Skateboarding helps snowboarding-

I got pretty banged up trying to do a weak ass bs 180 off 15 footer late this season. I know I gotta get down FS spins first but I can't do a FS 180 because my body always tries to revert back to regular stance no matter what. Not sure if this is a commitment thing or not but I was wondering if skateboarding will help me with my spins? Any thoughts? 

skateboarding would help your control more than anything. spin wise because the board isn't actually on your feet, it feels different 

Originally posted by Marumm Well, it would help more than not skateboarding, assuming you don't break anything.

That's the problem though, skateboarding is so easy to hurt yourself when you are learning.  Nothing between you and the concrete.

I skateboard during the summers and I'd say that it helps alot with the little things. Such as rotations, pop, and turing. You could also practice rotating on a trampoline with your board strapped on or just on the carpet or in some grass.

It is all about commitment on jumps. Luckily, you don't do those off of 50+ footers, otherwise you'd be f*cked. When you begin to progress and go off bigger kickers, whether in the park or backcountry, you have to commit. If you have your mind set on a double cork you have to commit to the double, because if you try to stop the rotation, you're likely going to mess yourself up. When you try to stop a rotation, you often will set yourself in an awkward position when landing, which leads to season ending injuries for a lot of people.

Skateboarding does help a lot, especially since there is no attachment to the board. It can help on commitment to tricks, because it's the same way with skateboarding. I realized with experience that on stair sets and ledge drops, I normally land what I am trying to do within a few tries when I force myself to keep the board under my feet.

Another sport that really helps is surfing, because surfing probably has the most similar motions to snowboarding out of any extreme sport.

I started skateboarding and my balance is alot better with just a few days doing it a hour or so at a time. So it must help build up muscles in the legs and core that would otherwise be left useless till winter hits again.

I say practice spinning on flat ground or small features. I hate doing fs spins aswell but im slowly getting used to them on flat ground. I can do fs 3's off small little features but 180's i still have problems with. Just stick at it and it will eventually come! Skating helps with balance and ollies as well.

It helps with the balance, rotations, core so yeah go for it!

Mostly with balance and muscle tone. If you skateboard right up to snowboarding season, you probably won't need many "warm up" runs. Tricks, not really. It is different. I agree with the guy that said surfing. Might not help you with jumps and such but it will help with carving, balance ect.

Originally posted by beunknown Mostly with balance and muscle tone. If you skateboard right up to snowboarding season, you probably won't need many "warm up" runs. Tricks, not really. It is different. I agree with the guy that said surfing. Might not help you with jumps and such but it will help with carving, balance ect.

true story i love cruisng the longboard on the summer months!

Skateboarding definitely helps with your balance.  I think it would help you feel more comfortable on your snowboard, then the spinning will come.

Also, check out the snowboardaddiction programs.  Their toot on spinning really helped me.  I knew nothing about counter rotation or setup carves when I started to try 3's, I just couldn't get them.  Last winter I watched the SA program and landed several 3's.  I still have a lot of work to go, but at least I know what my body is supposed to be doing and what I was doing wrong.

Lol, forget tricks, Im still focused on just getting around smoothly at this point on a skateboard.

Idk if this would help but try jumping on a trampoline and practice your spins, or wakeboard and do 180s on the water but idk if you have to things to practice on.

Skateboarding definitely helps. Especially with balance. I havent been skating as much due to school, and my park skills have definitely suffered.

I always found for 180s or anything where you are landing facing opposite the way you take off are easier to do riding regular. I find that a smooth take off is more important to getting a trick than the landing. I feel that by taking off switch, it can be awkward and different from what you normally do and can be difficult to get the trick you are trying to do. I find landing switch is a lot easier.