I started snowboarding 4 months ago and had first day lesson my friend teaching me some bad habits (even thought he was very very helpful and I am greatful for the effort and time he put on me to help me out in the first day), came back home and found your youtube channel and since then you are my number one source of information to learn and improve my riding. I think I got in a pretty good level, posture and good habits, now considering only 4 months (12-15 days experience). All my friends are shocked how much I learned in such short experience, I am doing carves leaving only pencil line on the snow and even being able to ride switch (with not so good technique but for sure I will improve). I hope next year I am able to come to France for snowboard trip and thank you in person! You are awesome, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Hey Malcolm I just wanted to say that I really appreciate finally finding good snowboarding coaching content on TH-cam. I trained as a snowboard instructor in NZ nearly 20 years ago and I learned so much new stuff in that course about dynamic turns (as we called them), fall line edge changes, pedalling, board performance, turn initiation from the feet, movement across all three axes etc - but I've never really found any coaching videos that explained these topics. So much advice follows the 'steer by pointing where you want to go' approach which honestly is never going to get riders to the advanced level. Thanks for the great content!
Cheers Lindsay. Although I'm qualified through BASI I spent alot of time working at Treble Cone in Wanaka and trained with a load of NZSIA instructors. I really like their system and they definitely have the best instructor manual which you can download for free online. The torsional twist I keep referring to in most my videos is straight from the kiwi system!
@@malcolmmooreThat's super interesting, and thanks for the tip in the NZSIA manual. I did my training at Cardrona, but I've spent multiple seasons at TC as well. Awesome place!
Glad I have my indoor skiing hill in New Jersey to keep practicing through the off season. Going through my first year of learning and loving it. Can't wait to try this out.
As an intermidiate rider i ought to say this is THE MOST well explained video out there about turn mechanics. Its a vid ALL beginers should watch in order to improve their riding . Very well done dude. Subscribed.
Hi malcolm! I watch your videos since the first time I tried snowboarding two years ago. After about twenty times I've been snowboarding and practiced all the turning techniques you explained, today was my first day on a black run. The only thing I can tell you is that thank you very much for everything you do, so that we can learn. Today I have felt united with my snowboard like never before, I have felt free. Thank you.
I saw it. i clicked. I wanna learn. I see the video... It's what i've been doing for years before carving. Great tip/tutorial. This is what separates beginners from intermediate riders. Hopefully, more people will see it and get better!
I am revisiting your awesome videos now that we have started our snowboarding season here in Utah! Thank you, Malcolm! You are the most analytical instructor ever!
Hey Veronica! Thanks for watching them back, I've actually been watching this video a bit too as I want to make one explaining the difference between down unweighted and retraction turns, in fact a few of the turns in this video (right at the end) are in fact retraction turns! 😱😂 So I can't wait to be able to snowboard here and make more vids. In france ski resorts won't be allowed to open until the end of jan so it'll be a little wait, but the quarantine will be lifted on the 15th of December so at least then I can go split boarding. Hope you're staying safe and well in Utah and have a great season. I would love to ride over there one day!
@@malcolmmoore Are you talking about Dynamic Riding when you say Retraction Turns? People here complain about ice. That’s really cute. I just moved from a small hill in PA. Every blue trail is ice, crud and moguls. Those are not even the mogul trail. I have not seen real powder and it is already the best snow and widest, smoothest trails I have ever ridden. My top speed is increased by 5 mph here. It is heavenly. Happy and safe splitboarding! I will try that next season!
Dynamic riding isn't a phrase that pops up in the BASI or Kiwi system, but I imagine they're talking about the same thing! Low cross under turns is sometimes what they get called too. Enjoy that cold Utah snow!
@@veronical8103 yeah essentially, I think you would be able to see more of the 'retraction' movement if the rider was performing this kind of edge change in a carved turn. But the idea is that it basically allows your upper body, therefore centre of mass, to stay on a smooth path whilst your legs and board do all the hard work below! That was cool to see how they teach things in other countries ✌
I'm glad I found this channel. You breakdown the techniques so well and so concisely, and also do a really good job at explaining the underlying reasoning for everything. There's a lot of great snowboarding tutorial and tip videos out there, but all your videos really stand out among them. Keep em coming! This channel is definitely going to blow up soon.
