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Hi, i'm relatively new to snowboarding and bought a all mountain board for a 2 week easter holiday. I progressed a lot and feel a lot more confident in my boarding. I was looking at the end of season sales and bought myself a endeavor jib board. I understand it's for park and am going to get lessons in one of the fridges here in the uk to ride rails and jumps. Is there anything i need to know about jib boards and can i put any bindings on it? (i have burton freestyle bindings on my other board that i would use) Thanks.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The Endeavor will be softer/more flexable than your AM board, so will react a bit differently, get used to the feel before your course. You may want to detune the edges too if you're going to solely be freestyle on it (blunt them a bit) it'll stop you catching edges on rails and boxes.
Personally i'd take your freestyle bindings and put them on the new board and look at getting something else for your AM board - The freestyle bindings are pretty basic, a new higher end binding will really bring your mountain riding on, but they'll be fine for a park board.
Don't know what stance you use at the moment, but when you setup your park board you want to be centered over the board, maybe increase the width of your stance, and maybe increase the angle on your rear foot. E.g. I ride a +12/-6 on my AM board, and change to +12/-12 for park, but it's more about what you're comfortable with.
Good luck with your FS course, who are you doing it with?
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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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Thanks Richard, i've been looking at the freestyle clinics at Hemel. I'm not sure if they're any good but i'd just want to know basic tips. I ride 12/-9 which i found the most comfortable. Thanks again for the reply.
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12/-9 is a perfectly acceptable FS stance, go with it.
Have a look at the Maverix or Definitions camps that run at HH too. I did the 2 day Definition one for novices, and it was great, loads of progression in a short time. Maverix always gets good reviews from people who go on it. They both do 1 or 2 day 'camps' out of several of the fridges.
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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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| I did the 2 day Definition one for novices, and it was great, loads of progression in a short time. |
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So did I, and yes.
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Thank you both, i'll look into the definition camps  Happy riding.
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Last edited by Then you can post your own questions or snow reports... on Thu 17-10-13 6:47; edited 1 time in total
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themutecollective, hmmm haven't I seen this somewhere else?
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