Nose Press Help - Snowboarding Forum

jyuen · 02-07-2011, 11:12 PM

Any advice for nose presses? Every time I try them, I end up eating a face full of snow. I can tail press fine but can't do nose presses. someone told me learning to do tail presses while riding switch is a good way to work on your nose press? any other suggestions?

Enigmatic · 02-07-2011, 11:15 PM

practice on flat ground just leaning and holding and figuring out what's the best body position...also watch joe sexton and try to copy him

jyuen · 02-08-2011, 01:24 PM

actually, i can do them on flat ground to. it's something about leaning forward on my nose while going down hill that really trips me out. I usually catch an edge and eat a face full of snow or i extend to much and end up barrel rolling

MistahTaki · 02-08-2011, 02:01 PM

can't nose press but i can fakie tail press down the whole mountain, except i can't look down the hill doing it though.

Zany · 02-08-2011, 02:14 PM

Shoulders !parallel! to the board.
Bend front foot and extend rear that will put you into best stance.
Also back straight, dont bend in the waist.
Look where u want go , dont look down or at your tail.

jyuen · 02-08-2011, 02:22 PM

thanks zany!
i'll try it out this weekend and tell you how it goes

alecdude88 · 02-08-2011, 02:56 PM

i find these much harder to do on snow than on flat boxes. just try it on a box and it'll feel much better IMO

SAddiction · 02-08-2011, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zany

Shoulders !parallel! to the board.
Bend front foot and extend rear that will put you into best stance.
Also back straight, dont bend in the waist.
Look where u want go , dont look down or at your tail.

Great tips Zany!

I would also add to try and push the weight of your hip into a spot on the front of the board. This will help you initiate more of a "press" than just lifting your tail off the ground.

QReuCk · 02-09-2011, 03:29 AM

Another tip would be to learn how to control your board while on the nose. As strange as it sounds, try using torsion between your feet and using your ankles to fully control the edges.
Not needed for a 10 yards press, a bit more usefull for 100 yards, and absolutely mandatory if you want to transition between nosepresses and nose slides.
This won't be easy to learn so maybe start with Zany's advice, which is enough to avoid the board starting to spin and throwing you in an edgecatch.

Cobra · 02-09-2011, 08:36 AM

Detune front/rear edges if your board has them? Only thing I could think of that wasn't suggested yet.

02-07-2011, 11:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
jyuen -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 397	Nose Press Help Any advice for nose presses? Every time I try them, I end up eating a face full of snow. I can tail press fine but can't do nose presses. someone told me learning to do tail presses while riding switch is a good way to work on your nose press? any other suggestions?

02-09-2011, 08:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
Cobra Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Rockville, MD Posts: 89	Detune front/rear edges if your board has them? Only thing I could think of that wasn't suggested yet. __________________

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02-07-2011, 11:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Enigmatic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: So Cal - Bear Mountain Posts: 484	practice on flat ground just leaning and holding and figuring out what's the best body position...also watch joe sexton and try to copy him

02-08-2011, 01:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
jyuen -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 397	actually, i can do them on flat ground to. it's something about leaning forward on my nose while going down hill that really trips me out. I usually catch an edge and eat a face full of snow or i extend to much and end up barrel rolling

02-08-2011, 02:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
MistahTaki Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,362	can't nose press but i can fakie tail press down the whole mountain, except i can't look down the hill doing it though.

02-08-2011, 02:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zany Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Slovakia Posts: 166	Shoulders !parallel! to the board. Bend front foot and extend rear that will put you into best stance. Also back straight, dont bend in the waist. Look where u want go , dont look down or at your tail.

02-08-2011, 02:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
jyuen -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 397	thanks zany! i'll try it out this weekend and tell you how it goes

02-08-2011, 02:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
alecdude88 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 343	i find these much harder to do on snow than on flat boxes. just try it on a box and it'll feel much better IMO

02-09-2011, 03:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
QReuCk Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 5	Another tip would be to learn how to control your board while on the nose. As strange as it sounds, try using torsion between your feet and using your ankles to fully control the edges. Not needed for a 10 yards press, a bit more usefull for 100 yards, and absolutely mandatory if you want to transition between nosepresses and nose slides. This won't be easy to learn so maybe start with Zany's advice, which is enough to avoid the board starting to spin and throwing you in an edgecatch.