Has anyone got some good tips for snowboarding?
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keep your knees bent, lead with your ypperbody, keep your eyes open, and have fun.
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I own a 303 boards boars. (i can trash it and it was't too much money but it's a good board.)\n\nI think the Element "Helium" boards are the best. They get good height, but whoa they are costy. (I would only get one if i suddenly got alot of money, i trash my boards trying tricks.)\n\nMy fave trick to do as of now is probably a shove it. Im pretty new. I'm learning how to 50-50 a rail so i'll probably like that soon too.\n\nMy fave pro skater....well my faves are\nJoey Brezinski\nKenny Anderson\nBam Margera\nTony Hawk (who dosn't like the guy)\n\nAs long as Tony Hawk dosen't break his hip...hes not too old to skate.\n\nBam...sometimes its hard to tell if hes a poser or not. I don't think he is, but sometimes i feel stupid for thinking hes so great.\n\nYea, the world needs more women skaters, and I'm one up and comming!\n\nI just started praticing the 50-50 rail slide.\n\nThe hardest....i dont know, i havent goten to the really hard ones yet. I guess....i don't know...Dropping in? Naw. They were all hard untill it clicked!\n\nI like both. Olling everything on the street, grinding all the rails i can find (with bad results sometimes) running and jumping over fences to get away from cops....ugh forget that last part. And i just started to learn how to do Vert tricks, which ones, simple ones that i feel stupid saying, but even if im just going up the ramp and down, its a rush.\n\nI guess that my fave is probably street. That's where i started, and the place where i can do the most tricks.
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If you have never snowboarded before, just take a regular first -timer group lesson. You should learn the basic stance, how to turn on your tow and heel edge, how to side-slip on both edges, how to 'falling leaf' and you may, depending on how you get on, get into basic linked turns although that would probably be in your second lesson.\n\nIf you're looking for a lesson which focuses specifally on your strengths and works on your weaknesses, consider private instruction.
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I learned by \n1. Practicing just turning my board 180 degrees\n2. Then lifting the front edge of the board as I turned\n3. And then finally by going off a bump and jumping as I began to turn.   \n\nAbout.com has good information on basic tricks- here is what they say:\n\n1.   Ride straight at a small bump or roller with the base of your board flat.\n\n2.   Stay flat-based until you're just about to take off.\n\n3.   At the lip of the jump, spring off of your toes.\n\n4.   Rotate slowly because you're only going to spin 180 degrees.\n\n5.   Look down between your legs to spot your landing.\n\n6.   Let go of your grab and extend your legs for the landing.\n\n7.   As you absorb the landing, continue looking uphill for just a second until your board is firmly planted. Then turn and ride away smoothly.\n\n(I deleted a step- they threw in an Indy grab...)\n\nAlso, check out some of their other basic trick instructions- they're pretty good!
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It depends.. What kind of snowboarding do you plan on doing?
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ok when your doing one make sure your feet are in the right place,put your hand(fingertips) on the ground.your feet should be in the middle and on the tale.push down on the tail while jumping your fingertips will come off the ground.while in the air the firt on the tail slides back gives the board a little nudge so it flips.then quickly slide your foot back on the tale but right on the end.make sure both feet are on.then your board will drop down and you keep your balanece.that is a tip and you can think about something like if i land these ill get 1 million dollars or somethin on the lind.i hope this helps.oh yea yuo can practice in a pool,trampiline,or bed.thats what i did when i first learn how to do one now i can do them naturally.have a nice day
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The best thing to do is work the beginning snowboard muscles. You pick your self up a lot so work your triceps, chest, back, butt (cause you'll fall on it) and thigh muscles as much as you can. Skiing and snowboarding aren't the same thing at all and it's important that you know that. Snowboarding is harder to learn but easier to maintain the skill of than skiing. So keep at it, take lessons from a person you like, friends are best, especially patient ones that have been snowboarding a long time. You'll fall alot and you will be in serious pain the next day. Don't try to go up on big hills until you're completely comfortable with the bunny hill. And lastly, just go out and have fun. Snowboarding is all about fun.
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any nearby mountain is good.  but don't waste your money on instructors they will just baby you and allow you to quit. go with a competitive friend, preferrably someone who is big on snowboarding and not willing to wait for you, this way you force yourself to get off your butt and go!
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Go fot it!!\n\nI've been waterskiing since i was about 13 (over 20 years) but only started to learn to wakeboard about 2 years ago. They are nothing like each other but it's good that you're used to being in the water. It took me about 40 attempts to get up the first time but my girlfriend got up on her first go! (Must have been my expert tuition after making all those mistakes!)\n\nOne tip for getting up - Pretty much as soon as the boat starts to pull turn your hips (to the right if you're right foot forward, to the left if your left foot forward) and also push your toes down.\nOnce up the tendency is to try and keep the board flat which makes it very difficult to control so keep your weight on your back foot which will ensure the fins are in the water and keeping you straight. After that it's just a matter of getting the feel for it and practise.\n\nGreat sport and i'm really enjoying doing something new.\n\nGood luck!!
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Well, I definitely think it takes a couple days to get the hang of snowboarding.  By "get the hang of" I mean learning to use both your edges and being able to connect turns.  Once you do that, your future in snowboarding has all the potential in the world.  \n\nIf you are really gung ho at learning how to snowboard and really want to stick with it, you should definitely take the class...however, if you are unsure if snowboarding is for you, I wouldn't recommend committing yourself for that period of time.
