5 Great Reasons to Take Snowboard Lessons
Posted in Beginner's Guide, Editorial, How to Snowboard by Rami | Tags: Lessons, snow school
A guest post by Dave, a rider, snowboarding instructor, and author of SnowboredInstructors.com all the way from Australia.
I know you’re probably thinking “Why do I need to take lessons, I can teach myself how to snowboard”. Most people know a guy who taught himself, hell, most people teach themselves.
I teach people how to snowboard, and I see how much you can improve in a short space of time when you take lessons. I can think of a lot of reasons why you should take lessons, here are 5 great ones:
1. Build a solid foundation
Imagine your snowboarding skill like a building. At the moment your still doing the groundwork and figuring out how to install the cement foundations. You want to build a 90 floor skyscraper – why wouldn’t you – the skill for spinning 900’s lives on the 90th floor. Teaching yourself is like using the wrong mixture of cement. It looks ok, but if you put any weight on it, it’s gonna collapse. Sure, some people are naturally talented at mixing cement, they get the right mixture and they get a great foundation quicker than most. But only about 5% or less of people that learn to ride are like that, believe me. Think of taking snowboard lessons as giving yourself the tools, skills and knowledge to create a foundation worthy of the Willis Tower. You don’t want to demolish a 20 story building due to sloppy foundations, building a new one takes a lot longer.
2. Learn quicker
Having a solid foundation makes it 10 times easier to build things on top. You can add a new movement, new trick or just build some confidence. These will help you reach your potential faster.
3. Have more fun
The saying “the better you get, the better it gets” is massively true when it comes to snowboarding. Have you seen “IsenSeven – Lets Go Get Lost” yet? Well, if you haven’t, go and buy it and watch it right now, see how much fun they have whilst snowboarding.
4. Impress your friends
Whilst your friends are crawling around, trying to build foundations out of sand, you go away, learn how to make concrete and come back with a 10 storey palace, complete with swimming pool and hot girls (or guys) lounging next to it. If your friends aren’t impressed, go and find some new ones.
5. Look cool
It goes without saying that the most important reason to ride a snowboard is to look cool. Otherwise, what’s the point, right? Taking lessons will help you look a lot cooler than if you don’t.
“Shred the Knar”
So “get your knarly boots on”, get some lessons and start paving your way to becoming the next Shaun White, or Jenny Jones.
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Jon says:
wtf man. In this previous post, you’re saying that you’ll be a better snowboarder if you learn it yourself. And now you’re saying that you better take lessons. You’re talking SHIT imo.
http://www.snowboardgo.com/2008/04/dont-pay-for-lessons-teach-yourself-to-snowboard/
Rami says:
I can see how the two seem contradictory but really in my previous post about not paying for lessons, I am alluding to the fact that you DONT NEED to take lessons with instructors to pick up snowboarding. A lot of people are under the impression that they should take snowboarding lessons (that are rather costly) in order to pick up the sport, but in reality that’s not the case. To motivate people who don’t want to take/pay for lessons, I put up that article.
In this article, Dave is simply pointing out 5 good reasons to take snowboard lessons and is aimed at those considering lessons but are not sure about the benefits.
Hope that clears things up.
Dave says:
@jon
man, it’s two opposing opinions on the same issue.
Rami, as a snowboarder has the opinion that you can learn snowboarding quite happily without lessons.
Dave, or me, as a snowboard instructor, is giving my opinion on the opposite side of the arguement.
I think that people should take lessons because I can help people learn quicker than they would on their own.
You’ve obviously just scanned the article and have jumped to a conclusion.
Rami says:
Further to this note, I took my buddy yesterday to snowboard for the first time. I got him a 2 hour lesson and then I personally spent another 2 hours with him post lesson. He thought the lesson was definitely a good idea to start off with followed by having a friend show him around as well.