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Drill

Bank Line and Exit Study

Observing a familiar bank at a controlled pace: where the bank redirects the board, where steering contributes and whether the intended exit is achieved.

HOW TO DO IT

Bank Line and Exit Study

A bank-line study identifies terrain assistance, rider steering and exit placement during grounded turns. It is separate from an airborne hip application.

Preparation and setting

A suitable familiar bank and controlled pace.

Execution / practice sequence

  1. Identify the intended entry and exit.
  2. Ride an established grounded turn.
  3. Observe where terrain redirects the board.
  4. Note where rider input contributes.
  5. Compare the actual exit with the plan.
  6. Change one placement variable and repeat.

How to learn / practise

Use an easy single bank before a sequence. Retain a stop or bypass option.

Errors and corrections

Assuming a bank automatically makes the turn loses the control goal. Adding air converts the task into a different application.

Observable checks

The rider can explain the line and deliberately reproduce the exit.

SOURCE-BACKED DETAIL

Characteristics

Record type
editorial tool
Evidence type
SBSweet editorial proposal (not a quoted source)

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editorial review notes

Grounded banked turns stay separate from aerial hip tasks; no bank angle or speed target is prescribed.