. Their boards are a little wider than regular alpine boards (around 22 cm waist as opposed to 18-20) and have sidecuts on the order of 12 m. The wider board lets them run a little shallower angles on their boots, I think typically a 50 degree stance. They also like bindings with good lateral movement. If you're interested in learning more about carving, the hard boot community congregates in the forums at bomberonline.com. The tech section of that website has a lot of good articles on equipment and technique. Neil |
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