Jumps

LoL Carve on a box? that's funny haven't done that before. but now i'll be concious of it.

Originally posted by julius77 Yup, once you're balanced and sliding on a box try not to shift your weight. You'll end up with a lovely ass bruise or worse. The direction you go on a box is a result of your approach. After you're on a box, don't try to change directions.

Originally posted by julius77 You're not the only one dvdngu. I have pictures with a whole cheek black and blue.

Originally posted by snowflakez so if youre about to slide off you just let yourself fall o.O how does your board not nosedive into the snow

Well, you gotta use your own strength to keep the nose up for a level landing.

Definitely carry enough speed to take you through the end of the box. You can ollie or hop off the box and spot your landing. Just stay balanced and centered over your board and you shouldn't nose-dive the landing. Start with a low, flat, wide box and work your way up to other features as you get comfortable.

What are tables? are they the same as boxes?

lol im so confused. but anyway what if you feel yourself tilting a little, should you just let yourself slide off or try to curve your board and get straight?

kay thanks. btw does anyone know if theres enough snow to go boarding this week

How much snow do you have where you're at?

Originally posted by steezemisterr How much snow do you have where you're at?

Im in western new york and i havent seen any snow either. At this rate iprobably wont get out till a few weeks into december either.

I learned from trying and falling, and getting up and trying again. If you start small, the wipeouts aren't that bad, and just keep building it up. Watch other people and learn from them. Once you get a hang of it, its really fun!

[QUOTE=Kennydv] Ive learned that in most situations on a snowboard if you half ass what your doing it usually doesnt end well. .... [/

This is so true!

I dunno ur skill level or how ur balance is. If all else fails n u still feel off balance then try adjusting ur bindings. First try on forward lean. If not, try either more duckfooted or square stance. If not, try pushing ur bindings more to either ur toe or heel edge depending on which edge shoots out first. If ur toe edge shoots out first when u r approaching a feature, push ur bindings closer to the toe edge. If ur heel edge shoots out first, push bindings back towards the heel edge. Stance width shouldn't be a problem as long as ur not too wide or narrow. Have fun.
O before u go all crazy science with bindings, make sure u have enough speed approaching features. A little more speed is better than just enough. N don't lean back on ur back leg, which cause u to be off balance. Keep putting more pressure on ur front leg till u eat it. That way, u'll know how much u can really put down with ur front leg.

Originally posted by 2zz I dunno ur skill level or how ur balance is. If all else fails n u still feel off balance then try adjusting ur bindings. First try on forward lean. If not, try either more duckfooted or square stance. If not, try pushing ur bindings more to either ur toe or heel edge depending on which edge shoots out first. If ur toe edge shoots out first when u r approaching a feature, push ur bindings closer to the toe edge. If ur heel edge shoots out first, push bindings back towards the heel edge. Stance width shouldn't be a problem as long as ur not too wide or narrow. Have fun. .

Jhoang6... Let me enlighten you. What don't you understand?
Snowflakez... I'm assuming you are putting more pressure on your back leg. Don't do that. It will cause you to wash out and throw you off balance when you try to jump. Apply even pressure on both legs. Have your shoulders parallel to the slope.

Originally posted by imurdaddy i'm new to jumps but i found my balance fast and now i love hitting the ramps

Maybe its because I skated for 6 years, but I never had to "find my balance" I just went off a jump and landed/fell.. Next try I knew exactly how the jump was going to throw me and how the landing looked like so rolling away pretty clean, wasn't a problem..

A lot of good points, I'll just summarize and add my 2 cents.