Mike M. Miskulin wrote:
"Bob F" wrote in
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Bob F wrote:


Increase the forward lean of your binding to so that you can still

pretty much as far forward as is possible. I could go a tiny bit
further but it gets uncomfortable.


I could also add that moving your weight slightly toward the rear of
the board partway through the turn will help keep the tail of the
board from breaking loose and skidding. Lifting your rear toe can
also help this. Experiment, and see what helps you most.

I do try to shift weight back a little bit but that seems to only have
an effect on steeper runs. I've not tried the toe thing.

Perhaps I should elaborate a little bit. While I'd certainly like to
have more heel side angulation while on the steep stuff, I find it
is more of a problem (lack) on the less steep, even though I might be
crusing at a fairly good clip. It just seems like I go from a
decent edge on the toe side to not much at all on heel unless like I
said I'm on steeper (not necessarily faster) stuff.

It still isn't completely clear what the problem is. Are you trying to carve and
slipping? Just not getting high enough on the edge for the turn you want?
Skidding out on the tail?

As I've said here before, I added wedges under my bindings to give me more
forward lean, allowing me to ride with my knees more bent. This allows me to get
lower on heel turns. That could help.

You could be having problems with body rotation over the board. Many riders
swing their arms or body to start the turn, which puts the body into a bad
position to continue the turn. Trying to keep your body aligned with your feet,
turning at all times with the board, not ahead of it might make a difference.
Steer the board with your feet, not by rotating your body to get it turning. If
you find your front arm crossing the heel edges of the board at any time in the
turn, it could be a sign of that problem. How do you initiate turns? What do you
do with your feet to get the board to turn?