It’s my job to explain stuff to people and to be rhetorically sound while doing it, you sir are remarkable and second to none in your ability to pierce through the details of the sport you chose, dissect it and get it across. This is something I’ve been missing in many people you instructed me with regards to snowboarding. This is not a tutorial, this is real education! Thank you!
First season of snowboarding for me I’ve been watching your tutorials since then and went from just doing heel to heel turns to now toe turning but still trying to minimize skidding or just not skidding at all. I love your vids and tutorials!!!
Great callout. Not easy atall. I’d imagine there’s some planning involved (outlining, notes written on his hand) but if not, it’s an even more amazing feat.
The best snowboard lesson ever, REVAMPED!!! Thank you so much for everything Malcom. You have given me and so many others a hobby for life. You are a legend!
Hi Malcolm, after boarding for 20 years I needed some improvement to get rid of some bad habits. I just spent 4 days in Japan using this technique of da-dum, da-dum and it was a game changer. I tackled everything with more capability and confidence. I could ride all mountain before but this really made me on edge with control for more of the ride. Thanks Malcolm, love the videos
I was having some difficulty understanding the concept (even with your previous videos) of this technique. However, after watching and rewinding this video, I think I'm able to grasp what you're explaining. The drill you provided will been added to the list of goals and improvements I need to make for this season, hoping to unlock good snowboarding! Thanks Malcolm, you're my favorite instructor! So precise, concise and eloquent with your words and movement.
I didn't understand yet. Maybe 'cause I am snowboarding just two times and I need to practice more and feel my movements 😅 I do a regular stance so my left foot is my front foot and from what I understood before making a turn I have to release pressure on the front foot and keep the pressure on the back foot, right? I didn't understand how to make flawless turns by having attention on these drills 'cause when I am trying to feel if I am doing it right or wrong I can't help but I feel my body is really heavy and under stress 😢
I had to watch twice to finally understand what he was trying to say. So basically as you’re about to engage into a turn from say a heel edge stance, you’ll need to push your front leg (toes, ankle knees and hips) forward while keeping the back leg neutral to create a “twist” (think of it as if you’re wringing a wet towel) on your board so that your toe edge from your front leg touches the ground first (at this point your board will be in a “twisted” position), then almost immediately after you can do the same for your back leg (doing this will release the twist) so that your toe edge touches the ground where at that point you’re on your toe edge on both feet, then repeat that sequence on your front heel edge.
As a veteran snowboard Instructor of over 15 years. This is the best explanation of torsional twist I have seen online. This is my favorite subject to teach. Homework for you Malcom. Try a butter press and add twist to the raised foot. You will be ale to spin endlessly. Cheers! Well done.
I've been watching your videos for years since I started snowboarding and I always go back to them each season. You explain in such thorough detail making it easy to understand how to execute the movements. I'm excited to put this into practice the next time I hit the mountains. Thanks Malcom!
I flew 6 of my siblings up to Utah a couple days ago and have been using techniques you taught in your past videos to teach them. They’re all doing short heel/toe turns now and it’s just day 4. Did their first blue run and two did their first black diamond yesterday!!
A really easy way to learn this is to ride a ripstick, because to make the ripstick turn, you to introduce some torsional twist, and when the turn is completed, you align your foots again (otherwise you will make a full circle). I used to do a lot of ripstick riding, and I naturally ride my snowboard with knee steering because of that. I hope this can help some people pratice during the off-season 🙂
I guess you must really like physics. You occasionally mention the principles of physics and some physics related terms. I really like your presentation style, which is clear and easy to understand♥
Been snowboarding over 25 years. Plateaued at an ok, but lower then expected level. If only your channel was around back then. Good foundations are such a difference maker. Add: learning good foundations in a YOUNG body!
Masterclass ! Thank you Malcom for sharing such detailed insights and taking out time consistently. I try to implement what I can from each of your videos that you put out. I’ve only begun learning, so while the curve is gradual I know I’ll get there. Kudos to you !
Brilliant video as always Malcolm! Great as a refresher/reminder for those that don't get to spend a great deal of time on the hill! Have a great season!!!!!
Is your weight still balanced in your stance even as you move your front foot and hip downhill and to your toe / heel working edge, Or or are you 60 / 40like it was explained to me once.
Cheers Malcom, came back for a refresher as tried Bankso this year and struggled a little on the steeper runs with judder on heelside. Like you said, I tend to overthink things on the slope, so ideally need to just feel it rather than think it. Not sure why I juddered as I was intentionally pushing weigh onto the edge and using my knee to get weight out. It was under speed or steep, so I assume it was just technique or leg strength?
I think what you actually do, is just opposite to counter rotation - you rotate your body into the turn. Look at the first takes of this video - Malcolm first rotates his body, then the board follows. This naturally makes it so that the front leg starts the edge change first. This is opposite to counter-rotation movement, where people whip the board, then their body follows.
Loved that drill at the end of the video! helped me a ton! But i have a question regarding knee steering and down unweighted turns, how do I combine between the two? Love your vids, ty!
Thanks Man! I got the THEORY from You, but experianced the g force By myself on the mountain. Please tell people in Your videos... that once You know the theory. Its only a matter of time. Before you go out there on Your own. And understand the gravity. Cheers ! 33 Male first time
Btw I'd like to see a video on how to deal with bumps in the terrain, seems like everywhere you go is nice and flat and even but that's not the case for most places
I have just finished my 3rd lesson at Tamworth snowdome & was having mixed success ( one run great, next run poor). This excellent video has now unlocked my technique along with the levers video. Thankyou so much you have a gift for teaching!
My man, I've been riding since 1989 and would absolutely love to take a trip to Europe to spend a few hours riding with you. I really love how you can explain things that I have just subconsciously learned how to do over the decades of riding and help me realize where I am lacking in areas of my turning. Respect!
