What’s in this video:
- How to practice 360s WITHOUT a jump
- Exactly how I focus down and practice my 360s so I can land them first try, every try with consistency
Filmed on: GoPro HD Hero 3 Black at 1080p / 60 fps
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- Jed
ps – Feel free to let me know if there are any specific snowboard topics you want to me to cover in future GoPro videos.
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Hi Jed, nice vid, pls add more of those! I find it especially usefull to know where the rider looks at which point during the trick.
I do have one question on spins though:
It is commonly known that you have to carve into the jump to create a platform to jump from. My question is: How hard do you have to carve exactly?
In my understanding, “carving” means riding exclusively on the edge (almost) without using the base at all. Now when I am trying to carve onto a jump I often find myself doing a pretty hard carve which makes my body tilt to the direction I am carving. That means I am going off the jump in a tilted position which immediately takes off my balance and gets me crashing regularly.
So what exactly is the right amount of carving to use for jumps?
Honestly the right amount depends on what you’re doing.
Typically for your average spin it’s more about your line of entry than how hard you carve. Most of the spin rotation is about how hard you pre-wind and release at the right time WHILE carving, but the carving doesn’t actually have to be a super hard carve, you just need to get the entry line right and to be doing a decent carve.
Go here and watch at 4:11 into the video on the page, you’ll see what the right line looks like: http://snomie.com/ultimate-guide-learning-360s-basic-snowboard-spins/