Product Description

The fast track to great snowboarding Read it, watch it, do it with this innovative book and 30-minute DVD for anyone itching to get up off the sofa and go! Clear step-by-step coaching and inspirational photography in the book will get you started or improve your skills. Then, master techniques with your own virtual coach – from the goofy foot to the heelside turn, the 30-minute DVD uses 360 degree live-action freeze-frame graphics and slow-motion sequences guaranteed to get you freeriding in no time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10714 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Customer Reviews

The best 'How to Snowboard' book I've read
This is hands down the best instructional book about snowboarding I've read and i think that I have read most of the ones on the market at the moment. What makes it great is
1. That its written by an amazing Snowboard instructor who has many years or pro-riding at the top level and teaching riders of all levels.
2. That the book is great for someone just starting or someone who is already a decent rider
3. It's well laid out with, well written, good diagrams and some amazing photographs
4. It comes with a DVD

Awesome Book from an Awesome Rider
Neil's book is the first snowboard title I've encountered that covers the modern foot-steering technique. That alone would make it stand out from the crowd, but it goes far beyond that. The book covers the "McNab Four Point Pressure Control System", a new evolution in snowboard technique that is suitable for the whole spectrum of riders - from complete beginners to the advanced and experienced.

I had the pleasure of learning the system on one of the McNab Technical Performance Clinics last year and it is an utter joy to use - very powerful, very natural and suitable for all kinds of terrain and conditions.

As a qualified instructor, I can highly recommend this book to both novices looking for some up-to-date background reading, as well as more established snowboarders looking to take their riding to the next level. The text is clear and readable, the photos and diagrams support the information presented, and the book is broken down into small sections which are great for flicking through. Adding a DVD was a stroke of genius - although short, seeing the exercises in action really helps to get the ideas across. Snowboarding is not a static activity!

If you want to discover how to ride snowboards using a modern, efficient and solid technique do yourself a favour and buy this book.

Best book on the market
This book is superb, its relevant whether you are a beginner or have been snowboarding many years.

The DVD brings to life the theory enabling you to see it being put into practice by Neil.

The McNab pressure controls system allows you to learn to ride the board using just the feet rather than the whole body. This moves you from the 'chalet girl shuffle' to carving right on the edge.

Having just returned from a McNab technical freeride clinic in chamonix the book will enable me to keep riding the right way until my return to the Alps in 2008

The book is a must have for any snowboarder regardless of skill.