Sportmaster PRO expert Viktor Chadkin, who participates in freeride competitions (snowboarding outside prepared tracks), in a conversation with socialbites.ca, told how to properly master turns on a snowboard.
“To learn how to turn, you first need to get used to the board on a slight section of the slope. Strap your front foot, put your body weight on it, and place your other foot on the trailing edge. Then push off with your other foot and place it on the board in front of the back anchor. Turn your body slightly in the direction of travel, extend your forearm towards the nose of the board and gain some speed. Try to move smoothly, comfortably and slowly. If you start to turn, put a little more weight on your front leg.
Once you learn to move in a straight line, you can start turning. They are performed at the posterior or anterior edge. To open the trailing edge, press the heel of your front foot as if you were pressing the pedal in a car; The board will move in one direction. To turn the other way, push with your knee and toe toward the tip of the toe,” Chadkin said.
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