Snowboarder Andy Finch stopped by Woodward Camp to hang out for a week. He tried the new snowboard box and bounced a lot of trampoline.
He has also written a post about his visit including more photos and video (Andy at Woodward). We have some pictures from his visit. Enjoy.
How do you Misty? Easy. A great method of learning a Misty is to pretend that you are punching your little brother in the face. If you don’t have a little brother, you can just imagine punching someone shorter than you in the face. Don’t like Tanner Hall, Simon Dumont, Sammy Carlson or Tom Wallisch? Pretend to punch one of them in the face… they are all relatively short. If none of those people work then imagine Mini-Me.
The method in which you punch them is the key. If you spin left simply imagine that the short person is standing on your left(if you spin right then simply switch each direction). Place your left hand on their head, which should leave your arm slightly bent. Make a fist with your right hand and place it in front of you, bent at the elbow.
When you punch your victim, make sure you follow through… you want to do some damage right!? Try to put your right fist past your left hip and continue to hold that little buggers head. Make sure your butt comes up so you get inverted… and that should bring around your misty. Once you get the hang of the spin, try throwing some grabs in there!
Having trouble? Post any questions in the comments!
*Disclaimer: I am not responsible for you injuring yourself while attempting any trick. Information on this website is for educational (or humorous) purposes only.*
A Premie is usually a premature baby, but on the hill a Premie is a kid who wants to try a trick they are not ready for. Many kids are trying to do more advanced tricks before they have mastered smaller tricks. It is annoying when kids attempt to learn tricks they are not ready for. Plus, it leads to a higher rate of injury in the parks.
An example. A kid, lets name him Tommy, watches an amateur rider throw a cork 7. Tommy’s biggest trick is a 360, but regardless he asks the amateur how to cork 7. Tommy is a Premie. This kid is not ready for a cork 7… he does not even know what it feels like to spin a 720. Tommy should be able to bang out the 7 before he tries anything off axis. Switch tricks? Can Tommy ride switch with a normal center of gravity and in control? Switch unnatural tricks… can Tommy look over his other shoulder while riding switch?
The same goes with rail tricks. Want to learn a 270 on? Can Tommy slide the rail unnatural? Want to hit a rail switch? Can Tommy ride switch well?
It may sound lame, but the better a rider is at basic and fundemental skills, the more quickly he/she will learn more advanced skills. There are plenty of poor park days to work on riding switch, sliding rails unnatural and spinning small unnatural spins. Enuf said.
It is official, the popular summer camp is opening a new camp in China. Woodward Camp is designing a new facility near the capital city of China, Beijing. The building costs are estimated to be $4 million dollars[1]. The camp will reportedly host all of the same activities it does at its US camps, with the exception of snowboarding and skiing.
Not all of the details seem to be finalized, but with the growing population of the Asian market, Woodward Camp in China will likely be successful.
