Snowboarding Experts: Freeriding--Race--Freestyle [Paperback]

Christof Weiss (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1998

The newest sport of the 1998 Winter Olympics, snowboarding, has become the rage among winter sports enthusiasts. Christof Weiss, a trained professional sports instructor, schools snowboarders in every aspect of training, conditioning, and developing technique.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Paperback: 167 pages
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764107380
• ISBN-13: 978-0764107382
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,797,817 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely in-depth reference to snowboarding, September 19, 2001

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Eric (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snowboarding Experts: Freeriding--Race--Freestyle (Paperback)

I received this book as a birthday present. After browsing the table of contents you start to realize its depth. It's broken down into three major sections: racing, freeriding, and freestyle.

The book goes over the mechanics, but also heavily focuses on mental aspect of snowboarding. It explains methods on how to visualize and execute. It even recommends external activities, like Yoga, to bridge the gap between body and mind.

I felt the best value of this book were the sections on overcoming and controlling fear after a serious injury. Which, unfortunately, I know a lot about. It also stresses the seriousness of properly rehabilitating after injury/surgery.

This book is for people serious about snowboarding. It probably isn't suited for 11 year old children. After reading some sections, I almost felt like I need further explanation from a psychologist to completely understand what I was reading.

Overall, great book.

3.0 out of 5 stars Too Technical, April 2, 2008

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dasn0wman "dasn0wman" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snowboarding Experts: Freeriding--Race--Freestyle (Paperback)

This book is way too technical for the average reader. If you are a professional, then you should check it out. I'm not really sure if it would be helpful since I'm not a professional, but the book really analyzes every aspect of performance in snowboarding. It is not too enjoyable if you are not that into snowboarding and even if you are, you would not probably want to read it. Pictures are nice, though.

3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT, March 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Snowboarding Experts: Freeriding--Race--Freestyle (Paperback)

This Book is excellent, it covers some common different kinds of snowboard giving hints in along the way too. With good pictures and layout i would recommend this to others.. (with a excellent price too)