I've watched lots of videos about how to carve and not slide out. However, this video is by far the best one, your tips are spot on! I'm sure my problem is actually to have too much weight on my front foot. Thank you.
Thx for a great tips, last 4 days I had great time with free slope. Theres still room for improving but Iam almost 50 years old and its great to ride like that
First test of my Snow Joe was a massive blizzard that dropped 20+ inches of snow with drifts well over 3ft. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxoHYZbq5g9fkcAtinlTqstNlje-UQkCHN This snow thrower is definitely not designed for this much snow but it powered through it. We did have to knock down taller drifts with a shovel and at times the chute was awkward because snow banks were much higher than it could throw, but still much easier than shoveling. The plus side of the small size is the maneuverability. Easy to lift up to walkways and works in tight spaces near cars. Highly recommend.Note: after assembling it started but did not turn. The belt wasn't in place. Easy fix.
Well, it may come handy from time to time, if the slope is steep and narrow, and you don't want to put your board perpendicular to the slope like a rookie you can do that to change the edges and slow down, it looks way better than breaking. But using that technique all the time will lead to not elegant riding and it also seems like it has higher probability to catch an edge eventually.
Awesome I feared my technique was flawed as I'm fully self taught and have been riding for nearly 30years but still find I sometimes have to kick my back foot round to make a quick turn thanks man🤗🤙
Can you do these turns on steeper runs? I feel you'd pick up too much speed riding down hill like that, even for a second or two. Would the 'incorrect' skidded turns be better here?
@@SnowboardAddiction To control speed with carving you need to do higher edge angle - it will also slow you down. I don't recommend riding across the slope or going upwards - as it is simply dangerous - high chance of collision with person above (not anyone knows how to turn effectively and can predict your moves)
1:49 - robię właśnie taki błąd i faktycznie, ciężar ciała przenoszę na przednią nogę. Myślałem, że mam za mało ugięte kolana. Muszę powrócić do podstaw i poprawić postawę. Dzięki i pozdrawiam.
I understand this all right, and I agree that should be the proper way of riding, but the problem is, you can never take up that much room on the slope because there is a lot of other people, so most of the time we are forced to do those skidding turns down the hill.
That's so wrong, as soon as you start to progress you gonna overtake most ppl, by doing this you have total freedom of choosing your line and you can easily adjust your radius for variable turns, besides that just get up early, you'll find your space
Nev has the good fortune of an open, monster width piste, but you can still make progressive, smooth turns in half, a third or even a quarter of the piste width. Look down the slope and imagine a channel for yourself, just don’t restrict yourself to a tiny strip with no room to manoeuvre Everyone pays for the lift pass so we all have to share the space and respect each other.
I was just gonna comment the same thing. Good luck making those huge ass turns with everybody and their cousin on the mountain lol you'll be gettin hit and pissing ppl off if anything
@@twerkingtwinkies2335 I mean, i'm in the mid west. we have more like hills, unless you head up north. Small mountains can get crazy crowded, often lots of kids but Ive never had a problem. Maybe go during the week when kids are in school. Night sessions, when kids have school the next day, etc. Mind you, you also don't want to do this on a cat track lol but any open run, works. Snowboarders are all usually at the top, waiting to drop in. We all wait for a min, let the group of skiers, or the kids pass enough to where we have enough room to do what we want. Arc around them if they are stopped. If your turns are predictable, the people behind will do the same. It's when you're not predictable, that bad things can happen. If you're skidding your turns all the time, ur more likely to lose control or take someone out. Skidded turns can have their place BUT there's proper technique for that as well & IT ALL STARTS HERE. Def try it out, have a friend video u doing this & whatever your normal way is & compare. I bet u find your getting a little twisted, which will hold ur ridding back. Your body should def always be in this same position regardless of how you go down the mountain & when it is, it's sooooo much more fun & u have so much more control! Plus, You can make these turns smaller as well. Best of luck to ya! Hope I helped even a little. :)
I'm not gonna lie, This is a HUGE PET PEEVE of mine & see it more often than not! So many people twist themselves up, use their back leg to steer them, rather actually switching edges. WITH THAT BEING SAID, you really don't know your own body position mistakes, unless you watch yourself. I would totally recommend trying to have a friend take even a short clip, everytime you ride. Especially in my beginner days, I felt like I was doing everything right, I had watched so many tutorials that my knowledge was MUCH more advanced than my boarding (it probably still is lol) but I was SHOCKED to see what I looked like! I noticed I had a weird habit of swinging my left arm non stop....then It dawned on me, I was probably & subconsciously, trying to get my Fitbit to log the steps/exercise lol. So, I rode for a while holding the sides of my paints lol. odd habit fixed. Plus it"s a good way to improve your alignment or find out if you are in alignment & safer than clasping your hands behind your back lol. Just keep in mind, we are sometimes our own worse critic, so don't make yourself crazy. Just look & work on technique and/or bad habits.
