What are some good snowboarding tricks?

Tell me about snowboarding tricks?

• Answer:

  When it comes to learning a sport, any sport, a novice is only able to see what is on the surface. That is, he sees what are gross motor movements and not the fine motor movements that are the true essence. In snowboarding, for example, the gross motor movements include propping oneself up on the board, sliding forward, and riding down the mountain. Seems like that is all there is to it. What a novice can not pick up on are those fine motor movements such as head and spine positioning and maintaining balance in motion. So, a novice has a tendency to acquire a “Yeah, I got it” attitude. This attitude is usually counterproductive to the learning process; however, it is quite conducive to ending up in an ambulance with broken bones. When it comes to performing a snowboard trick, this is an area that the novice would be best to avoid. A snowboard trick may look easy when an experienced snowboarder performs it, but the key here is that the person has experience. When someone is not experienced and tries to perform that thing that requires intermediate and advanced level skills, the unexperienced person is putting himself in a position where an injury could be forthcoming. Jumping the gun on trying out a snowboard trick is never wise. But what if you have already mastered the basics? Then there are several different tricks you can attempt. Interestingly, many of them are related to skateboard tricks – and even use the same type of ramps: half pipes, full pipes, verts, etc. Other types of snowboard trick involve short jumps, flips, and even moguls, which are a series of tightly packed together bumps. Before you even consider tricks, you should make sure you've mastered the basics; if not, at least make sure you have mastered the best way to crawl to the nearest telephone, so you can call for help after you wipe out attempting a snowboard trick.