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I agree that backside is easier and feels more "locked in" when I'm not trying to lay down. I realized something on the lift ride last time I was on the mountain, but didn't get a chance to try it since I was on my way out: when I'm doing the "push" phase and extending my legs, on toeside I feel alm...

eagerly awaiting the video analysis here - I feel like my heelsides/backsides look somewhat similar to these and I always like to see the experts chiming in! I can't seem to get my head down to my right arm (goofy) on backside. I feel like I'm still kind of sitting up in the turns.

bigfred,

I sent you a message last week. I'm interested in buying this board. Will you ship to the United States?

I agree with all the advice given. I'm thinking at this point, you should just work on carving with your softies. I was sort of in a similar situation to you when I started: limited market, noone in my area really used hardboots, not sure where to start. If you can link C carves (and I mean fully on...

willy, So I understand you correctly - you want to use "soft" boots on the alpine boards? Sounds like you made a nice find, but to get the full potential out of the alpine boards you will want hardboots. I say "want" rather than "need" because, in my opinion, you can technically do very similar thin...

Have you seen the softboot EC tutorials on youtube? To go toeside, they crouch basically as low as they can while rotating. Maybe you could try just crouching and riding through the turn statically (i.e., no rotation, just ride it out). The biggest analogy that helped me understand when and how much...

ok, I think I understand. By definition, if you are continuing to look downhill as you progress through toeside, you are counter-rotating. I'm thinking that you don't need advice on snowboarding, but rather you need advice on fear management :P I think you already know that your technique is not cor...

When exactly does this fear hit you? What part of the turn? The initiation or at the end? For toeside, your chest should be facing downhill just after you have finished your heelside turn (kind of - I'm leaving out the rotation to get an idea of what you're talking about). When you start the toeside...

That's what I get for posting surreptitiously at work
Now that I'm home:

I have UPZ RC10's size MP27, I believe the sole length is 299mm

vizsyn, I totally didn't realize you are on the east coast. I am in NJ, and head up north when I go riding. I have a friend....both of us are trying to figure out this EC thing. I think I am VERY close (almost to the point where it might be equipment holding me back to some degree), but I have a lot...

oops - missed two questions:

height 70 inches / 177.8cm
weight 145lbs / 65.77kg

and yes, shipping would be to the US.

I use a stiff board because i wanted to try a metal board and got a good deal on it. Otherwise, because of my weight its hard to find suitable used boards. Either way, it's not working that well for ec :roll: Looks like i am going to grab a new swoard. If i could find a used 168m it might work, but ...

Finances are tight at the moment, and I'm looking to get a dedicated EC board now or during the summer for next year. I currently ride a Donek FC Metal 171, with a variable sidecut of 11 up front, 13 on the tail. The board has a 20cm waist. First, I cannot get my angles as low as I would like on the...

Rob, thanks for the advice. I think a Swoard is in my near future...I can handle the tight trails ok if I am making very light turns, and when I have even moderate speed I feel comfortable enough to turn a board over. With the angles I'm running now, I think I may be experiencing boot out on my heel...

Thank you all for the responses. I got a few PM's from members as well - very nice community here. I am riding in Pennsylvania/ Pocono Mtns area. Really nothing special. Most of the time people just stare at me awkwardly when I ride the hardboot setup haha. :badgrin: Re: the RC10's, is riding in wal...