Which camber profile are you using on this video? The carving is so clean using the sidecut of the board instead of drifting. I think most people drift instead of carve properly (Me included).
Mike Eyaotu Watch a beginner snowboarding video and apply the same technique to switch. If you know how to ride regular properly, then you know how to ride switch. It is just a case of getting your body to do it! It’s unfamiliar again, so just dial it back to a mellower slope and just practise correct technique.
Riding switch is exactly the same than regular but you just have to relearned it. (In fact you just have to train your body and muscle because the technique is already there in your mind, if you know how to ride regular well, 1 or two days in switch and you will be really comfortable ;) !) A lot of people don't learn switch because you have to act like you never snow in front of other people, but it's worth i guarantee !!
Thanks for the video Nev... When you say hips centered on your board, what would you say regarding a directional board that has a setback stance instead of a centered on a true twin? ... Btw listened to your podcast about your businesses, good work. Living the dream lol
or just go to the gym, learn how to do squats with perfect form(knees out, neutral back, ass to grass) and copy the exact form onto your ride. Lean your upper body slightly forward to transfer momentum in turns and keeping the hips centered will come naturally from the squat form. on top of that, you're training your legs to endure more fatigue.
i want to see you do those smooth round turns on a 80% steep slope. sliding turns are pretty good actually in some situations if you use the proper technique.
Yeah, on a flat and good prepared slope these turns are very nice and the feeling is so good. But on a very steep slope maybe also with little hills it's sometimes way easier to do the other technique
Hello, I have only been snowboarding for about 1,5 years(of course only in the winter) but I always lose almost all my speed in powder, is there any way to keep more speed? I try to put more weight on my left foot(I usually have the right one downwards) but is there any other way to keep more speen in powder snow?
William Fredriksson You scrub speed in powder easily by washing powder away on your turns. Try being more progressive, transferring less energy into creating spray. You should maintain greater speed.
It's really important to keep your heavy turns on a minimum. They main direction on powder you want to focus on is downwards. Don't waste too much speed on big turns. Just lean back and swirl from left to right with small movements using your hips and front foot. You don't even have to break doing a side turn. If the hill is steep enough you can break by leaning back really far and putting on pressure on your back foot.
I think the main reason why snowboarders are doing this is because the just don't have the space for wide turns.. So I wonder how you should ride narrow turns properly?
Def agree with GCB down there. It will take knowing you have good body position like in the video 1st & then being able to change your edge and turn those knees, not hips or body. You wont go up hill if your not center but it helps if u learn big turns 1st. It's kind of what teaches u to do the smaller radius turns. Also, I ALWAYS recommend taking lessons from the mountains instructors. Even one lession!!! Friends will always teach u something wrong & the instructors can advance u as much as u want. Thy have people that can teach u anything at any level! They Also will clear the mountain & watch ur back, while doing large turns lol. Honestly, thats exactly how I improved so much. Videos are great to give you knowledge but an instructor will put it into action. :)
No. It's the mark of a beginner who hasn't yet learned (or refuses to learn) the content shown in this video. No snowboarder worthy of the name rides like that when they don't have to. You might kick the back out in the odd dicey moment, but that's about it.
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I've watched lots of videos about how to carve and not slide out. However, this video is by far the best one, your tips are spot on! I'm sure my problem is actually to have too much weight on my front foot. Thank you.
I’ve been self-teaching myself through videos and other snowboarders, so this was really helpful!
Thx for a great tips, last 4 days I had great time with free slope. Theres still room for improving but Iam almost 50 years old and its great to ride like that
Fantastic work! glad we could help!
Everytime I watch one of your videos I can't stand waiting till winter comes!!😩💓
First test of my Snow Joe was a massive blizzard that dropped 20+ inches of snow with drifts well over 3ft. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxoHYZbq5g9fkcAtinlTqstNlje-UQkCHN This snow thrower is definitely not designed for this much snow but it powered through it. We did have to knock down taller drifts with a shovel and at times the chute was awkward because snow banks were much higher than it could throw, but still much easier than shoveling. The plus side of the small size is the maneuverability. Easy to lift up to walkways and works in tight spaces near cars. Highly recommend.Note: after assembling it started but did not turn. The belt wasn't in place. Easy fix.
Thanks for sharing!