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Snowboarding is an expensive sport and it is very rare to find a place which offers such an intense course. It is best to get private intuition as group sessions can only progress at the slowest students level, but perserverance is very rewarding. Here is a site that gives you information on starting Snowboarding.\nhttp://www.doctordanger.com/other/Snowboarding2.html\n\nHere is a site where you can find a snowboarding school in the UK.\nhttp://www.snowlife.org.uk/directory/default.asp?searchsect=skiboard_schools
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If you're hiking, get the GPS locater thingy. Snow can come on fast and change a landscape completely. Always have something dry you can change into, hypothermia isn't your friend. Don't keep going in a storm ever ever ever, get shelter and wait or you're most likely to get lost. Know the terrain ahead of time and stay out of avalanche country especially as a novice. Layers are your friend, sweat isn't take it easy. Don't drink alcohol, you can't feel the cold and you get hypothermia faster. Take in everything, snow camping is beautiful and sparkly and fresh. It takes what you know and makes it alien, so have a camera or no one will believe you!
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The first suggestion has to be if you cannot snowboard yet then give it a try!  You might like it, and it solves the problem of having nothing else to do when everyone else is out on their boards. Even if you are unable to snowboard then there will be some snowy sport you could have a go at.\n\nAnyway, back to the question.  I went to Are in Sweden a couple of years ago which is quite a nice little place with a reasonble amount of things to do in town if you're not boarding/skiing.  There's dog sledding, skidooing, ice driving (take your licence) and a fair few shops and nice cafes etc. to keep you occupied.  If  Sweden won't suit then try and find a resort near e.g. Salzburg in Austria.  In general France is a bad choice if you are not going to be out on the slopes as many of the resorts are purpose built and have nothing else for you to do!
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Snowboarding is amazing! I used to love skiing but ever since I strapped on the snowboard ten years ago, I have an attachment: so much so that I competed in snowboarding competitions for two years! It rocks! \n\nSkiing is Safer\nSkiing is more Controlable\nSnowboarding is def. more fun to watch!!!
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Street trick tips: Beginner\n\n\n\n\nOllie: For a good solid ollie you want to place your back foot on the tail and your front foot right in the middle of the board. Now bend your knees and pop the tail to the ground hard and slide your front foot up to the nose of the board. This should start taking you off the ground so suck your knees up to your chest like your sitting down in mid air. Get ready for the landing by bending down to absorb the shock.\n\n\nManual: For a manual you want to place your front foot on the front bolts and your back foot on the tail of the board. Now shift your weight to your back foot while balancing in the middle of your board to stay in the manual position.\n   \n\nNose manual: Start out in regular manual position just with your front foot on the nose and your back foot on the back truck bolts. Now shift your weight to your front foot and lean a little bit backwards. Now balance out for a good nose manual.\n\n\n5-0 grind: Be clean with ollies and manuals. Now roll next to the object you plan on grinding with a good amount of speed and pop an ollie. Land on the back truck and shift your weight to your back foot and lean forward some. Keep balancing so you can get a pretty long grind. At the end of the grind pop an ollie off depending on the type of grinding object. Land and roll away.\n\n\nPop shuv-it: Okay get into the ollie position except put you back foot on the upper side of the tail and your front right off the lower side. Now pop down the tail and sweep your front foot forwards and your back foot backwards. The board should start doing a 180` turn so while it’s moving jump above the board to give it room to spin. After it’s done spinning catch it and roll away. \n\n\nNollie: For a nollie place your front foot on the nose and your back foot in the middle of the board. Now pop the nose down and slide your back foot up to the tail. Raise your knees while in the air and land.\n\nFrontside 180`: Get in the ollie position just have it so your front foot toes are hanging off the side of the board. Now pop and ollie and twist your hips so you’re starting to turn to the left if you’re regular footed, if you’re goofy footed to the right. Practice landing 90`s until you start landing full 180`s.\n\n\nBackside 180`: Get into the ollie position just that your front foot’s heel is hanging of the edge of the board. Now ollie and twist your hips in the other direction so your turning in the opposite direction of a frontside 180`.\n\n                                          Street trick tips: Beginner advanced\n\n\n\nPop shuv-it nose manual: Be clean with pop shuv-its, nose manuals and ollies. Now get into the pop shuv-it position and be ready for a nose manual. Shuv a shuv-it and once it’s starting to come around you want to have your feet in the nose manual position while in mid air. Note: You will only have a split second while in the air so get this down fast. Now land balanced in a nose manual and roll away.\n\n\n\nKickflip: Place your back foot on the mid side of the tail and your front foot off to the side with your heel hanging off the edge. Now pop an ollie and flick your front foot off the side of the nose making it flip. Raise your knees to your chest to stay over the board and land with your feet over the bolts. Be sure to flick off the board hard to get the rotation and raise your knees to your chest. The best place to practice kickflips is on carpet because you have more control over the board.
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I skied for three years and currently I'm snowboarding for the seventh time. After two years on skies I got fed up with it, al these little children passed me and they were much better. So I started a snowboarding course. It is harder to learn, although in my opinion, but I've had a lot of fun with it and still do. Indeed especially powder riding, and all these little tricks.
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I had lessons for a year and a half during which time i had the most amazing falls ... so here are my tips\n\n1) If you think you will fall you will - that wierd flapping position will send you head over and will not help you keep your balance\n\n2) Relax and try the following. \n\n3) To move forward you need to zig zag or sway side to side. Push with right foot with left foot say pointing at 10 o'clock, glide on the left foot. Alternate your pushing foot - do the same with pushing with the left foot with the right foot pointing to 2 o'clock and repeat\n\n4) To move backwards, simply push in front of you with your toes in the same manner with a slight twist in your hips. \n\n5) To stop, point your toes to the same spot 2 feet ahead of you and glide to a halt. Bend your knees or you will flip. \n\n6) If feeling more adventurous, perform 3) but with a running pace. To stop you will need to point both feet to the side and cover some poor sole in snow. \n\nWhatever you do enjoy!