My wife had always struggled a bit to keep up on the slopes, basically because she's still 'skiing' her skiboards - tensing up, leaning forwards, and skidding the tails round on each turn.
Yesterday, I told her she should be skiboarding the same way that Chicken Joe surfs (if you don't know what this means - go and rent 'Surf's Up' right now, it's great!).
For some reason, that nailed it. She finally started 'skiboarding'. I guess it's mainly about being relaxed, standing up straight, and leaning into each turn, but I was really surprised that one weird comment would have such an effect.
Anyone else used any weird ways to teach people skiboarding?
Oh, and just for fun, here's a clip (couple of secs at the beginning):
Happy new year everyone!
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Yesterday, I told her she should be skiboarding the same way that Chicken Joe surfs (if you don't know what this means - go and rent 'Surf's Up' right now, it's great!).
For some reason, that nailed it. She finally started 'skiboarding'. I guess it's mainly about being relaxed, standing up straight, and leaning into each turn, but I was really surprised that one weird comment would have such an effect.
Anyone else used any weird ways to teach people skiboarding?
Oh, and just for fun, here's a clip (couple of secs at the beginning):
Happy new year everyone!
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