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Jan. 9th, 2003 03:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
joflasherYay
Last night I had a breakthrough in my quest to become a snowboarder. Yep, I learned how to turn in *BOTH* directions.
Before last night I could only make the transition from toe edge to heel edge, thereby turning to the right. Last night I figured out the correct combination of balance, speed and edges to turn back onto my toe edge.
Where previosly, I had been digging my toe edge into the downward slope and face planting with excessive force, I am now zooooming down the mountain at breakneck speeds, turning and switching and laughing ... and face planting with even more excessive force, thanks to said speed. In fact, I managed to do a remarkable impression of a windmill during one spill. I did three complete rotations of the board before I managed to come to a stop. I was laughing despite the fact that it was DAMN PAINFULL. I mean, hell, I would have paid good money to see someone do that.
Still, progress is being made. I am no longer regulated to the bunny slopes. One of these days I might even figure out how to break without either going sideways or falling on my butt.
Next trick to master - not falling down. Ref. Gravity Displacer.
Last night I had a breakthrough in my quest to become a snowboarder. Yep, I learned how to turn in *BOTH* directions.
Before last night I could only make the transition from toe edge to heel edge, thereby turning to the right. Last night I figured out the correct combination of balance, speed and edges to turn back onto my toe edge.
Where previosly, I had been digging my toe edge into the downward slope and face planting with excessive force, I am now zooooming down the mountain at breakneck speeds, turning and switching and laughing ... and face planting with even more excessive force, thanks to said speed. In fact, I managed to do a remarkable impression of a windmill during one spill. I did three complete rotations of the board before I managed to come to a stop. I was laughing despite the fact that it was DAMN PAINFULL. I mean, hell, I would have paid good money to see someone do that.
Still, progress is being made. I am no longer regulated to the bunny slopes. One of these days I might even figure out how to break without either going sideways or falling on my butt.
Next trick to master - not falling down. Ref. Gravity Displacer.
