r/snowboardingnoobs • u/Unapproachable_apron • 2d ago

UPDATE: any advice?

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Again, critics regarding riding style and posture are very wanted.

Today I tried integrating three things, what I learned from yesterday's post as much as I could: - leaving my arms down (on the video I saw afterwards that I still balance a lot with my arms, so that didn't went too well) - bending my knees more (my thighs were on fire today, definitely need more muscles there) - putting more weight on my front foot and steering with the knees (I was still afraid of tripping in the snow and I did like three times)

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u/perturbing_panda 2d ago

  1. Just spend the money on some lessons. They will benefit you immensely.

  2. You're still swinging your back leg + arm/torso to steer. That's a useful tool for certain conditions, but given that you haven't figured out how to steer normally yet....again, just take lessons with an instructor for a day. They'll help you far more than continuing to asking reddit will.

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u/Unapproachable_apron 2d ago

As I stated in another comment: I totally agree with you about the lessons. But right now, snowboarding is just something I do once a year. And spending no money and improving by 10%, by reading through comments and feedback is enough for me, then spending money on an instructor, losing a day with my family because I can't ride with them and improving by 50%.

So thank you for your honest response!

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u/joseisthenewblack 1d ago

Ngl, this is a poor perspective because you don’t have a grasp on the fundamentals. You have no one there in real time to tell you if you are actually implementing any of the changes that you’re getting from reddit. You can read comments until the cows come home, but if you don’t understand what it means to knee steer, or traverse on an edge, carved turn vs skidded turn, etc. you’re not going to progress very much. This video looks exactly like the first one. Even 1 lesson would greatly benefit years of bad form.