How to Hit a Jump on a Snowboard
Feel comfortable in riding a snowboard., Find a small jump., Watch other snowboarders hitting the jump, to give you and idea of what to do. , Start moving at a fast enough speed towards the jump so you will clear the landing., Bend your knees and...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Feel comfortable in riding a snowboard.
Try jumping on it while riding down a trail, so you can get the feeling of it. , As you get better at hitting jumps, you can move your way up to bigger ones. ,, Clearing the landing means avoiding landing on the horizontal part of the jump and landing on the downwards part of the jump) This is important because landing on the horizontal part of the jump creates a much larger force of impact, increasing your risk of injury. ,,,, This will decrease the impact force and add more style to your jump. ,, -
Step 2: Find a small jump.
raising the front up then both an finally the front lowers followed by the back ,, Your front should be high enough that your whole board is off the ground. ,,, If you lean forward, you will get inverted in the air and fall. ,, -
Step 3: Watch other snowboarders hitting the jump
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Step 4: to give you and idea of what to do.
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Step 5: Start moving at a fast enough speed towards the jump so you will clear the landing.
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Step 6: Bend your knees and prepare to jump.
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Step 7: Release your knees about 3/4 up and jump.
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Step 8: Bend your knees while in the air and enjoy the flying sensation.
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Step 9: Angle your board parallel to the landing as you approach the downwards landing.
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Step 10: Land on the ground as softly as possible to absorb the impact.
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Step 11: Practice on flat ground or your living room carpet strapped into your board.
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Step 12: Imagine that you want to make a wave shape with your board
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Step 13: Pull your front foot up while leaning on your back foot.
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Step 14: When you get the hang of that
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Step 15: follow the motion by hopping off your back foot.
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Step 16: The faster you do this motion
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Step 17: and the lower you bend to prepare
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Step 18: the more pop you will get.
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Step 19: Remember that in this motion you are leaning with your weight not your body.
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Step 20: When trying to get more pop off a jump you must remember that the steeper the lip the less you want to lean on your back foot to do your ollie.
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Step 21: If the jump you are hitting has a decent lip on it
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Step 22: just two foot hop instead of an ollie motion
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Step 23: Use your new skill for some flat land tricks.
Detailed Guide
Try jumping on it while riding down a trail, so you can get the feeling of it. , As you get better at hitting jumps, you can move your way up to bigger ones. ,, Clearing the landing means avoiding landing on the horizontal part of the jump and landing on the downwards part of the jump) This is important because landing on the horizontal part of the jump creates a much larger force of impact, increasing your risk of injury. ,,,, This will decrease the impact force and add more style to your jump. ,,
raising the front up then both an finally the front lowers followed by the back ,, Your front should be high enough that your whole board is off the ground. ,,, If you lean forward, you will get inverted in the air and fall. ,,
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