Man! I'm 48 yrs young and after 42 yrs on skis I jumped onto a snowboard! It was my 3rd attempt, I must admit - first one was 30 yrs ago when I was 18... That time I was riding, well, learning snowboard in ski shoes!!! Can you belive?! Even more, that time you could ride a snowboard but standing right to the nose, both your feet together pointing nose! Like a one wide regular ski!!! Anyway, my 2nd attempt was like 13 yrs ago. Toghether with friend of mine we took snowboards for learning and couldn't even stand straigh with 3 or 4 hours!!! And when I was 18 within one hour I was like a bit riding down... So last Saturday, my older daughter (14) put strong on a table (that ski tweekend was connected with her birthday day) she wants to try snowboard (shes quite good skier). And I responded - great, I'm in too. I wanted to spent more time together and I didn't want anything major she can I can't... Belive me or not, both of us watched literally 2 videos on YT, such an 101 and the next day at 7pm we hopped on the snowboards. By the 8pm we were riding down the green horn slope. That was end of the day in the resort, so next day, after another 3-4 hours of practicing that slope, we hit the red piste... And we nailed it. I didn't fall once. Rest of Sunday I spent on that slope... Sorry for the long introduction to my words, but I must say you are talking! I'm like installing your words into my brain... Like they fit to special slots... Can't wait till next moment I'm on the deck... Thx bro!!!
4 days of working on this method and it's starting to come in for me. I'm probably being impatient and my expectations are too high, but I'm employing tenacity and discipline which seem to be paying off, even if a little on the slow side. This method of instruction is brilliantly simple, but putting it into practice is another beast entirely. The conversion from mental understanding to physical reality is fairly difficult. One thing I that I am trying to diagnose is that I sometimes get a turn started and get to or just past 45 degree beyond the fall line and the board stops turning and I fall. This almost always happens on a toe side turn. I look back in the snow to the point of fall and I have a nice skinny line with almost no skidding through the edge change and around the turn to the point where it just stops increasing the turn. This is probably happening once every 20 to 50 turns. I usually catch it by shoving the back foot out to induce skid.... Any thoughts?
Learning to Freebord and eventually snowboard and this video really helped me understand torsional twists and why they're fundamental to all turns 👍😎👊 definitely helped me 'get it' thanks again 👊🤟💯
I can't thank you enough for these videos. Your "door opening" video is mind opening and I've been revisiting it every season since I started learning snowboarding three years ago. Hope you have a wonderful year ahead and look forward to more of your content!
I mean, really. So much useful, pertinent information, given eloquently and concisely, with a smile on his face, AND IN ONE TAKE!! FFS Malcolm, stop making the rest of us look inadequate!! I've been a language teacher and scuba instructor, and wish I were half as good as Malcolm at delivering information. 25% I'd be happy with. Pretty much all his videos, one take. And it's obvious it's not down to indolence - he simply breathes this stuff! If I might be permitted one insight on other teaching methods (in this case PADI's scuba courses), it's that lessons are given much like an essay is written; introduction to what's going to be discussed, the main body, and then a summary. So the lesson is 'given' three times, to start drumming it in (although first and third is briefly of course). On youtube, the title could be regarded as the intro, though 20 seconds or more of intro is helpful. You do this already, along with the main body. Sometimes though, because you have kindly given so much information, however succinctly, a brief repetition of the main points at the end to reinforce them can never go amiss. I'm in my 50's now, and there's not much left between the ears, so I need all the reinforcing I can get! :) Please don't pour the hate, as I said, Malcolm is a master at this, I just thought I'd give insights on other methods, however simple they might be. Wish I were in the alps - I'd be tappin' on your door for lessons to help me improve. Thanks for all the stellar content, Malcolm!
I am 837 years old.. so obviously my opinion counts a lot of weight. I agree that Malcolm is the best snowboarding instructor! Thank you for uploading these vids Malcolm and helping me pick up a skill that wasn't even invented when I was born in late 1100 AD! ❤
Can you transition these principles into tracked out runs, moguls, and glades? (Opposite of groomed, or smooth steeps). I see alot of videos explaining independent front leg / back leg principles (mentioned here too), but don't see much elaborating on when/how to edge/flatten out, weight change anticipation, even counter-rotation (as needed) to regain control when riding uneven terrain. Would love any drill suggestions you might have so I can repeat undulating runs with less fatigue. I marvel at good riders who shred through bumpy stuff with so little effort.
Malcolm is appreciated only by intermediate and advanced riders i think... He is calm speaker and doesn't add unnecessary things when he speaks for a subject... That makes him boring for an beginner or even intermediate snowboarder because the look for an actor and not an instructor!!! Keep up!!! I have learn everything from you!
Everything just suddenly clicked. I dont know if it's just me or what. Its like this "ah hah" moment. Before, i was like, sure it's fun sliding the board around but not the greatest feeling. Now, i can totally say im addicted to snowboarding 😂 That feeling, when doing the turn properly, the pop in the end, or the pressure release and energy return, which let me quickly press down to change edge to initiate the next turn, just is something else. I finally nailed it and could now easily turn down most red with lots of really tight and neat small turns (as long as it's not too icy). That rhythm is useful as i was waiting too long when i first tried. Next, mogul and tree run. I saw ur website talking about japan, just came back from Rusutsu hoikkaido!
Have you played around with making sure you have a flat base moment (any length of time really, but certainly a moment) between all your turns? It's incredibly challenging going slow, and sort of not possible in bumps but still an idea to try to achieve. One's stance has to be rock solid both in terms of position and muscle tension. Once we're going faster it adds to flow, and feels effortless (ties in nicely with your How to Snowboard Effortlessly video). And it allows for such smooth roll onto the new edge, and a ton of control over edge grip and build up of pressure. If you haven't deliberately played around with it, then I do recommend. Another great snowboard tip and tool in this video though man. You do continually put out good and useful content.
