Welcome Duckie. I think narrow flats are really hard, but can be mastered with practice. Here are a couple tips:1) Most flats ares are not truely flat. Typically there cut into the side of the mountain and one side is the uphill side and the other the downhill side. For reasons of drainage and erosion, the uphill side is usually slightly higher than the other. Try to head down to the downhill side only to gain speed, then use that momentum to edge slightly back to the uphill side. Try to stay on the uphill side as much as possible. That way if you fall, you can get back going easier.2) Do not try to ride flat base. There is no control that way. If you need to go mostly straight but still stay in control, use the torsional flex in the board to edge only the edge on the back foot and leave the front foot part of the base flat. YOU WILL LOVE THIS ONE —
Welcome Duckie. I think narrow flats are really hard, but can be mastered with practice. Here are a couple tips:1) Most flats ares are not truely flat. Typically there cut into the side of the mountain and one side is the uphill side and the other the downhill side. For reasons of drainage and erosion, the uphill side is usually slightly higher than the other. Try to head down to the downhill side only to gain speed, then use that momentum to edge slightly back to the uphill side. Try to stay on the uphill side as much as possible. That way if you fall, you can get back going easier.2) Do not try to ride flat base. There is no control that way. If you need to go mostly straight but still stay in control, use the torsional flex in the board to edge only the edge on the back foot and leave the front foot part of the base flat. YOU WILL LOVE THIS ONE — ONE OF THE BEST TIPS OUT THERE!HAVE FUN!
