Showing posts with label Snowboard tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snowboard tips. Show all posts

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Don't forget to wax board before Storing it away



Always wax before you put it away for the summer.This will keep the base from drying out and make for a better ride first time out.The last thing you want to do on your first day out is look for wax after a late arrival. You Know what I mean those days when it seams you just can't get there early enough.So wax now slide later Peace.

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Riding in powder


I don't know if you have ever had the chance to ride deep powder. If you had then you must have heard to set your bindings back one notch so the board will go under and then come to the top this makes you feel like you are floating on air. Don't worry this is easy to do and takes only about 20 min to get riding smooth. At first don't worry about leaning back that's why you set the bindings back so they can do all the work.
life's short play hard and always do what you love when you want and whatever you do
keep make sure you get to whistler this year is already epic with no end in sight.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Riding With Lifters Good Or Bad

I love to ride lifter but not everyone does.for me I like the way they allow me to turn on the dime and always allot easier on the body it's smooth fast slick and makes for one sick ride. I would like to hear how you feel about lifters Good or Not see Ya.

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Let talk Jumps for a while

Now that you know how to ride your felling good You want to learn to jump. It's a feeling you cant get enough you keep going for more. So how do you jump if you never did before.1)in a flat area on the snow out of the way by the base of the mountain with one foot in this being your front. Place loose foot on the board pressed against back binding lean back as if you wanted to wheelie push tail of board and like a pogo. just enough to level you out in the air so the board don't come out from under you when you take air.
2)Take it to a jump start riding towards ramp start off on something small.in a low ridding position crouch over toe edge Take a few turns to control speed but make sure you let it go in time to clear the knuckle its always better to land on the down slope your knees will thank you. when you get to top of ramp just lean back pop the board to level out spot landing and land with the whole board not the tip not the tail. kind of like an airplane.let me know how it goes for you.

Saturday, December 30, 2006

What's Stoping You From Riding Switch???

There are several Ways that you can become a better switch rider then you ever thought possible.

1 You need to first stop riding with the back foot at zero Degrees move to about three degrees duck out what we mean by ducked out simply that your two feet angle out from each other. This will allow for the movement you need in you back knee so that it is not strained and will drive the board in the proper direction that you want that board to go. The main reason you can't do this set at zero is because zero is for beginners so that they get forced to stop the board from spinning complete circles this is not fun you can also spin be setting the back foot To a degree that you are not ready for just yet.

2 Your back foot should either degrees to start no more then six if you feel you can handle that which is not that bad. The whole point is to gradualy work you way up to anywhere you feel your riding will advance. Some riders are set fifteen front fifteen back or even as much as eighteen on front and eighteen on the back so find what works for you. Be sure to start off slow and you will learn how to control that board like you where born with it attached to your feet.

3 You can either try the switch from dead stop by looking up the mountain on your toe edge. then get up let your head turn to your shoulder. when you head hits shoulder continue that motion with shoulders so that shoulder drops in the line you want. look up and where you would like to go and the board will follow. And never look down because this is where you will spend Your time.

4 If you get comfortable with number three you are ready to switch on the move. When you do this you will be riding normal then start to look over your front shoulder looking up hill just enough to bring that board around.When this happens shift head back down hill and lean onto front Knee you will find a comfortable spot just sit in that stance and control the board. now you are ready to try butters and from there we will talk 180- 360 pops and hops grinds and more.