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Hello all, First time poster and happened to find this forum googling for snowboard help.
The “S-turn”,I think otherwise known as the heel-side to toe-side turn, carving, etc? I’ve only been boarding twice, I have a SIMS board with decent bindings that I bought during a Black Friday 1-2 years ago, with no board shopping experience, so I’m not sure if the board size is completely correct for my height of 5’8, and if it may be affecting this. On the 2nd time going I mastered traversing down the mountain, but I really want to learn the “S-turn” and be able to control my speed and go down the mountain a lot faster. I can get the heel-side part down but as soon as I transition to the toe-side turn my board edge instantly digs into the snow and I fall. I practiced it all day however I will mess up at the transition.
Any Advice/guides/tips
Welcome to Frosty Rider! Well, it seems that you have the right idea about controlling the snowboard speed and direction. Progressing to the “S-Turn” is absolutely the way to go! However, to do that you need to equally as comfortable balancing on both heelside and toeside.You personally are better and more experienced on heel side. Don’t think you are weird or anything, it happens to everyone — not just when starting out, but perpetually as well.
So let me offer some tips for you to get more comfortable and balanced on toeside. First and foremost, practice. A good way to practice toeside more when on the mountain is to start from kneeling position and start riding from there. Traverse and side-slip just like you do on heel-side. Now, to get good at toe-side, you need to good, strong, and balanced riding position. Here is how… (
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