wrote:
Hi there,

If somebody would take a minute and see my videos and pics I'd really
appreciate.
Basically I'm self-learner who want to freeride faster but also safe
and in full control. Riding for about 6-7 seasons, I have 167cm board
(I am 186), Voelkl Coal which is pretty stiff and I like it a lot.
I know I should take some lessons, but perhaps you can spot some
mistakes I make right away from the videos/pictures below.

Here are the links:

http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=zgwoLMTHpJ4
http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=BWMyj7ZenyA (riding from the right
side)
http://picasaweb.google.com/mzawadzk/MarekSnowboard# (quickly click
over the pics, they are sequential)

Sorry, can't see the videos at work. Here's an example of your heelside
turn:

http://picasaweb.google.com/mzawadzk...80676073280738

Your legs are much too straight here. You probably find that on harder
snow or higher speeds that you are chattering on your edge there.

These are a couple examples of your toeside turn:

http://picasaweb.google.com/mzawadzk...80869946851874
http://picasaweb.google.com/mzawadzk...80994762120290

In this case you are bending forward from the waist and reaching for the
snow. This is going to take the weight off the edge of the board and
again you are likely to skid in harder conditions. Also it's a little
hard to see from the picture but it looks like your shoulders are
rotated towards the front. This tends to rotate your board.

Although it looks/feels cool to reach for the snow, it's more stable
technique especially at higher speeds to just bend your legs and keep
your upper body more erect/over the board. Try to keep your body square
to your binding angles and just turn your head to look where you are
going instead of rotating your whole torso.


Neil