on edge or not on edge - Snowboarding Forum

trickten · 02-01-2008, 02:56 PM

Hi Folks,

I'm a newbie and I had a question about going strait. When Im going strait down the hill the board has a tendency to catch the sides. My questions is: when your going strait, are you going flat on the board or are you on an edge? Thanks

Alex

02-01-2008, 04:18 PM

Should only be flat right before hitting a jump, ollieing, (and possibly buttering, I'm not sure). Other than that you should always try to keep some type of edge.

Grimdog · 02-01-2008, 08:13 PM

I don't seem to have a problem riding a flat base on straight flat sections.

Grimdog · 02-02-2008, 09:13 AM

Maybe I think I'm riding a flat base when I'm really riding on an extremely low edge angle?

DuncanShea · 02-02-2008, 05:00 PM

This thread have saved me ALOT of pain. The low edge angle was great info, as was the shoulder orientation. Just keeping my shoulders parallel with the board made a ton of difference! Thanks for the excellent tips.

I also detuned my tips which seemed to give me a tiny bit more leeway before a hard catch.

trickten · 02-03-2008, 07:57 PM

Thanks for your input! I'm going to work on that.

02-01-2008, 02:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
trickten Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Penn Posts: 52	on edge or not on edge Hi Folks, I'm a newbie and I had a question about going strait. When Im going strait down the hill the board has a tendency to catch the sides. My questions is: when your going strait, are you going flat on the board or are you on an edge? Thanks Alex __________________ Alex "The best snowboarder on the hill is the one having the most fun."

02-01-2008, 08:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Grimdog Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 780	I don't seem to have a problem riding a flat base on straight flat sections. __________________ My experience and what I do in snowboarding is really quite independent of the industry and the more independent it is, the more pure and better I feel about snowboarding.- Craig Kelly

02-02-2008, 09:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
Grimdog Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 780	Maybe I think I'm riding a flat base when I'm really riding on an extremely low edge angle? __________________ My experience and what I do in snowboarding is really quite independent of the industry and the more independent it is, the more pure and better I feel about snowboarding.- Craig Kelly

02-03-2008, 07:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
trickten Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Penn Posts: 52	Thanks for your input! I'm going to work on that. __________________ Alex "The best snowboarder on the hill is the one having the most fun."

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02-01-2008, 04:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
xevi89 Guest Posts: n/a	Should only be flat right before hitting a jump, ollieing, (and possibly buttering, I'm not sure). Other than that you should always try to keep some type of edge.

02-02-2008, 05:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
DuncanShea Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 57	This thread have saved me ALOT of pain. The low edge angle was great info, as was the shoulder orientation. Just keeping my shoulders parallel with the board made a ton of difference! Thanks for the excellent tips. I also detuned my tips which seemed to give me a tiny bit more leeway before a hard catch.