boot settings-forward lean

Post by **egriffin** » Friday 5 January 2007, 15:40

looking for advise on how to set up forward lean on boots. What is the general settings used in carving?

Post by **xyxx** » Friday 5 January 2007, 15:54

I believe it is pretty much of a personal preference, but I think the most widely used setup is little lean on the front boot, and more on the rear

Post by **egriffin** » Friday 5 January 2007, 20:21

What seems to make the most sence is to stand on level ground in the riding position and come as close to equal pressure in both boots on the front as well as the rear of the boot. At first try I read some where front boot in neutral setting and the rear one click forward. I found that the rear was too much pressure and than when going to the next setting it was not enough..(maybe time to upgrade) Thanks for the get back I was seeing what others have done regarding this.

Post by **e_wi** » Saturday 6 January 2007, 8:12

Depends partially what style you ride, this link helped me:
http://www.bomberonline.com/articles/cross_over.cfm

Post by **egriffin** » Saturday 6 January 2007, 14:41

80% of my style is the ct method. what's happening is i use to ride a san a cruz board that had a wider waist, i sold it and got a volkl rt 163 sl with a 19.5 waist and have been struggling in getting the feel for it. after going back to basics (norm) i found the sweat spot (when we have snow-thats another story here in the northeast).. i have yet to find what feels best with my forward lean with my boots. i was looking to see what other carvers are using as a starting point for me, right now my set up is 50cm stance with bindings set at 58/55 my boots are raichle 324's. my stance i am playing with as well, i have to play some more with it, the 50 cm feels a little wide and my next smaller setting is 46.7 cm which feels pretty good but once you get into chopped up condictions i find a little tight for balance/recovery. i find that when i open up my stance i have to go with more forward lean on the boots, and that is where i have not found that front/back boot equal feel as i have with a narrower stance. please share what you/others have discovered regarding the forward lean, thanks

Post by **xyxx** » Saturday 6 January 2007, 17:05

dear egriffin,

I am not aware of what the ct method is, but cannot exclude that it indeed requires equal pressure 100% time. However, I am aware of things that helped me to improve my riding when I started to do alpine, as well as riding of a few fellows I know. One of these things is to set your boots to the walking mode, or to set the front boot straight and have only the rear boot in the walk mode. It might not let you go fast and can be somewhat dangerous, but it certainly will help you to find the proper body position, including the position of your legs. Also, I would recommend you to change your board - riding a racey slalom stick with an overly soft nose and too much of a snappy tail is not the best option for a beginner in my opinion. Priors and doneks, lots of which appear in the classified section of bomberonline, are far frendlier, and I believe they will teach you to get faster faster.

Post by **egriffin** » Saturday 6 January 2007, 19:30

i was hoping that in my subject box where i wrote cross through (ct), would be enough to describe riding style.
you will find this on the bomber site as a combination of the cross over and cross under styles.
good idea about the boots i will give it a try and i was always wondering about the board as well.. out my way carving is a dying art,
thanks for the get back and as soon as we get some snow (its 70 out today-which would be great if there was snow but all the rain...to painful to say anymore about this season) i will get out and play with your advice.

Post by **e_wi** » Saturday 6 January 2007, 21:01

I carved with about the same angles and stance as you and then alternated one day to another to a wide freerideboard with softboots and it's true that it feels strange, but I adapted my riding to the board and didn't pay so much attention to a few degrees and cms.
Try to train crossover and crossunder aswell; at the moment I work on extreme carving and for me it takes a lot of concentration to perform all the mouvements at the right moment and all this changing from a Burton Speed appr. 19 cm wide to a Swoard appr. 24 cm wide...once you have a position which feels good, just work on technique and try to progress.
On the www.swoard.com you can find lot's of interesting information about technique and material,
hope this helps you, Eric

Post by **U-turn** » Sunday 7 January 2007, 11:00

Moderate settings:

Stance: 44 to 48 cm (17 1/3 to 19 Inch)
Angles: 54° - 45° or 60° - 53°

Forward lean Raichle SB-324: front foot position 4, rear foot position 3
If You feel too stiff, let it both on the free-floating walk-position.

Tongue if available (different colors): front foot stiffer tongue, rear foot softer tongue