When I was a beginner, the first real aha moment was to ALWAYS move weight (center of gravity) to my front leg before making a turn.The front leg will then start acting as a pivot, making the rest of the board (back part) rotate almost effortlessly around it. After the turn, weight back to center on both feet. So lean forward before the left or right turn.
This... is what helped me the most. Great tips Malcolm. I suffered from turning and losing grip while turning and developed a terrible habit of counter rotating or kicking out my backfoot. Tried this tip earlier this week emphasizing my knee steering and working my feet independently and it worked wonders. Thanks!
do you use knee steering when you're carving too? In another video you said to carve by doing small lateral movements with your hips only. I'm confused because I think I do knee steering but definitely end up just doing a skidded turn.
Hi Malcolm, to me it looks like, just before starting the edge change movement your board gets a push to go underneath your body and that helps you to change edge. So it looks like it's not just getting your weight over the board but also getting the board under your weight? Am I wrong with that observation?
Hey Malcolm, i tried these drills over the weekend. The first one is really a gold, i could clearly see a difference between my regular side and switch side. For the 2nd, i think i'm missing something especially when changing the edge but idk how to correct it. Dolphin turns are really hard, i can do an Ollie on the base but not on the edge😂
Hey Malcolm, love you videos! Could you make a video on how to read maps of ski sites, and in general how to find where you are and where to go, in big ski sites?
Good that you also reflect on your previous videos. Excellent that you explain the terminology more: i realize now that i mistook torsional twist for rotation of the torso. How do down-unweighted turns relate to torsional twist?
Good stuff! All techniques aside, my biggest challenge right now is getting over the fear of crowded runs. It really messes with my riding when I'm constantly concerned about getting blasted from uphill skiers and riders who bomb down the hill. Besides wearing a bright red jacket and being predictable in my turns, what else could I do?
Yeah it's hard when it's really busy, but sounds like you're already doing your best...if you get a chance to ride early or late season, avoid holidays and weekends, you can avoid the crowds 🤞🤞
Are you really saying that you can literally twist the board enough so that both edges are simultaneously engaged, though at different ends of the board?
The idea is to minimise the time from one edge to the other as much as possible, this is the best way to do that. Depending on the steepness of terrain, type of turn, flex of board, yes it is definitely possible, and if not, then you can at least minimise the time from one edge to another more by implementing this technique.
Is there a home based drill I can do to help put this aspect into muscle memory? I live in the tropics so there's no snow close. Love your content Malcom. Your explanations are by far the best.
Loving theses videos been using your drills daily here in eastern Canada to correct loads of bad habits I built up - could you please do a video on turns on steep slopes that are tracked out and choppy and also quick turns in tighter tree runs pls
I can tell you that indeed you dont want your board to be flat even for a second. Learned it the hard way. I am on a tired state and I let my board be flat on a blue runs. It speed up fast and I spent more energy to stop it. My legs gets even more tired after that 😢
Do you recommend learning on a park board or some other flexible board to get the real feel of the torsional twist? And then translate that to stiffer boards?
Like so many others on here, I just want to say a huge thank you for all the invaluable information you have shared! My most recent snowboarding holiday was an incredible experience because of everything I've learned from your videos, and I was able to put it into practice because of your clear and concise delivery! Good posture, crossing the hips, following the nose of the board for example were tips I would think about through every turn whenever I found myself getting lazy, or performing more of a skidded turn. I look forward to learning even more from your videos as my skills progress!
The best explanation I've read of this . Finally got to board in the Alps (Courchevel) last March with a French guide who left track like you. I just kept trying to make my edge/flat/edge faster, but still couldn't match his lines...He said" do knee steering!" but I couldn't quite grasp how. Thanks so much...(need to get to your mountain one day)
Been watching your forever (or as long as you’ve been making them). They have helped me immeasurably and I can’t thank you enough. I’m always wondering…when you ride for pleasure, do you listen to music? If so, what?
I actually don't listen to music when I ride! One of the only people that doesn't I think 😂 if I'm alone I sometimes listen to a podcast on the lifts... Thanks for all the support 😊🫶✌️
Thanks for these very informative and entertaining video's. I learned a lot and still am. The knee steering is something I already did but I'm still having trouble: - Choosing the right turning method (falling leave, small(er) S-turns, carve, ...) according to the steepness of the piste. Choosing the wrong one makes me catch an edge or I chatter; - Need to improve my posture on my heel edge because I sometimes still get heel judder; - I need to become comfortable riding switch which I never do. I guess I know what to focus on when I go on my board trip to Ischgl - Austria in february and your videos will help me with that for sure.
Hi Malcolm. Thanks so much for this video. I had a sucky day on the slopes yday, I just had very little control and felt like I was fighting the board the whole time. I watched your video last night to get some tips and today was a much better day. Okay I’m not flying down the mountain, but I have much better control and my confidence in my abilities. I’ve got 3 more boarding days left. I’m hoping to practice what you are teaching more, and get more enjoyment out of my boarding experience. Thank you so much.
Funny enough, this type of turning came naturally to me from my experiences riding a RipStik as well as cruising around on longboard skateboards. Good to see that those techniques I transferred over to snowboarding weren't bad habits but, on the contrary, is actually quite useful! Thanks for this video; you've explained it brilliantly.
