"Mike T" wrote in message ...
So you are probably now all excited and like "ok so how do I carve?"
Well that's a long story and would make this long post even longer.


Fortunately there's some great stuff on the web about that!

www.bomberonline.com is a site dedicated to carving. For the most
part, it's about carving with hard boots and an alpine board, but
there's a lot of content that applies equally to soft boots and a
freeride/freestyle board.

This article describes a drill that will teach you exactly what it feels
like to carve:

http://www.bomberonline.com/articles/feel_the_carve.cfm

That is an important first step. Many beginners think they are carving
when they aren't. This drill will teach you the difference. Once
you've got the "Norm" drill down and know what it feels like to carve
(and it is a very cool feeling!) follow up with:

http://www.bomberonline.com/articles/the_normii.cfm

which teaches you how to bring that feel into your everyday riding.

Hope that helps,

-Mike T

Yea, I decided not to mentioned BomberOnline because it is so
hardbooter oriented. You are right that many of the things carry over,
but that is only after you know what your are doing. I didn't want to
overwhelm people with too much information, not all of which applies.

So if you are excited and bold, check out Bomber, otherwise try
comparing what you are doing to what more advanced riders and doing
and see what's different, that always is a good place to start on what
you need to practice.

--Arvin