 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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oooookkayy. no.
Although, with some minor alterations, and an seriously uprated spring, this could answer my own problem in getting my mountain board to ever ollie higher than an After Eight mint.
Backload the board, deploy ze Kontrol and SPANG! Amplitude.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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bleeeuuuurrrggggg 
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cran
cran
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Why not just learn on a not so steep slope if the speed is a problem...
Seems like a solution to a non existent problem.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Why not just learn how to do it yourself?
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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It reminds me of training wheels for bikes, which hugely prolong the learning process. Learning to ride a bike takes about half an hour just by getting on and doing it. You can use artificial aids, but they don't help.
All the people in the first half of that video (the part I was bothered enough to watch) appeared able to ride already. I think it would just postpone some of the learning for beginners.
These consumer gizmos all add complexity to the sport, but don't seem to do anything useful. Most of them seem to be aimed at beginners. I'm not sure if that's because they think beginners would be likely to spend money to avoid learning things, or because only beginners would be ignorant enough to buy embarrassing junk.
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Not sure I'd recommend it to our guests. Maybe as a last resort?
One of the best learning tools is a skate board. Push a person around (somewhere where there is no snow) or a very gentle slope and get them to weave around. Jobs a good'un.
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It has merit . . . but not in that form. I firmly believe that snowboarding technique is is handicapped by the bulldozing beginner steps.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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As someone who self learned on a home made board back in 1991, it seems like a good idea to me.
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It has merit . . . but not in that form. I firmly believe that snowboarding technique is is handicapped by the bulldozing beginner steps.
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Agree... to an extent....
From my experience of teaching, it's best to spend as long as possible on the simple "straight run" (setting learners off on a gentle slope to go in a straight line until they come to a natural stop). Spend loads of time on it so that people become comfortable with balance and a little bit of speed.
Then teach them a little sideslipping. Since people have learned some balance, they can usually then move quite quickly on to diagonal side-slipping and then garlands. Use the garland to rotate the board into a straight run and rotate back out again. Turns usually come quite easily once you can do that.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Oh I remember that fear so well
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You know it makes sense.
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It has merit . . . but not in that form. I firmly believe that snowboarding technique is is handicapped by the bulldozing beginner steps.
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Agree... to an extent....
From my experience of teaching, it's best to spend as long as possible on the simple "straight run" (setting learners off on a gentle slope to go in a straight line until they come to a natural stop). Spend loads of time on it so that people become comfortable with balance and a little bit of speed.
Then teach them a little sideslipping. Since people have learned some balance, they can usually then move quite quickly on to diagonal side-slipping and then garlands. Use the garland to rotate the board into a straight run and rotate back out again. Turns usually come quite easily once you can do that. |
Or avoid sideslipping altogether. Unless there's a specific need for an edge disengagement drill, it works better (caveat: in my experience) to go straight into turning. I tend to use a straight run or traverse dependent on terrain to start, J/Fade turns, skidded "C" turns (both of these running out to a natural, terrain-forced stop), linked turns, upgrade to new terrain as it prevents the lifelong habit of the sideslip as a crutch. Terrain choice is often the biggest factor to newbie development on a board.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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sorry but i think this is just plain stupid, if your instructor cant teach you to stop properly then find a new instructor, if you cant comprehend what you instructor is trying to say when teaching you how to stop then go back to the hire shop and swap that board for skis and give snow ploughing a go
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