Directional and Twin snowboards: what do they mean in Hungarian?

23 November 2015
 November 23, 2015
Directional snowboarding

The inserts (binding screw threads) on the snowboard are located closer to the end of the board than to the front, so if I fix my bindings in the middle threads, my body's center of gravity will be closer to the back of the board than to the nose. If I fasten the bindings in this way, I recommend having 4 stitches before the first stitch, and 3 stitches behind the back.
This center of gravity placement is beneficial for slaloming, fast snowboarding, and for beginners who should learn to board in an offensive position. Also, this setting is the most successful on fresh, powdery snow with buoyancy. Faster turns, faster tailing, a snowboard with a better guided front, less effort. I am mostly like this after 25 years. This is how I recommend that former skiers, boxers, fencers, and those who want tight turns set their cards.

 
Twin snowboard

Unlike the directional thread placement, the center of gravity placement here is completely symmetrical.
What does this mean? There is no distinguished foot, no "direction". The front foot is as far from the nose of the board as the back foot is from the tail.

What is the advantage and what is the disadvantage?

 

Advantages:

  1. I have the same chance of going forward or backward nicely (ugly?).
  2. It can be good for beginners who have not yet found the winning line-up. In Hungarian, you have to experiment.
    He is equally uncertain in both directions, while we are watching him, we wonder what kind of legs he will have later.
  3. It can be a winner for routine wakeboarders and skateboarders who are equally skilled in both directions.
    They bring over previous habits from another board sport.
  4. If someone has been directional up until now, but one day they would practice sliding towards the clumsier side, and set up the snowboard this way for that day.
  5. If someone wants Park laurels, they can also buy a twin, with a large spread. Here, you often have to land upside down, so the back leg will be the first from the jumps.
    Usually, the twin setup is paired with a wider spread, "duck" setup. In the case of the "duck", the front foot faces forward, and the back foot turns towards the rear.

 

Disadvantages:

  1. We cannot squeeze our knees to the front turn, which makes it more unstable and more difficult for us to perform.
  2. The top speed that can be reached is lower, because the nose part is shorter in front of our feet and thus less loaded.
  3. It is more difficult to slide on virgin snow, the handling is more difficult - the nose of the board gets stuck more easily.
  4. Instead of jointing the knees, the hip bone should be 'thrown out' more. This is the "New Style".
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