Equipments

Board types (aka Snowboard Profiles) from ig Snowboardprocamp

Basics: - Camber: Push up from gravity - Rocker: Push down from gravity

  1. Tradition Camber
    • The original
    • Sections: Nose, Camber Zone (for pop and control), Tail
    • Best: holding edges, harder for beginners
  2. Rocker
    • Best for beginners, easy to turn, catch free (no catch edge that is)
    • Sections: Nose, Rocker (only this part touches snow), Tail
  3. Directional Camber
    • Best for powder due to larger rocker nose which is best for powder
    • Sections: Nose, longer Rocker Zone (more float), Camber (pop and control), shorter Rocker Zone (quick turns), Tail
    • Variations where tail is NOT rocker
      • Jones lonewolf
      • arbor padre
      • jones freecarver
  4. Camrock
    • Best for park, camber part good for ollie, catch free from rocker
    • Sections: Nose, Rocker Zone (easier turns), Camber (pop and control), Rocker Zone (easier turns), Tail
  5. Rocker Camber hybrid
    • Good for quick turns in powder, good for switch in powder. Good for ground tricks
    • Sections: Nose, short Rocker (lifted tip), Camber (pop and control), Rocker Zone (easy turns), Camber (pop and control), Rocker Zone (Lifte tip), Tail
  6. Flat
    • Not super well with anything but very prediable. Stable at high speeds
    • Sections: Nose, Flat (Stable and playful), Tail

Tricks

Ollies

Tips for a steezier Ollie from ig jordanleese__

  1. Shoulders stacks over SB (no counter rotation, in line with SB)
  2. Practice popping off tail
  3. Bring up feet in the air as well (back foot up, front foot ninja kick out)
  4. Down both knees, shift weight to front leg (feeling bend from tail), Up