How To Stay In Control In Mid-Air/How to 180,360-

snowboard addiction used to have a couple of excellent free video tutorials on this...find them

anyway, some tips are to suck up your legs near the apex of the air (you can pretend like your gonna do a grab) and don't straighten them out until just before landing.  The lower center of gravity will stabilize you to a certain extent.

you should know where you're gonna put the board down before landing ("spot" the landing)...this becomes instinctual the more you do it, so hone your skills on side hits and bumps

doesn't sound like you're near ready for spins, but when you decide you are, go easy on the edge when going off the jump.  Turning too hard/digging the edge in to the jump lip will slow you down and get your spin off to a bad start...especially frontside

Thanks guys for all the quick responses so far! Will take them all into consideration!!

So far i've only found these free videios on Snowboard Addiction

Advanced Spinning:   http://snowboardaddiction.com/free-lessons/advanced-spinning-part-1

Buttering: http://snowboardaddiction.com/freestyle-trick-tutorial/buttering-on-a-snowboard


Will keep looking though!

This might help but i got a lot better with spins off small side hits

use your shoulders to initiate the rotations instead of forcing the board with your feet. its still possible to do it rotating your feet first, but it wont look as clean and if you ever get certified itll count against you.. honestly i think you might want to try working on switch first so you can control your landing.

if you dont have hip pads and an impact shirt you might want to consider investing in them. a helmet too. it'll help with the "learning" process.

Agree, watch snowboard addiction and visually think it and actively do it before hitting the actual slope.

Going out tomorrow, not going to try switch yet. Prob just gunna hit jumps like no other.