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mattmania 
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Post subject: One foot riding
 Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 01:21 PM
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First post: Jan 30, 2005
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Location: Kent
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Ok, when I learnt to snowboard, our French instructor made us ride one footed for 1st half day, and then kept us practicing throughout the week. I kept it up and can turn (sloppily) down gentle slopes with the back foot out. My mate (trainee instructor) can ride whole slopes and even butter like this. However, so many boarders that I ride with are useless at 1-foot riding, and it's really annoying waiting for them to bind, unbind, bind etc., on undulating flatish areas.
What I want to know is:
How many of you were taught to ride with 1 foot?
Is it a part of instructor courses? And
What type of standard are you with 1 foot and do you think it helps your 2 footed riding?
Personally I think it helps by making you less dependant on the back foot, reducing the tendancy to kick the back foot to turn ('ruddering' is it?), but I would love an instructor to come and tell me what the official line is on this. |
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Nick7
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Post subject: RE: One foot riding
Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 01:53 PM
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First post: Sep 04, 2009
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Location: Manchester
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I use one foot out when skating down flats til I see enough slope to get some pace which is when i strap in, or to steer when getting off a lift. I cant see why, or what the benefit of riding a slope one footed is tbh?
When I did my instructor course (which i really do not believe makes my word gospel by any stretch!) the basi trainer was invincible all week, perfect riding... until he tried to one foot down a bit of slope instead of strapping and he stacked it. So in a way, i think that is the official line! |
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charlie
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Post subject: RE: One foot riding
Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 02:06 PM
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I was once made to ride from top to bottom of the mountain with 1 foot in, the steepest was a red I think. It took a long time but I reckon it was worth it. Being able to turn one footed saves me loads of time when there's just a short stretch to ride down. Also handy for the odd rail trick  |
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Nick7
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Post subject: Re: RE: One foot riding
Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 02:16 PM
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Location: Manchester
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charlie wrote:
I was once made to ride from top to bottom of the mountain with 1 foot in, the steepest was a red I think. It took a long time but I reckon it was worth it. Being able to turn one footed saves me loads of time when there's just a short stretch to ride down. Also handy for the odd rail trick
Yeah, fairplay. I suppose like anything to do with snowboarding, as long as you are enjoying yourself, what does it matter!
It also occured to me after my original post that you see quite a lot of riders who only have one foot strapped jumping of cliffs etc etc.... so what the hell do i know.
I will work on my switch instead of one foot for the time being |
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ChasKi
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Post subject: RE: One foot riding
Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 02:18 PM
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I think it's a good idea actually, I can turn toeside just fine, but my heelside turns with backfoot out are a bit sketchy. I can do enough either way to get off most lifts without falling over and feeling like a pleb, though I quite often also have to play catch the girlfriend at the same time so I feel I'm due bonus points there!
If I remember, I think I will try and do one or two full runs next time I'm away as I think it's partly just a confidence issue and either way I'd like to be better at it! |
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dashie
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Post subject: RE: One foot riding
Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 02:24 PM
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First post: Sep 24, 2007
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I can get about ok with one foot in. Never made an effort to learn, picked up mainly from having to ride round obstacles gonig on the uplifts in scotland. If you cant steer on some pomas you can end up in a hole.
Scott Stevens dos some pretty cool one footed tricks. Jibbing Jeremy however doesnt. |
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Post subject: Re: RE: One foot riding
Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 02:25 PM
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Location: Manchester
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ChasKi wrote:
I quite often also have to play catch the girlfriend at the same time so I feel I'm due bonus points there!!
Its great isnt it  |
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Nick7
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Post subject: Re: RE: One foot riding
Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 02:30 PM
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dashie wrote:
I can get about ok with one foot in. Never made an effort to learn, picked up mainly from having to ride round obstacles gonig on the uplifts in scotland. If you cant steer on some pomas you can end up in a hole.
Scott Stevens dos some pretty cool one footed tricks. Jibbing Jeremy however doesnt.
I think you would need a stomp pad to get any good at it Dale and if my memory serves me, you called all stomp pad users "punters". |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: One foot riding
Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 02:32 PM
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| i can ride about absoloutely fine with only my front foot in... and I don't have a stomp pad. just wedge my back foot up against the binding. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: One foot riding
Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 02:37 PM
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I also learnt in France and like OP we rode around 1 footed for a good chunk of days 1 & 2.
I'm not bad with 1 foot in - I can get down a blue though I haven't tried a red!! Really handy skill - saves you many a lift fail (very important in Scotland and on fast chairlifts.)
I am not as good as the last poster though - find it much easier with a stomp pad!! |
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ChasKi
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Post subject: Re: RE: One foot riding
Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 08:42 PM
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Nick7 wrote:
ChasKi wrote:
I quite often also have to play catch the girlfriend at the same time so I feel I'm due bonus points there!!
Its great isnt it
Yeah it's great fun! Until it all goes pete tong!
I have some stomp studs, but the foam sole on the bottom of my new 32 boots grips the topsheet of my SL really nicely, way better than my old boots/board. Think I need to man up and have more confidence that the boot will definitely grip and practice. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: One foot riding
Posted: Feb 05, 2011 - 01:42 PM
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| When i was in Val Thorens last February i had a few lessons and the instructor got me going down a few runs (green) to help improve my toe side turns. I found it helped quite a bit as it showed me how to apply pressure to my leading foot and get the board to turn and gave me more confidence with my turns. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: One foot riding
Posted: Feb 05, 2011 - 06:52 PM
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I do think its a skill, I can get by with one foot in, but as all the lifts where we go are chairlifts, me and my mates strap our back feet in on the lift.
Had to use a button lift this year for the first time since I rode in Scotland, around 10 years ago. Didn't like it much tbh 
I suppose one other thing to consider, riding with one foot in is the possible spiral fracture you could get if the board spins round. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: One foot riding
Posted: Feb 05, 2011 - 07:54 PM
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First post: Dec 13, 2009
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| i ride 1 footed alot, i find it helps my edge control. as you get better try it switch |
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Post subject: Re: RE: One foot riding
Posted: Feb 10, 2011 - 09:23 AM
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First post: Oct 15, 2009
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charlie wrote:
I was once made to ride from top to bottom of the mountain with 1 foot in, the steepest was a red I think. It took a long time but I reckon it was worth it. Being able to turn one footed saves me loads of time when there's just a short stretch to ride down. Also handy for the odd rail trick
Wow that's pretty crazy! Having said that I can definitely see the benefit of doing this. It would definitely improve your control of the board. I can get off the chairlifts and push on flats but other than that I've not really done any thing more. Definitely would be worthwhile in learning |
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