I’ve been riding for nearly 30 years and your videos are making these amazing connections in my brain about things that have always felt just out of my grasp. The first video I watched was your knee steering video (lever analogy) last year and my riding exploded. It was a bad injury year (nothing major) so I’m looking forward to seeing how this takes it to the next level again.
Man I cannot thanks you enough for this. This is 2020, my second season and there are no lessons. I have been applying the knowledge you dropped here and last weekend was amazing. I have more control, lowering my my body and everything. Need to continue practicing but I just wanted to say thank you. You did a great job and I am sure you will continue to do so. Cheers!!
This is definitely correct. I’ve run lots of powder snow recently. I realize that down unweighted on your back foot is the key to turn easily in powder snow.
Thank you for listening to the comments and making a video about this! Favorite YT coach for sure! I already recommended your channel to some people. Stay awesome :)
I've been doing these turns for a while on nice smooth blue runs. Didn't know it was a down unweighted turn, but it now makes sense that it is what i was doing. I always pictured at as my body always being a fixed, low height above the ground, with my legs extending and retracting as the board flits from one side to the other underneath me. I hadn't thought that it could also help me on steeper terrain, but it makes sense that it would, as I shouldn't be expending energy and valuable fractions of a second hauling my entire body into an up-unweighted turn, when I can leave my body where it is, and push my legs into the turn then retract (unweight) as the board moves underneath me and the edge changes, ready to push into the next turn.
Yeah boi this is the point where it really starts to change from being a passenger to driving your board, as previously discussed real game changer, i'm always dropping down-unweighting and up-unweighting, especially down, it's a necessary addiction to safe, stable and more controlled riding and also it feels so good to take control of the board that I do it for kicks even when I dont really have too 🤣🤣 !! Top advice !! 🤜🤛
Absolutely LOVE this video! It does explain HOW to do what I see my friend doing, and how to excel to that level, and then the POW shots in the middle, AMAZING. What a joy to watch and learn! Thank you!
Tried down unweighted turns in deep pow for the first time this morning 😮❤🎉 and WOW! What an amazing feeling to be pushed out of and bouncing on the pow, took a few tries but the snow told med when I made it right. My turns were all of a sudden quick and easy to make. I felt so much more in control on the steep parts, made quick turns rather that skidding and messing up the snow. Taking new steps in my riding 🙏🏻🏂☃️☃️☃️. Super grateful @MalcomMoore
I've been practicing this type of turns for a few days in the mountains and it's an awesome feeling! I really like the way how you break it down and the example with the scales makes it so easy to understand the purpose of this movement! Great job! Great video! Great riding! :)
Getting back into boarding after 4 years and your videos have been awesome in making me feel more comfortable again and even more confident than ever. Thank you!!
I have liked, subscribed and rung the bell. I have been watching snowboarding videos like this about a month and as soon as I can I plan to get me a board and everything. Hopefully by this winter I will be going snow boarding.
Awesome Jamie, thanks for the support! I can't wait for the coming season, this past one here in France has been difficult as none of the lifts ever opened, so roll on next winter!
Excellent analysis!! Hands down best snowboard video I’ve seen in a long time. Your explanation is on point and easy to visualize especially with the slow mo part when you’re trying to emphasize your point. I just subscribed to your channel and gave your video big thumbs up. Great music too, Keep it going man!
I have a question, 11:11 when you do a revert but not while cutting across the slope is the movement the same? and is it still called a revert.. thanks please anyone can answer
I never comment, but wanted to say thanks and keep up the good work. Your format is different from other snowboard tutorials and your explanations and verbiage are clear and have really helped.
Love this video! I was practicing my shorter carves yesterday and this is exactly what I was missing. I have no problem getting on edge or holding edges but was struggling a bit to initiate and pump my legs properly. Thanks for all the content, man!
Bathroom scale! Another stellar analogy! I had a very good instructor to teach me dynamic turns, but you are a BRILLIANT instructor, Malcolm!!! Thank you! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
I love the way you describe being a passenger as a feeling of what downunweighting doesn’t feel like. Experimenting is part of the fun and I look forward to the next adventure in the series!
