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What's up guys?
Kevin here from SnowboardProCamp. In this video I've got some tips for doing
Backside Boardslides.
Backside boardslides are a really fun trick and one of the first tricks you should learn
in the park. To make learning this trick easy I'm going to break down
each part of the trick, show you how to practice this trick outside the park
and how to avoid the most common mistakes that people make. To start let's
break down the backside boardslide into three parts.
The approach ,on the box
and landing. As you approach for the backside boardslide,
you want to have a bit of speed and be coming at the box in a straight line.
Do one or two speed checks, with you snowboard on the approach to set your speed.
Give yourself lots a space to point your snowboard straight and flat,
with a bit more weight on your toe edge.
As you get onto the box you want to get your snowboard sideways
and get your weight centered. To get your snowboard sideways
you need to do two things. Turn your hips and legs forward
as your upper body and arms turn backwards. This twisting motion will get
your snowboard sideways
and lock in the backside boardslide. To keep your weight centered
bend your knees and reach your front hand down towards the snow.
For the landing
you want to come off the end of the box. Land solid and ride away clean.
Come out of the backside boardslide by untwisting your body.
Bend your knees to absorb the landing.
Then plan to do a few turns to ride it out.
The most important tip is to first practice backside boardslides
outside the park. Find a mellow run
Where you can practice twisting your body into the boardslide position.
You can safely practice this
on the snow and train your body until the movement is automatic.
Then when you are ready for the park find an easy feature,
that you're already comfortable doing 5050's on.
The most common mistake people make is they have too much weight over their heel
edge.
This will cause you to slide out onto your butt. Keep your knees bent
and your front hand reaching down so your weight stays forward
and more centered over your snowboard. Put all these tips together so you can nail
your backside boardslides.
If you guys have any questions or if you have any tips for boardslides
you can leave them in the comment box. Thanks for watching and I'll see you in
the next video.