Snow Boarding Experts: Freeriding, Race, Freestyle

by Christof Weiss

The newest sport of the 1998 Winter Olympics, snowboarding, has become the rage among winter sports enthusiasts. Christof Weiss, a trained professional sports instructor, schools snowboarders in every... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764107380
• ISBN13: 9780764107382
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
• Length: 167 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.5" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Extremely in-depth reference to snowboarding

I received this book as a birthday present. After browsing the table of contents you start to realize its depth. It's broken down into three major sections: racing, freeriding, and freestyle.The book goes over the mechanics, but also heavily focuses on mental aspect of snowboarding. It explains methods on how to visualize and execute. It even recommends external activities, like Yoga, to bridge the gap between body and mind.I felt the best value of this book were the sections on overcoming and controlling fear after a serious injury. Which, unfortunately, I know a lot about. It also stresses the seriousness of properly rehabilitating after injury/surgery. This book is for people serious about snowboarding. It probably isn't suited for 11 year old children. After reading some sections, I almost felt like I need further explanation from a psychologist to completely understand what I was reading. Overall, great book.

EXCELLENT

This Book is excellent, it covers some common different kinds of snowboard giving hints in along the way too. With good pictures and layout i would recommend this to others.. (with a excellent price too)