How much should I obsess over perfecting turns etc.? I love these videos but I’m finding it’s casting me doubts over the way I do everything while in the local fridge. Hoping a week away this month will bring my confidence back. These are great lessons but when I can already turn etc. I’m finding I’m trying to perfect my riding like this over just having fun like I used to haha
Think this is one of your best videos, love that drill with the side slip to side slip, that dials right in to where I am, when I get on a steep slope slightly out of my comfort zone and rush the turns, having too much skid to get rid of speed and catch an edge..leading to me losing my mojo and going back to falling leaf or just heel edging down...that drill looks perfect for those slopes where I don't have the skill or confidence to carve properly. Many thanks...another awesome video, very well explained
Thank you for this video! I took a lesson in December 2023 and the instructor taught me this but I didn’t quite understand what he meant until listening to your explanation.
My first ever snowboarding was 13 days ago new year's in Taos NM and second one was 2 days ago in Brian Head UT, and Malcolm, you are amazing. I tried incorporating as many tips as I could and I went all the lifts yesterday even small jumps in park freestyle. Thank you so much. This is what I was learning changing edges quickly and caught an edge yesterday, hopefully will try and incorporate it
Very interesting advice, I implemented this technique 2 days ago and it helped a lot at steeps for quick short turns, but was a hard work, I was stiff as a plank, but today it somehow clicked and I was able to make my first carves aswell, beautiful breakdown of a technique and why to do it. I'm back snowboarding after 8 years. Thanks Malcolm, you the real G
I’m hitting black diamond my first year regular and now switch. I still watch these to get something I may have missed watching previous and other videos
How come you can see the shadow of the selfie stick but not the selfie stick itself? Do you edit out post production, or is the stick chroma-keyed out?
Have you ever considered making a gear suggestion list, or what you recommend? I’ve been looking to get some new jackets, pants and what not and would like to hear what you think is good
I just got back from Austria, I'd snowboarded a couple of times before but watched a handful of your videos before I went. Day 4 it all clicked and I had your voice in my head (Direct with your shoulder, steer with your knee, lean further on your toe) as I was repeating the moves. Your videos not only inspired me but made me a better rider in 4 days then I ever thought I could achieve - Thank you so much really great instructions and great to be able to test them on the mountain!!
Wow amazing I'm so pleased you found them helpful!! Glad you had a great trip sounds like you really made the most out of your time on the mountain 😊🙌😬
I’ve followed your videos and self taught myself snowboarding. Took a bit of time, but I got there. Without a doubt, you have the best snowboard tutorial videos!
Just started the video, Malcolm. Thanks for putting this together. This is a concept I was researching recently so timing is perfect. Happy new year to you and keep the videos coming!
I love how you explain the timing of front and back leg when you are turning using tuhduhn. It really helps to connect what we are seeing with the theory better.
It’s my job to explain stuff to people and to be rhetorically sound while doing it, you sir are remarkable and second to none in your ability to pierce through the details of the sport you chose, dissect it and get it across. This is something I’ve been missing in many people you instructed me with regards to snowboarding. This is not a tutorial, this is real education! Thank you!
in many people who…
Thanks so much, means a lot 😊😊
Agreed! When i make my first trip to Europe to shred i will for sure take an advanced lesson with Malcolm.
First season of snowboarding for me I’ve been watching your tutorials since then and went from just doing heel to heel turns to now toe turning but still trying to minimize skidding or just not skidding at all. I love your vids and tutorials!!!
Amazing great job 🙌
It's fantastic how you create an entire video in one smooth recording, with no cuts and edits. Great, thank you!
Thanks so much!!!!
Masterpiece!
Great callout. Not easy atall. I’d imagine there’s some planning involved (outlining, notes written on his hand) but if not, it’s an even more amazing feat.
The best snowboard lesson ever, REVAMPED!!! Thank you so much for everything Malcom. You have given me and so many others a hobby for life. You are a legend!
Thanks so much!!! 😊🫶✌️
I'm so happy I found this video in my 1st week as a snowboarder...
So, so many hours of watchintg YT just in some minuites!!! Incredible...
Hi Malcolm, after boarding for 20 years I needed some improvement to get rid of some bad habits. I just spent 4 days in Japan using this technique of da-dum, da-dum and it was a game changer. I tackled everything with more capability and confidence. I could ride all mountain before but this really made me on edge with control for more of the ride. Thanks Malcolm, love the videos
I was having some difficulty understanding the concept (even with your previous videos) of this technique. However, after watching and rewinding this video, I think I'm able to grasp what you're explaining. The drill you provided will been added to the list of goals and improvements I need to make for this season, hoping to unlock good snowboarding!
Thanks Malcolm, you're my favorite instructor! So precise, concise and eloquent with your words and movement.
Thanks so much!!! 😊🫶✌️
I didn't understand yet. Maybe 'cause I am snowboarding just two times and I need to practice more and feel my movements 😅
I do a regular stance so my left foot is my front foot and from what I understood before making a turn I have to release pressure on the front foot and keep the pressure on the back foot, right? I didn't understand how to make flawless turns by having attention on these drills 'cause when I am trying to feel if I am doing it right or wrong I can't help but I feel my body is really heavy and under stress 😢
I had to watch twice to finally understand what he was trying to say. So basically as you’re about to engage into a turn from say a heel edge stance, you’ll need to push your front leg (toes, ankle knees and hips) forward while keeping the back leg neutral to create a “twist” (think of it as if you’re wringing a wet towel) on your board so that your toe edge from your front leg touches the ground first (at this point your board will be in a “twisted” position), then almost immediately after you can do the same for your back leg (doing this will release the twist) so that your toe edge touches the ground where at that point you’re on your toe edge on both feet, then repeat that sequence on your front heel edge.
As a veteran snowboard Instructor of over 15 years. This is the best explanation of torsional twist I have seen online. This is my favorite subject to teach. Homework for you Malcom. Try a butter press and add twist to the raised foot. You will be ale to spin endlessly. Cheers! Well done.
