Getting stuck on backside turns

[thompsano]

Hey everyone,

I'm dipping in the forum again for some possible tips on feet placement or weight distribution on my board.  Some of you might remember me as the excited guy with the new LIB.  Well I have some more questions.

First off, I love this skate(first bideck I've ridden) and my riding and confidence are improving everytime I head out.  I still haven't had a chance to hit the moutains yet but I have found a couple good hills.  One at a golf course and and a really nice run down a powerline cutline near my house.  I am so craving a run that lasts more than 20 seconds though!

Anyways, every once in awhile I will get stuck on a backside turn to the point where I literally ride it out scraping across the snow not being able to get to my frontside.  I feel as though I can't "drive" my heel into the board to initiate the start of the turn back.  Other times, most of the times really, I can carve from front to backside surprisingly well. 

I ride goofy keeping my backfoot pretty much on the tail and my front foot just behind my trucks or directly over them.  I would say I my weight over my board would be around 60/40 favoring my back foot. 

Any thoughts or ideas on stance?  Would love to hear from the masses

 

[Ralston]

open up you front shoulder.  meaning turn your upper body to where you want to go.  stance sounds good.

[barontieri]

if you loose your control it could be because you put all your weight on the toes and let your heels up, not touching the deck, just remember to force your heels getting down on the grip "slowly", the board will magically be in control again for your transition to the frontside. Of course you definitely need to lead with your upper body but you need to put some pressure over the whole grip in the same time
you should got to a resort asap so you have more time to practice your different turns, it'll be even faster and more rewarding, have fun it's such a great sport!

[crownroyalrage]

Yeah go to a resort and ride the easiest greens and work your way up to the harder green runs.  You will get better alot faster.  Wear a helmet!  Follow the ski code!  Ride in control!

[zak123]

Keep your speed up I just thought my brother he had the same problem if he would go slow. You don't have to go fast just a nice mid range speed. You will pick up it up just keep at it!

[frogbone]

I like to hold  my front foot top of the trucks  and   it covers the deck diagonally  , and i like to swing my left  hand behind of my back  to  the carving  when you body have to aim uphill.   

[thompsano]

Hey everyone,

I know I need to get to a resort, believe me I know! I watch all the videos of you guys ripping down the moutains and I realize what I'm missing.  I don't see myself going off big kickers or sliding down rails anytime soon - I just want to be able to rip down those hills knowing I can react quickly, confidently and in control.  And yes I have a helmet on.  I wear lots of pads!

Thanks for all the riding tips. As soon as we get some more snow I'll go and give it a rip.  Green trails here I come.

[snosk8]

keeping your speed up is more important with the banana camber.  Try and make it a 2 step process.  1 - Lean down the hill (add weight to front foot) and let the board come around so you are pointing straight down the slope.  2 - Once you are pointing down the hill it will be easy to put pressure on the edge and finish the turn.

[thompsano]

That's a good point SNOSK8.  I wouldn't have thought to lean forward to take weight off the back foot, I think I pretty much do the opposite staying a little heavy on the back foot.  Maybe when I have done a nice turn back, I have been leaning a bit forward but never noticed.  Awesome.

Thanks man

[b$]

having the back end wash around on a twin tip sub like a lib tech is the reason behind a tapered sub(and also the reason twin tip snow skis are still tapered with narrower tails than tips) Larger nose than tail makes it easier to track forward and also easier to initiate turns. 
A good trick i have found is to add some extra foam grip , like a wedge or riser, wheree my heel of my rear foot goes. Helps you initiate that heel side turn a bit.

[thompsano]

Thanks b$,  another good idea making the heel wedge.  Well maybe my next sub will be a longer tapered one.  Maybe a Boyd Hill.  Now if it would just snow!