I've definitely been guilty of sliding my back foot out on turns. Thanks for the video, will definitely try to make more of a turn instead sliding
Well, it may come handy from time to time, if the slope is steep and narrow, and you don't want to put your board perpendicular to the slope like a rookie you can do that to change the edges and slow down, it looks way better than breaking.
But using that technique all the time will lead to not elegant riding and it also seems like it has higher probability to catch an edge eventually.
So stoked to try this on the mountain! Thank you for great tips
It's like you were assessing my riding. This will have a huge pay load. This is the video i looked for and found on accident.
Awesome I feared my technique was flawed as I'm fully self taught and have been riding for nearly 30years but still find I sometimes have to kick my back foot round to make a quick turn thanks man🤗🤙
i love these videos :) i just started my first lessons and theyre super helpful!
Can you do these turns on steeper runs? I feel you'd pick up too much speed riding down hill like that, even for a second or two. Would the 'incorrect' skidded turns be better here?
@@SnowboardAddiction To control speed with carving you need to do higher edge angle - it will also slow you down.
I don't recommend riding across the slope or going upwards - as it is simply dangerous - high chance of collision with person above (not anyone knows how to turn effectively and can predict your moves)
THIS REALLY HELPED ME
1:49 - robię właśnie taki błąd i faktycznie, ciężar ciała przenoszę na przednią nogę. Myślałem, że mam za mało ugięte kolana. Muszę powrócić do podstaw i poprawić postawę. Dzięki i pozdrawiam.
Awesome Video Bro!
Thx man for showing the difference !
Best teacher!
I understand this all right, and I agree that should be the proper way of riding, but the problem is, you can never take up that much room on the slope because there is a lot of other people, so most of the time we are forced to do those skidding turns down the hill.
That's so wrong, as soon as you start to progress you gonna overtake most ppl, by doing this you have total freedom of choosing your line and you can easily adjust your radius for variable turns, besides that just get up early, you'll find your space
Nev has the good fortune of an open, monster width piste, but you can still make progressive, smooth turns in half, a third or even a quarter of the piste width. Look down the slope and imagine a channel for yourself, just don’t restrict yourself to a tiny strip with no room to manoeuvre
Everyone pays for the lift pass so we all have to share the space and respect each other.
I was just gonna comment the same thing. Good luck making those huge ass turns with everybody and their cousin on the mountain lol you'll be gettin hit and pissing ppl off if anything
@@twerkingtwinkies2335 suggestions? Show an not ideal snowboard turn? Just make it smaller if this is too big for you
@@twerkingtwinkies2335 I mean, i'm in the mid west. we have more like hills, unless you head up north. Small mountains can get crazy crowded, often lots of kids but Ive never had a problem. Maybe go during the week when kids are in school. Night sessions, when kids have school the next day, etc. Mind you, you also don't want to do this on a cat track lol but any open run, works. Snowboarders are all usually at the top, waiting to drop in. We all wait for a min, let the group of skiers, or the kids pass enough to where we have enough room to do what we want. Arc around them if they are stopped. If your turns are predictable, the people behind will do the same. It's when you're not predictable, that bad things can happen. If you're skidding your turns all the time, ur more likely to lose control or take someone out. Skidded turns can have their place BUT there's proper technique for that as well & IT ALL STARTS HERE. Def try it out, have a friend video u doing this & whatever your normal way is & compare. I bet u find your getting a little twisted, which will hold ur ridding back. Your body should def always be in this same position regardless of how you go down the mountain & when it is, it's sooooo much more fun & u have so much more control! Plus, You can make these turns smaller as well. Best of luck to ya! Hope I helped even a little. :)
Thanks man, your videos have helped me alot. Advice is concise and spot on. 💚
Love snowboarding
I'm not gonna lie, This is a HUGE PET PEEVE of mine & see it more often than not! So many people twist themselves up, use their back leg to steer them, rather actually switching edges. WITH THAT BEING SAID, you really don't know your own body position mistakes, unless you watch yourself. I would totally recommend trying to have a friend take even a short clip, everytime you ride. Especially in my beginner days, I felt like I was doing everything right, I had watched so many tutorials that my knowledge was MUCH more advanced than my boarding (it probably still is lol) but I was SHOCKED to see what I looked like! I noticed I had a weird habit of swinging my left arm non stop....then It dawned on me, I was probably & subconsciously, trying to get my Fitbit to log the steps/exercise lol. So, I rode for a while holding the sides of my paints lol. odd habit fixed. Plus it"s a good way to improve your alignment or find out if you are in alignment & safer than clasping your hands behind your back lol. Just keep in mind, we are sometimes our own worse critic, so don't make yourself crazy. Just look & work on technique and/or bad habits.
You guys are awesome
So helpful!!