Hey Malcom! I think it's really cool that you touched on this matter. As Lindsay said, it's not often to hear instructors talk about it (let's believe because it is too technical for the average of learners) but it's crucial to know, understand and dominante these techniques if you wanna pregress to an advanced level; I mean: torsional twist, up-unweighted and down-unweighted turns. I'm not a instructor but I know a lot of them and I know that all those techniques are included on the progamm for the Snowboard Instructor here in Spain. You could talk about compression or releasing pressure on positive/negative slopes. It is mainly used in boardercross to gain or lose speed but it is very useful on the day basis and it gives you the ability to manage your speed everywhere like aproaching a jump or on flat runs. Greeting from Madrid SnowZone (the fridge =P)!!
Hey Rodrigo, sorry I missed this comment first time around! I'm going to be making a video on retraction turns too this season, they are pretty similar but have a few subtle differences. Just need to wait for the resorts to open now though!
Hi Malcolm, great job on this video. I had several people try to explain this concept to me but I only truly understood it after watching this. Thank you so much!
Thanks adam, I will be making one this season on retraction turns which are quite similar but with a few small differences! Just need to wait for the resorts to open up out here in france now though... hopefully soon!
I figured this out a month ago by myself when I forced myself down steep moguls. The concept is like when you throw a ball in the air, that point where it is just at the point of coming down and it experiences microgravity and v=0, is basically this concept. This technique is a game changer to your carving skills.
Thank you, Malcolm your videos are so instructive and just what I need to help me progress with the limited time I can get on the snow. it's a good feeling to know I'm practising the right moves and not wasting time getting into bad habits. Thanks again.Love your dog!!!
Fantastic content my 1st time snowboarding this year went better because of this guy. The one thing I had trouble with is heel side standing up. Im a bigger man so any tips on how to improve it on slope would be helpful. 👍👍
Excellent, clear instruction. I was taught these a few years back by a NZ instructor. My American friends think I'm mad when I mention down unweighted turns. Apparently they don't work over there😀
Malcome is really a fantastic teacher, and if you are in Alpe d'Huez and looking to learn how to Snowboard and Ski search him out everybody up that mountain knows who he is, he's worth every penny. Top Bloke!!!
I learned to snowboard in the late 1990s. I read a book and practiced the concepts in my bedroom. Basically, your head is the steering wheel, your front foot is the accelerator, your back foot is the brake. To steer, look where you want to go. When you turn your head you turn your shoulders which turns your hips and turns your knees. To go faster push your weight on the front foot - the board will turn down the fall line and pick up speed. To brake, skid out your back foot and look up the hill. Keep your hands out in front of you in your peripheral vision - don’t let the back hand go out of sight. As you go into a turn drop down - as you pull thru the turn drive up! I discovered later that I could steer with my front foot by pulling the front of the board around. That’s basically how I have ridden in over 25 years! Mind you I only ride in one direction - my bindings are +36 +18 and I have the stiffest boots and bindings available. All I do is carve...
Carving is the best! I do like the car analogy however I wouldn't want to promote the word 'skid as this is something we want to eliminate as much as possible from your riding. Carving is always better than skidding!
Malcolm Moore - I agree but most new snowboarders start by doing skid turns and even advanced level boarders will slide out the back foot to break when necessary.
Unweighting makes so much sense, can’t believe I never thought of this! I’ve used pivoting for quick edge turns but this looks and sounds a far better way. Shame we’ve all gotta wait until next season to put into practice 🤨 Thanks for all the vids mate, they’re saving me loads in lesson fees 😆👍🏻
Haha nice! I'm going to make one on retraction turns this season (if the lifts ever open here in france) which are kind of similar but a bit more high performance!
@@malcolmmoore hey Malcolm, been using your videos to learn while I work at a ski resort this season. Really dialled in these turns today -- was struggling to control my speed while carving specially on bumpy chopped up terrain -- and it helped a bunch. Couple of questions: is the term widely used? 'down unweighted' doesn't seem to yield much aside from your video. Also, are there scenarios where you would use an 'up unweighted' turn, or would you recommend dropping that and try to just use these turns from here on out?
Mate Thanks a mil! In 2 Days as a complete beginner, using your videos, like proper posture, torsional twist and down unweighted turn, I learned how to snowboard. Your are amazing man, keep up the great work! If I’ll get the chance to come to Huez, I need to give you some rounds.
Thanks Veronica, really wish I could be more productive with the videos this season, but I'll definitely be producing loads next year. Good luck for your exam!
