

When you're ready, get up, and ride down to the jump. Just tell yourself that you'll do it, because if you change your mind about jumping right before the lip of the jump at full won't be very good. It took me a lot of determination to push my mind into doing that jump. Now, prepare yourself mentally for the jump.

i just went on one that sorta flung me up into the air and it was fine.but really, you don't want to go off one that will hurl you 4 meters up into the air.

*note* then again, if you feel comfortable with that, go ahead. a nice jump, preferably not very steep, maybe half a meter tall, DO NOT GO FOR THOSE THAT ARE MADE TO GO FOR ALTITUDE! You'd probably just kill yourself. a hill/mountain/snowpark/whatever can function like one of the above 7. also, wrist protectors would help if you plan on breaking your fall with them after you wipe out (which you probably will) 6. If I hadn't had my*trusty* butt protector, my tailbone woulda died. even though i nailed myfirst indy the first try, the second attempt wasn't that great. doing indies in shorts and a t-shirt will not only make you very cold, but it will also make you very painful when you wipe out (for those who haven't tried falling onto snow while moving while not covering all that vulnerable bare skin, don't try. Trust me, this happened to me while i was going down a mild slope and it HURT. You don't wanna be in mid-jump and realise that your bindings have fallen clean off your snowboard. bindings! make sure the screws attaching them to the snowboard are tight before you start. a snowboard (no duh) MAKE SURE ITS FULLY FUNCITONAL! 2.
