Technique - Plucking up the courage to try some jumps Firemin - Feb 21, 2009 - 02:55 PM Post subject: Plucking up the courage to try some jumps
Hi all
I'm off boarding to Zermatt in just under a month and I really want to learn how to do some basic tricks whilst I'm away.
I've been boarding for about 4yrs now, with just under 3wks of riding on snow, and the odd couple of hours of dryslope lessons in between. The last week long trip I went on (Serre Chevalier in 07) we started touching on basic jibbing tricks on the last day of lessons, such as nose and tail rolls, and some standing/slow moving 180 ollies on flat sections of the slope. I found the nose and tail rolls quite easy, and just about managed to get the hang of landing the ollies.
I really want to progress into learning some basic jumps/grabs and play around in the park - I did venture into it when I went to Tignes summer last year, but as I only had the 2 mornings of boarding (went there for the MTBing) I didn't manage to get my confidence up and ended up just scooting through and didn't actually pluck up the courage to try anything what with all the really good riders flying about all over the place
Can anyone offer any advice as to the best way to start learning in parks? Should I just bite the bullet and find a little jump to play on out of the way? Or is it worth seeing if I can get some actual tuition from somewhere (I've booked an all day private lesson on the first day of boarding which should hopefully get me back into the flow (and break in my new boots!) but I want to use that to brush up on technique)?
Cheers
Chris
StevieMcK - Feb 21, 2009 - 03:22 PM Post subject: RE: Plucking up the courage to try some jumps
Most parks will have a green line of kickers or a few rollers lying around that are idea for starting off on. Just get in there and don't worry about any other riders. Everyone has to start somewhere! TightKnitJJ - Feb 21, 2009 - 04:45 PM Post subject: RE: Plucking up the courage to try some jumps
Mastering kickers and rollers only comes with practice. The more you enter the parks and start hitting things, the more comfortable you'll get. You'll understand how to land, how to take off, how to stay stable and balanced in the air. You can start off with straight airs and grabs then move onto spins etc. It's all about practice.
There are a good few companies that have freestyle lessons. I believe Maverix do these in the summer out in LDA and have a good few day lessons at the fridges around the country but there are also plenty more.
DFish - Feb 22, 2009 - 08:06 PM Post subject: RE: Plucking up the courage to try some jumps
Also a good idea to have a few Jeaga's before having a go. Help you relax a bit.
Fish
Snowaddict - Feb 23, 2009 - 11:17 AM Post subject: RE: Plucking up the courage to try some jumps
Haha best advice ever
get a cannister of laughing gas from Ebay or something that'll make you smile
Firemin - Feb 23, 2009 - 07:19 PM Post subject: RE: Plucking up the courage to try some jumps
Cheers for the hints and tips guys! The missus has her hip flask for when she does difficult runs, so may borrow it or get my own!
Anyone know if Swiss pharmacists are as lax with dispensing codeine as the French ones???
chaletslovakia - Feb 23, 2009 - 09:51 PM Post subject: RE: Plucking up the courage to try some jumps
** " Anyone know if Swiss pharmacists are as lax with dispensing codeine as the French ones???" **
The Swiss apparently administer smack free of charge so you should have no worries...
