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Quick Tips is a place to post simple solutions to any snowboarding related problem you have encountered, such as: Simple solutions to problems you have found with snowboard products, simple binding fixes, a better way to wax / tune your board, or whatever you have found that makes snowboarding better. Send your quick tips to the 'boarderLine.
J.C. sent us this tip for determining if you should ride regular or goofy. For another tip on whether you are regular or goofy see the "stairs" method below. J.C. writes: "If you have access to an ice rink or even a large frozen puddle, just take a run at it and slide. Whichever foot is in front of you when you're sliding is probably the most comfortable position for you to ride." (Just be careful not to slip and fall when you try this.) Back to Top of Page
Are You Regular or Goofy?
This Quick Tip for figuring out if you are regular foot or goofy foot comes from Emily.
Emily writes:
“When someone is trying to decide if they are a regular foot rider or a goofy foot rider most people tell them that if they skateboard they should know what foot rider they are, or to try regular because most people are regular, or to try both and then decide. But, here is a different approach to deciding whether you are a regular foot or goofy foot rider.
The next time you approach a stair case that goes up, look to see what foot you use to take that first step up. I use my left foot to take the first step, and I am a regular foot rider. I tried this on four of my other friends without telling them what I was doing. Three of my friends used their left foot to take the first step, and all three are regular foot riders, and the fourth friend took the first step with his right foot and he is a goofy foot rider. Give it a try!” Back to Top of Page
Jesse sent us this tip for those who are practicing new tricks. "A lot of us snowboarders sit around wanting to try new tricks but we may be a little scared of what might happen when it comes time to land. By that I mean hurting yourself if you don't land right. So what you do is you build your jump then shovel a bunch of powder snow on your landing zone. You want it as deep as you can get it, 3 or 4 feet is good. This way if you land wrong you come down in fluff and don't get hurt, or at least not as bad as you would landing in just regular depth of snow. I find this works good for practicing flips. I did my first backflip the other day this way and I landed wrong because of a lack of speed. But, it didn't hurt me because I landed back on the board, but I could have had more height... Be safe and if you try this make sure you are not riding alone!" Back to Top of Page
Greg sent us this Quick Tip for protecting custom graphics that have
been airbushed onto a snowboard.
First, airbrush a design onto your board. Then, buy a FLEXIBLE
HIGH gloss spray. Spray the board with four or five coats of the flexible high gloss spray.
Then, go to Home Depot, Lowes, or any hardware store and buy Helsman high gloss flexible polyurethane, VERY fine
sandpaper, steel wool, and paint thinner. Apply
about 5 coats of the Helsman's. Make sure you use an EXCELLENT quality paintbrush. Sand and steel wool
very lightly between coats. In case you make a mistake use the paint thinner to help fix it.
After the last coat, sand the board and let the board dry 24 hours. Then, scrape the excess off the edges of the board.
Make sure you work in a well ventilated area. (Editor's note: The staff at the 'boarderLine has not tried this. You might want to tape off the edges of the board with masking tape to prevent any polyurethane from getting on the board's edges. Also, find something to block off the screw holes for the bindings. If the polyurethane got in those holes, and dried, you would never get your bindings back on your board.) Back to Top of Page
This Quick Tip for protecting the base of your board while you drive to the mountain comes from Greg. Greg writes:
“After you hot wax your board don’t scrape the wax from the base of your board until you get to the mountain. If you don’t have a board bag to put your board in while you drive to the mountain, this will help protect the base of your board while you drive to the mountain. But, don’t let the wax get too cold after you arrive at the mountain. Cold wax is harder to scrape.” Back to Top of Page
This next Quick Tip comes from Steve. Steve writes:
“For those of you who hot wax your board, and use a Fiber-Tex or Scotch-Brite pad to buff your base after waxing, Scotch-Brite also makes a soft pad (it is a blue color). I think the softer pad makes the base smoother.” Back to Top of Page
This Quick Tip for keeping the snow and ice off the top of your board and your bindings comes from Chad. Chad writes:
“Do you have cool graphics on the top of your board, but you get upset when the snow or ice covers them up? Well, the next time you go riding spray some Pledge on the top of your board. This will help shed the snow. If you have stickers on your board, this may not be a good idea. Sometimes the Pledge can soak into the stickers and they will peel off.
Along the same lines - if you are tired of your step-ins icing up spray them with some silicon spray. The silicon spray will help keep ice from forming on your metal step-ins.”
(Editor’s Note: This is not a use for either of these products that is recommended by the manufacturer.)
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