Is this a bad habit or wrong? - Snowboarding Forum

laz167 · 03-11-2008, 07:22 AM

Sup peeps, I have a question this is my second season riding and I can ride greens/blues and some blacks.I cant do my S-turns with no problem.But my question is I took a lesson about 3 weeks ago to sharpen up my skills.The Insructor was really cool and said that the only thing he can spot that I was doing wrong was that I needed more front leg extention,so I fixed that.He showed me board flex or the pedal motion to link turns.But when I link my turns, I can't do that pedal motion especialy at higher speeds.Note that I link them perfectly but is that a bad habit?

03-11-2008, 09:56 AM

i guess I would have to see to be able to say. if your way works for you, I dont see how it could be "wrong". honestly teaching someone pedal motion is just to get muscle memory and the the correct feeling of turning, but naturally with time I think everyone kind of forms their own way

if its really bad i would imagine you would hit some sort of wall and have to correct it to keep progressing, but I cant really say without seeing...

laz167 · 03-11-2008, 11:00 AM

yeah well iv'e seen myself ride on video,and it looks fine.It's just that when the instructor did it, it looked so sweet and so fast and naroow.

03-11-2008, 02:48 PM

sweet fast and narrow?

I really have no image o what your talking about. just remember keep your knees slightly bent and your back perpendicular with your board...

03-11-2008, 07:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
laz167 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northern Jersey Posts: 950	Is this a bad habit or wrong? Sup peeps, I have a question this is my second season riding and I can ride greens/blues and some blacks.I cant do my S-turns with no problem.But my question is I took a lesson about 3 weeks ago to sharpen up my skills.The Insructor was really cool and said that the only thing he can spot that I was doing wrong was that I needed more front leg extention,so I fixed that.He showed me board flex or the pedal motion to link turns.But when I link my turns, I can't do that pedal motion especialy at higher speeds.Note that I link them perfectly but is that a bad habit?

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03-11-2008, 09:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
SUPERGILDO Guest Posts: n/a	i guess I would have to see to be able to say. if your way works for you, I dont see how it could be "wrong". honestly teaching someone pedal motion is just to get muscle memory and the the correct feeling of turning, but naturally with time I think everyone kind of forms their own way if its really bad i would imagine you would hit some sort of wall and have to correct it to keep progressing, but I cant really say without seeing...

03-11-2008, 11:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
laz167 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northern Jersey Posts: 950	yeah well iv'e seen myself ride on video,and it looks fine.It's just that when the instructor did it, it looked so sweet and so fast and naroow.

03-11-2008, 02:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
SUPERGILDO Guest Posts: n/a	sweet fast and narrow? I really have no image o what your talking about. just remember keep your knees slightly bent and your back perpendicular with your board...