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Newbie question - on the flat
one thing that will help you greatly is to make sure your board is well waxed. Speed = more edge = less riding flat and subject to body slam when edge catches. I regularly pass skiiers on the traverses now which I never could do my first year or two boarding. Thanks, Mike. Yes, I do keep the board waxed. I'm a tech-head intermediate to advanced skier, and do my own base repairs, edge tuning, hot waxing... The board is pretty new, so I haven't touched the edges, but I believe in keeping my stuff waxed. Thanks also to the rest of you who responded to my plea for help. I feel much better about where I am now, and look forward to my next trip. Jack |
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Newbie question - on the flat
Thanks again for all of your helpful hints and encouragement. I spent
a day on the slopes yesterday, and it was a great day. Falls were few, and less severe, and I never got slammed on the run-outs. I have greater confidence throughout the runs, and I am learning the difference between edging and skidding. Boarding is fun! Thanks, Jack On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:56:52 -0500, Jolly_O wrote: I'm a beginning boarder, with four days under my belt. I can get down the blue slopes (Eastern) with wide turns side-to-side, staying on alternating edges most of the time, but I have a problem on the flatter areas. If my board is flat to the snow, it will slowly drift sideways, catch the edge, and I get body-slammed. Ouch! My question - on the flat areas is it best to barely use your edges to prevent getting slammed? Am I doing something wrong that causes my board to drift sideways. Am I missing something else? Thanks a bunch, Jack |
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Newbie question - on the flat
I get body-slammed. Ouch!
Do you wear tailbone-protective shorts? They take away a lot of pain, though I suppose for body slams less relevant. I have upper body protection as well, as I did a rib once and prefer the confidence of more protection ever since. |
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Newbie question - on the flat
Do you wear tailbone-protective shorts? They take away a lot of pain,
though I suppose for body slams less relevant. I have upper body protection as well, as I did a rib once and prefer the confidence of more protection ever since. I got the bruised or cracked ribs the last time out. My elbow found my ribs in a way that I didn't think possible. I wish that I had known about the tailbone protector in my first few outings! Would have saved me from a lot of pain. I "think" that I have almost moved beyond the beginner - falling for no apparent reason - stage. I boarded cautiously (ribs still hurting) yet trying to find a rhythm last time out, and didn't fall at all for my first two hours. The day was very warm, and as the snow got piled up and my legs got rubbery, I started falling more, but that it not a bad thing. I think that you need to fall a little to learn. Thanks for your help and suggestions. Jack |
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Newbie question - on the flat
On 18 Mar, 02:27, Jolly_O wrote:
I got the bruised or cracked ribs the last time out. My elbow found my ribs in a way that I didn't think possible. I wish that I had known about the tailbone protector in my first few outings! Would have saved me from a lot of pain. Same here; on my first holiday 7 years ago I did exactly that - slow, learner's body slam several times, elbow digs into ribs - OUCH! End of holiday. Rib pain for 4 months. Conversely, I've had some mammoth high speed crashes in recent years and got up dazed but otherwise unharmed! Had a HUGE off in Val D'Isere recently, made me have a re-think, but no damage done.. |
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Newbie question - on the flat
Jolly_O wrote:
I'm a beginning boarder, with four days under my belt. I can get down the blue slopes (Eastern) with wide turns side-to-side, staying on alternating edges most of the time, but I have a problem on the flatter areas. If my board is flat to the snow, it will slowly drift sideways, catch the edge, and I get body-slammed. Ouch! My question - on the flat areas is it best to barely use your edges to prevent getting slammed? Am I doing something wrong that causes my board to drift sideways. Am I missing something else? Thanks a bunch, Jack I remember those days. Don't worry too much it will sort itself out as you get used to the feel of the board. My girlfriend (who I'm teaching) was having similar problems too but she's almost past it. Her problem happened to be that she was leaning to far back with a straight front leg and a bent back leg. She managed to improve a lot when I told her to bend her front leg more. To improve stability you really want to be rocking from heel to toe so that you are always in control. As you get more confident, your turns will become less severe until you are rocking only very slightly and virtually going in a straight line. When you get a feel for the board the twitching won't bother you, because when the board starts drifting you naturally lean into the drift to regain control. Until that time rocking from edge to edge should keep you stable. So I would say, aim for using your edges more to avoid slamming. It might slow you down more than just keeping the board flat, but it saved on pain until you get a better feel for things. Octes |
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Newbie question - on the flat
On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:03:09 +0200, Octessence
wrote: So I would say, aim for using your edges more to avoid slamming. It might slow you down more than just keeping the board flat, but it saved on pain until you get a better feel for things. You are so right. On my last trip, I was careful to stay on one edge or the other most of the time, and I had an entire day without a major body slam. I'm sure that I have a few more random falls left in me, but I'm getting the hang of it. As you suggest, this will certainly become second nature and next year I'll wonder why I had so much trouble. I watched my teenaged daughter learn to board two years ago (she won't teach me because she thinks dad's shouldn't snowboard), and I observed her struggling for seven or eight days, and then things just "clicked". I feel like I'm ready to break out too. Thanks for your help, Jack |
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