The art of snowboarding : kickers, carving, halfpipes, and more , None by Smith, Jim, 1971-, None instant download

The art of snowboarding : kickers, carving, halfpipes, and more , None by Smith, Jim, 1971-, None instant download

xiii, 153 pages : 24 cm, A comprehensive guide to snowboarding that explains the sport's basic and more advanced techniques, offers tips on how to push the limits and create a unique style on the slopes, and includes expert tips and stop-action photos, Includes index, Introduction: How to use this book: Snowboarding as art -- Simplify -- A word on safety -- Gear: Boards -- Bindings -- Boots -- Fundamentals: Setup, stance, and turning: Regular or goofy? -- Balanced athletic stance -- Stance setups -- Turns and carving -- Ollie -- Turning drills -- Kickers: Kicker etiquette -- Kicker skills -- Next steps on kickers -- Hip jump -- Rails: Rail etiquette -- Stock approach -- Ride-on flat rail -- Ollie-on flat box, 50/50 slide -- Ollie-on flat rail, boardslide -- Next steps on rails -- Wood: 50/50 slide on a flat log -- Ride the rainbow -- Stump Ollie -- Picnic table slide -- Next steps on wood -- Halfpipe: Pipe layout -- Halfpipe etiquette -- Halfpipe progression -- Next steps in the halfpipe -- More tricks of the trade: Momentum leap -- Army man walk -- Buttering -- Layback slide -- Cross-training: Skateboarding -- Core-strengthening exercises -- Stretching -- Index