Thanks so much!! Ok I'm gonna try this 😊🏂✌️
I've been watching your videos for years since I started snowboarding and I always go back to them each season. You explain in such thorough detail making it easy to understand how to execute the movements. I'm excited to put this into practice the next time I hit the mountains. Thanks Malcom!
i wish i had someone to teach me this when i started learning to snowboard.
I flew 6 of my siblings up to Utah a couple days ago and have been using techniques you taught in your past videos to teach them.
They’re all doing short heel/toe turns now and it’s just day 4. Did their first blue run and two did their first black diamond yesterday!!
Amazing!!! Sounds like you're a decent instructor!! Enjoy!!
A really easy way to learn this is to ride a ripstick, because to make the ripstick turn, you to introduce some torsional twist, and when the turn is completed, you align your foots again (otherwise you will make a full circle). I used to do a lot of ripstick riding, and I naturally ride my snowboard with knee steering because of that. I hope this can help some people pratice during the off-season 🙂
I guess you must really like physics. You occasionally mention the principles of physics and some physics related terms. I really like your presentation style, which is clear and easy to understand♥
I do 😀😀
Been snowboarding over 25 years. Plateaued at an ok, but lower then expected level. If only your channel was around back then. Good foundations are such a difference maker.
Add: learning good foundations in a YOUNG body!
Masterclass ! Thank you Malcom for sharing such detailed insights and taking out time consistently. I try to implement what I can from each of your videos that you put out. I’ve only begun learning, so while the curve is gradual I know I’ll get there. Kudos to you !
Thanks so much you got this 🙌🙌
Brilliant video as always Malcolm! Great as a refresher/reminder for those that don't get to spend a great deal of time on the hill!
Have a great season!!!!!
Thanks so much!!! 😊😊😊
Malcolm, have you ever used additional pads under your bindings? Something similar to "PadRide" ua-cam.com/video/Pi-Gi5dsuxs/v-deo.html
Is your weight still balanced in your stance even as you move your front foot and hip downhill and to your toe / heel working edge, Or or are you 60 / 40like it was explained to me once.
Great video bud, I’m a CASI Instructor and I think this video really links well to one of the core competencies. Turning with your lower body.❤❤❤
Yeah exactly! 😊😊
Cheers Malcom, came back for a refresher as tried Bankso this year and struggled a little on the steeper runs with judder on heelside. Like you said, I tend to overthink things on the slope, so ideally need to just feel it rather than think it. Not sure why I juddered as I was intentionally pushing weigh onto the edge and using my knee to get weight out. It was under speed or steep, so I assume it was just technique or leg strength?
I think what you actually do, is just opposite to counter rotation - you rotate your body into the turn. Look at the first takes of this video - Malcolm first rotates his body, then the board follows. This naturally makes it so that the front leg starts the edge change first.
This is opposite to counter-rotation movement, where people whip the board, then their body follows.
hey man, what is your binding position for carving? I'm currently rocking the duck style
Loved that drill at the end of the video! helped me a ton!
But i have a question regarding knee steering and down unweighted turns, how do I combine between the two?
Love your vids, ty!
I love your videos. I wonder, if you can use stick-figure animation over your body to better show the torsion and rolling?
My thing is I kick out my back foot to initiate the turn I need to stop that and use my front leg
Thanks Man!
I got the THEORY from You, but experianced the g force By myself on the mountain.
Please tell people in Your videos... that once You know the theory. Its only a matter of time. Before you go out there on Your own. And understand the gravity.
Cheers ! 33 Male first time
Thanks so much!!
Btw I'd like to see a video on how to deal with bumps in the terrain, seems like everywhere you go is nice and flat and even but that's not the case for most places
Great video, what type of board are you riding? Regular camber or flat camber?
Happy new year! Since my learning method is “watching, understanding and implementing” your videos are gold for me 👌🏼
Happy New Year to you too!!!
I have just finished my 3rd lesson at Tamworth snowdome & was having mixed success ( one run great, next run poor). This excellent video has now unlocked my technique along with the levers video. Thankyou so much you have a gift for teaching!
Awesome, keep rocking it in the fridge!
My man, I've been riding since 1989 and would absolutely love to take a trip to Europe to spend a few hours riding with you. I really love how you can explain things that I have just subconsciously learned how to do over the decades of riding and help me realize where I am lacking in areas of my turning. Respect!
Thanks so much!!! Yeah come ride in the Alps!!
Man! I'm 48 yrs young and after 42 yrs on skis I jumped onto a snowboard! It was my 3rd attempt, I must admit - first one was 30 yrs ago when I was 18... That time I was riding, well, learning snowboard in ski shoes!!! Can you belive?! Even more, that time you could ride a snowboard but standing right to the nose, both your feet together pointing nose! Like a one wide regular ski!!!
Anyway, my 2nd attempt was like 13 yrs ago. Toghether with friend of mine we took snowboards for learning and couldn't even stand straigh with 3 or 4 hours!!! And when I was 18 within one hour I was like a bit riding down...
So last Saturday, my older daughter (14) put strong on a table (that ski tweekend was connected with her birthday day) she wants to try snowboard (shes quite good skier). And I responded - great, I'm in too. I wanted to spent more time together and I didn't want anything major she can I can't...
Belive me or not, both of us watched literally 2 videos on YT, such an 101 and the next day at 7pm we hopped on the snowboards. By the 8pm we were riding down the green horn slope.
That was end of the day in the resort, so next day, after another 3-4 hours of practicing that slope, we hit the red piste... And we nailed it. I didn't fall once. Rest of Sunday I spent on that slope...
Sorry for the long introduction to my words, but I must say you are talking! I'm like installing your words into my brain... Like they fit to special slots...
