I'm still a beginner and I bought my first board. When I lay the board on flat ground it kind of bows in the middle (the toe and heel touch the ground but not the middle). Is this okay and how will this affect my riding? Is there any way to fix this?
2006-11-28 11:09:38 · 6 answers · asked by csnishimoto 1 in Sports ➔ Winter Sports ➔ Snowboarding
It's actually called camber (I think) as the same principal is used when producing snow skiis. According to wikipedia: "In skiing, the curvature in the base of a ski."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski
Basically it's built on the premise that once you step onto the board, then by virtue of your body weight, you are guaranteed to have the entire board touching the snow. Plus, it helps while you carve your turns.
2006-11-28 11:16:23 · answer #1 · answered by James O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good board will have that. It is called camber. It distributed the base and edge pressure evenly across the snow surface.
2006-11-29 02:40:15 · answer #2 · answered by Danno_D_Manno 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fix it? its supposed to be like that! that means you board has good pop. (you can ollie well on it) when your riding itll go flat more or less but when you jump it will be easier to do it. it shouldnt effect your riding too much and for sure not in a bad way
2006-11-28 14:04:13 · answer #3 · answered by iisasnowboarder 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might have a little bend in the middle but nothing too dramatic. if you are standing on it with your feet in the proper position it should be flat with the ground.
2006-11-28 11:27:27 · answer #4 · answered by curtismartin123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah its okay that it bows in the middle you would only have a problem if it didn't do that.
2006-11-29 06:15:59 · answer #5 · answered by baz75 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is normal. Especially if you just got her. Dwarf hamsters can be extremely energetic at times so, yeah. Basically normal.
2016-05-22 23:34:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