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Post subject: Help me out here guys!
 Posted: Jul 20, 2008 - 07:12 PM
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Hi guys im new to this site and boarding too! i want to get myself some lessons and eventually a board and boots etc. can you reccomend anywhere for lessons and also a good board shop in the north west!
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Post subject: RE: Help me out here guys!
Posted: Jul 20, 2008 - 07:47 PM
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Hi, and welcome. The best thing to do is to get down to your local slope and have a lesson. You have a few lesson options:
1. Board in a day - which is one long day, 6 or 7 hours, which should get you down the hill in one piece.
2. 6 or so one hour lessons
Some centres have other options, such as tasters, private lessons, 2 or 3 hour lessons, but board in a day or 6 hourly lessons are the most common.
Since you're in Blackpool, you have a choice of:
Rosendale Dry Slope - 30 minutes away (http://www.rltrust.co.uk/ski_rossendale.asp - but their site isn't working at the moment, for some reason). I had my lessons there and it's very cheap and the have decent, friendly staff.
Chill Factor e - 1 hour away, on the same site as the Trafford Centre. That's a 'real' snow slope.
Castleford Xscape - 1 and 1/2 hours away. Again, it’s a ‘real’ snow slope rather than dry slope.
Once you've had your lessons and decide that you want to continue, then you can look at buying some kit. Plus, you can ask your instructor for kit advice.
Good luck!
(edit: oh, and rental of all your it is usually included in the lesson price) |
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Post subject: RE: Help me out here guys!
Posted: Jul 20, 2008 - 08:04 PM
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| Couldn't say it better myself, one good shop in the north-west is the snowboard asylum in manchester or there might be one closer to you i dont know. Getting some protection such as wrist guards and impact shorts is recommended, i had wrist guards for my lessons and they came into use alot but i didnt have impact shorts and got a sore ass lol |
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Post subject: RE: Help me out here guys!
Posted: Jul 20, 2008 - 09:01 PM
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Hey man,
If youre after good advice on kit etc pick a rider owned store, and go and have a chat with them, they are in it for the love of the sport and not for the big monies,
Three nearest to you would be
SUBVERT Chill Factor E store, employ riders, everyone in their store rides,
AKA Halifax just near the dry slope, owned by the veteran of UK snowboarding, and one sick rider
SICK AND WRONG Keswick, these guys stock the corest of brands and both owners know their stuff and test their boards so they know all the ins and out of what will work best for you.
I found in the past when you deal with the bigger chains you can (not always) just get some kid who knows nothing, but if you go to a rider owned store you get their experience, and all the above three I will voucher for with my 15 years riding experience, trust me they all know their sh1t and will hook you up with something proper which will help you progress. |
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Post subject: RE: Help me out here guys!
Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 08:59 AM
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Hi and welcome. All good advice above...I'd say not to go for a board-in-a-day lesson unless you're confident of your fitness and strength! You're on the slope for 6-7 hours and when you get tired it can be really uncomfortable. When you're tired you're also much more prone to injury (as in any sport) because you can't concentrate.
I always recommend doing separate 3 hour sessions, which is still long enough to progress a lot. |
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Paulio
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Post subject: RE: Help me out here guys!
Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 11:31 AM
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i had lessons at Rossendale, its was good to learn on a dry slope because you need to put more effort into the turns, so by the times i hit the snow or an indoor snow place i found it was less effort to turn. just use their rental stuff, dont buy until your more confident and buy something that will help you progress!
there used to be a good boarding shop in Preston but they closed down, i bought my board, boots and bindings from subvert at the chill factore, they gave me good advice, i was literally in there for hours trying boots etc etc. They were friendly, i came out with everything cheaper than the other shops and even on the internet and i have a huge grin everytime i go out with my stick! i'd defo recommend them over snow and rock at chill factore- the staff in there werent interested at all when i went- probably because, as is said above, its a rider owned store where they know what they are talking about! |
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Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 05:18 PM
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My advice would be that if you're near enough to a fridge and can afford it, try learning on an indoor slope - so Castleford and Chill Factor E from those suggested. It's A LOT easier. That said, if you do learn on the dry, you'll find the transfer onto snow sooooooo nice.
I'd also second JimmyLad's suggestion that you only go for the "board in a day" option if you're hardcore and confident of both your fitness, high pain threshold and likely ability.
Have fun! |
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noz40
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Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 06:01 PM
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| YEAH i was gonna go for the board in a day with CFe for £150!!! not coming out of my pockets so all is good. a mate of mine has a Burton jussi that he said i could have for a couple nuggets, is this a good board to learn and progress on? he said it is but like i say there are nuggets in the loop!!! |
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Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 06:16 PM
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| Should be fine with that board but how long is the board and also how tall and how much do you weigh, also what shoe size are you as these are all important numbers in seeing if a board is good for you. |
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Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 06:19 PM
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| Yeah were pretty much the same sizes 6"1 and 15 1/2 to 16 st. the board it a 159cm, wide for my big size 10 feet! |
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Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 06:24 PM
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Don't know where you got my size from lol im 6ft 2 and about 12 stone with size 11 feet, the jussi is 250mm wide and my board is 260mm which is as low as i can go really so im not sure about the width of the board for you  |
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Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 06:28 PM
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| is there any way to find out on the net? or is there anyone here who might know? i dont wanna buy a board i cant use! |
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Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 06:29 PM
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| is your mate a size 10/11? if so it will be fine if he was fine riding it |
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noz40
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Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 06:37 PM
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| no he is a 9! i didnt think there would be much difference. so you recommend a board that is 260 mil? he has a sims chaos board now and thats a lot wider (267) i think |
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Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 06:48 PM
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| Wait till some more people reply to this and give their opinion, it might be ok for you but i dont know really. |
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