Next month at Hemel is the SCUK Spring Bash. The 14th May to be precise. Myself and the rest of the Definition crew will be on hand to offer coaching…
Definition Camps 23/24th April Milton Keynes
– Another awesome freestyle snowboard course at Milton Keynes – Saturday It was all about the rail and ‘due to popular group demand’ basics with an introduction to buttering, ground…
Tips Monday: High backs & forward lean
Filling the gap As a general rule, when selecting a snowboard binding in the shop, you want something that can be adjusted easily on the hill. No matter if you…
Link Friday: Backflips, snowboarding and physics
Just the one link today. I found it while searching for a couple of videos for my Trampolining and snowboarding – Wk5 Backflips post. It made me really think and…
Trampolining and snowboarding – Wk5
Week 5: Background:The fifth week and final week of trampoline training to see how trampolining skills can transfer to freestyle snowboarding by improving my level of proprioception Location: Tolworth Recreation…
Definition Camps 16/17th April Hemel Snow Center
Another weekend at Hemel with Definition and another good snowboard freestyle course with massive amounts of progression. A smaller than usual group but the riding and vibe were still at…
How to carve with confidence on a snowboard
…the reason why tilt is so important in carving is that it allows room for the board to be flexed. The more tilt, the greater the board can be flexed,…
Tips Monday: Where to position the toe strap
Check out my new toe strap! Last week I touched on the subject of snowboard bindings and in particular, the ankle strap and it’s position around the boot. (read Tips…
Link Friday: Snow Park Guide
Link Friday this week is about guides for snow parks. There’s nothing worse than heading away, for a weeks shred time aimed specifically at riding park / pipe, to find…
Changing edge on a snowboard
Snowboard like a Weeble This week I’m going to talk about crossing over from one edge, onto the next. That middle ground where the board goes flat for a second…
Tips Monday: 4 things to know about your bindings
Do you know everything about your snowboard bindings? Can you adjust and fully customise them? Do you know what those extra screw holes are for? or haven’t you changed them…
2 things you must consider when buying a snowboard
Looking at getting a new board? Then read this! A response I gave to a question on the post, Buying a Snowboard – Basic Guide, that I wrote back in…