Go Snowboard: Read It, Watch It, Do It

The only snowboard source I've found that actually helped me "get" the movements and balance needed to control the board. On the actual snow, I could somewhat reproduce what I had seen in the excellent, well focused video. I'm not a particularly athletic person or fast physical learner, but I feel this book helped me learn faster than I would have otherwise.

This book contains information about snowboarding basics. I use it for better understanding teaching methods, because I use to train my friends and looking forward to became snowboarding instructor for that short winter season we have in Latvia :)

This book deserves 5 starts but I can't update my rating on second edit. My background is 9 years of snowboarding and I can bomb down the mountain really fast but I bought this book because I want to improve my carve and steeps control. The unique DVD/book combination was appealing to me. Compared to other snowboarding books I read, this book's approach is easy to follow and teaches specific drills for carving. I have taken the carving drills to the mountain for a day and I already feel the difference. (I actually marked my board's corners with stick-on A, B, C, and D letters) Beginners will benefit from the first 2 chapters and they cover most of the book but the reality of the sport is that you have to get out there for minimum 2 consecutive days before you link a few turns. I felt that the riding fakie section is way too short but following the pressure point drills makes something that seems hard easy. The freestyle section is OK but doesn't teach any turns and I really want to find a good drill to get my first 180 in. However, the teaching on how to do ollies described in this book is better than any others from the internet or other books. One thing that might make the book a little confusing for some, the instructor in the book rides goofy (like me) and if you ride regular it might be a little hard to picture what to do.

I never snowboard. Read this book. And was able to make link turns in 3 days! Now I ride the lift and make really nice carve turns on the greens. Hopefully, the blues next. My friends are better than me but then I was watching a video of one of them after I read this book and I realized their technique is not as smooth as the books says which means I'll be riding better than him in no time!

I've never snowboard before. This book tough me how to stand and turn plus it has included DVD with detailed instructions. If I compare it to other books and DVD's I've ordered this product is the best. My recommendation for beginners.