| If you have been snowboarding for a little while and | | | | get the hang of it. |
| are starting to feel pretty comfortable, chances are | | | | 2. Also, consider the way your binding settings are |
| you will soon want some extra challenges such as | | | | set up. The ideal set up for riding switch is duck |
| hitting the terrain park and landing some jumps. | | | | stance, something like 15 and -15 for example. |
| Learning to ride switch first will give you the extra | | | | 3. Practising flat 360 spins could be a great trick for |
| confidence you will need for landing these jumps and | | | | getting more comfortable riding switch. Start with |
| keeping in control. | | | | your dominant side until you feel comfortable, and |
| Riding switch basically just refers to riding the | | | | then start on your "less dominant" side. |
| opposite to what you normally would. So if you are | | | | 4. Another great tip is practising on only one foot. |
| goofy, you would ride natural. And if you are natural | | | | Find a nice, flat strip with no on around, strap your |
| you would ride goofy. | | | | regular front foot in and ride switch. This will teach |
| | | | you a lot about weight distribution. |
| 1. If you have decided to learn to ride switch, then | | | | 5. Be aware of how your body is moving as you turn. |
| commit to riding nothing but for at least a couple of | | | | Is it turning the correct way, or is it still going the |
| days. For a while, it may feel like you are learning to | | | | way it is used to |
| snowboard all over again, but it is the easiest way to | | | | 6. |