Thursday, 7 January 2016

Best tips to improve yourself before you join freestyle snowboarding coaching



Riding on the most difficult mountains, covered with snow, spinning, flipping and jumping on snowboard is an amazing experience you can’t have with anything else, but only with the freestyle Snowboarding.  Emerged as a recreational activity, freestyle snowboarding has a lot more to offer for the passionate snowboarders.
Unlike the tricks in freeriding, freestyle snowboarding techniques are mostly aerial. While most of the tricks are performed on the slope, but there are some tricks that can be done on the ground, including bonking, grinding, ground spins. To master in all the tricks, you need to undergo freestyle snowboardcoaching, helping you to maneuver in the air easily. 

If you are new to the snowboarding, these simple tips can help you perform better in your freestyle snowboard coaching.

Buy the correct gear – Similar to the other sports, gear play vital role in improving the performance. So make sure to choose the right great, including snowboard, boots, bindings and other items of apparel. Make sure to buy a setup that suits your ability and supports your strength. Do some researches before you buy the equipment.

Stay fit – Snowboarding is more like the rock climbing or hiking and would need a lot of strength and physical fitness. Because your fitness is going to make a substantial difference to the performance, stay fit. Exercising and training will also help to prevent muscle and ligament injuries. Concentrate on the following areas:

·         Keep your strength to weight ratio high.
·         Increase your core strength.
·         Increase your leg strength.
·         Stay supple and flexible.

Watch snowboard videos – Along with learning from a professional freestyle snowboarding coach, you can learn many other tricks by watching how the professionals do it. There’s a wide range of snowboarding videos available on the internet that are ready to help you learn easily.


Get a trampoline – Many gymnasts have been great snowboarders. So make sure to get a trampoline in your backyard as it will not only increase your physical strength, but it will also improve your spatial awareness and muscle memory for certain tricks. This helps you coordinate your upper body rotation with the timing of your pop. 

Capture yourself riding – Although it doesn’t make a difference to your skills while you are in a freestyle snowboard coaching school, but you can make the experience memorable by capturing. Watching your own riding is priceless for your progression.

Push yourself – Remember, you can’t master the tricks without stepping outside of your comfort zone. I’m not asking you to endanger your life by doing something that is beyond your skillset, but don’t be afraid of trying something new. So, don’t get nervous while hitting a new jump or trying a new trick.

With all the above said tips and ways to improve your skills, you can notice the difference yourself within a few days of your freestyle snowboard coaching. Whatever you do, remember to have fun. After all snowboarding is your passion and nothing can stop you to master your passin.

Monday, 7 December 2015

Choose the right snowboard for your next snowboarding camp



After a great couple of months of practicing freestyle snowboarding on your own, thoughts to take your freestyle skills to the next level is not surprising. The snowboarding camps can be a great choice to sharpen your skills as you get the chance to learn from the professional snowboarders, expert in performing the rarest tricks while on the board. 

For your first successful freestyle snowboard coaching, finding the right great is an integral part. And to help you choose the right snowboard, we bring you the information about the different types. The major types are:
Free Ride- One of the most popular snowboards is the free ride types, specially designed with a directional shape. The free ride boards are meant to be ridden in one direction. The tail in such snowboards is generally shorter and narrower than the tip of the board.
 
Freestyle- This one is more popular among the beginners due being easy to maneuver and much lighter to the professional ones. The wider base makes them more stable than the free ride ones, making it appropriate for the freestyle snowboarding coaching.
Carving Boards- Also famous as Alpine Snowboards, they are longer, narrower and stiffer than the other types. The specialized design helps them pick up higher speed and cleaner turns. Carving boards can ride only in one direction, but with a higher speed.

Split-Board- This type of snowboards is split leangth wise and it can be separated into parts. This means you can easily climb the slopes with the two parts on your feet and join the halves once he is ready to descend.
All Mounted- This one is the blend of freestyle and free-ride boards, specially designed to give your skills a unique touch.
Take your skills to the next level with Vivid’s freestyle snowboarding coaching camps where our experienced and dedicated coached are ready to make it your best experience ever. For he first timers, we promise two things- progression and fun- while you are under our observation.

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