SnowJapan.Com#3 0 Posted December 6, 2002 Share Posted December 6, 2002 A new Chairman of the 'Board feature, "Leap of Faith", has been put online. Hope you enjoy it. http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/chairman-24.html Discuss it here.... Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted December 6, 2002 Share Posted December 6, 2002 Very good article, and timely too. Matt has clearly been doing some serious research into this topic (and I bet his immediate family, if he has any, have been intrigued by the bruising on his butt). I'm just getting into the 'air' business now. Indeed, I plan to go and get some angle iron and a stout board at D2 this afternoon and make myself a ramp for Dirtsurfer practice airs. Any gains made here should be nicely repaid on the slopes. Link to post Share on other sites
LARD 0 Posted December 6, 2002 Share Posted December 6, 2002 Good one. Let's finding air, for us. Link to post Share on other sites
trish 0 Posted December 7, 2002 Share Posted December 7, 2002 I plan on getting my first 'air' this season. Wish me luck. Just 2 more weeks Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted December 7, 2002 Share Posted December 7, 2002 Just to add a little, an ollie uses the board's flex. Bending down and jumping with both legs simultaneously is NOT an ollie and will not give you as much height. Lifting your front leg first loads up the tail off which you spring. It should all be one fluid movement. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 7, 2002 Share Posted December 7, 2002 during my recent day of experiments I discovered the spring/flex of the board when trying to do an ollie. I found that if I made my front leg stiff and straight and then sort of bent my back leg that the board would bend and lift the nose off the snow. In this position the tail of the board gave some spring and you could pop of the tail into the air (all of 3 inches mind you!). I don't know if this is the correct method 'cause it felt like my front leg was going to snap when forming the spring. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted December 7, 2002 Share Posted December 7, 2002 And furthermore, setting your bindings back for riding pow makes ollying off the back really hard. But it makes it easier to ollie off the front... ...all 3 inches as deebs says. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 7, 2002 Share Posted December 7, 2002 oooh, ollie off the front hey? I hadn't thought of that. This is were the degree of board flex might come into play? (for ollie tricks in general). I practiced ollies last night on the carpet. It scared the dog and probably woke the neighbours. Link to post Share on other sites
RamenTaro 0 Posted December 8, 2002 Share Posted December 8, 2002 Anyone got a dictionary? Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 When you find one, tell me where to get a copy OK? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 This what you're after? http://snowboardingusa.tripod.com/dictionary/AtoC.html Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman 1 Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 I'm not very good at jumping. Link to post Share on other sites
smashing 0 Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Smashing! Always smashing to get some air! Fantastic! Link to post Share on other sites
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