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Skunkfu 
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Post subject: So i went to try dry slope....
 Posted: Mar 21, 2010 - 09:03 PM
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and it fooking hurts when you wipe out man! 
So yeh, finished work early today and i thought that i need to try my nearly local Brentwood dry slope [never tried dendex before, in fact i never tried any dry slopes].
Brentwood slopes are in fantastic location, surounded by woodland and with sunny day like today it was perfect!
Chappy at reception was very friendly [Italian], explained me everything and set me up with Trespass board & DC boots and off i went! Man.... if you havent tried dry slope before its like learning to snowboard from the start!
Very first 2 meters and i am on my a$$..... i was in shock, couple years of boarding and this is all i can do!? I jump up and after 5 or 6 meters i wipe out again! disgrace thats all i can say... On the second run i managed to stay up and reach the bottom of the slopes. In the next 2 hours i manage to stay up, but for some reason there was no way i can do switch! Dont know what it is but i just cant even start riding switch, i have to stop cos i know ill fall, i do flat board 360 on slopes or dome no probs tho... madness!
So anyways guys, is it worth practising on dry slopes? Have you tried dry slopes after boarding on snow and did you find it this hard or is it just me being sh1t? Any tips please, cos it made a big dent in my confidence! Help! |
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philboarder
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Posted: Mar 21, 2010 - 09:07 PM
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| You are right it is much harder after having the joys of real snow and will take a while to pickup. I personnaly feel its less about the edges and more about sliding the board. |
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Skunkfu
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Posted: Mar 21, 2010 - 09:50 PM
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| Would you recommend practising on dry slopes at all? I mean i can get to Hemel dome and everything, but Brentwood dry slopes are only 20 minutes away from me and its only £20 for couple hours, its like i can go there anytime i feel like it. |
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philboarder
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Posted: Mar 22, 2010 - 07:21 AM
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| I used to ride sheffield it does get better and just takes a load of practise. If its a lot closer id say stick with it depends what your doing it for. |
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Mac83
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Posted: Mar 22, 2010 - 09:06 AM
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Stick with it... I learnt on Dendix and have ridden it almost every week for the last three years. And it is NOTHING like snow! Just relax and commit 200% to your turns! As long as neither the slope or your board are too dry you'll get the hang of it in no time. I recommend fairy liquid, back to black or a decent rub on wax/paste if you're short on speed.
Granted, it's not the best surface to ride on. I'd much rather be at one of the domes or up at Yad. But when it's the middle of summer and you don't want to spend those precious few warm evenings driving miles and paying £30 to board in a fridge, then a big artificial outdoor hill just around the corner seems pretty sensible.
And I know just how you feel... Dendix and Snowflex are two completely different animals. I tried Sheff. Ski Village a few months back and spent an hour falling over whilst having my ar$e handed to me on a board by the local 12yr olds!  |
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Skunkfu
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Posted: Mar 22, 2010 - 03:17 PM
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Philboarder, i just want to improve/learn some freestyle moves. Hemel has kickers and other snowboarders stuff only Fridays, but i work quite late Fridays so its hard for me to get there. Brentwood has some bumps and other little features where you can practice some jumps, 180's etc, and i saw they have rails and kickers too, but not sure when they get them out, need to find out.
So is it true that dry slopes "teaches" you proper technique, and you need to be spot on with your riding form, which in return makes you ace on real snow?
Phil, Mac - thanks for your help! |
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HandD
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Posted: Mar 22, 2010 - 04:21 PM
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| Chatham and Bromley shouldn't be to ofar from you! both ahve great freestyle scenes. Bromley is Dendix and freestyle is Tuesdays 7 - 10pm. Chatham is perma-snow and freestyle is 7 -10pm on Thursdays. Chatham has loads of toys and are currently building loads of progressive rails for first timers and those wanting to learn new tricks |
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Posted: Mar 22, 2010 - 04:31 PM
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| I wouldnt say it makes you much better snowboard but i would say it makes you better at rescuing falls on real snow and makes you appreciate real snow more |
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HandD
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Posted: Mar 22, 2010 - 05:28 PM
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| it beats the bad habits out of you, you can not be lazy on dryslope so does improve your snow ridign. Even if it is hard to get back into after snow. Is worth riding regulalary |
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Skunkfu
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Posted: Mar 22, 2010 - 07:07 PM
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Awesome guys, thank you for all the info!
Not sure about Chatham, it is a lil bit on the far side, but very tempted to give it a go. I'll defo be visiting Bromley one tho! |
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