| Here are 3 Rock Solid tips for learning to snowboard: | | | | 2) Bend your Knees! |
| 1) The Freestyle Triangle - What is it? | | | | I know that this sounds simple but you wouldn't |
| The freestyle triangle is when you put your hands | | | | believe how many people ignore this. You want to be |
| over each tip of your board. So your left hand stays | | | | really loose and keep your knees really bent. This |
| out over your left tip and your right hand over your | | | | second of the tips for learning to snowboard is really |
| right tip. Why do we do this? Because by keeping | | | | important because the looser you are and the more |
| our hands out over the tips of our board we are | | | | your knees are bent the better you can absorb the |
| keeping our body balanced and it helps when we are | | | | bumps on the runs. |
| trying to turn. | | | | And if you fall, which everybody does, the impact will |
| When you want to make a turn you simply point | | | | be way less if you are loose and have your knees |
| your hands and turn your shoulders in the direction | | | | bent because you are closer to the ground and aren't |
| that you want to go. As your point that way and | | | | so stiff and rigid. |
| turn your upper body, your lower body will follow. As | | | | 3) Look Over your shoulder when turning |
| the board swing in the direction that you are moving | | | | This goes hand in hand with my number 1 tip for |
| be sure to try to keep your hands out over the tips | | | | learning to snowboard. As you point your downhill |
| again. | | | | hand where you want to turn, look over your |
| The freestyle triangle is one of my favorite tips for | | | | shoulder as well. This is something that you learn |
| learning to snowboard because it is something that is | | | | when doing flips and spins but also applies to simple |
| easy to implement and really helps when learning to | | | | turns when you are starting out. Looking where you |
| do turns. Just point where you want to turn with | | | | are wanting to turn really helps your body to move in |
| your downhill hand and then get your snowboard | | | | that direction. |
| back under those hands. | | | | |