Yes, thats my favorite technique for medium to high speed fast turns. Super fun and it feels like you are using your whole body like abs etc. when riding this style. But puts a good burn on your upper legs. Love you style of presentation, very nice breakdown.
I would call myself an above average rider skill wise but watching your videos teach me so many things about riding that I didn't know I needed and reasons behind movements I've never thought of! Great videos!
Subscribed to your channel a few weeks ago and love all your videos! Your tutorials on how to improve snowboarding skills are the best. Thanks and keep up the great work! :)
Thank you, really learn a lot during the Quarantine, can't go anywhere but brain snowboarding at home, love your explanation of the detail movements, help me realize better. Thank you, thank you. Wish you all the best in the coming season.
@@malcolmmoore completely understand you man. I subbed already. I also do outdoor video myself, I got lots of inspiration from you, and I know how hard it is to film out there, you are awesome man. Stay safe!
I don't know how those 22 people have given this a thumbs down 😳, honestly these videos will change my riding for the better, I am over 50 but still out there loving it, keep up the amazing videos 😁.
Awesome, thanks for the support! Can't wait to get back to making more this winter, if you have any things you're having problems learning let me know!
@@malcolmmoore Hi Malcolm, thank you so much for the reply,😁 I do seem to be having a little trouble riding flat at speed, I tend to end up going bk onto my edge, but this just kills my speed when I need it, maybe its down to my confidence?. Any tips would be greatly received. 👍👌
Extending legs also speeds up the turn by conservation of angular momentum. This is the same principle behind pumping a mountain bike, skateboard or surfboard over rollers and waves. Except that in carving the plane of movement is horizontal rather than vertical.
Great videos Malcolm. Love Indy too. My first time on snowboard, been on the mountains just twice and applying every lesson to the best of my ability and I’m already learning a lot from you! Thanks for the effort you put into making our riding better!
You've got great style fella.. and give really good, clear instruction.. that's exactly as I learned it with CASI in '07.. there isn't a much better feeling than pushing out hard and getting popped out of a carve into a little air before landing on the other edge and whipping into the next carve, eh? - as fun as deep pow turns to me..
Absolutely! If you can ride properly the piste can be just as rewarding as powder. However, I would like to get back out to Canada again one day and ride some of your super cold blower pow!
Malcolm, the best snowboarding tutorials.👍 It would be good also if you could add narrative of what you are doing with your body through your examples explaining what you are doing (you do it before and watch what you do, just be good to describe what you are doing as your moving through the exercises).
Great explanation! I've been riding for many weeks this season and feel like it's time to step it up for next year. This style of riding is really what should be the goal for next winter. It also seems like you can adopt much faster to irregularities on the slope. More in control in some way. I will keep this video in mind and watch it back when days will get shorter again ;-)
Thanks Ruben. Yeah it definitely helps learning them, I do still use up unweighted turns alot, but as soon as a tend to step my game up and riding the board harder I generally switch to these. Plus they are a game changer in the powder!
5:17 is the best exercise there is for learning to take short turns and keep control. I personally dedicated myself in doing that exercise over and over again, and at some point it just clicked. My snowboarding skills just skyrocketed over a course of 5min. What an experience. Thx Malcolm ❤
Hi, Malcolm, can you do a video to show your snowboard bindings to the snowboard, is there any difference between a beginner, intermediate and advance snowboarder in terms of how to set up the bindings on the snowboard?
There's not much difference no, I used to always ride +15 -15. This means switch feels exactly the same if you're on a true twin. I now ride +18 -12, this give you a slightly better position for riding hard in regular but obviously doesn't feel quite as good switch. If you don't ride switch at all then you may want the back foot closer to 0. It's just preference really though and definitely takes a bit of tweaking to find what works for you. I used to ride a little wider than I do now too, but that was just more the fashion back then!
I find I get more control starting with power and then building force and squatting into it to further Decamber, this also makes sure your legs can take immediate terrain drops, as you aren't in a maxed out upwards stance. Which is fine, if you are on well groomed and previously experienced terrain. Just leaves you in an inherently weak position, the last thing you want to do in double + black carves.
