Trouble with steezy methods - Page 2 - Snowboarding Forum

Justin · 03-06-2013, 09:49 AM

Can you do a shifty? looks like you are just going for the grab without the shifty.

I find that flat base is better then being on edge. I do one at 3:50 in this video, i should have tweeked it more but oh well. I found that if are at the park witih your board on, just kneel in the snow, then reach and twist and grab your board while throwing your off hand up. This will help you get used to the feeling of twisting and not just grabing.

walove · 03-06-2013, 11:29 AM

a lot of people like to kick then grab as in the how to video. It might look good in a picture but it isnt really a method.

the method is a tweak of the melon grab which means you should grab melon first then tweak the grab into the sideways position. Just like Jamie Lynn in this video.

link

Justin · 03-06-2013, 01:25 PM

hmmm, learn something new everyday.

Will the OP need to be going off of something bigger to have the time to grab and then tweek instead of doing it in one motion?

Enigmatic · 03-10-2013, 10:22 PM

Thumbs up on the kneeling in snow advice. Tried doing that while I was teaching a friend this past weekend and it loosened me up so I could extend more. Literally everytime I was posted on the snow, on my knees waiting for her to catch up, I'd be twisted around, grabbing method, with my back hand up imagining myself in the air: hold that for ten seconds, then twist back around the other way, stretch as far as possible, then repeat the whole process.

Took it to the park and it felt a lot better/natural.

Also, the slow mo intro of this vid shows the better way of meloning first, then tweaking method: Learn How To Snowboard: Grabs | Snowboard Tricks For Freestyle Snowboarding - YouTube

FireStarter451 · 03-10-2013, 10:37 PM

I don't know how to do a method (that's my disclaimer for the day), but I'll comment on my observation of your video and the endless method videos I've already drooled over:

In those videos the back hand of the rider almost always comes forward, to counterbalance their bodies since they also bring their back leg forward. The back of your hand went up and stayed back (on the first video, couldn't tell on the second), which I think prevents you from really bringing the board forward to show the bottom and steeze out the trick like you want to. That's part of what makes you want to suck your legs back so quickly (on top of the fact that the airs are not too big), if you stay like that you'll end up off balance.

Seems to me like right in the middle of a method the riders hand, torso, and feet make a C shape. You're kinda at a J shape.

I hope this crude observation is helpful.

Enigmatic · 03-13-2013, 06:17 PM

finally, found a method tutorial video that shows the motions to practice at home strapped in, do this: The Burton Academy at Northstar Trick Tip: The Method - YouTube

03-06-2013, 11:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
walove Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bozeman/Seattle Posts: 659	a lot of people like to kick then grab as in the how to video. It might look good in a picture but it isnt really a method. the method is a tweak of the melon grab which means you should grab melon first then tweak the grab into the sideways position. Just like Jamie Lynn in this video. link __________________ SHRED HAPPENS

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Enigmatic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: So Cal - Bear Mountain Posts: 484	finally, found a method tutorial video that shows the motions to practice at home strapped in, do this: The Burton Academy at Northstar Trick Tip: The Method - YouTube Last edited by Enigmatic; 03-13-2013 at 06:24 PM.

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03-06-2013, 09:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
Justin Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Calgary Posts: 758	Can you do a shifty? looks like you are just going for the grab without the shifty. I find that flat base is better then being on edge. I do one at 3:50 in this video, i should have tweeked it more but oh well. I found that if are at the park witih your board on, just kneel in the snow, then reach and twist and grab your board while throwing your off hand up. This will help you get used to the feeling of twisting and not just grabing.

03-06-2013, 01:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
Justin Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Calgary Posts: 758	hmmm, learn something new everyday. Will the OP need to be going off of something bigger to have the time to grab and then tweek instead of doing it in one motion?

03-10-2013, 10:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
Enigmatic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: So Cal - Bear Mountain Posts: 484	Thumbs up on the kneeling in snow advice. Tried doing that while I was teaching a friend this past weekend and it loosened me up so I could extend more. Literally everytime I was posted on the snow, on my knees waiting for her to catch up, I'd be twisted around, grabbing method, with my back hand up imagining myself in the air: hold that for ten seconds, then twist back around the other way, stretch as far as possible, then repeat the whole process. Took it to the park and it felt a lot better/natural. Also, the slow mo intro of this vid shows the better way of meloning first, then tweaking method: Learn How To Snowboard: Grabs \| Snowboard Tricks For Freestyle Snowboarding - YouTube

03-10-2013, 10:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
FireStarter451 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 106	I don't know how to do a method (that's my disclaimer for the day), but I'll comment on my observation of your video and the endless method videos I've already drooled over: In those videos the back hand of the rider almost always comes forward, to counterbalance their bodies since they also bring their back leg forward. The back of your hand went up and stayed back (on the first video, couldn't tell on the second), which I think prevents you from really bringing the board forward to show the bottom and steeze out the trick like you want to. That's part of what makes you want to suck your legs back so quickly (on top of the fact that the airs are not too big), if you stay like that you'll end up off balance. Seems to me like right in the middle of a method the riders hand, torso, and feet make a C shape. You're kinda at a J shape. I hope this crude observation is helpful.