switch riding

centex · Newbie Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 7 City: buffalo

what is the easiest way to learn to ride swith? every time i try i do a face plant.

jmw_dba · Newbie Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 5 City: Huntsville

Newbie, I just started this past weekend, riding switch that is, and the way i did it was right when the boat pulled me up I pushed the board around. I did a couple face plants but I think that is just part of it. I had trouble with keeping my weight more on my back foot to keep the nose of the board from digging. I just found that I had to keep that in the back of my mind where it came natural riding regular. I didn't do much cutting. It was mainly just concentrating on minimizing my face plants. Anyway, even though advice helps, I think it is just trial and error. Good luck!

WickedClimber · Outlaw Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 157 City: Annapolis

...try starting switch instead of doing a surface 180

Nephilim-777 · Posted: Jul 08, 2005 12:25 pm Post subject:

Keep your weight and balance perfectly even, slightly shift your hips left-n-right or right-n-left to gradually turn the board. If the board is resistance, a face plant is coming.

When the board feels loose and will easily go into a slide, go for it! If it does not feel loose, check your weight distribution and try a hip check again. Doing this simple check will save you some face-plants. After a while, you will feel the board hit its neutral position and will no longer need to check for it. Until then, try your hips first.

centex · Newbie Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 7 City: buffalo

thanks for all of the advice i will try it and see if it works