Term
Minus Position — Funcarve
GLOSSARY
In Funcarve's top-down analogy, the Minus position has the shoulders lined up with the board, like a minus sign.
Context and distinction
It describes body orientation, not a negative binding angle.
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Minus Position: Funcarve
Funcarve's Minus describes shoulders aligned along the board in an overhead-view analogy. It is an orientation term, not a negative binding angle.
Preparation and setting
Understanding of board direction and current leading leg; comfortable stationary movement.
How to understand / apply it
- Identify board heading.
- Compare shoulder heading with it.
- Explore a modest aligned orientation without forcing joints.
- Return to the school's basic orientation.
- Observe where the model uses the term in a turn.
How to learn / practise
Use simple overhead orientation sketches or verbal directions. Practise classification before turning it into an on-snow cue.
Errors and corrections
Confusing shoulder orientation with foot angles leads to inappropriate setup changes. Holding a schematic pose through every phase loses the timing context.
Observable checks
The learner identifies Minus correctly and keeps equipment angles separate.
HOW TO DO IT
Funcarve Plus, Minus and Half-Plus: Movement Literacy
These are source-specific body-orientation labels. EM09 gives the definitions. They do not describe positive or negative binding angles, and they are not separate tricks. A reader should be able to understand a Funcarve instruction using the terms without importing them into every other carving methodology. Think of an overhead relationship between shoulder line and board. That relationship can change while the bindings remain unchanged. Head direction is a separate observation: the rider can turn the head without moving the pelvis, or change the shoulders while looking along the route. A useful learning record distinguishes all three rather than reporting only “more rotation”.
Preparation and setting
Required: a comfortable secured stance and awareness of movement limits. For riding transfer, require controlled moderate arcs and stopping. Helpful: ED03 quiet-arm orientation rehearsal. Work within comfortable joint range; a schematic label is not an instruction to force an exact angle while loaded.
How to learn and use the terms
- Read EM09’s attributed definitions and identify the board, shoulder line, pelvis and current leading foot. In switch, the leading foot changes even though the physical board ends do not.
- In a supported stationary rehearsal, explore a small change of shoulder/pelvis orientation. Keep arms quiet and knees comfortable. Observe what moves and what remains fixed.
- Compare a more board-aligned shoulder relationship with a more leading-leg-facing one, using the source labels only within that school’s context. Half-Plus refers to its basic orientation; do not invent one universal number for it.
- Return smoothly to the comfortable starting relationship. If the return needs a forced knee action or shifts the pelvis far over one foot, reduce the range.
- Transfer a modest orientation change to a familiar arc without changing the target route or seeking contact. Observe timing and distribution separately.
- Use the label in a session note together with phase, edge, stance and actual observation. “Plus at finish in the chosen model” is more informative than “Plus is correct”.
- Recheck the whole turn. Terminology understanding is complete only when the learner can distinguish the label from binding setup and from the board’s path.
Preparation, transfer and limits
ED18 combines orientation identification with a modest riding comparison. It corrects label confusion and exaggerated twisting. ED03 supplies the simpler rehearsal when the movement feels constrained. ECRC-17 then explains how the school’s coordination discussion uses these terms; do not construct its full timing solely from a static definition. An apparent nose overload may coincide with turning toward the leading leg, but the label alone does not establish the cause. Compare smaller orientation changes and observe distribution. Do not move bindings rearward as an automatic correction. A setup intervention is a separate decision requiring compatibility and a new baseline.
Completion
Explain all three terms in Funcarve’s context, identify orientation versus setup, and transfer a modest movement without losing route control. This fills terminology literacy; it does not certify a complete school course or universal rotation standard.
Diagnostic hypotheses and rechecks
Possible causes are hypotheses to test, not diagnoses inferred from one attempt.
| Observation | Possible cause | Diagnostic exercise | Correction | Recheck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learner changes binding angle to make Minus | Body label confused with stance sign | ED18 identification task | Separate fixed setup from changing shoulders | Explain label without altering bindings |
| Shoulders forced to a fixed right angle | Diagram treated as universal loaded pose | ED03 comfortable range | Use smaller workable relationship | Movement remains mobile and comfortable |
| Turn worsens despite correct label naming | Static pose imposed at wrong phase | ED18 modest arc comparison | Record phase and restore familiar baseline | Whole task improves or hypothesis rejected |
Editorial status
detailed_text_draft; coaching review pending.
Existing target anchors
CS24-08, CS24-09, CS24-10, 02.05, 05.11
SOURCE-BACKED DETAIL
Characteristics
- School / framework
- Funcarve
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editorial review notes
Describes body orientation, not a negative binding angle.
CONNECTED KNOWLEDGE