When you think of snowboarding alot of people think of the people that can hit huge jumps and take crazy jumps. But I have gone the entire time of snowboarding without trying to jump one of these
That is because when your are just starting to snowboard these things are not something that I want to even attempt. Last year I wouldn't have even been able to handle the amount of speed that you would need to make it over the lip. And I have never even tried to do anything special while going off of a jump like a 360 or a 180 and a lot of the time I'm not even able to land jumps. One big problem that I usually have is that i would turn to face the landing so that I would land and just face plant. In this book it says that this is because I would lean back onto my heels when I jump. It says "As you leave the lip, Pop an ollie. suck your knees up and drop your upper body down to your board the motion should be nice and smooth"(Gallagher 110)
What is one part of a hobby or sport that you play that you could never do/perfect?
Great blog Kenny, one part that i could never do perfect was get the perfect amount of power when i would shoot a basketball. It was really annoying because i would miss an open shot but i think now i have a bit more control over the amount of power. By the way those were some great tips, i will definitely use some the next time i go snowboarding.
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