bump I have a tuck question. I use an American style tuck, but it isn't as stable for me as just crouching down, hunching over my knees and not changing foot placement. Also, when I was in my tuck, I had my back foot pinted, so when I was just making some heelside turns I had to adjust my backfoot and that got kinda sketchy, even though i wasn't going terribly fast. Any tips? (also, I'm not doing serious DH, just looking to be able to handle speed a little bit more confidently)
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Re: Technique Discussion
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bump I have a tuck question. I use an American style tuck, but it isn't as stable for me as just crouching down, hunching over my knees and not changing foot placement. Also, when I was in my tuck, I had my back foot pinted, so when I was just making some heelside turns I had to adjust my backfoot and that got kinda sketchy, even though i wasn't going terribly fast. Any tips? (also, I'm not doing serious DH, just looking to be able to handle speed a little bit more confidently)
er...adjust your tuck so you're comfortable?
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:neutral: Well you see that's a pretty common question, you can find they answer if you put some effort into it.
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I don't do a lot of speedboarding. Infact what I do probably doesn't even constitute speedboarding.
But looking around at a lot of speedboarding videos and pictures as well as from the people of the fish.
It seems like a good technique for an (american?) tuck is by having your front foot angled to a 45, and the back foot on the toes, with the ball and heel in line with the center of the board. (this board has some good photos) Then the back knee should be located behind the front leg's calf. Hips should be aligned facing forwards, and the back should be as parallel to the ground as possible, with the arms following suit with the back.
With the tuck you're trying to expose the least amount of body from a forwards view. The only parts that should be exposed are the shoulders, head, and front leg.
Here's a photo... (courtesy of eastside longboards)
Please feel free to correct me if anything I said is wrong.
i have both my feet at a 45 angle does that still count as a american tuck if it matters?
All of those dudes are rocking some sort of euro tuck, but i just tried both feet at 45* and it seems that my knee comes in and rests on my calf. If thats the case for you then yours is a Euro tuck, if your knee comes in and rests in the pit of your other leg then its American. I think there was a thread called "how to tuck" or something like that a while back. Its a good one to look through.
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very true, i might not be able to think right now if i didnt wear my helmet
thats very true when i first started i didnt wear a helmet at all and then i crashed ...bad and was put into a coma for a week now i wear a full face every wear a go with my board its way worth it
i guess i just started useing a brazilion tuck last night. while toe sideing and i felt at home with this style of tuck. as soon as i got home i orderd an rayne avenger. but thats not the point. before or curently rather i have a dh race. i think being confortable on your own deck plays a huge role, like ive seen some were on here its 90% rider 10% gear. i finaly under stood after last night what that ment.
I felt more at home useing a drop through that a friend let me barow with the exeptions of my foot catching in the back wheel. but railed a corners down so hard and fast my hip was starting to slide into the pavmentand and was able to pull back to set up the next corner without high sideing were when i used my dh i felt sketchy as hell because my center of gravity wasent forwerd anuff and i would be forced to take the outside line or highside just because i wasent confortable on that deck.
though it has been aficaly given an F.
but you get the point.
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This is my first real DH season and i have problems sliding at high speeds and speed checking.
I've seen it done and understand the technique but i just end up in the ditch
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I just learned something the other day that I though I would share.
--When taking toe side corners (right if regular, left if goofy) and putting your hand down to drift put your hand in front of you, not to the side.
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