Can't wait till next moment I'm on the deck...
Thx bro!!!
Could you do a video where you do these tight turns in trees or back country?
Yeah on the list!! 😊✌️🏂
4 days of working on this method and it's starting to come in for me. I'm probably being impatient and my expectations are too high, but I'm employing tenacity and discipline which seem to be paying off, even if a little on the slow side. This method of instruction is brilliantly simple, but putting it into practice is another beast entirely. The conversion from mental understanding to physical reality is fairly difficult.
One thing I that I am trying to diagnose is that I sometimes get a turn started and get to or just past 45 degree beyond the fall line and the board stops turning and I fall. This almost always happens on a toe side turn. I look back in the snow to the point of fall and I have a nice skinny line with almost no skidding through the edge change and around the turn to the point where it just stops increasing the turn. This is probably happening once every 20 to 50 turns. I usually catch it by shoving the back foot out to induce skid.... Any thoughts?
Learning to Freebord and eventually snowboard and this video really helped me understand torsional twists and why they're fundamental to all turns 👍😎👊 definitely helped me 'get it' thanks again 👊🤟💯
I can't thank you enough for these videos. Your "door opening" video is mind opening and I've been revisiting it every season since I started learning snowboarding three years ago. Hope you have a wonderful year ahead and look forward to more of your content!
Thanks so much happy new year to you too!!!
I mean, really. So much useful, pertinent information, given eloquently and concisely, with a smile on his face, AND IN ONE TAKE!! FFS Malcolm, stop making the rest of us look inadequate!! I've been a language teacher and scuba instructor, and wish I were half as good as Malcolm at delivering information. 25% I'd be happy with. Pretty much all his videos, one take. And it's obvious it's not down to indolence - he simply breathes this stuff!
If I might be permitted one insight on other teaching methods (in this case PADI's scuba courses), it's that lessons are given much like an essay is written; introduction to what's going to be discussed, the main body, and then a summary. So the lesson is 'given' three times, to start drumming it in (although first and third is briefly of course). On youtube, the title could be regarded as the intro, though 20 seconds or more of intro is helpful. You do this already, along with the main body. Sometimes though, because you have kindly given so much information, however succinctly, a brief repetition of the main points at the end to reinforce them can never go amiss. I'm in my 50's now, and there's not much left between the ears, so I need all the reinforcing I can get! :)
Please don't pour the hate, as I said, Malcolm is a master at this, I just thought I'd give insights on other methods, however simple they might be. Wish I were in the alps - I'd be tappin' on your door for lessons to help me improve.
Thanks for all the stellar content, Malcolm!
I am 837 years old.. so obviously my opinion counts a lot of weight. I agree that Malcolm is the best snowboarding instructor! Thank you for uploading these vids Malcolm and helping me pick up a skill that wasn't even invented when I was born in late 1100 AD! ❤
Wow, I was guessing that you would be no older than 800. Looking great!
Haha 😂😂 and no problem 😊
Can you transition these principles into tracked out runs, moguls, and glades? (Opposite of groomed, or smooth steeps).
I see alot of videos explaining independent front leg / back leg principles (mentioned here too), but don't see much elaborating on when/how to edge/flatten out, weight change anticipation, even counter-rotation (as needed) to regain control when riding uneven terrain.
Would love any drill suggestions you might have so I can repeat undulating runs with less fatigue. I marvel at good riders who shred through bumpy stuff with so little effort.
Thanks for the video. Slightly off topic... Can you show how you link your mic to your X3 Cam?
Malcolm is appreciated only by intermediate and advanced riders i think...
He is calm speaker and doesn't add unnecessary things when he speaks for a subject...
That makes him boring for an beginner or even intermediate snowboarder because the look for an actor and not an instructor!!!
Keep up!!! I have learn everything from you!
Everything just suddenly clicked. I dont know if it's just me or what. Its like this "ah hah" moment. Before, i was like, sure it's fun sliding the board around but not the greatest feeling. Now, i can totally say im addicted to snowboarding 😂
That feeling, when doing the turn properly, the pop in the end, or the pressure release and energy return, which let me quickly press down to change edge to initiate the next turn, just is something else. I finally nailed it and could now easily turn down most red with lots of really tight and neat small turns (as long as it's not too icy). That rhythm is useful as i was waiting too long when i first tried.
Next, mogul and tree run.
I saw ur website talking about japan, just came back from Rusutsu hoikkaido!
Please talk about the mechanics behind your board coming in and out of frame as seen at the very beginning of this video, the demonstration. thx
Hi Malcom, this is useful explanation. Please explain the feet position during the turn. Thx. Hoang
Have you played around with making sure you have a flat base moment (any length of time really, but certainly a moment) between all your turns? It's incredibly challenging going slow, and sort of not possible in bumps but still an idea to try to achieve. One's stance has to be rock solid both in terms of position and muscle tension. Once we're going faster it adds to flow, and feels effortless (ties in nicely with your How to Snowboard Effortlessly video). And it allows for such smooth roll onto the new edge, and a ton of control over edge grip and build up of pressure. If you haven't deliberately played around with it, then I do recommend. Another great snowboard tip and tool in this video though man. You do continually put out good and useful content.
Hey Malcolm, any reason you're not using the Nidecker supermatics anymore?
I still use them they're on my Stranda board
When I was a beginner, the first real aha moment was to ALWAYS move weight (center of gravity) to my front leg before making a turn.The front leg will then start acting as a pivot, making the rest of the board (back part) rotate almost effortlessly around it. After the turn, weight back to center on both feet.
So lean forward before the left or right turn.
