 Poster: A snowHead
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David Murdoch, 
You're right, though, and in general I agree. There are extreme cases, though. For example, my wife was "off" in her boots by 2.5 degrees on one foot, and 3.5 on the other. As a result, there's no way she could get onto and off her edges properly. She was held back as a result. When she got properly aligned, her skiing changed, especially as her habitual compensations dropped from her skiing. I see this in many folks. It takes time to lose those compensations, and at first we may feel that we have a setback. But, the end result is quite good.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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This will come as a surprise to many of you, but the Ron Lemaster list of causal factors to consider go, in this order:
• Equipment
• Morphological factors
• Psychological factors
• Tactics
• Technique
Clearly the caveat of applies not to beginners.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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veeeight, oh, yeah! Thanks for the reminder!
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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veeeight, Goodness knows what his "serious factors" are like 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Frosty the Snowman,
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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... perceptions of carving vs. arcing and riding the sidecut.....
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What's the difference? (Sorry about 'can of worms' question).
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Frosty the Snowman, causal, not casual!
rob@rar,  Easier demonstrated. But I think I did a previous reply in that how not to carve thread.
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"What's the difference? (Sorry about 'can of worms' question)."
Who cares as long as you're having fun! I feel like I'm "carving" and that's good enough for me 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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uktrailmonster,
Yes, you can get hung up on all this. To me, carving is on the ski at the beginning and end of the turn....but I never think its precious and don't care one way or another if someone has another definition. I'll know a good turn and a bad one from my POV.
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It's all horses for courses, as I've said before, it depends if you ski to get from one cafe to another, or wish to take it up as a sport, and want to improve.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I've just taken my old version B2s to an 88 degree edge angle as they were skidding out a little on the icey stuff last year. It'll be interesting to see how they do in Jan. I still have a long way to go on the technical side though, sometimes I can flow through a turn and other times I skid out halfway though - shows that the problem lies with my consistency.
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