![]() The switch identifier refers to any trick that a snowboarder performs while traveling backwards, or the reverse of his/her natural stance. The terms switch-stance ( switch) and fakie are often used interchangeably in snowboarding, though there is a distinct difference. A regular stance rider would do the same trick by turning counterclockwise. If, for instance, a goofy rider wants to do a frontside 180 off of a jump, they would turn clockwise which would face them downhill through the 180° turn. On a jump, frontside and backside refer to the direction turned as the rotation is initiated. This changes relative to the rider, though, because some people ride in a regular stance (left foot forward) and some people ride goofy (right foot forward). If your back is facing the wall, you're on the backside. If your body is facing the wall, you're on the frontside wall. One interpretation involves riding in a halfpipe which is similar to a wave. Frontside and backside have two meanings when snowboarding. Because snowboarders are not on waves, this is different in the snow. A surfer whose back is to the wave while surfing is riding the wave 'backside'. A surfer riding a wave frontside has his body facing the wave he is surfing. The terms frontside and backside originate in surfing. For tricks performed on obstacles such as rails, frontside and backside refer to the direction from which the snowboarder approaches the obstacle as well as the direction of rotation. For aerial maneuvers, frontside and backside are used to identify the direction of rotation of a spin. These identifiers are very important technical terms and are commonly misunderstood. The identifiers frontside and backside are used to describe how a trick is performed. Snowboard tricks are named in the same manner that earlier board sports (skateboarding, surfing) named their maneuvers. 10 Miscellaneous tricks and identifiers.
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