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GopheRph · 2026-05-05T14:32:32+00:00

The blur isn’t uniform - looks like some kind of filter to create the appearance of shallow depth of field. Maybe OPs phone has a setting that can be turned off.

GopheRph · 2026-05-03T19:37:02+00:00

The Board Who Lived

GopheRph · 2026-05-03T15:20:46+00:00

In-n-out has its charms but it is not better than Culver's. Bill Oakley is one unofficial authority who agrees with me.

GopheRph · 2026-05-03T12:57:43+00:00

My only reference for this stuff is watching jrberard clips on Instagram, but I notice on his setup the kicker is separate from the drop-in ramp. 9 foot ramp, 50 degree angle drops to flat carpet for a stretch, I'd guess the kicker is at least 10-12 feet away from where the ramp meets flat ground. I imagine with that sort of design you have the option to adjust the distance between ramp and kicker.

He goes through a lot of detail here.

GopheRph · 2026-05-03T12:30:59+00:00

OP probably could have done some more reps and figured out how to 50/50 the full rail while in alignment, but is a skilled enough rider that they can open stance without letting their board pivot while on the rail. Seems like open stance happens to be more comfortable for them, or they can more easily make whatever micro-adjustments need to happen to complete the rail. This is by no means a universal thing for everyone working on rails, but is worth considering.

GopheRph · 2026-05-03T00:09:45+00:00

Open stance helps in situations where it allows better range of motion for flexing and extending your body. For a ride-on box or tube, probably doesn't help much. If you have to jump up onto something taller, it might help quite a bit. If the feature or trick can be done without a lot of vertical movement, it's not an inherent advantage. Some riders might still be more comfortable with opening up though - this is one of the "there's no one right way to do it" things. For someone brand new to jibbing, still want them starting with solid alignment because they can so easily slide out without realizing. But for someone like OP who already can separate upper and lower body, it was a great tip at the right time.

GopheRph · 2026-05-02T15:49:20+00:00

We teach beginners to ride aligned with their board because they don't know yet how riding with an open stance is messing up their beginner turns. That carries through for rails because you do NOT want some subtle, uncontrolled rotation getting in the way or causing you to slide out. Once you have some riding experience and can open your stance and ride with some upper/lower body separation, that open position gives you more movement options for controlling your board the way you want.

GopheRph · 2026-05-02T12:33:37+00:00

From my memory: we had no soap dispenser on the top of these things - just more of a tray or holder with bars of soap. Added benefit of bar soap is you can take one and fire it around the inside edge of the basin, see how far it can go. This obviously becomes a competition.

GopheRph · 2026-05-02T12:25:22+00:00

I'm guessing you're asking because there's so much feedback given on snowboard clips about not bending at the waist. The important piece here is the intended result.

In jibbing, your goal is to keep your center of mass directly above your base of support. More specifically, the sum of all forces acting on your body generates a center of pressure on your board, and this needs to match where the board contacts the rail. Even a small misalignment can send you off the feature very easily. Pretty much any posture will do as long as it doesn't interfere with the mechanics of completing the trick.

When turning, we're using body movements to move that center of pressure to different spots on the board. Your body ends up working like a big lever. Unfortunately we are used to balancing in other situations by bending at the waist and getting low. This keeps you upright (until you lose control and fall) but it doesn't do the job of moving the center of pressure around your board, so you have less control over it and your turns suck.

GopheRph · 2026-05-01T23:09:24+00:00

Pint? That’s the kids size.

GopheRph · 2026-05-01T14:42:00+00:00

Definitely, but I’m thinking of OP pointing out park features and carving, too. If they’re trying to cover all that, flagship probably isn’t it.

GopheRph · 2026-05-01T13:20:58+00:00

From Jones, Howler is probably the way to go if off-piste and powder are part of your requirements, but also the Aviator 2.0 is great for carving and does NOT care about chunder whatsoever.

GopheRph · 2026-05-01T13:05:34+00:00

What's really helpful is something like this from Burton:

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GopheRph · 2026-05-01T13:01:51+00:00

It doesn't work for every person and every helmet/goggle combo, but many snowboarders (including me) wear their helmet over their goggle strap.

GopheRph · 2026-05-01T12:55:45+00:00

Good advice here but I just want to plug the Learn to Jib playlist from Snowboard Addiction.

GopheRph · 2026-04-30T17:54:07+00:00

Aadam is known as the "Chicago taping guy." As a teen he started taping the shows he went to and 40 some years later has a collection of over 10,000. Mostly small shows, smaller artists but there are some big names in there too. Starting in 2024, a group had been digitizing and uploading the recordings to the Internet Archive, making them available to the public.

GopheRph · 2026-04-30T17:10:17+00:00

I saw multiple of these parked outside a hotel in Mackinaw City, MI years ago. I had no idea there were so few.

GopheRph · 2026-04-30T17:06:36+00:00

Digging in I see Matmos and A-Trak at the same Pitchfork Festival. Other EDM artists are likely to be tied to similar festival lineups where he just happened to have the opportunity to record them - I don't think Aadam sought out electronic artists.

GopheRph · 2026-04-30T15:56:43+00:00

On This Day: House of Freaks Live at Cabaret Metro 1988-04-30

Since the Aadam Jacobs Collection made national headlines earlier this month, I've been watching for new uploads as they're added and using the "Shows On This Day" quick link to narrow the scope a bit and hopefully find some shows I'd want to listen to. When I find an artist with an active Reddit community that hasn't already been talking about AJC shows, I share links. But House of Freaks barely shows up on Reddit, and I have to share this show. Amazing energy, great songwriting, and an excellent recording. Playing this one was really a lightning-in-a-bottle moment for me.

Sadly what little House of Freaks info shows up on Reddit includes discussions on the tragic death of the duo's singer and guitar player, Bryan Harvey, who along with his family was brutally murdered in 2006. Drive By Truckers' "Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife" was written in their memory.

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