video carving switch

Post by **caspercarver** » Monday 4 May 2009, 19:34

i know it is not extremecarving but i do own a "Swoard"(which i love). when i get my new 161 Swoard. i will get a video riding it switch. this is a F2 Beamer 161cm. this is a higher quality version than the video on YouTube. Cheers.

the new youtube version

Post by **pokkis** » Monday 4 May 2009, 20:24

Hi man, you are good

and it was fun to watch

Post by **Transistor Rhythm** » Monday 4 May 2009, 20:38

You make it look too easy

Post by **tommaso2k** » Monday 4 May 2009, 21:33

very impressive man, you have an incredible technique and body control - bravo !!!!

Post by **starikashka** » Monday 4 May 2009, 21:39

looks good

but does it make any sense to do it in hardboots?

Post by **fivat** » Monday 4 May 2009, 22:21

Congratulations!

It's so different from what the soft boot riders do.

You are rubber man!

Patrice Fivat

Post by **skywalker** » Monday 4 May 2009, 22:45

Post by **caspercarver** » Tuesday 5 May 2009, 0:05

starikashka wrote:looks good but does it make any sense to do it in hardboots?

i do not own any soft boots. i have been carving turns for 18 years now. i have made three major improvements. learning how to carve, learning how to do fully linked carves(many thanks to Swoard) and learning how to ride switch. it is soooooo much fun! cheers.

Post by **starikashka** » Tuesday 5 May 2009, 9:02

Ok, i understand.You just want to try something new. So,it was a stupid youngster`s question. I still learning just for two years and made two out of three

need to learn switch as well.

Skywalker - carving in hardboots and on alpine board makes sence, because this is much more easier than in softboots. At least for me.

Post by **harald** » Tuesday 5 May 2009, 9:47

Great

I think we need more of this kind of riding to develop the sport further and see the variety. Having such kind of moves in an EC-film will make it more interesting to other than the inner core of enthusiasts. Personally, I am not certain that I want to risk my legs and knees in order to try. I am looking forward to see you do tricks wiht Swoard.

Post by **RicHard** » Tuesday 5 May 2009, 10:37

Great! Really...
It seems so natural, to you, to ride that way... Really nice to see it... and a big "spring" for us to improve!
I only have a problem with my SL163 WC board: if I ride switch, the square (and almost flat) tail dig into the snow. It happened once and... I can remember the crash soooooooooo clearly!

Riding switch on hardboot is a very good exercise to improve balance...
My compliments!

Post by **caspercarver** » Tuesday 5 May 2009, 15:51

if you are unable to see the Vimeo version, this is the original on YouTube. cheers.

EDITED: if the link above doesn't work in your contry, try

Post by **István** » Tuesday 5 May 2009, 16:25

This is really great stuff!

Before seeing this I thought riding switch is kinda useless and boring, but this video opened my eyes.

I love the frequent changes back and forth!

Imagine passing by a skier on a laid backside, then jump and continue the same turn backwards and smile into the skier's face....

I gotta start practicing this next season!

Any advice how to get started? I guess a shorter board will help for the first try, right?

Post by **RicHard** » Tuesday 5 May 2009, 16:34

István wrote:This is really great stuff!

Before seeing this I thought riding switch is kinda useless and boring, but this video opened my eyes.

I love the frequent changes back and forth!

Imagine passing by a skier on a laid backside, then jump and continue the same turn backwards and smile into the skier's face....

I gotta start practicing this next season!

Any advice how to get started? I guess a shorter board will help for the first try, right?

Just for the minor mass involved.
Otherwise, if we speak about carving, a shorter board will be too nervous while you will be practicing carving on an edge riding switch.

Post by **Transistor Rhythm** » Tuesday 5 May 2009, 16:52

Maybe more BX shaped boards like PureBoarding Two are better suited for trying this out.

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