Winter is just around the corner and thus the perfect time to Snowboard to learn. Regardless of whether you have never stood on a board or have already had the first descents behind you, you can find here Inspirational tips To maximize your fun on the board!
Goofy or regular?
Before you dare to go on the slopes for the first time, it is important to find out which foot you stand on the snowboard with: left (left (Regular) or right (Goofy). There are some options to find out. The easiest way to do this is if you already have a different board sport, such as surfing or skating, because the probability is high that you prefer the same foot position when snowboarding. If you do not yet have any knowledge on the board, there is an option that you are asking a friend to push yourself out of behind and the foot with which you first take a step forward, the front on the snowboard is very likely.
Fall and get up
Your first experiences on the snowboard will also include falling. The good news is that you can avoid painful injuries by falling correctly. You can different Case techniques Practice both with and without a board.
If you are in the Frontside (So to the front) falls, do not support yourself with your hands, but the best balances to fists and try to intercept the fall with the forearms if possible. In the Backside (You fall back) you should make sure to pull your chin to your chest, make yourself as small as possible and roll over your back.
The Stand up will be easiest at the beginning over the frontside, i.e. toe edge. It should be noted here that your center of gravity must be in the middle of the board in order to be able to repel yourself from the floor with your arms.
Skate
So that you can also move on the snowboard on the level (e.g. when adjusting the lift), you should practice with just gliding with the front foot in the bond over the snow by using your back leg to dive and this as soon as you have set up speed in the middle of the board. As soon as you dominate this technology on the level, you can try it out even with very easy grades to develop a first feeling for your board.
Corners
To get on the snowboard Corners It is important to be a feeling for the Edge to get. To do this, you can try to slow down the slope slowly with a cross -line board on one of the two edges. If you im Slip Feel safe on both edges, you can try the first curves. Basically, there are two different rotations with snowboarding: Frontside turns and Backside turns. At the backside turn you stand on the heel edge with a direction of view into the valley and try to switch to the edge of the toe. At the frontside turn you stand on the edge of the toe with back to the valley and try to switch to the heel edge.
In the beginning you may have difficulty initiating the curves, but with something Exercise you will succeed quickly.
You can no longer expect to venture on the board? You can find an overview of when the first ski areas are opened in Austria here.