Pressure Flashcards
Hopping between the turns
While completing linked turns, lightly hop on two feet during the traverse.
Should take off and land on both feet.
Flatland manoeuvres / butters
On flat groomed terrain
Balance over nose or tail of the snowboard.
Add rotation or edging to challenge.
Side slipping 180 jumps
Sideslip on moderate terrain on the heel edge. With weight over both feet flex lower joints and extend to hop.during hop body should rotate as one, turning the board 180 degrees. Students should land on toe edge facing up hill with their weight evenly over both feet.
Repeat to return to heel edge.
Riders should feel the importance of alignment and balanced body position.
Sliding 360s on snow on snow
On mellow terrain, centred body position. By turning head shoulders and hips have them begin to turn.
Continue past 180 degrees, keep balanced body position and look through the rotation with their eyes.
Can be performed in both directions.
Switch riding
On terrain suitable to ability have students link turns in opposite direction to their natural stance.
Toe to toe / heel to heel
To enhance balance have students ride and complete only toe side turns.
Begin with regular toe side turn, in natural direction. In the traverse, before edge change, have students complete a sliding frontside 180 ( rotating nose of board downhill) then complete a switch traverse on toe followed by a frontside 180.
For heel side, heel side traverse followed by a backside 180.
To extend exercise use hop or Ollie 180 instead of sliding 180.
X turns
On flat terrain with both feet attached have students perform as all hop with a slight rotation of the body towards the toe or heel edge. Once completed a few times should make an X shape.
To progress have students just use upper body and then incorporate lower body. This allows students to feel the effects of a centre poi to point in short radius turns as well as the use of rotation with lower body steering.
Ensure alignment is maintained throughout.
Stop n hops
On terrain suitable for ability level, have students side slip at a moderate speed. Have students stop by flexing lower joints and increasing edge angle. After stopping students should balance on edge and attempt three hops by maintaining a balanced position over the edge and keeping a stable edge grip. Try on both edges.
Hop carved turns
Have students complete a series of side cut turns. During the edge change phase of the turn have them hop slightly off of both feet at the end of the turn and end on new edge.
The edge change takes place in the air and students must find pencil line carve immediately on landing.
Pour water from boots
An analogy to have students to begin to develop smooth application and removal of edge angle in carved turns. Have them imagine their boots are filled with water and they are trying to pour the water in a controlled fashion. As they finish the turn they are to gradually start pouring the water, changes, and begin on the opposite side.
Side cut turns
On mellow terrain, have student ride in a balance position. With slight inclination (lean) to the toe edge have them establish a carve turn and maintain position allowing the side cut of the turn to dictate the shape. Return to centre and then engage the other edge relying on the side cut to complete the turn.
Ensure terrain is flat enough to keep a safe speed.
Spray the trees
To increase the amount of edging students are applying, have them attempt to spray snow to the sides of the run (trees), while riding.
Cowboy knees
Focus on maintaining stance with knees apart as if riding a horse to help with even pressure on each foot across the entire length of he snow board. This also assists in absorption as the range of motion is increased when knees are free to flex and extend.
Dolphin turns
To encourage board performance and independent pressuring of the front and back foot. Students perform shorter radius sliding turns, at the end of the turn prior to edge change pressure tail of the board, similar to an Ollie. Leave snow and towards new edge on front of board continuing with the following turn. Repeat sequence for each turn- finish on tail, change edges in the air, land and start the new turn on the nose of the board.
Fall line stops
To increase knowledge of flex toon and extension.
Straight run on moderate terrain, initiate a 90 degree turn bringing the snowboard across the fall line and applying edge and pressure to stop.
Try this multiple times on both edges. Ask students to identify the movements involved to stop. Extend legs to apply pressure and flexing to control the pressures.
