How to learn to snowboard
Sport And Fitness / / December 19, 2019
In the video we show how to choose the outfit, shoes lace and fastened with fastening how to get up on the snowboard edge, to keep body and move from edge to edge.
And now let's talk about what is not included in the video: about necessary equipment, configuration and bindings change edges.
What to bring to the slope
Not necessarily just to buy expensive professional stuff (all of a sudden you do not like to ride in the end they will have to sell or give) enough of a simple set of clothes:
- waterproof pants. You will have quite often sit in the snow when fastening fastened when the incident when resting. If you are going to ride without an instructor, the first time you are most likely going to go down the hill to the pope, and often rest sitting. Some people ride in jeans, first wet and then icy that pretty spoil the impression of riding.
- waterproof gloves. This is the same mandatory item, like the previous one. You will constantly touch the snow, and if the gloves get wet and zaledeneyut, pleasant to be small.
Short down jacket will fit perfectly to replace snowboard jacket. Not so nice and comfortable, but for the first time come down.
We do not urge you to abandon the special equipment, but to understand, whether you like snowboarding or not enough and what is listed above.
How to choose a snowboard and boots
We already had an article about how to choose a snowboard. However, it will be useful for those who just buys gear.
Newcomers also need a minimum of information:
- Rostovka.
- Trough type.
If you pick up equipment at the box office, you will be asked height, weight, foot size, and will be given a snowboard and boots.
If you have to choose yourself, then be guided on growth. In the video there is a table with the help of which you can pick up snowboarding to skiing on prepared slopes according to their height and weight.
Doubt between two boards of different lengths? Take shorter - it will be easier to learn. You do not know your height or do not want to look under the table? Use a simple selection method: if you put a plaque next to him, the upper edge should be at a distance from the nose to the chin.
As for the deflection, there are different views of what is best for beginners. The instructor, with whom I worked, advised to take the board with a classic (camber) deflection, with two points of contact with the surface. On this board is easier to slide long in the front or rear edge, it will not ask to turn, as a "rocker". However, it is easier to catch the edge, that is stuck in the snow and edging fall.
Edgings - this metal strips on the edges of the snowboard. Stand on the edge - then tilt the board forward or backward so that one of the edges into the snow hit.
If you take a board with deflection "rocker" on it will be more difficult to catch the edge, because the contact area of the rim with snow less. However, to control it while sliding on the front and rear edge will be more difficult.
As for the size of the boot - leg should not hang out, but should not put pressure anywhere. Pick up shoes as if it were just going to go into them in the street.
How to customize attachment
Mounts can be deployed in different sides under the rack. For beginners, recommended universal rack.
To start, determine which foot you lead. To do this, stand up straight and easy to get a friend to push you in the back, so you lost your balance. You will automatically take a step forward leading foot. If the leading foot right, the right fixture to be deployed in the direction of 15 to 20 degrees, and the left - from 0 to 15. If the left - on the contrary.
There are mounting that can be adjusted without a screwdriver. You simply pick up the pen, move the attachment to the desired degree and drop handle.
If the attachment can only be adjusted with a screwdriver (as you can see, they are set not for the flexible stand), ask the service technician at the box office to do so.
How to prepare for skating
So, you put on the shoes, you take snowboard and exit the room. There is one caveat:
Do not throw a snowboard on the snow immediately after leaving the warm room.
Snowboard can melt under a snow which immediately freeze and nalipnet the sliding surface, making it difficult to slide. After exiting wait snowboard cool down, and then put it in the snow.
Wear snowboard sitting. To make it warmer, you can take the gloves, just remember that then you have to reach for them already to put on a snowboard legs.
Insert foot in the mount so that the heel tightly against the highback, then fasten the belt - first the one that is closer to the lower leg, and then the second. Fastened to failure, that the foot is inserted into the mounts. Now you're ready to try your hand on the slope.
How to snowboard
If you ride without an instructor, the first descent, most likely, will be difficult. Judging by the experience, the first skiing down the slope - sliding on the pope with periodic attempts to rise, brief descent to the rear edge and a lot of downs.
Many newcomers greatly served the pelvis backwards, thus trying to keep his balance. It is not right. So you can not long stand on the edge and always will fall. Try not to deviate so much back and keep the balance not due to stress leg musclesAnd due to the correct position on the board.
During skating leg strain is very small. You get up to the front or rear edge of the body due to weight transfer.
To stand on the heel edge, move your body weight back, leaning on the highback. To go on the cutting edge, piled on top of Strep - belt anchorages.
So you will go from one position to the other and can hold them without muscle fatigue.
When you learn how to go down on the rear edge, try the transitions from edge to edge. To begin, take a correct stance: snowboard stands perpendicular to the slope, the case sent to the "right angle", the hands - in the same direction. body weight on the right leg, you start to slide right down the hill. If you want to slow down, leaned on highback to stand up on the back edge.
When snowboarding nose is parallel to the slope, go to the front edge and slide down the slope backwards. Body weight at the same time remains on the right foot. Corps deployed in the direction of the slope, but the hands are directed to "left corner", that is, the direction of travel of the board. To slow down, you need to pull hard on the strep and stand on the cutting edge.
When you reach the end of the fence or the road, slow down and move your body weight, gradually leaning to the highback. If you do it too quickly, and early stand up on the back edge, then fall. When the board will turn right and you will begin to slide down on the rear edge, do not forget about the body and hands, as well as the leading leg - move on her body weight.
If you learn to change edges in the first visit of the slope - this is a success. If not - do not worry, after a few visits, you will be able to make its first descent without falling.
If you have any tips for beginners or you can tell us about their experiences of training and riding, write about it in the comments to this article.