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"Baka Dasai" wrote in message ... If I had to teach a beginner I'd do something like this: 1. Scooting around the flat with one foot out. 2. Strap the other foot in, and do some crazy exercises to loosen 'em up and find their limits - make 'em jump up and down, make 'em shift their weight forward and back trying to flex the board. 3. Heelside sideslip 4. Toeside sideslip 5. Sideslip with a bit of diagonal movement thrown in. This could lead to falling leaves. 6. Time for the turning! With their board pointing down hill, and held in place by my foot, release my foot, and get them to do a heelside turn to a stop. 7. Same again for a toeside turn. 8. Then it's time to link those turns together. That's it! I'd be inclined to skip the sideslip and falling leaf. They'll figure those out by themselves too soon. They become a crutch to avoid learning to turn on both heel and toe. Teach the basic turns at the bottom run out. Then get them doing garlands across the slope. They traverse the slope, turning downhill and back up as they cross the slope. They never cross the fall line in this exercise. They can sit down and turn around at the slope edge if they need to, then go back the other way on the other edge. As they get better, have them turn further and further downhill each garland. Once they get pointed down the fall line, they can just as well continue the turn as turn back - and they will be doing full turns. Basic turn - twist the front of the board in the direction of the turn, so that the front downhill edge drops and starts sliding downhill. This means pushing their front foot toes down to start a toe turn, lifting the toes to start a heel turn. Twist the front foot/knee lightly in the direction of the turn. As the board stops sideslipping, follow with similar movements of the rear foot, putting board onto the new edge. For the garlands, the front foot will be doing most of the work, as they won't be getting onto the other edge very much. Bob |
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