@@malcolmmoore when I started focusing on leaving the deepest cleanest trench I could when carving, I would enter my edge as low as possible and power squat through, trying to push my edge down as hard as my body could, i think we all start understanding carving from here. It's an amazing feeling. But as you progress riding your edges in more challenging terrain, it makes sudden unexpected terrain changes very dangerous in challenging terrain. Xavier de la rue for example preaches carving techniques in back country around starting your edge transition high, then finish low, building your pressure through active control and finese, rather than just raw muscling it. Starting low and finishing high. They are both fun ways to carve and offer vastly different experiences.
@@dootdoot1867 yeah for sure, I love retraction carves when riding gates as you're able to throw you board further down the hill to pick up more speed then pull it in as you hit the gate! Just excited to be back at it soon!
What an awesome channel and delightful to see your instructions! Thanks for putting these videos up! Really helped me this season to get better at snowboarding.
Watched all your movies and can’t wait to try it in a few weeks (torsional twist is super)...really helpfull tips and not the same as all other you tubers...thanks 😉👍
Just found this channel, I have been absorbing as many resources and information along with practicing my carving since last season (first back in 10 years). I've been trying to do different things while carving like fast transitions at slower speeds where I'm comfortable, and I have found that almost kicking the board around from one edge to the next (extending legs, releasing pressure as shown here, non skidded) was very comfortable and fun. I thought I was perhaps doing an incorrect technique that wouldn't be sound at higher speeds/steeper grades, and to be honest even with all of the youtube content it's pretty tough assessing one's own riding without someone there for video or tips. I'm sure now that I'll be able to take what I've learned here and apply it so I can more confidently take on the icy steeps we frequently have here in Socal, probably starting only partway down steeper slopes and building up confidence from there. I know that dynamic riding with quick edge changes and high speed is where I need to go next to really improve my riding, cheers.
Nice! It's great to just get thinking about your riding, I've been doing alot of that over this summer as I wait to be allowed back on the slopes after lockdown here in France. I want to make more videos exploring carving further and I'm definitely going to do one on retraction turns, which are very similar to down unweighted turns just they keep your centre of mass on a smoother course, difficult to explain here, but they're super fun to do and hopefully I'll explain it all in a video soon! 🤙
Watching your videos is like being neo in the matrix downloading a skill program. "I know ju jitsu".... "I know snowboarding".
😂😂😂👍
But do you know Kong Fu?
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Same haha, I'm a black bell theoretical bjj roller as well 😂 my girlfriend doesn't believe me
So far, it is the best channel for those who want to improve their skills in snowboarding
Thank you!
I started snowboarding 4 months ago and had first day lesson my friend teaching me some bad habits (even thought he was very very helpful and I am greatful for the effort and time he put on me to help me out in the first day), came back home and found your youtube channel and since then you are my number one source of information to learn and improve my riding. I think I got in a pretty good level, posture and good habits, now considering only 4 months (12-15 days experience). All my friends are shocked how much I learned in such short experience, I am doing carves leaving only pencil line on the snow and even being able to ride switch (with not so good technique but for sure I will improve). I hope next year I am able to come to France for snowboard trip and thank you in person! You are awesome, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Hey Malcolm I just wanted to say that I really appreciate finally finding good snowboarding coaching content on TH-cam. I trained as a snowboard instructor in NZ nearly 20 years ago and I learned so much new stuff in that course about dynamic turns (as we called them), fall line edge changes, pedalling, board performance, turn initiation from the feet, movement across all three axes etc - but I've never really found any coaching videos that explained these topics. So much advice follows the 'steer by pointing where you want to go' approach which honestly is never going to get riders to the advanced level. Thanks for the great content!
Cheers Lindsay. Although I'm qualified through BASI I spent alot of time working at Treble Cone in Wanaka and trained with a load of NZSIA instructors. I really like their system and they definitely have the best instructor manual which you can download for free online. The torsional twist I keep referring to in most my videos is straight from the kiwi system!
@@malcolmmooreThat's super interesting, and thanks for the tip in the NZSIA manual. I did my training at Cardrona, but I've spent multiple seasons at TC as well. Awesome place!
Glad I have my indoor skiing hill in New Jersey to keep practicing through the off season. Going through my first year of learning and loving it. Can't wait to try this out.
As an intermidiate rider i ought to say this is THE MOST well explained video out there about turn mechanics.
Its a vid ALL beginers should watch in order to improve their riding .
Very well done dude. Subscribed.
Awesome thanks for your feedback! I'll be next winter with more of the same!
