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By the ghetto canadian at 31/10/2007 - 3:37am
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First off this is NOT exact plans, Its just some key things to take into consideration when building a box. Alright, So you wanna build a box to get your shred on. The following are essentials for you to build an insane box:
Size: You want your box to be of decent size, length and width wise. IF its too short you will have a "slappy or miss" type of box, and if its too long you will slide for miles and stop short of the end. A particularly good size is anywhere from 10-15 feet long and 2-2.5 feet wide.
Structure: Structure is almost everything when building a box. If you have too much wood its going to be heavy and immobile, and if you have a weak structure your going to go to bust out a back tail 270 and end up just busting your head open. when thinking about structure you need to take into consideration location and mobilization as stated earlier, like if your box is going to set in one spot year round you might be able to make it a bit heavier.
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By ATPSsamcassidy at 05/02/2007 - 11:43pm
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I answered two questions regarding things like this today so im going to make this a permanent refrence. This is a guide to getting into photography and cinamatography. It relates mostly to photography but also gives a list of good fish-eye options for video.
Dont get ANY beginner SLR based on the frames per second. That is probly one of the worst mistakes that you can make. Also if you are getting a beginner SLR then you dont need to be worried about flash sync's becasue the goes very in-depth and would be orientated more toward an advanced photographer. Another helpful tip, dont worry about fisheyes. They arent all they are built up to be. First off they are extremely cliche' and most of the time arent used correctly. Second off they are expencive. And third they are the hardest and most dangerous lense that there is to use. If you want a camera that has all the stupid things that a beginner shouldent mess with then save up and get the D2xs, it is a really solid camera. It has a nice flash sync, 8 fps, and all the their bells and whistles.
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By MtBachelor at 31/01/2007 - 12:44am
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How To Make Your Board Ready For Park (Mainly jibs)
So you wanna learn how to tune your ride for jibbin the bachy way I see? Well this is how I roll.
There are several main parts, which include Wax, stance width, stance angles, edges and stance setback.
Wax - Wax is definitely something you should invest in, buy an
iron, buy a years worth of wax, buy a scraper and go for it. Waxing will help you slide better on boxes and rails with out any hang ups. For further info on waxing watch a video here made my boy Jeef - Video How To Wax Your Snowboard
Stance Width - This is definitely a must not only to make it looker a lot nicer, but a lot easier and more stable on boxes and rails, too. I would say for the average person who would like to see a future in jibbing, should definitely consider a 22-25ish inch stance. It's a little weird at first but it helps, A LOT.
Stance Angles - Alright for park duck-footed is almost a must, actually it is a must. Nothing to crazy, I think any where in between from 25 to -25 is a pretty much standard, just make sure your a little duck footed at least.
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By the ghetto canadian at 30/01/2007 - 8:20pm
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Introduction
To do the frontside noseslide First you want to make sure your comfortable sliding backwards. A good trick to learn beforehand is frontside boardslides.
The trick itself
A frontside nose slide is when your sliding backwards down a box or rail on the front part of your board (In my personal opinion it is from the binding and farther).
How to do it
You want to start out at a decent speed approaching just to the side of the object you want to slide. You don't want to go too slow so you get the full slide. As you ride up to the box pop off your tail and turn 90 degrees while setting your front foot down on the object and shifting most of your weight to your front foot. About this point you should start to feel the slide. look over your front shoulder while keeping your balance. as you reach the end of the box, pop off your nose just enough to turn your board back. Absorb the landing with your knees and hug the closest person next to you.
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By pop shove kid at 26/01/2007 - 3:12am
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Info.
The World Industries AXX snowskate is a plastic snowskate. It has a length of 33". It is a very good plastic snowskate, and you can get it for a very good price.
Kick
This snowskate has the perfect amount of kick on the nose and tail. You can get some good pop.
Ride
This snowskate rides pretty good. But try not to put pressure on the pocket of the concave on the nose when you are riding, it will dig into the ground and you will stop.
Overall
Overall, i would rate this snowskate 9/10. It has perfect kick and rides good, but it could be better if it was wood in my opinion. If you are looking for a good plastic snowskate, I would recommend this one.
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