smoother heel side (not the same old post)

Post by **Mphdemon** » Sunday 15 January 2006, 7:30

Hey guys,

I realize at first glance this may look like the other posts about people asking how to get a better heel side turn. But I don't have the same problem. I've already gotten to the point where I can lay out on both sides, but the problem is that I am much smoother on my toe side than my heel side. My toe side I kind of glide down to the snow while holding an edge. But my heel side is more of a crash and bounce, any ideas on how to make it smoother or do I just need more time to figure it out?

Post by **István** » Monday 16 January 2006, 10:10

Knees bent, shoulders twisted, butt not sticking out?

Best,

István

Post by **Mphdemon** » Monday 16 January 2006, 19:07

Ya I'm generally pretty good about that stuff. It's not really a falling sensation more of a driven feeling. I'm not really sure how to describe it, but it doesn't feel like I have no control because I never lose my edge but I still hit the ground pretty hard

Post by **Silber** » Monday 16 January 2006, 19:39

EC Style: Finish the frontside turn (going almost uphill) and bend your knees low, start turning and push out your legs going back up the hill on your back side. If u are already extended when u turn, u start bouncing....

RACE Style: make sure your back arm is pushing towards the mountain to help you rotate more thus closing better the turn.

Post by **Mphdemon** » Friday 20 January 2006, 6:19

Ok, thanks I'll have to try that, I think you might be right because I do tend to get fully extended sooner when I'm making a heel turn opposed to a toe side one.

Post by **Rob Stevens** » Friday 27 January 2006, 21:35

If you start extended, you're f#@ked.
As a physical reference, you could start your turn with your front hand near (or on) the snow.
Keep in mind that the only way you should be that close to the snow is if you have almost bottomed out the amount of flex you have in your knees, with your upper body still fairly upright.
You can see in the "lifted" vids when the boys hit the snow and bounce, it's almost always after they've accidentally been popped upright out of the previous turn and gone right into the next one without being able to absorb pressure in the old "push-pull" (we call it "up" un-weighting) method.
Start low-extend along the surface of the snow to the fall line-pull your legs in and finish low, regardless of front or backsideness.
P.S.
Still looking for the freeride (no high binding angle) softboot heelside lay.
Preferably done with the back foot at 0 or -.
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smoother heel side (not the same old post)

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