Technique
Centered, Mobile Stance
GLOSSARY
A centred mobile stance keeps the rider balanced over the board with ankles, knees and hips slightly bent and ready to move. It is the neutral position riders return to between movements.
Context and distinction
Centred does not mean stiff or still — it is a ready position that changes with terrain and task.
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Centered, Mobile Stance
A centred mobile stance preserves options for the next movement. It changes with terrain and task; centred does not mean rigid, perfectly equal loading at every instant or a fixed squat.
Preparation and setting
Equipment fitted and secured; gentle familiar terrain.
Execution / practice sequence
- Adopt a comfortable stance with available ankle, knee and hip movement.
- Check that the torso is supported rather than folded away.
- Make small fore/aft and lateral adjustments.
- Ride a familiar turn while keeping adjustment range.
- Return to a recoverable stance at its finish.
How to learn / practise
Use a short glide with a planned stop. Add gentle terrain changes and notice which joints accommodate them.
Errors and corrections
Locked knees: restore modest flexion. Excessive crouching: recover enough range to move lower. Reaching with the head: reorganise feet and pelvis first.
Observable checks
The rider can change pressure and heading without a large emergency recovery.
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Characteristics
- School / framework
- CASI Level 1
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