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naefearjustbeer


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22nd Nov 2015
Going airborne on a snowboard
Date Posted: 09.05hrs on Mon 21 Mar 11
Tried to do some small jumps yesterday on my snowboard on the bumps under the chair at the lecht but every time my board left contact with the snow I immediately turned 90 degrees and landed on my heel edge and very quickly onto my arse. i didnt jump high or anything as I wasnt going that fast but bam every time I tried I fell onto my arse.. Any ideas?

cmorrison


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Re: Going airborne on a snowboard
Date Posted: 09.14hrs on Mon 21 Mar 11
You need to have your board flat both on take-off and landing (not on an edge). This should stop you turning round 90 degrees. The other thing about jumps is the faster you go the easier it gets. Once you start landing right you want to move to ‘popping’ off your board rather than jumping. This is kind of like pinging a ruler off a desk, rather than jumping from the knees you use the board as a spring to pop off the snow. Sure there will be many youtube videos on the subject.

Chris

Mike_w


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Re: Going airborne on a snowboard
Date Posted: 13.08hrs on Mon 21 Mar 11
Some links here -
[snowheads.com]

Mike in Edinburgh
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ColinTheCop


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Re: Going airborne on a snowboard
Date Posted: 16.54hrs on Mon 21 Mar 11
I'd rather watch the falling-on-the-ass videos.....
naefearjustbeer


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Re: Going airborne on a snowboard
Date Posted: 18.09hrs on Mon 21 Mar 11
ColinTheCop Wrote:
I'd rather watch the falling-on-the-ass videos.....


As I am normally the one holding the camera there is very little footage of me on the go which is quite a good thing.
StevieMcK


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Re: Going airborne on a snowboard
Date Posted: 12.40hrs on Tue 22 Mar 11
Have a think about what your shoulders are doing and where your head is pointing.

You are probably subconsciously rotating your shoulders down the slope in the direction you're looking, which in turn will pull your board to 90 degrees and then stall. Try popping like other people have suggested but concentrate on keeping your shoulders pointing up and down the slope.
naefearjustbeer


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Re: Going airborne on a snowboard
Date Posted: 20.12hrs on Wed 23 Mar 11
Cheers for the ideas and tips. Thinking about it now I think it is a shoulders thing When straightlining it I always feel that I have to force my shoulders in line with the board other wise I start to veer to the left. I ride left foot forward. Next time away I will have to have a play around and see if I can make a difference. I might need to tweek my angles on my bindings.
steelytail


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Re: Going airborne on a snowboard
Date Posted: 08.11hrs on Thu 24 Mar 11
Maybe your subconscious is trying to tell you that your body wants to face down the fall instead of across it.

A change to skis would do that for you. ;o)
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