Trick
Frontside Hip Air
HOW TO DO IT
Frontside Hip Air: Snowboard Addiction
The basic frontside hip air uses a modest frontside board adjustment after departure to match the landing. This is a source-specific application, not a fixed rotation amount for every hip.
Preparation and setting
Controlled straight airs; an inspected suitable hip, initially a lower coach-selected application.
Execution / practice sequence
- Approach straight up the chosen lip section.
- Depart on the planned line without premature angled takeoff.
- In the air, adjust the board frontside to the landing heading.
- Make the lesson's flat-base contact.
- Absorb and establish the heel-edge ride-away described for this task.
How to learn / practise
Begin with the lower application and no grab. Refine departure and alignment before increasing size.
Errors and corrections
Strong heel edging or angled takeoff can divert the flight from the intended landing. Landing correction cannot repair an already wrong destination.
Observable checks
Board aligns with the intended contact area and the chosen ride-away is controlled.
SOURCE-BACKED DETAIL
Characteristics
- Record type
- feature application
01
teaching summary — coaching review required
Snowboard Addiction (S2): a straight approach up the lip, first using a lower part of the feature, then adjusting board direction after take-off; land flat-based, then ride away on the heel edge. Heel-edge assistance helps at first, but excessive edging alters the flight line. Suggested grabs: Stalefish, Indy, Nose and Tail.
02
editorial review notes
In these hip lessons 'coping' is the line at the top of the landing used as an approach alignment cue — not necessarily metal coping (HT27-04). The lessons' hips have no knuckle to clear — their feature context; inspect actual geometry. Adjusting board orientation in the air is not evidence a rider can choose a new landing location after take-off. Flat-base contact and heel-edge ride-away belong to this basic pathway, not every hip trick.