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Thread: can someone explain how to get low on the toe side?

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    can someone explain how to get low on the toe side?

    seems like descending I've got a lot more comfort and power making heelside turns than toeside. What should I be doing to get toeside power? Vid below of me riding for reference...

    I like to make silly carving videos with my GoPro Helmet Hero.

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    I'm no really a huge expert or anything close to it but this is my 2 cents.

    You're legs are really dynamic on your heelsides and you really incorporate your whole body into the turn, standing up and transfering power into the board at the apex of your carve.
    On your toesides however, you seem to be keeping your legs prety stiff and just leaning your shoulders away from the board to turn. To help me get away from that technique, I paracticed pumping a lot on flatland, it helped me get a lot more comfortable with moving my whole body.

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    Get lower in apex of the turn - push HARD with the rear foot toe, then un-weight at the end. More up and down with the upper body. :-)
    Altitude is Everything

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    Thanks WC, that's what I was looking for!
    I like to make silly carving videos with my GoPro Helmet Hero.

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    looking at your video it looks like you are leaning forward and into your heelsides but seem behind and straight legging your toesides, I have the opposite problem but I find the reaching forward and doing pushing down hard on the edge of the board with my rear foot really helps. Remember that going downhill most of you weight should be on the front foot much like snowboarding so be mindful of how loose the rear gets.
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