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(a US sport (developed in 1960s / 1970s))
(our ‘jazz’ of athletics)
(became Winter Olympic sport in 1998)
(i made my first attempt at snowboarding in Killington (VT) in March 2007)
(i went on a weekend trip with D’Arcy and 3 of our trader-clients (Pedro / Valdimar / Nikolai))
(i taught myself how to snowboard on the beginner’s ‘bunny slope’)
I sought the advice of a child in the ski shop and he told me to roll my feet back and forth like I was balancing on a tennis ball.
(I even forgot my snowpants)
“Stance & Balance”
Maintain body balance
Body on center of board
Stage 1: Gain awareness of body balance
Stage 2: Manipulate body balance
Balancing Exercises:
Hop between each turn
Switch-ride
Pivot & Steering
This skill is closely related to the turning of the board. Pivoting and steering are mainly performed by rotation of body. When people first ride snowboards, they are advised to use their upper body to move their boards. By rotating their upper body, they can change the direction of the boards.
It is crucially important for an instructor to make riders feel the rotation of their body:
upper body –> board.
To improve this skill, there are exercises such as fall line pivot, motorboat exercise, and static steering.
[edit] Edging
Riders can use their hips, knees, and ankles to create the edge. Key point of this skill is how to maintain body balance on the edge of the board. Riders can create much more speed by riding on the edge. Riders can also perform carving turns after they learn to keep their body balanced on the edge. Excercise for this skills are static edge change excersice, rail-to-rail, and J-turn. Also known as carving.
[edit] Pressure control
If riders are good at pressure control, they can perform much more stable riding. This skill is essential when riders are on the bumpy slope, or on the various terrains. By flexing or extending the body, a rider can absorb or add to the pressure of the board, controlling speed. Advanced riders can use lower parts of their bodies to control the pressure of the board.Exercises for this skill are fall line stop, ollies, nollies, and small straight air.
Timing & Coordination
This skill is about changing in rhythm of the performance. If you are good at this skill, you are very confident with performing any kinds of turns by coordinate your body movement in a proper timing.
Top Gun turn
(focus on symmetry)
(“tornado turn”)
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