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Be very careful. Remember that rails are a LOT slicker than snow and “edging” rules dont apply. Try lower and shorter ones at first. Keep the board directly under your body and stay solid until dismount.
Take care,
FRThat is your personal choice.  🙂  The more often you wax (or take other general care of) your board, the longer it will last.  If it is your “nice deck” or only ride, I would suggest more maintenance; but if it is just a POS “rock board” then it might wait.
Yeh, for 180’s just practice on flat groomers going slow. Then going faster, then over rollers. Get good like that first then take those skills to the park and jumps. For 3’s, just get more air and spin.
Glad you liked the tips burtonboy. ROCK ON!
As for the UV protection, any lense (be it clear, shaded, plastic, polycarbonate, or whatever) will provide you with UV protection. Tint IS important, but more of a personal preference. Maybe I will do an article on that.
Hey Dufus, if you cant even post in the right forum category you DEFINATELY cant teach yourself to ride. TAKE A LESSON!
– Keep your board under your body.
– Land both feet down or a little on the tail first (think like a motocross)
– STOMP the landing to make the edge stick in
– PracticeHey man there are more REALLY GOOD snowboards out there than one can shake an ice sickle at. Â Overall, you tend to get what you pay for, but good deals can be found on sales at shops or online ( see my online shops page here ).As for a certain company, it is hard to say. Â There are certain long-time companies that have been in the biz from the beginning (i.e. Burton, Salomon, Winterstick, Sims, etc..) but even new and “unknown” board companies make excellent stuff! Â Look at the length, width, recommended use, and graphics as determining factors.
Well, if you cant pull off any big air stuff, I would not recommend going inverted. Big (or at least mid-big) air is a prerequisite for inverted airials. Go big first and get comfortable. Then start trying off-axis stuff. Wear your brain for protection, helmet is optional after that. 😉
Well.. an easy guage is to find something that hits you at CHIN LEVEL. From there go taller for SPEED/POWDER and shorter for SPIN/JIB/FREESTYLE. WIDTH of the board is really important too. An average joe has no business getting a WIDE sasquatch board (26cm+ waist width) for all-around use; the smaller your boot size the narrower you need to go. Width is more important than length. Look for about .5 to 1 inch overhang (soft boot feet when placed straight across board with feet shoulder width apart) equal heel and toe for best edging performance.
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