Onethingthat I foundmyselftalkingabout a lotrecentlywithpeopleofallabilities, whetherthey'rebeginnersoradvanced, ishowtoproperlyusethefeetwhenchangingedgeandsteering a snowboard.
That's understood, butwhat's a littlebitmoremisunderstoodisthemovementsweshouldactuallymakeoverthetopofourfoottoproperlyrollitandtoproperlychangefromoneedgetoanother.
Thereasonthat I'vebeenthinkingaboutthisquite a lotisbecauseoneofmyclients, oneofmyguestswho I wasteaching, wastellingmeaboutthegaspedalanalogy, whichisananalogythat's oftenusedwhenteachingbeginnershowtoturn.
It's justtomakesurethatyouareawareofyourfeet, and I wantyoutothinkaboutyourfeetandfeelyourfeetrollingovertheboardateveryedgechange, butdon't tryandforcethatmovementwithyourfeetbecauseit'llenduppushingtheboardawayfromyou, openingupyouranklejointonthetoesideratherthanclosingit, anditcanputyouinto a weakerpositionandactuallymaketheedgechangemoredifficult.