What to improve? Video....

[SKOPI]

Dear friends!

Would be great if you could suggest any firther improvements to make EC style clean and perfect.
Soft boots, SWOARD DUAL 168.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=tcVNOJ3ASTA

Thanks in advance.

[Edit : this link is for mobile youtube = smartphone. See also the link below]

[Hans]

your link isn't doing it here so placed the direct one:

Nice vid to watch.

The only thing I saw so after watching the vid once: your upper body is too much bent (to the front) before making the turns. Your upper body must be upright, your knees must do the work.

[manuchill]

to complement on the findings by Hans, have a look at the following video
it has some nice slow motion parts in it so you have enough time to get a good grasp on how the deep knee position is, rotation of the upper body and stretching the legs

[SKOPI]

Got it! Thanks guys. Will work fither towards knees bend instead of body

[manuchill]

i wish you the best working on the technique, and don't forget to have fun during it (also important)

and if you have some more to show: don't hesitate to put it online again, there are more then enough people here to
give you pointers in the right direction (just like Hans already did)

[Petr]

Hey Skopi,

nice riding with the softboot dual!!

Following additional hints after watching the vid:

You can try to more accentuate your rotation. For example at 0:22 and 0:26 you are riding frontside turn but are standing quite in the "Plus" position (which is for backside). You should be much more in "Minus". Watch the video mentioned by manuchill, e.g., at 4:03 how Patrice is coming out at the end of the frontside - he is in great "Minus".

For a lot of people it seems to be difficult to separate the "look" from the body rotation. The look (and thus the head) are for most connected to the body roation and so, because you are looking in your direction of movement, you tend to rotate your body to "Plus". Look once more on this separation by Patrice and try it when just standing (even without board). You maybe find out, that it is first strange. You have to "look over your shoulder"

The same also for backside: accentuate here the "Plus". For example, at 1:31 you should be much more in "Plus".

Also, you should try for backside to increase the angle of axilla to 180°.

Petr

[SKOPI]

Hi, Petr!

Thanks for your notes, they are all more than valid. When I ride and keep all these rules in the head, then everything goes right, but again you need always keep this in the head. The difficulty I face with is that as soon as you are stabel af front and back, then some of the rules disapper from your mind and you ride as it is easier for you.
But when you whatch the video, then you realize that smth went wrong....


Petr, what is 'angle of axilla'? Could not get it.

[Petr]

Petr, what is 'angle of axilla'? Could not get it.

Skopi, I do not know if I have chosen the correct english term - axilla .

I mean this angle:

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