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Can't ride switch

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#1 ·
I long board mongo pushing with my left foot but i snowboard regular and push with my right. I can scate with either foot forward but i can only push well with my left leg. The funny thing is that i can only snowboard with my left foot forward. Is there any trick to riding switch?
 
#51 ·
I just got back from 9 days boarding in Whistler.
Bummer early season which sucked but still plenty to get around on.

On one of the particularly bad days I decided it was a good time to learn switch (about halfway through my time at Whistler).
I spent a whole day on the Olympic chair practicing switch only.

By the end of the day I could get down the beginners run just fine and the next day I started going down the home trail greens which I did OK as well.

It just takes time and commitment. It's easier to get the 'feel' for it than when learning from scratch as a beginner. It's important to lean forward and once you get the feel, shifting your weight with your turns.
To be honest the hardest part I have with riding switch before I left were the really fast flat sections where I don't yet have enough experience to quickly switch edges - just need more practice.

As for my gear, I am riding on a Rome Agent Rocker 155 with Now bindings and set 15/-15.
 
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