For beginners, there is a bunny or practice hill that will make you gradually descend the slope. To put on the gear, you place the board perpendicular to the hill to place the boots in the binding. Once this is done, stand up and make sure that you are comfortable, if necessary make appropriate adjustments. Now we are ready to start!
You apply pressure to the leading foot as you bend your knees and keeping your back straight. A big problem that needs to be avoided is leaning too much forward or backward, causing you to fall. The rest is up to the snowboarder in turning and maneuvering the snowboard. You move your feet forward and backward to make turns with the appropriate foot. Now you can do tricks when you get better and can elaborate your snowboarding skills by using a half pipes or railings. There are many different kinds of tricks that you can perform, it just depends on where you are on the slope. Writing this blog has helped me get more excited for this upcoming cold season!
Works Cited
"How to Snowboard." WikiHow. MediaWiki, 28 Sep 2010. Web. 29 Oct 2010.
I think that I should try snowboarding as well. Although Im not a guy for anything involving cold, I am a guy for trying new things. This has inspired me.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE skiing, but I have never gone snowboarding; although I have always want to try it because it looks so fun. This was such a good idea to look up, because now you might actually use some of these tips if you ever go. Good idea!
ReplyDeleteSnowboarding is so much fun. That is a good idea to have someone push you and see which foot you put out to catch yourself. People always just told me to whichever foot felt natural and I never really knew what that meant. Sounds like you are ready for ski season. I can't wait!
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