Quote (humari @ Nov 1 2011 10:01pm)
spoken like somebody who knows absolutely nothing about snowboarding
Everything in skiing is easier, its just facts bro, I skied and competed in freestyle til i was 10 (could do 360, daffy, twister, all the ez tricks) and then picked up snowboarding. Never looked back. Ended up competing and making it to junior nationals ages 13-17 for halfpipe.
There is so much more than "the basics of snowboarding"... have you ever seen snowboard racers? you'll understand that theres a ton more to it than recklessly throwing yourself around like a ski racer. I think once you get the basics of skiing then there isnt much else for racing, atleast until your at d1 college teams... srsly bro, point skis down mountain.. keep knees bent... have some small ammount of balance... go 1000mph without ever falling
Freestyle skiing is easier because you can go faster on skiis, you can flat land from higher on skiis, and air awareness is easier because your not landing/popping sideways. Mastering freestyle snowboarding is not easier than mastering freestyle skiing, just more people choose to do it.
trust me bro, ive been all around the best skiers and snowboarders and i can faithfully say that skiing is waaay easier
The main difference between the two is poping, and the fact u are facing sideways on a snowboard.
Jumping on skis is like jumping on your feet(somewhat), facing forward and popping off the balls of your feet(somewhat but u get what im saying)
Popping off snowboards, is such a fucking un-natural feeling at first, IT IS NOTHING, like jumping on a skateboard or on your feet.
You are popping off both of your feet at once, and its more about leaning your whole body to the tail and back quickly(in simple terms), ur flexing the board to jump and popping of both feet. Rather than jumping.
It can be hard to even spin without going off-axis for 90% of people on snowboards because the mechanics are different.
Tricking in snowboarding is just such an un-natural feeling at first especially, because its nothing like the mechanics of the rest of life. When is anything we do in life moving sideways?
Skiing also is very different from life, but shares the basic mechanics of walking, jumping, facing forward while moving, driving, running, turning.
While running, we lean side to side in order to corner, Cars lean sideways to corner, motorcycles, same with skating, boats, jet skis, its the natural movement of our body and most things we do.
How often are u moving sideways and turn without facing side to side, instead back and forth?
Its a funny feeling at first, and its different than what we are used to, Leaning back and forth, and moving sideways. This is why i believe people who snowboard find it so much more exhilarating than skiing,
Like so many say, Snowboarding feels like your Flying, or Gliding, because its a great feeling thats nothing like everything else in life.
THERES MY Psychoanalytical theory.
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