This... is what helped me the most. Great tips Malcolm. I suffered from turning and losing grip while turning and developed a terrible habit of counter rotating or kicking out my backfoot. Tried this tip earlier this week emphasizing my knee steering and working my feet independently and it worked wonders. Thanks!
do you use knee steering when you're carving too? In another video you said to carve by doing small lateral movements with your hips only. I'm confused because I think I do knee steering but definitely end up just doing a skidded turn.
Hi Malcolm, to me it looks like, just before starting the edge change movement your board gets a push to go underneath your body and that helps you to change edge. So it looks like it's not just getting your weight over the board but also getting the board under your weight? Am I wrong with that observation?
Hey Malcolm, i tried these drills over the weekend. The first one is really a gold, i could clearly see a difference between my regular side and switch side. For the 2nd, i think i'm missing something especially when changing the edge but idk how to correct it. Dolphin turns are really hard, i can do an Ollie on the base but not on the edge😂
Happy new year! Since my learning method is “watching, understanding and implementing” your videos are gold for me
Please please please make a video teaching someone how to do early edge change to see progression curve 🙏🏻
Ok 😊🏂✌️
How do you like the Kaon X bindings compared to the Ultras?
Hey Malcolm, love you videos! Could you make a video on how to read maps of ski sites, and in general how to find where you are and where to go, in big ski sites?
Hey Malcolm thx again for the great video. How do you find the nidecker board? How does it compare to the thruster if you have ridden one?
Good that you also reflect on your previous videos. Excellent that you explain the terminology more: i realize now that i mistook torsional twist for rotation of the torso.
How do down-unweighted turns relate to torsional twist?
Good stuff!
All techniques aside, my biggest challenge right now is getting over the fear of crowded runs. It really messes with my riding when I'm constantly concerned about getting blasted from uphill skiers and riders who bomb down the hill. Besides wearing a bright red jacket and being predictable in my turns, what else could I do?
Yeah it's hard when it's really busy, but sounds like you're already doing your best...if you get a chance to ride early or late season, avoid holidays and weekends, you can avoid the crowds 🤞🤞
@@malcolmmoore Thanks Malcolm!
I ride goofy so what I do is I try to stay on the right of the slope, so it's easier for me to see what's coming from behind.
After steering the front leg, do the same steering on the back leg or just keeping adding pressure? Thank you
but knee steering doesn't apply when you're carving at high speed right?
How does this concept work for a posi/posi stance for carving? Does it differ much to a duck stance?
i think those body movements becomes natural when getting experience over the years of training isn't ?
Yeah exactly 😊
Are you really saying that you can literally twist the board enough so that both edges are simultaneously engaged, though at different ends of the board?
The idea is to minimise the time from one edge to the other as much as possible, this is the best way to do that. Depending on the steepness of terrain, type of turn, flex of board, yes it is definitely possible, and if not, then you can at least minimise the time from one edge to another more by implementing this technique.
Another absolutely amazing tutorial, thanks Malcolm. What is the forward lean on your bindings and do u think forward lean is important?
He had an older video about forward lean. In short, it's very important for heel side edging and he had his at 3
I don't actually use too much, I have it on 1 if that helps 😊
@@malcolmmoore 😅
Really fantastic explanation.
Is there a home based drill I can do to help put this aspect into muscle memory? I live in the tropics so there's no snow close. Love your content Malcom. Your explanations are by far the best.
Loving theses videos been using your drills daily here in eastern Canada to correct loads of bad habits I built up - could you please do a video on turns on steep slopes that are tracked out and choppy and also quick turns in tighter tree runs pls
@1:15 Man was zooming lol.
💨💨💨
can you snowboard with a bad knee? do you do any strengthening work on the "old" joints 😅?
I can tell you that indeed you dont want your board to be flat even for a second.
Learned it the hard way.
I am on a tired state and I let my board be flat on a blue runs. It speed up fast and I spent more energy to stop it. My legs gets even more tired after that 😢
Do you recommend learning on a park board or some other flexible board to get the real feel of the torsional twist? And then translate that to stiffer boards?
Still rocking the nidecker?
Yeah I'm on two boards this season stranda and the nidecker sensor 😊🏂✌️
So as soon as you initiate the front edge change, is when you should stand up to get your center of balance to your other edge?
Like so many others on here, I just want to say a huge thank you for all the invaluable information you have shared! My most recent snowboarding holiday was an incredible experience because of everything I've learned from your videos, and I was able to put it into practice because of your clear and concise delivery! Good posture, crossing the hips, following the nose of the board for example were tips I would think about through every turn whenever I found myself getting lazy, or performing more of a skidded turn. I look forward to learning even more from your videos as my skills progress!
Thanks so much, I appreciate the kind words, and gear to hear you're loving Snowboarding! That's the goal, get more people excited about it!
The best explanation I've read of this . Finally got to board in the Alps (Courchevel) last March with a French guide who left track like you. I just kept trying to make my edge/flat/edge faster, but still couldn't match his lines...He said" do knee steering!" but I couldn't quite grasp how. Thanks so much...(need to get to your mountain one day)
Thanks so much! Glad it's helped you 😊😊😊 yeah we're not too far from Courchevel
Awesome video, what degrees on the bindings do you use?
I'm either on +15-12 or +18-9 ✌🏼
I’ve never been to a mountain without trees it has to get a little boring nothing better then tree runs
Yeah tree runs are awesome, this resort has some but many have been cut down to make these big wide slopes
Been watching your forever (or as long as you’ve been making them). They have helped me immeasurably and I can’t thank you enough.
I’m always wondering…when you ride for pleasure, do you listen to music? If so, what?
I actually don't listen to music when I ride! One of the only people that doesn't I think 😂 if I'm alone I sometimes listen to a podcast on the lifts...