@@malcolmmoore Looking forward to man. Stay safe
Watched this video maybe 4 times during the summer, and twice this season. It's like I brought my skills to the next level.
Hi malcolm! I watch your videos since the first time I tried snowboarding two years ago. After about twenty times I've been snowboarding and practiced all the turning techniques you explained, today was my first day on a black run. The only thing I can tell you is that thank you very much for everything you do, so that we can learn. Today I have felt united with my snowboard like never before, I have felt free. Thank you.
Awesome great to hear 🙌
I saw it. i clicked. I wanna learn. I see the video... It's what i've been doing for years before carving. Great tip/tutorial. This is what separates beginners from intermediate riders. Hopefully, more people will see it and get better!
I am revisiting your awesome videos now that we have started our snowboarding season here in Utah! Thank you, Malcolm! You are the most analytical instructor ever!
Hey Veronica! Thanks for watching them back, I've actually been watching this video a bit too as I want to make one explaining the difference between down unweighted and retraction turns, in fact a few of the turns in this video (right at the end) are in fact retraction turns! 😱😂
So I can't wait to be able to snowboard here and make more vids. In france ski resorts won't be allowed to open until the end of jan so it'll be a little wait, but the quarantine will be lifted on the 15th of December so at least then I can go split boarding. Hope you're staying safe and well in Utah and have a great season. I would love to ride over there one day!
@@malcolmmoore Are you talking about Dynamic Riding when you say Retraction Turns?
People here complain about ice. That’s really cute. I just moved from a small hill in PA. Every blue trail is ice, crud and moguls. Those are not even the mogul trail. I have not seen real powder and it is already the best snow and widest, smoothest trails I have ever ridden. My top speed is increased by 5 mph here. It is heavenly. Happy and safe splitboarding! I will try that next season!
Dynamic riding isn't a phrase that pops up in the BASI or Kiwi system, but I imagine they're talking about the same thing! Low cross under turns is sometimes what they get called too. Enjoy that cold Utah snow!
@@malcolmmoore Sorry. I meant Dynamic Turns. This is a demo from AASI:
th-cam.com/video/FEtok2qi6hQ/w-d-xo.html
@@veronical8103 yeah essentially, I think you would be able to see more of the 'retraction' movement if the rider was performing this kind of edge change in a carved turn. But the idea is that it basically allows your upper body, therefore centre of mass, to stay on a smooth path whilst your legs and board do all the hard work below! That was cool to see how they teach things in other countries ✌
I found your channels two weeks again before going snowboarding and helped be to start riding on a new level!!!!❤️🙏
I'm glad I found this channel. You breakdown the techniques so well and so concisely, and also do a really good job at explaining the underlying reasoning for everything. There's a lot of great snowboarding tutorial and tip videos out there, but all your videos really stand out among them. Keep em coming! This channel is definitely going to blow up soon.
Thanks!
Agreed Sir.
Can't agree with you more!
i realize I am kinda randomly asking but do anybody know of a good place to stream newly released series online ?
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Biggest improvement to my riding in years, thanks!
Thanks Stephen 🙏😊
I’ve been riding for nearly 30 years and your videos are making these amazing connections in my brain about things that have always felt just out of my grasp. The first video I watched was your knee steering video (lever analogy) last year and my riding exploded. It was a bad injury year (nothing major) so I’m looking forward to seeing how this takes it to the next level again.
Thanks so much!!! Hope you recover fast and enjoy the slopes 😊🏂✌️
Best British Snowboarding TH-camr. I like your British accent.
U also an excellent coach.
Thanks!
The best snowboard coach on YT! 🙌
Cheers!
Man I cannot thanks you enough for this. This is 2020, my second season and there are no lessons. I have been applying the knowledge you dropped here and last weekend was amazing. I have more control, lowering my my body and everything. Need to continue practicing but I just wanted to say thank you. You did a great job and I am sure you will continue to do so. Cheers!!
Awesome, that is great to hear!
Best snowboarding instructor on the internet?
You get a Like for sure!
Thank you for The World's best snowboard channel ever !!! Keep it up!!!
Thankyou, we've just heard the resort has now shut for the season due to coronavirus... very sad
Sad but truth.....Stay healthy !!!
Till these days when I ride on steep and various terrain I realise how perfect this technique is, thanks Malcolm!
No problem!
