Skidded turns and beyond

Written by Jakob Jelling


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Another option that sometimes favored isrepparttar hip rotation technique. And begin by skidding down a hill. When you are ready to turn simply rotate your hips inrepparttar 132905 direction that you wish your snowboard to rotate. Rotating your hips will naturally cause your body to shift its weight to accomplishrepparttar 132906 turn and pushrepparttar 132907 correct end ofrepparttar 132908 snowboard inrepparttar 132909 direction that it needs to go to turn.

Which method is more correct depends upon you and what you wish to get out of snowboarding. The easiest option isrepparttar 132910 third way, to rotate your hips. The most technical way that also builds up skill for other maneuvers isrepparttar 132911 second way. The key is to know your riding style and to get out there and try each method to see what works for you.

When you are onrepparttar 132912 slopes practicing your turns you may also wish to practice a linked skidded turn. A linked skidded turn isrepparttar 132913 act of going from your skidded turn to another. One important point is to make sure that you allow a few seconds to travel before turning inrepparttar 132914 other direction. If you turn too quickly you runrepparttar 132915 risk of catchingrepparttar 132916 downhill edge of your snowboard and bailing very fast.

Learning and practicing skidded turns are an essentially part of snowboarding and depending uponrepparttar 132917 style you prefer may help you with other tricks that you will soon be learning. Try each ofrepparttar 132918 techniques mentioned here and learn to use each method regardless of what your favorite method is. This extra experience will make you more confident onrepparttar 132919 slopes and will round out your skills thus opening more doors later on when you are ready to try new tricks.

Jakob Jelling is the founder of http://www.snowboardinghelp.com. Please visit his website to discover the world of snowboarding!


Country Tennis, Anyone?

Written by Ed Williams


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“Those bees?”

“Yeah. Those are our tennis balls. Those and wasps and yellow jackets or anything else with wings that’s zippin’ around out here. In country tennis you get points for knocking down stuff that flies.”

“You mean you want me to stand here and swing this racket at wasps or bees?”

“Yep.”

“Isn’t there a chance I could be stung if I swing at one of them and miss?”

“Yeah, but anything worthwhile has some risk involved in it. Now, are you gonna play country tennis or do I need to buy you some pink drawers?”

That was all it took. I grabbedrepparttar racket and broke down into a Kung-Fu like stance. A few bees buzzed by, and I swung at ‘em but came up empty. Finally, a big, quarter-sized bee flew directly at me. I eyed it, raised my racket, and BAMMM! A direct hit - ole’ Billy hitrepparttar 132904 ground, and I was sure I’d scored some major points!

That hope lasted for only a few seconds. Ed Jr. glanced atrepparttar 132905 bee, then at me, and said,

“One point.”

I thought he was kidding, so I asked,

“One point?”

“Yep, just one. Son, that bee was huge. You have to earn points, what you just did would be like someone using a baseball bat to hit a basketball. Anybody can do that. Give merepparttar 132906 racket and I‘ll show you how it‘s done.”

I handed it over to him. The old man took it, got really still, and held it maybe waist high. No more than a minute passed when a medium sized bee flew right into his line of vision. Ed Jr. tensed up, flicked his wrist, and...

POPPP!!! The bee dropped like it‘d been shot. I looked at it for a second, then looked over at Ed Jr, who promptly announced,

“Game, set, and match.”

And there you have it. My first country tennis match, a 2-1 loss to Ed Jr. Will and I left right after that, cause it was getting late and he still had some homework left to do. On our way back, Will looked over at me and said,

“Guess you learn something new every day, huh dad?”

That might be an understatement....

Ed’s latest book, “Rough As A Cob,“ can be ordered by calling River City Publishing toll-free at: 877-408-7078. He’s also a popular after dinner speaker, and his column runs in a number of Southeastern publications. You can contact him via email at: ed3@ed-williams.com, or through his web site address at: www.ed-williams.com.


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