PWA "The Lounge"

[Xanthos]

Originally Posted by Dave_O

NO! Me n you are on the SAME time zone! CST!!! How many times I gotta tell you this!? LOL

LMAO. Well, its morning somewhere.
- X

[Dave_O]

Originally Posted by Xanthos

LMAO. Well, its morning somewhere.
- X

lol...yea...

Aja bak yet?

[Xanthos]

Originally Posted by Dave_O

lol...yea...

Aja bak yet?

Nope. Going by her house tomorrow on my way out of town to drop off her christmas present (either to give it to her in person or to leave it with her mom if she's not in town yet) before I leave town...

I'll just have to see her sunday when I get back...
- X

[Dave_O]

Originally Posted by Xanthos

Nope. Going by her house tomorrow on my way out of town to drop off her christmas present (either to give it to her in person or to leave it with her mom if she's not in town yet) before I leave town...

I'll just have to see her sunday when I get back...
- X

YEA you BETTER!

Dude, if only snowboarding didn't involve turning....I'd be a PRO!!!

[Xanthos]

Originally Posted by Dave_O

YEA you BETTER!

Dude, if only snowboarding didn't involve turning....I'd be a PRO!!!

LMAO.
- X

[Dave_O]

Originally Posted by Xanthos

LMAO.
- X

and figures my @$$ can turn the 'hard way (toe turn)' better than I can turn the 'easy way (heel turn)'

[Xanthos]

Originally Posted by Dave_O

and figures my @$$ can turn the 'hard way (toe turn)' better than I can turn the 'easy way (heel turn)'

No clue what you're talking about. I've never snowboarded before.
- X

[Dave_O]

Originally Posted by Xanthos

No clue what you're talking about. I've never snowboarded before.
- X

its not easily explained, its something you really have to see... but needless to say, whats harder for most is easy for me, and whats easy for most is harder for me! which is what happens with most things!

[Mindz]

See, I'm the opposite. I find toe turning much easier.

Say your left foot is in front. Your toes are facing to your right, and heels to the left. If you turn right and lean forward, that's (toe turn) and for me the easy one.

To turn left, you'd have to lean back and turn left at the same time (heel turn). You can't just put your arms back and ease into the turn, it's much more difficult.

Reverse directions if your right foot is forward.

[Dave_O]

Originally Posted by Mindz

See, I'm the opposite. I find toe turning much easier.

Say your left foot is in front. Your toes are facing to your right, and heels to the left. If you turn right and lean forward, that's (toe turn) and for me the easy one.

To turn left, you'd have to lean back and turn left at the same time (heel turn). You can't just put your arms back and ease into the turn, it's much more difficult.

Reverse directions if your right foot is forward.

Good explination! And I am the same way, toe turn is easier... And I was just going by what my Instructor said, plus how everyone else in the group did!

[Mindz]

I've snowboarded once. I would start off facing right, then toe turn and end up just slightly going uphill. Start going down facing left. Toe turn until I stopped and started going down the hill facing right again. Toe turn that way, all the way to the bottom.

[Dave_O]

well, i'm heading out...goin to take a shower...then prolly passing out...no sleep last night and a full day of snowboarding...

[Dave_O]

Originally Posted by Mindz

I've snowboarded once. I would start off facing right, then toe turn and end up just slightly going uphill. Start going down facing left. Toe turn until I stopped and started going down the hill facing right again. Toe turn that way, all the way to the bottom.

lol, close to the same thing I did!!! I could go straight though...and learned how to tearn to the heel side a little, but I couldn't slow down any that way! Toe turn, I could slow myself down... So I would go straight, toe turn, then heel turn pick up a TON of speed and toe turn to slow down...problem was on attempted heel turns when ppl got in my way!!! lol

and today was my first time snowboarding!

[Mindz]

hahaha. That's why I'd make some pretty serious speed when doing S turns, and when I needed to slow down for people or turn quickly, it was ALWAYS a toe turn or I'd just plant my ass and use my body to slow down. I took no chances as I've only snowboarded one day in my life, and that was the day I learned. Going up to Tahoe next week, but I doubt I'll grab a board. Maybe I'll just book it downhill on skies or teach my fiancee how to ski.

Some of the best advice she got from a friend.

"Remember, yelling 'PIZZA!' won't help you slow down, no matter how many times you say it." I 'ed