This is definitely correct. I’ve run lots of powder snow recently. I realize that down unweighted on your back foot is the key to turn easily in powder snow.
Thank you for listening to the comments and making a video about this! Favorite YT coach for sure! I already recommended your channel to some people. Stay awesome :)
Cheers Henry, thanks for the support!
I've been doing these turns for a while on nice smooth blue runs. Didn't know it was a down unweighted turn, but it now makes sense that it is what i was doing. I always pictured at as my body always being a fixed, low height above the ground, with my legs extending and retracting as the board flits from one side to the other underneath me.
I hadn't thought that it could also help me on steeper terrain, but it makes sense that it would, as I shouldn't be expending energy and valuable fractions of a second hauling my entire body into an up-unweighted turn, when I can leave my body where it is, and push my legs into the turn then retract (unweight) as the board moves underneath me and the edge changes, ready to push into the next turn.
Thanks for making my learning process way more easier
You're welcome glad it helped 😃🙌🏂
As being a snowboard teacher myself. This speaks alot to my imagination of riding the board and getting more experienced. Love the vids! ❤
Yeah boi this is the point where it really starts to change from being a passenger to driving your board, as previously discussed real game changer, i'm always dropping down-unweighting and up-unweighting, especially down, it's a necessary addiction to safe, stable and more controlled riding and also it feels so good to take control of the board that I do it for kicks even when I dont really have too 🤣🤣 !! Top advice !! 🤜🤛
Exactly! Cheers
Absolutely LOVE this video! It does explain HOW to do what I see my friend doing, and how to excel to that level, and then the POW shots in the middle, AMAZING. What a joy to watch and learn! Thank you!
Brilliant glad you liked it!
Tried down unweighted turns in deep pow for the first time this morning 😮❤🎉 and WOW! What an amazing feeling to be pushed out of and bouncing on the pow, took a few tries but the snow told med when I made it right. My turns were all of a sudden quick and easy to make. I felt so much more in control on the steep parts, made quick turns rather that skidding and messing up the snow. Taking new steps in my riding 🙏🏻🏂☃️☃️☃️. Super grateful @MalcomMoore
I've been practicing this type of turns for a few days in the mountains and it's an awesome feeling!
I really like the way how you break it down and the example with the scales makes it so easy to understand the purpose of this movement!
Great job! Great video! Great riding! :)
Cheers Ivan!
Getting back into boarding after 4 years and your videos have been awesome in making me feel more comfortable again and even more confident than ever. Thank you!!
Awesome, glad they're helping, and thanks for the kind words 🙌
Started doing these intuitively after learning to carve with your other videos 🙂
the film content and slow mo edits are actually elite. I was surprised when I saw only 7k subs
Thanks man 🤙
There's going be more edits and tutorials coming next season, I got cut a bit short this year!
7 months later, another 12k subs ! This channel is growing fast!
Again, a fantastic explanation of the mechanics of the board and rider! Bravo!
Thanks Vince 🙏🙏
Wow what a gem of a video! More people need to subscribe!
I have liked, subscribed and rung the bell. I have been watching snowboarding videos like this about a month and as soon as I can I plan to get me a board and everything. Hopefully by this winter I will be going snow boarding.
Awesome Jamie, thanks for the support! I can't wait for the coming season, this past one here in France has been difficult as none of the lifts ever opened, so roll on next winter!
Excellent analysis!! Hands down best snowboard video I’ve seen in a long time. Your explanation is on point and easy to visualize especially with the slow mo part when you’re trying to emphasize your point. I just subscribed to your channel and gave your video big thumbs up. Great music too, Keep it going man!
Thanks for the support Ahmed! I'll be back with loads more tutorials next winter too!
I have a question, 11:11 when you do a revert but not while cutting across the slope is the movement the same? and is it still called a revert.. thanks please anyone can answer
I never comment, but wanted to say thanks and keep up the good work. Your format is different from other snowboard tutorials and your explanations and verbiage are clear and have really helped.
Thanks Jeremy, I appreciate the support!
the best advice for snowboarding beginners and intermediate riders!
Thanks Gary!
Love this video! I was practicing my shorter carves yesterday and this is exactly what I was missing. I have no problem getting on edge or holding edges but was struggling a bit to initiate and pump my legs properly. Thanks for all the content, man!
Cheers Jacob! glad to help!