Great video ! Thank you
Wow that makes sense. After snowboarding my front leg hurts more than my back foot. I knew that there is something wrong
Hi nev my issue is I always feel like I'm going to fast. I always feel like I got to stop or I'm going to crash. How do I slowdown and stay in control
It is awesome, thank you master
I get your point but the problem is that the trails are merely that empty for you to do pure carved big turn.
should i be doing this with narrow hairpin turns?
I slide my back foot out otherwise I will crash into the side of the mountain lol
Which standing is the weight after opening our shoulders? both feet ?
Which camber profile are you using on this video? The carving is so clean using the sidecut of the board instead of drifting. I think most people drift instead of carve properly (Me included).
So this is basically beginner carving right
My boots come out about 2 or 3 inches out of my board my girls says thats a reason why I have problems on turns is that true?
Yes
Cheers guys. Love your work. Keep the tips coming. Quick one though, do you have a video that give tips for beginners learning to ride switch?
Mike Eyaotu Watch a beginner snowboarding video and apply the same technique to switch.
If you know how to ride regular properly, then you know how to ride switch. It is just a case of getting your body to do it!
It’s unfamiliar again, so just dial it back to a mellower slope and just practise correct technique.
Riding switch is exactly the same than regular but you just have to relearned it. (In fact you just have to train your body and muscle because the technique is already there in your mind, if you know how to ride regular well, 1 or two days in switch and you will be really comfortable ;) !)
A lot of people don't learn switch because you have to act like you never snow in front of other people, but it's worth i guarantee !!
Hi ! what's the first Board to buy ? arbor camber or rocker ? for route 85%
Thanks for the video Nev... When you say hips centered on your board, what would you say regarding a directional board that has a setback stance instead of a centered on a true twin? ... Btw listened to your podcast about your businesses, good work. Living the dream lol
or just go to the gym, learn how to do squats with perfect form(knees out, neutral back, ass to grass) and copy the exact form onto your ride. Lean your upper body slightly forward to transfer momentum in turns and keeping the hips centered will come naturally from the squat form. on top of that, you're training your legs to endure more fatigue.
i want to see you do those smooth round turns on a 80% steep slope. sliding turns are pretty good actually in some situations if you use the proper technique.
75% i mean.
Yeah, on a flat and good prepared slope these turns are very nice and the feeling is so good. But on a very steep slope maybe also with little hills it's sometimes way easier to do the other technique
Hello, I have only been snowboarding for about 1,5 years(of course only in the winter) but I always lose almost all my speed in powder, is there any way to keep more speed? I try to put more weight on my left foot(I usually have the right one downwards) but is there any other way to keep more speen in powder snow?
William Fredriksson You scrub speed in powder easily by washing powder away on your turns. Try being more progressive, transferring less energy into creating spray. You should maintain greater speed.
GCB ok, thank you
Wax your board as well
It's really important to keep your heavy turns on a minimum. They main direction on powder you want to focus on is downwards. Don't waste too much speed on big turns. Just lean back and swirl from left to right with small movements using your hips and front foot. You don't even have to break doing a side turn. If the hill is steep enough you can break by leaning back really far and putting on pressure on your back foot.
Wow 2:00 cool animation effect
I think the main reason why snowboarders are doing this is because the just don't have the space for wide turns.. So I wonder how you should ride narrow turns properly?
anotheranonymoususer ] To ride short radius turns, one can apply the exact techniques shown here, but with extra dynamism and power.
Def agree with GCB down there. It will take knowing you have good body position like in the video 1st & then being able to change your edge and turn those knees, not hips or body. You wont go up hill if your not center but it helps if u learn big turns 1st. It's kind of what teaches u to do the smaller radius turns. Also, I ALWAYS recommend taking lessons from the mountains instructors. Even one lession!!! Friends will always teach u something wrong & the instructors can advance u as much as u want. Thy have people that can teach u anything at any level! They Also will clear the mountain & watch ur back, while doing large turns lol. Honestly, thats exactly how I improved so much. Videos are great to give you knowledge but an instructor will put it into action. :)
Makes me so sad seeing people pivoting slide to slide down the side of a red
imagine doing these wide turns while having bullet skiers flying around u not gonna work fam
Kicking the back out isn't wrong, its a different style.
No. It's the mark of a beginner who hasn't yet learned (or refuses to learn) the content shown in this video. No snowboarder worthy of the name rides like that when they don't have to. You might kick the back out in the odd dicey moment, but that's about it.
very cringe
This is not the way to ride look at ryan knapton instead
Excellent advice. The style shown in the video above is a straight way to catch the backside edge.
you're just taking up more space on the slopes
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