Usually on the sides on the trail. They usually cut out and then cruve back into the trail sending you either backside or frontside depending on your stance and which side of the trail it's on. Can practice anywhere that has a sudden drop or little lip to get air.
side hits
I started boarding like a month ago and just starting to get a feel for jumps.
went off the small jumps in the park and even managed to land a few
Although there's only like 2 jumps in the park and I keep having ride the lift to practice only twice
It seems that I should practice on side hits on the runs before the park?
I'm not entirely sure what to look for with side hits. Are they just any bumps in the snow?
I've tried following tracks that other riders go on, but they seem really high up or like go through a bunch of trees, didn't appear to be very beginner friendly. Once I tried to follow tracks on to one just to ride over and see what it would be like only to find there was another one right behind sort of like a w. So I rolled out of that one.
Is there a way to spot these side hits? Or is it mainly trial and error?
or any place there's a significant change with the angle of the hill?
went off the small jumps in the park and even managed to land a few
Although there's only like 2 jumps in the park and I keep having ride the lift to practice only twice
It seems that I should practice on side hits on the runs before the park?
I'm not entirely sure what to look for with side hits. Are they just any bumps in the snow?
I've tried following tracks that other riders go on, but they seem really high up or like go through a bunch of trees, didn't appear to be very beginner friendly. Once I tried to follow tracks on to one just to ride over and see what it would be like only to find there was another one right behind sort of like a w. So I rolled out of that one.
Is there a way to spot these side hits? Or is it mainly trial and error?
or any place there's a significant change with the angle of the hill?
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I usually hit up cypress (local mountain close to town)
although I'm going to check out whistler on the weekend
so I wanted to get an idea of what to look for
although I'm going to check out whistler on the weekend
so I wanted to get an idea of what to look for
Cool
the video really helped~
Don't really have the terminology down yet so I wasn't sure of what sort of shapes/ terrain I should be looking for.
Still working on learning to ollie... so can't really picture how to ollie off a jump yet. But I'll jump off them ^_^
I'll let you guys know how it goes
the video really helped~
Don't really have the terminology down yet so I wasn't sure of what sort of shapes/ terrain I should be looking for.
Still working on learning to ollie... so can't really picture how to ollie off a jump yet. But I'll jump off them ^_^
I'll let you guys know how it goes
When you hit jumps like in the video kinda bend down as you approach the jump and extend as you leave the lip. Stay loose! Get your speed right and try not to speed check right before or after the Jump.Cool
the video really helped~
Don't really have the terminology down yet so I wasn't sure of what sort of shapes/ terrain I should be looking for.
Still working on learning to ollie... so can't really picture how to ollie off a jump yet. But I'll jump off them ^_^
I'll let you guys know how it goes
If you have to abort the jump just weight the front of your board and you'll ride right over the top, if you speed check it's worse.
Have fun!
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