Learning to Ride switch
Ok, I have been riding for 3 years, but I can't ride switch very well AT ALL. I have 3 boards. A Burton Bullet 164 (powder), a 161 M3 Dicord (fast as sin, lighter powder), and a 158 Sined Mr. Right (sick directional all mountain board). I am probably right around 5'11" and weigh somewhere around 175-180 lbs right now (haven't weighed myself for a little while). I have only tried switch on the short board but I'm wondering if it would help to switch the bindings around to ride it switch due to the fact it's a directional board. Should I try it that way? I am regular and if I ride switch it feels like I barely know how to snowboard, where as if I ride regular I can keep up with almost anyone I see. I CAN catch some air riding regular and land it pretty decently but I want to start doing spins etc. Any tips on this? Does it make THAT much difference to ride a directional board switch or would it be a good idea to buy a good twin tip board? I almost think it wouldn't be a bad idea because then I could 12 -12 it and ride it either way (Ill get frustrated practicing switch and will probably want to ride a regular run in between practice runs). Tips?
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