Knapton Twin carving

@toesidebob Some cool Knapton style moves there!

I don't have a lot of feedback for you just now, this is not really my style or my stance.  I do plan to do some experimentation with duck stance carving this season, I want to see if I can figure it out.  I also want to see where my limits are in that stance.  I've swapped boards with enough duck guys to know that I can make decent toesides but my heelsides are chattering as soon as it gets even a little bit steep.  We'll have to see how far I can get with my own setup.  If I learn anything interesting I'll share it with ya!

A few years ago I tore a tendon in my lead leg, which took a while to heal.  Inspired by Knapton, I set up an old twin with a switch & duck stance, and then tried the warrior pose.  The "stand at the urinal" then "take a dump" transitions just didn't work for me.  I never tried openning my hips, as that's not really his style.  That might have helped, but I really don't think I'm that flexible.

In the vid above you're openning the hips a bit, but it'd be so much easier if you went posi.  I know some people have done that just to learn, and then nudged it back to duck.  Having said that, if you really want to do Knapton's flatland/free style just keep practicing on milder slopes. 

They say it takes 10,000 hours to master something... that's 5 hrs a day, 50 days a year, for 40 years! (which is why everyone is looking for some cheat codes).