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11-19-2005, 03:34 AM
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#1 | | Junior Member
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| T-Bars-- agggghhhhh
What do you find is the best technique for riding the dreaded t-bar? I'm going to a low budget hill in a couple of weeks that only has t-bars, and I've managed to avoid them for years.
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11-19-2005, 10:28 AM
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#2 | | Avatarded!
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Spokanistan
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| whatever you do don't let go!!!!
Then, if you are staying at the hill (a place that small I would guess does not have lodging) right before the cafeteria closes steal a plastic lunch tray. Once it gets dark and after you have consumed at least a 6 pack of good microbrew, proceed to the top of the T-bar track, plop your ass down on the lunch tray and let it rip. Lookout for groomers or resort management, they usually don't take kindly to the track getting all messed up, especially on their stolen lunch trays!
Good luck with the T-bar!! I think they were invented by Warren Miller just so he could make fun of people using them in his movies!
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11-19-2005, 12:28 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by jaydee What do you find is the best technique for riding the dreaded t-bar? I'm going to a low budget hill in a couple of weeks that only has t-bars, and I've managed to avoid them for years. | A couple of questions, boarder or skier? Assume you are a boarder but always good to ask.
Second question, what kind of tbars? Are they true t-bars (i.e. can take two at a time, a j-bar (grab on to the bar and hold on for dear life) or a poma (round disc at the end of the bar)? Each has their own technique... | |
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11-19-2005, 02:23 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
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| Be prepared for a crappy day. those things are hard to get used to. especially if the track isnt well maintained | |
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11-19-2005, 06:00 PM
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#5 | | Junior Member
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Originally Posted by Ripcord A couple of questions, boarder or skier? Assume you are a boarder but always good to ask.
Second question, what kind of tbars? Are they true t-bars (i.e. can take two at a time, a j-bar (grab on to the bar and hold on for dear life) or a poma (round disc at the end of the bar)? Each has their own technique... | Good questions. Yup, I'm a plank-ape. And I think the t-bars are the regular type, not a j-bar, and definitely not a poma.
The replies on this forum so far have not been encouraging on the t-bar question. I did manage to survive the bunny hill t-bar years ago when I learned to board, but for obvious reasons I never went back on the thing. I know I can somehow get myself dragged up the hill like a sack of cement on a hook, but I would like to find out if anybody has ever successfully mastered the technique. | |
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11-20-2005, 06:48 AM
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#6 | | Senior Member
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| ya need to relax... be the T bar  ... seroiusly, relax and look ahead at the track, try and stay out of the bumpy crap...
good luck | |
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11-20-2005, 01:37 PM
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#7 | | Junior Member
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Originally Posted by partsbara ya need to relax... be the T bar ... seroiusly, relax and look ahead at the track, try and stay out of the bumpy crap...
good luck | Thanks, I'll need it. I'll give it a go because I'm sure not gonna hike up while all the fat-ski wearing pole-toters get a ride. | |
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11-20-2005, 03:03 PM
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#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: York, PA
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| Here is an idea:
KC Gandee from the AASI National team calls it "four on the floor", Mike Sites, an eastern clinician and examiner, calls it "home" and many others call it a neutral stance or zone.
I like "four on the floor" - it is when you are centered over your board and in such a neutral stance that you can feel even pressure on four points - the heels and balls of your feet. Each point should have 25 percent of your weight on it. This is the same on a rail, straight jumps, edge transitions, etc.
Stand on flat ground (the best is to do it carpet surfing first) and find your body's natural position over your bindings. Your feet, knees, hips, and shoulders should all line up (the only thing that generally should move toward the direction of travel is your head). When you are lined up like this, you should be able to feel this "four on the floor".
This is the feeling you should have on a T-bar, J-bar, or other surface lift. Start with this position and let the bar "drag" you. Some people put the bar between their legs, some put it behind them - whatever. The important thing is that you keep your body lined up so that you can feel this "four on the floor" sensation.
As long as you stay lined up and let the bar drag you from wherever it contacts your body, you should not have any problem. | |
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11-20-2005, 03:23 PM
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So is that you dancing in that picture? Sexy Riverside?
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11-21-2005, 12:48 PM
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#10 | | Avatarded!
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Originally Posted by Thegirl So is that you dancing in that picture? Sexy Riverside? | It could be, but i think you are on the wrong type of forum here!!
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