Thanks for all the support 😊🫶✌️
warp-speed skier at 0:21 seems to have just robbed a bank!
Haha 😂😂
Thanks for these very informative and entertaining video's. I learned a lot and still am.
The knee steering is something I already did but I'm still having trouble:
- Choosing the right turning method (falling leave, small(er) S-turns, carve, ...) according to the steepness of the piste. Choosing the wrong one makes me catch an edge or I chatter;
- Need to improve my posture on my heel edge because I sometimes still get heel judder;
- I need to become comfortable riding switch which I never do.
I guess I know what to focus on when I go on my board trip to Ischgl - Austria in february and your videos will help me with that for sure.
Thanks so much for watching! Enjoy Austria!!
Do you knee-steer in down unweighted turns as well?
Hi Malcolm. Thanks so much for this video. I had a sucky day on the slopes yday, I just had very little control and felt like I was fighting the board the whole time. I watched your video last night to get some tips and today was a much better day. Okay I’m not flying down the mountain, but I have much better control and my confidence in my abilities. I’ve got 3 more boarding days left. I’m hoping to practice what you are teaching more, and get more enjoyment out of my boarding experience. Thank you so much.
That's awesome to hear, glad to hear that you're loving snowboarding, that's the motivation I need to keep doing these videos!
Funny enough, this type of turning came naturally to me from my experiences riding a RipStik as well as cruising around on longboard skateboards. Good to see that those techniques I transferred over to snowboarding weren't bad habits but, on the contrary, is actually quite useful! Thanks for this video; you've explained it brilliantly.
Awesome I'm glad it helped!! Yeah skateboard background always good!
How much should I obsess over perfecting turns etc.? I love these videos but I’m finding it’s casting me doubts over the way I do everything while in the local fridge. Hoping a week away this month will bring my confidence back. These are great lessons but when I can already turn etc. I’m finding I’m trying to perfect my riding like this over just having fun like I used to haha
You got to have fun that's the main thing!!! Don't worry about taking it too seriously 😊✌️
Think this is one of your best videos, love that drill with the side slip to side slip, that dials right in to where I am, when I get on a steep slope slightly out of my comfort zone and rush the turns, having too much skid to get rid of speed and catch an edge..leading to me losing my mojo and going back to falling leaf or just heel edging down...that drill looks perfect for those slopes where I don't have the skill or confidence to carve properly.
Many thanks...another awesome video, very well explained
Thanks so much!!! I'm happy it spoke to you 😊🏂🫶
Thank you for this video! I took a lesson in December 2023 and the instructor taught me this but I didn’t quite understand what he meant until listening to your explanation.
Brilliant glad it helped 😊🙌
My first ever snowboarding was 13 days ago new year's in Taos NM and second one was 2 days ago in Brian Head UT, and Malcolm, you are amazing. I tried incorporating as many tips as I could and I went all the lifts yesterday even small jumps in park freestyle. Thank you so much. This is what I was learning changing edges quickly and caught an edge yesterday, hopefully will try and incorporate it
Amazing thanks so much sounds like you're smashing it!!!
MM u are great teacher! Confirm my suspicions that u have a Engineering background?
No haha just snowboarding...
Very interesting advice, I implemented this technique 2 days ago and it helped a lot at steeps for quick short turns, but was a hard work, I was stiff as a plank, but today it somehow clicked and I was able to make my first carves aswell, beautiful breakdown of a technique and why to do it. I'm back snowboarding after 8 years. Thanks Malcolm, you the real G
Thanks so much!!! Glad to hear you got it!! Enjoy 😊🏂✌️
Brilliant video, you are very clear and concise with your explanations and watching your videos has made my snowboarding a-lot better!
Thanks so much!!
I’m hitting black diamond my first year regular and now switch. I still watch these to get something I may have missed watching previous and other videos
Yeah good shout 😊😊
How come you can see the shadow of the selfie stick but not the selfie stick itself? Do you edit out post production, or is the stick chroma-keyed out?
It's the insta 360 camera which does it automatically!
snowboard hero !! I love you and your videos so much. Thank you so much for all these !!
Ahh thanks so much 😊🫶✌️
Have you ever considered making a gear suggestion list, or what you recommend? I’ve been looking to get some new jackets, pants and what not and would like to hear what you think is good
That's actually supposed to be my next video to make!!
@@malcolmmoore sick :)
I just got back from Austria, I'd snowboarded a couple of times before but watched a handful of your videos before I went. Day 4 it all clicked and I had your voice in my head (Direct with your shoulder, steer with your knee, lean further on your toe) as I was repeating the moves.
Your videos not only inspired me but made me a better rider in 4 days then I ever thought I could achieve - Thank you so much really great instructions and great to be able to test them on the mountain!!
Wow amazing I'm so pleased you found them helpful!! Glad you had a great trip sounds like you really made the most out of your time on the mountain 😊🙌😬
thank you so much for your videos they help me so much to do better and better snowboarding every year .
i love your videos
You're welcome glad you enjoy!!! 😊🙌✌️
Man, your videos are really helpful. Thank you.
No worries thanks for watching 😊✌️
I’ve followed your videos and self taught myself snowboarding. Took a bit of time, but I got there. Without a doubt, you have the best snowboard tutorial videos!
Thanks so much 😊🫶✌️
Just started the video, Malcolm. Thanks for putting this together. This is a concept I was researching recently so timing is perfect. Happy new year to you and keep the videos coming!
Happy new year back at you 😊🥳✌️
I love how you explain the timing of front and back leg when you are turning using tuhduhn. It really helps to connect what we are seeing with the theory better.
Thanks for watching 😊😊
Its almostttt that time of the year again where i binge watch Malcolm videos after a day of shredding
Ah awesome, I'm guessing you're somewhere in the southern hemisphere then!