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Title: The Illustrated Guide To Snowboarding
ISBN: 1570281440
Author:
Kevin Ryan
Publicate Date: 1998-06-11
Publish: 1998-06-11
List Price: $16.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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Amazon Lowest New Price: $7.98
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1: Comprehensive
This is probably one of the most comprehensive how-to snowboard book out there. Maybe alittle bit too comprehensive? Or not. I find the writing not too flowing and enjoyable to read. Took me a week. The book is huge but if the writing was better, should be a fast read. There are no real photos, only hand-drawn illustrations. This is not terribly bad as the drawings are quite good, but photos would have been better. The author is more a carver/racer so most of the carving techniques are probably not possible if you have low binding angles. There is a section on freestyle, but again, the author is more a carver/racer. I think this book is alright, but I like "Go Snowboard" better because it has full-color photos and dvd.
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2: Comentario en castellano
Mi nivel de snowboard es de dos temporadas. Necesitaba estudiar la teoría para mejor aprovechar la próxima temporada de Julio (hemisferio sur).
Este libro ha colmado y superado mis expectativas previas. Es sumamente claro, divertido, combina correctamente texto e ilustraciones, sirve sin duda para el principiante, intermedio, y supongo que para el experto.
Mientras lo he leído, he disfrutado imaginando estoy ya en la nieve. Luego de haberlo leído, cuento con claros objetivos de lo que deseo experimentar y practicar en estas próximas vacaciones.
Lo recomiendo ampliamente y sin reservas. Suerte !!
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3: Good
You have to wonder about learning snowboarding from a book. Having said that, this is a good reference and I've used it it many times during my first few snowboarding attempts. The illustrations are interesting - they were hand drawn by the author. Unfortunately, the pictures weren't always clear to me. He takes a difficult concept, like where over the board your center of gravity is during a particular type of turn, and then tries to illustrate the concept with a hand-drawn picture. In some cases it was clear as mud. But overall, I can't imagine a better book on learning to snowboard.
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4: Perfect book for me, The Beginner
Full of drawings, text and light humor - this guide aims to please and teach. The only thing I would add to it is a first timer's guide to ski resorts. Even covers intermediate and advanced topics, tricks, etc! A book you will be studing for many seasons to come.
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5: Great Help!!!
This book is great for beginners like me. This one includes lots of illustration, so it's extremely easy to understand what it's trying to explain. After reading this, I got a lesson for beginners. The instructor just repeated what I read from this. If you intend to start snowboarding this winter, read this first. Then, you'll get to know what you need to prepare and expect in practice.
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