help with parks

This may have been posted, but... I am going to try some park runs this weekend small jumps, rails and boxes. I was wondering what is the best approach or should I just take it one trick at a time, although I've heard if i lean uphill on the boxes i should be fine, land even on jumps and just keep the board centered on rails. Sound right? Opinions please.

here even found u the video that helped me a lot

before hitting the boxes (then rails) go on a relatively flat part of the hill, get a friend to ride down and draw to parallel lines in the snow about the same width/length of a box.. get him to ride ahead first and do it (kinda facing up the mountain, reaching down with his hands and drawing it in the snow)

approach the lined 'box' on the snow with your base *flat* - don't edge - and ride through this imaginary box and feel the your board riding through it flat without edging at all.

re-read that last sentence again :)

then go and hit a few boxes keeping in mind that feeling of keeping the base flat against the box the whole way through.

i tried out park for the first time 2 weeks ago. shouldve looked up some threads before i went boxes arent as scary as they look but my biggest problem was after i come off the box, there were HUGE dips at the end. staff members on the mountain were doing their best to fill it up but are they common? there were many dips after some ramps too. i had a few bad falls that day because of them.

@jgoodwin: for jumps like Bboytommy said get ur speed checks in early and if ur unsure watch how fast other riders are launching off. After u get ur speed dialed in commit to the jump by going flat based and popping off with both legs as soon as ur lead foot starts to leave the lip of the ramp. Boxes/Rails like others said speed is ur friend and keep centered over ur board get those 50/50s down.

Too old to learn new tricks and risk life and limbs, I like to hang out at the Burton Progression parks with the little kids.  No pressure and no attitudes!

@BBoy nice vid I thought they weren't going to go over the landing because it was almost at the end, but that was going to be the next question, I see some people land heelside (180 off the box maybe) and some landing straight.

@Jigkidd Yea i dont want to end up on my knees, i had knee surgery like a month ago. Im fine, I've been up about 6 times since the surgery and able to ollie off the ground with ease.

Thanks for the advice. Im going up saturday so ill try to post some pics of this hilarious event.

Originally posted by jgoodwin @BBoy nice vid I thought they weren't going to go over the landing because it was almost at the end, but that was going to be the next question, I see some people land heelside (180 off the box maybe) and some landing straight. @Jigkidd Yea i dont want to end up on my knees, i had knee surgery like a month ago. Im fine, I've been up about 6 times since the surgery and able to ollie off the ground with ease. Thanks for the advice. Im going up saturday so ill try to post some pics of this hilarious event.

sweet, glad it helped.  have fun

to tell you the truth, I had trouble too in the park.  All the information can be a little too much.  My advice after taking in all the info, clear your mind before a trick and just do it.  If your nervous your going to screw up, and if your excited and have all the steps out in your head your def going to screw it up.  Least thats how it works on my end.

I think what they mean by don't lean forward is on boardslides, easy way to catch your front edge and meet the rail/box with your face. On that same note dont lean backwards on a boardslide or your board will shoot forward out of underneath you( first hand experience on that one). I think the key to all boxes and rails is to stay centered and balanced as possible. Just remember your edges do nothing for you on rails, boxes, or walls. Once you get comfortable doing 50/50's and boardslides then you can start tweaking and pressing by leaning.

Don't stop and hang out on the landings. If you fall get your butt up and get out of there. Also, if you are waiting in line you better go when it's your turn.

Nah, waiting in line is lame most of the time, everyone stands around with their thumb up there butt so they can bail before even dropping in... snake that line, do something steezy and move on.

Originally posted by Scorer099 everyone stands around with their thumb up there butt so they can bail before even dropping in...

Haha this will be fun tomorow, may be bruised on my anoose (borat voice)

So i went up and tried it all, surprisingly the first two boxes i hit i landed good the next time down i wanted pictures and went down on both boxes. When i tried the jumps i wasn't sure when to actually pop the board, so it took me a while to get higher than my speed allowed me. good thing is i was on a sierra stunt so the rocker helped a lot with the jumps and speed. I have pictures to post but my girl took all the pics at my approach not while i was riding the boxes, except one which shows me on it a little. Almost took a guy's head off as he fell and decided to crawl and lean on the end of the box as i just got on the box. i ad to bail and f'ed my lower back, i did kick the $hit out of him with the board for pulling a dumb move.

So i posted my pics in a different thread, had fun riding.