Customer Reviews
Buy this book! - By: Mr. Ross A. Atkinson, 30 Jul 2008 
This book can teach you how to snowboard without an instructor.
I self taught myself & my girlfriend to snowboardin only a few days with the aid of this book.
The great thing about this book are the diagrams which explain *where* to apply pressure to the board.
Previously, i had several lessonsin which they taught twisting of the upper body & weighting of the leading foot to initiate turns.
The McNab method teaches you to initiate turns with just movements of the feet combined with raising & lowering the body.
You also end up looking alot more relaxed & controlled than people who use twisting to turn the board.
Bottom line, buy this book if you want to learn to snowboard without an instructor but with very good technique.
Ross
Who needs lessons? - By: N. B. Croucher, 11 Mar 2008 Having studied this book/DVD I learnt to snowboardin a 3 days, & could get down green/blue slopes fairly confidently. I had the advantage of being able to ski already (though being nearly 50 didn't help). There is still lots to work on the next time I'min the alps, so I'll be using the book again next year.
Excellent tuition - By: Mr. D. Hocking, 17 Feb 2008 This is an excellent book writtenin an easy to understand format. The included DVD is also ideal to see the theory actuallyin practice. This is great for beginners & will undoubtedly contain something that will improve your riding. The pressure point method for turns is superb. Recommended.
Brilliant book to learn from - By: Mr. Yousef A. Syed, 29 Jan 2008 This is the first time I've come across a guide that was so detailed & well explained.
All my previous lessons have been at French resorts, so to finally be taughtin English makes a big difference.
The accompanying DVD really does make a difference (and access to a nearby indoor slope, helps too!).
It is the first time I've heard the concept of pressure/weight distribution describedin a manner that is easy to understand - I can suddenly ride switch without effort & have even started hitting kickers - so it definitely works.
I hope an advanced course comes out to teach how all the various flat-land tricks etc are performed.
I highly recommend it to anyone that is starting out & also to those intermediate/advanced riders that want to reach the next level (Free-riding & Free-style).
Fab book - By: Anna Herriman, 17 Apr 2007 I have just come back from the French Alps having learnt to snowboard for the first time. I am profoundly deaf & found it difficult to understand everything the snowboard instructors say & therefore this book is a brilliant resource for me as it confirmed what I understood from the instructors that I needed to do with snowboarding & filledin the gaps for the bits I didn't hear from the instructors. And the book is a brill tool to take me to the next stage!! I can't wait to go back again next year!!!
