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Snowboard
from SWOARD
6 November 2015
Opus 4 "Lifted" was filmed in Switzerland in 2004. It shows the Swoard team in action, using Swoard Extremecarver model and their extremecarving technique. You can learn more about extremecarving on http://www.extremecarving.com.
Basically the technique used is rotational turns with stiff torso/leg link and few other things: it can be resumed ( as you can see in the vids ) in the right timing between:
- rotation turns ( no shoulder / hip dislocking: the shoulders move first, and the legs fo...
ExtremeCarving Opus 4 - High quality - Snowboard carving technique
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Snowboard
from SWOARD
6 November 2015
Opus 2 "Extreme Dreamer" shows the Swoard team in 2001-2002 using the final prototypes that lead to the Extremecarver model, the first extremecarving board of the market. The ride technique developed by the team was new at that time. Now 15 years after, this is known as extremecarving (EC), as it has been named by the founders Patrice Fivat and Jacques Rilliet. The trend has grown worldwide and contributes to a renewal of alpine snowboarding.
To learn more about extremecarving and the boards...
ExtremeCarving Opus 2 - High quality - Snowboard carving technique
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Snowboard
from SWOARD
6 November 2015
Opus 3 "Stoked" was shot in 2002-2003. It shows the Swoard team in action, using Swoard Extremecarver model and their extremecarving technique. You can learn more about extremecarving on http://www.extremecarving.com.
Basically the technique used is rotational turns with stiff torso/leg link and few other things: it can be resumed ( as you can see in the vids ) in the right timing between:
- rotation turns ( no shoulder / hip dislocking: the shoulders move first, and the legs follow
- Push...
