The Art of Snowboarding: Kickers, Carving, Half-Pipe, and More

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"The premier guide to modern riding, from one of the sport’s best coaches."
--Tim Windell, two-time World Cup co-champion

In The Art of Snowboarding, USSA-certified club coach Jim Smith introduces you to the most popular tricks and stunts, including kickers (jumps) and other freestyle and half-pipe techniques, and stunts on rails and wood. He gives special emphasis to proper stance and turning techniques as the basis for more advanced moves. Time-lapse photographs demonstrate every step of every trick and technique, and dozens of additional photos show you the form of some of the country’s best riders.

What Customers Say About The Art of Snowboarding: Kickers, Carving, Half-Pipe, and More:

Limited information for beginners but still gives pretty information in general. If you just started and plan to do trick later, this book will still help you now as well as later.

If you want to just learn how to make turns with your board, this is not the book. A really short section quickly covers turning and then it's off to airs and jumps and half pipes. Not for the faint at heart.

But a bit to advanced for me. I'm on my second season and I was after a bit more basic stuff. I had a google and found some more basic tricks.

His smooth, flawless style rubs off on anyone he instructs. In fact, Jim Smith made me a better all around snowboarder in less than 7 days. He was also the most down-to-earth and friendly person we met while at Mt. I had first hand, one-on-one experience with him and I have to say that his teaching technique is intuitive, straightforward and effective.

We didn't just learn how to execute tricks; we learned how to execute them with and artistic style.Aside from a flawless teaching technique, love for the sport and all around positive attitude, he has a fantastic taste for music. He had me doing 540's in the mini pipe by my 4th day at Windell's Snowboard Camp. He knows how to build confidence in his students while making the whole process fun. I haven't seen this book but I have seen Jim Smith. In fact, I'm listening to that song right now.What's up Jim. To this day, we both cite him as the best influence on our snowboarding technique.

Hood.The title "The Art of Snowboarding" is true to his style. He truly taught in that way.

My wife and I thank you for making our snowboarding experience so much better. I was a camper at Windell's Snowboard Camp who had Jim Smith as an instructor.

I'll never forget the first day he pulled up to Mt. I've seen it, first hand.

My wife (girlfriend at the time) and I both learned an enormous amount from his straightforward teaching style. Hood in a bus blasting Misfits - "Horror Business".

We'll never forget you.Peace.

The author takes the time to go through snowboarding and its progressions as you learn various skills in snowboarding. Great experienced knowledge for beginners that you can only get from a veteren snowboarder. A great book for the begginner and intermediate snowboarder. The photos are excellent as well.