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The Illustrated Guide To Snowboarding | 
 enlarge | Author: Kevin Ryan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 549197
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7 x 0.8
ISBN: 1570281440
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.9
EAN: 9781570281440
ASIN: 1570281440
Publication Date: June 11, 1998
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"As a PSIA examiner I have worked with Kevin on and off the snow for several years. His creativity and knowledge of what works comes through clearly in The Illustrated Guide to Snowboarding. I'd recommend it as a reference to the professional instructor, as well as a how-to for the avid snowboarder and those who wish to be." -- J. Randy Price Member of the PSIA-AASI national demonstration team "As a professional athlete and instructor, working with Kevin and reading his book helped my riding immensely. One of Kevin's principles is straightforward and perfectly applicable for snowboarding, climbing or just about any sport--your mind leads and your body follows. It works!" -- Robyn Ebersfield 4-time World Cup rock climbing champion "Never in my thirty-three years of pioneering, shaping and defining the sport of snowboarding was there ever access to material explaining the technical aspects of riding in such an easy to understand manner. . . . This 'encyclopedia' of snowboarding how-to belongs on the shelf of every ski area, snowboard park and bookstore in the snowbelt." -- Paul Graves
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 Comprehensive April 24, 2008
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.
 Comentario en castellano April 6, 2008
Mi nivel de snowboard es de dos temporadas. Necesitaba estudiar la teoria para mejor aprovechar la proxima 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 leido, he disfrutado imaginando estoy ya en la nieve. Luego de haberlo leido, cuento con claros objetivos de lo que deseo experimentar y practicar en estas proximas vacaciones.
Lo recomiendo ampliamente y sin reservas. Suerte !!
Good February 26, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
Perfect book for me, The Beginner January 25, 2007
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.
Great Help!!! January 16, 2007
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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