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There had to be one Andy
It felt like an open goal. I resisted for a while but couldn't help myself in the end.
just an update. I'm now safely back home having had a great weeks boarding.
I'm not so hot on the differences between cross-over/cross-under positions. But, I really worked on getting a relaxed, neutral position (knees bent, low c.o.g.) on the board. I ended up feeling more confident and chilled on the slopes. The advice was helpful.
Next action is to book a couple of sessions with an instructor.
Have a look at snowboardcoach.co.uk and find out when he is running a performance day at one of the domes.
It's about £100 including slope time and is worth every penny.
What Stevo is talking about is bang on.
I had to undo years of poor technique and take everything back to basics and it's made my riding much better.
Cross over turns - as you've finished the turn your body crosses over the board as you start the next turn, in effect your leaning down the slope.
Cross under - your head follows a straight line and the legs/board do all the moving.
Neither one of those turns are generally used by the side slipping masses that haven't had more than a day or 2's worth of lessons.
I really worked on getting a relaxed, neutral position (knees bent, low c.o.g.)
Definitely one of the best things you can do, good work!