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Advice for learner re. stance?
Apologies for familiar question..
I have been practicing (on snow) indoors at Milton Keynes and am still struggling with anything toe side. Looking at my stance, my lead foot angles forward a little, but my back foot is at a right angle. I've decided to try angling the back foot forward a little as well, as someone recommended this would make toe side things feel less 'foreign'. I also read that it helps a learner when flexing at the knees, which seems logical as both legs follow a similar line. However, a friend of mine said that he thinks I'd be better off going for a duck stance right away. I reaslise that it might be different for different people, but has anyone got any advice, given I am struggling a bit with the toe side runs? Many thanks, Tom |
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Advice for learner re. stance?
Don't go with duck stance when you're learning. It's only better if you ride
fakie and to pull tricks. I've moved to duck stance after 4 years but I should have move after the first season. Conclusion: Ride well with a standard stance and after move to duck stance if you wanna do some freestyle. Cheers "Tom" a écrit dans le message de ... Apologies for familiar question.. I have been practicing (on snow) indoors at Milton Keynes and am still struggling with anything toe side. Looking at my stance, my lead foot angles forward a little, but my back foot is at a right angle. I've decided to try angling the back foot forward a little as well, as someone recommended this would make toe side things feel less 'foreign'. I also read that it helps a learner when flexing at the knees, which seems logical as both legs follow a similar line. However, a friend of mine said that he thinks I'd be better off going for a duck stance right away. I reaslise that it might be different for different people, but has anyone got any advice, given I am struggling a bit with the toe side runs? Many thanks, Tom |
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Advice for learner re. stance?
I reaslise that it might be different for different people, but has
anyone got any advice, given I am struggling a bit with the toe side runs? Stance is in fact a very personal thing. Different stances require subtle adjustments to your technique in order to keep the edge engaged... so yeah, changing your stance a bit might play better into how you are riding. However you'll probably get more mileage from focusing on your technique. Without seeing you ride it's hard to say what would help... the more details you can give about what's happening on your toesides, the more we'll be able to help! Mike T |
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Advice for learner re. stance?
"Arvin Chang" wrote in message om... EMOVE (Tom) wrote in message ... Apologies for familiar question.. I have been practicing (on snow) indoors at Milton Keynes and am still struggling with anything toe side. Looking at my stance, my lead foot angles forward a little, but my back foot is at a right angle. I've decided to try angling the back foot forward a little as well, as someone recommended this would make toe side things feel less 'foreign'. I also read that it helps a learner when flexing at the knees, which seems logical as both legs follow a similar line. However, a friend of mine said that he thinks I'd be better off going for a duck stance right away. I reaslise that it might be different for different people, but has anyone got any advice, given I am struggling a bit with the toe side runs? Many thanks, Tom Duck does not necessarily mean -15 on the back, I ride -3 and find this to be perfect for me. I tried 3 to 5 but found it too much work to get the ass end of my board around on a heel to toe side transition. My suggestion, spend a day trying different angles, stuff a screwdriver in your pack and make small adjustments until it feels right. -tlf |
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Advice for learner re. stance?
A big shout-out of thanks to Al_xtreme, Mike T, Arvin Chang and thelonefatty,
for taking the time to answer my learner's questions. I've had diverse and useful advice, and I think the best thing to do is try a few things out and see what feels right. Thanks again, people - Tom High Wycombe UK |
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Advice for learner re. stance?
"Tom" wrote I've had diverse and useful advice, and I think the best thing to do is try a few things out and see what feels right. Don't get caught up in adjusting stuff too much though, that's a mistake I've made. It doesn't really make sense to adjust stuff every run, unless you know what you're doing. Just do your change and stick to it until you have adjusted to it and really know and feel what it did to your riding. |
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Advice for learner re. stance?
The typical binding angles are 21 front, 6 back. I would start with
something close to those, definitely not duck stance. And I wouldn't fool around with them much as a beginner. Once you're able to link turns and start riding would be a more appropriate time to experiment. When you can't even do toe side turns, it's going to be hard to evaluate what effect binding angle has. EMOVE (Tom) wrote in message ... A big shout-out of thanks to Al_xtreme, Mike T, Arvin Chang and thelonefatty, for taking the time to answer my learner's questions. I've had diverse and useful advice, and I think the best thing to do is try a few things out and see what feels right. Thanks again, people - Tom High Wycombe UK |
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