foot steering?

i'm at the stage where i have just got the hang of carving. had a lesson on
it last year and learnt to do it with body aligned to board, as opposed to
facing the front of the board. basically riding as described here :

http://www.kommunity.com/advice/

in this article he mentions 'independent foot action' -

a.. One of the best tips for learning to ride from the feet up is to feel
for independent foot action. Basically, the front foot is the steering foot
and guides the board around the turn onto the new edge. Once you feel the
new edge with your front foot then the rear foot, (the edging foot) can
follow and the turn is complete.

could anyone expand on this? sounds like one of those subtle technique that
could really improve your riding.

for what its worth, i'm riding soft boot set up, on a ride timeless, with
F15 R-3angles.

cheers,

C.

cheers baka,

i saw that thread and a few others on bomber. v useful...



"Baka Dasai" wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 13:55:05 -0000, copek said (and I quote):
i'm at the stage where i have just got the hang of carving. had a
lesson on
it last year and learnt to do it with body aligned to board, as opposed
to
facing the front of the board. basically riding as described here :

http://www.kommunity.com/advice/

in this article he mentions 'independent foot action' -

a.. One of the best tips for learning to ride from the feet up is to
feel
for independent foot action. Basically, the front foot is the steering
foot
and guides the board around the turn onto the new edge. Once you feel
the
new edge with your front foot then the rear foot, (the edging foot) can
follow and the turn is complete.

could anyone expand on this? sounds like one of those subtle technique
that
could really improve your riding.

Read this:

http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulleti...&threadid=1078

It's a discussion about upper body alignment with regards to stance,
and also touches on the issues of steering and riding "from the board
up".

It assumes hard boots and high stance angles, but as long as you keep
this in mind you'll still find the discussion valuable.
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"copek" wrote in message
...
i'm at the stage where i have just got the hang of carving.
had a lesson on
it last year and learnt to do it with body aligned to board, as
opposed to
facing the front of the board. basically riding as described
here :

http://www.kommunity.com/advice/

in this article he mentions 'independent foot action' -

a.. One of the best tips for learning to ride from the feet
up is to feel
for independent foot action. Basically, the front foot is the
steering foot
and guides the board around the turn onto the new edge. Once
you feel the
new edge with your front foot then the rear foot, (the edging
foot) can
follow and the turn is complete.

could anyone expand on this? sounds like one of those subtle
technique that
could really improve your riding.

I wrote a paragraph about it in the discussion "Grasshopper
technique questions!" You might want to check it out.

Bob