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what board type is best for a beginner?
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I am dying to get into snowboarding and eventually try some of the rails but I need to progress a lot first.
Basically everyone keeps telling me different and I don't know anything so i need advice and links.
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J.Leon1
, Kit isn't the key.
When I wanted to get into a bit of freestyle, I took a 2 day course with Definition at Hemel, with Gav Learmonth. I'd recommend it to anyone. He does 2 day courses or single days concentrating on kickers or rails and flat land.
http://www.definitioncamps.com/
In the mean time, work on your strength, balance and flexability as these are all key physical skills. When you are riding, practice switch and running the board flat, and on a very basic level, getting the board to run exactly where your want it to - if you are interested in boxes and rails, then you'll need inch-perfect run-in to get the right line.
Get used to flexing the board so you can pop it properly into an ollie or try some flat-land jibbing.
Other than that? Practice - Practice - Practice.
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A rental board.
No seriously. You will improve quickly, so the board that works best for you on day two is probably not the one you loved on day one.
You progress fastest on the easiest board for you to ride. You don't "grow into" snowboards, if the board is too advanced for you, you will in general give up before you learn enough to ride it.
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J.Leon1
, on your other thread I recommended UCPA - you can get kit with no extra cost, as part of the holiday.
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