Comments on: Snowboarding http://shawnwilsher.com/archives/133 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:26:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Karel http://shawnwilsher.com/archives/133/comment-page-1#comment-2574 Ben Karel Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:07:16 +0000 http://shawnwilsher.com/archives/133#comment-2574 Yeah, snowboard stance pretty much boils down to two things: foot angles and center of gravity. More extreme foot angles make turning with your strong foot forward easier, at the expense of making switch turns harder, and similarly for center of gravity. But such things are pretty minor, and definitely won't get in the way of enjoying a day on the mountain. I can recommend getting padded shorts or similar devices for protecting the tailbone. It makes a world of difference in how painful it is to snowboard, especially for more than one day in a row. Yeah, snowboard stance pretty much boils down to two things: foot angles and center of gravity. More extreme foot angles make turning with your strong foot forward easier, at the expense of making switch turns harder, and similarly for center of gravity. But such things are pretty minor, and definitely won’t get in the way of enjoying a day on the mountain.

I can recommend getting padded shorts or similar devices for protecting the tailbone. It makes a world of difference in how painful it is to snowboard, especially for more than one day in a row.

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