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hi frosty.I just started my first snowboard lesson today. It was fun though I must say I spent most of my time down on the snow than riding the board. I guess that is part of learning.I had a great difficulty getting up with my two feet attached to the board that I mostly had to asked for help with the instructor… I need a huHey softee77,Welcome to the forums and the world of snowboarding. Glad to hear you got a lesson. That is really the way to go. This might sound weird, but standing up is one of the hardest parts of snowboarding. Once you get better, you have to do it a lot less, and also as you get more experienced it gets a little easier.Welcome softee!Like frosty said, getting up is one of the hardest parts to learn, but everyone has their ownway of getting back on their board. The way i do it, is if im on my back, i roll over to my stomach,and use my knees to stand up. just like it was natural. You can get onto your knees sitting straightup and plan your directioYup softee practice makes perfect. One day your gonna have a run where it all just comes to you and your blasting down the mountain. Well kinda.Just stick with it. Its definately worth the falls. As for the boots you dont want them to hurt your feet like you dont want your toes curled up. But you do want them niceThanks guys!!! I will definitely try a smaller size boot on my next lesson as I totally felt the effect of inappropriate size this morning… My lower leg is sore when I woke this morning especially the left one as it was the one attached to the board. I remember my foot sliding off the boot while doing the uphill hike….Hi! I just wanted to add that a lot of the soreness that you're feeling is definately normal, whether your boots were too large or not. When I was first learning to ride there were some days I could barely walk the next day. My calves and thighs would be so lame… But don't let that discrourage you. The mor
Yup I used to wake up insanely sore lol. As you do it more though your body will get more used to it and you get stronger and stuff so you wont be so sore.
yep! 1st time riding and you'll feel like you were hit by a truck…100 times. haha.2nd time wont be AS bad, but you'll still be in pain. about the..5th or so timeyou'll be fine. and its not like that for the 1st ride of every season, the moreyou do it, the more the 1st day wont hurt at all. i had no pains from t😀 hehehe… thanks you guys… i guess i would have to prepare myself for another set of body aches on the next lesson eyh… Anyways, I forgot to ask… how will i know that i am using the right foot in to be in front of the board, regular or a goofy???
There is a topic here: http://www.frostyrider.com/boards/index.php/topic,234.0.html which talks a lot about goofy/regular. Dont worry TOO much about that though cuz in the end hopefully you will feel comfortable riding either way (switch). And there isnt a perfect way to figure it out besides just riding. Have fun!
i remember that post. and we all had different ways to figure out right off the bat which way you ride without being on the board lol.dont let it get to you if you're “goofy” footed, some people like to pick on people that ride that way,but its all in the name of fun. (im goofy! 😀 )ride however you feel natural an😆 Thanks for your help guys!!! I will surely have fun with my next lesson with your enlightning words in mind…Oh by the way, I came across this interesting website about snowboard work out if anyone is interested, I just want to share it:http://www.together.net/~ronjav/sbtp/index.htm
I too am a snowboarding newbie 😀 I just wanted to mention that I found it almost impossible to “pop” up from the sitting position as well. I tried the rolling over which worked great, but I found it a little hard to shimmy my way to the edge. What worked for me was bringing my butt really close to the board and j😀 hello again frosty!!! I'm back to snowboarding this year since my first lessons last year. Found out that I'm a goofy. I can now do switch naturally thanks to your tips, but still prefer being a goofy. I got myself physicallyy prepared too, it made it more easy and more fun 😆 less sore. A proper fitted boot an
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