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newnew · 02-27-2012, 09:38 AM

i took advanced lessons to learn how to do boardslides and 180/360's. took a beating that day, had doug faggel as an instructor? any of you guys familiar with him? great guy...i guess he's somewhat "famous" in the snowboarding world? haha i knew he looked familiar when i met him, turns out he was the one i was watching in the instructional youtube videos haha -- just wondering if any of you guys met him. something to talk about for a monday morning...

Rufus · 02-27-2012, 12:51 PM

Doug is a great instructor, you really got lucky to have the chance to spend a day with him. Did you get the 1's, 3's and boardslides dialed in?

newnew · 02-27-2012, 01:12 PM

the boardslides i got the balance, just having a hard time overcoming the fear of going fast. as for the 1 and 3's, not yet. on flat ground i can sorta do 1's, but 3's are out of the question, definately something that takes more than a day to complete.

Rufus · 02-27-2012, 01:21 PM

It all just takes practice, I'm sure Doug gave you a great start. You'll get the spins, just stick with it.

newnew · 02-27-2012, 01:29 PM

he made everything look so easy...we both laughed about it and he's like "am i not suppose to?" haha such a chill guy. glad i had the opportunity to meet him.

02-27-2012, 09:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
newnew Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 187	northstar lessons i took advanced lessons to learn how to do boardslides and 180/360's. took a beating that day, had doug faggel as an instructor? any of you guys familiar with him? great guy...i guess he's somewhat "famous" in the snowboarding world? haha i knew he looked familiar when i met him, turns out he was the one i was watching in the instructional youtube videos haha -- just wondering if any of you guys met him. something to talk about for a monday morning... __________________ 2010 152 LibTech Skate Banana, 2010 Ride nRc Bindings

02-27-2012, 01:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
newnew Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 187	the boardslides i got the balance, just having a hard time overcoming the fear of going fast. as for the 1 and 3's, not yet. on flat ground i can sorta do 1's, but 3's are out of the question, definately something that takes more than a day to complete. __________________ 2010 152 LibTech Skate Banana, 2010 Ride nRc Bindings

02-27-2012, 01:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
newnew Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 187	he made everything look so easy...we both laughed about it and he's like "am i not suppose to?" haha such a chill guy. glad i had the opportunity to meet him. __________________ 2010 152 LibTech Skate Banana, 2010 Ride nRc Bindings

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02-27-2012, 12:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rufus Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: California Posts: 418	Doug is a great instructor, you really got lucky to have the chance to spend a day with him. Did you get the 1's, 3's and boardslides dialed in?

02-27-2012, 01:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rufus Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: California Posts: 418	It all just takes practice, I'm sure Doug gave you a great start. You'll get the spins, just stick with it.