Been practicing this and had made riding extremely more fun with progressing more
Awesome 🙌🙌
Bathroom scale! Another stellar analogy! I had a very good instructor to teach me dynamic turns, but you are a BRILLIANT instructor, Malcolm!!! Thank you! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thanks again Veronica, and thanks for the support!
Elle super cette chaine !
I wish I had this content in the days when I started snowboarding ...
Merci Tom!
I love the way you describe being a passenger as a feeling of what downunweighting doesn’t feel like. Experimenting is part of the fun and I look forward to the next adventure in the series!
Thanks Kuan. I can't snowboard at the moment as I'm on lockdown due to the virus, but as soon as I can I will be back out there!
Hey Malcom!
I think it's really cool that you touched on this matter. As Lindsay said, it's not often to hear instructors talk about it (let's believe because it is too technical for the average of learners) but it's crucial to know, understand and dominante these techniques if you wanna pregress to an advanced level; I mean: torsional twist, up-unweighted and down-unweighted turns. I'm not a instructor but I know a lot of them and I know that all those techniques are included on the progamm for the Snowboard Instructor here in Spain.
You could talk about compression or releasing pressure on positive/negative slopes. It is mainly used in boardercross to gain or lose speed but it is very useful on the day basis and it gives you the ability to manage your speed everywhere like aproaching a jump or on flat runs.
Greeting from Madrid SnowZone (the fridge =P)!!
Hey Rodrigo, sorry I missed this comment first time around! I'm going to be making a video on retraction turns too this season, they are pretty similar but have a few subtle differences. Just need to wait for the resorts to open now though!
Thanks! I’m keep this in mind and will to try this out.
Tried this today and it felt really good cheers for this man
My pleasure ☺️
It must be so nice to have the whole mountain by yourself. :)
Why do you not have more subscribers?!? Awesome tutorial
Thanks Joel! Hopefully this time next season I'll have some more!
Hi Malcolm, great job on this video. I had several people try to explain this concept to me but I only truly understood it after watching this. Thank you so much!
Thanks adam, I will be making one this season on retraction turns which are quite similar but with a few small differences! Just need to wait for the resorts to open up out here in france now though... hopefully soon!
@@malcolmmoore just come out here to the Canadian Rockies! The snow has been incredible so far...well worth the 14 day quarantine, I assure you!
@@adamdemaniuk8970 I'm sure it is, maybe next year!
I figured this out a month ago by myself when I forced myself down steep moguls. The concept is like when you throw a ball in the air, that point where it is just at the point of coming down and it experiences microgravity and v=0, is basically this concept.
This technique is a game changer to your carving skills.
Thank you, Malcolm your videos are so instructive and just what I need to help me progress with the limited time I can get on the snow. it's a good feeling to know I'm practising the right moves and not wasting time getting into bad habits. Thanks again.Love your dog!!!
Thanks again!
Fantastic content my 1st time snowboarding this year went better because of this guy. The one thing I had trouble with is heel side standing up. Im a bigger man so any tips on how to improve it on slope would be helpful. 👍👍
Excellent, clear instruction. I was taught these a few years back by a NZ instructor. My American friends think I'm mad when I mention down unweighted turns. Apparently they don't work over there😀
Haha yeah they definitely do! Thanks
Can't wait to put your tips into practice. Cheers from Canada.
Awesome 🙌
Malcome is really a fantastic teacher, and if you are in Alpe d'Huez and looking to learn how to Snowboard and Ski search him out everybody up that mountain knows who he is, he's worth every penny. Top Bloke!!!
Thanks Pi!
The best explanation I had ever saw!
Thanks 🤩
I learned to snowboard in the late 1990s. I read a book and practiced the concepts in my bedroom. Basically, your head is the steering wheel, your front foot is the accelerator, your back foot is the brake. To steer, look where you want to go. When you turn your head you turn your shoulders which turns your hips and turns your knees. To go faster push your weight on the front foot - the board will turn down the fall line and pick up speed. To brake, skid out your back foot and look up the hill. Keep your hands out in front of you in your peripheral vision - don’t let the back hand go out of sight. As you go into a turn drop down - as you pull thru the turn drive up! I discovered later that I could steer with my front foot by pulling the front of the board around. That’s basically how I have ridden in over 25 years! Mind you I only ride in one direction - my bindings are +36 +18 and I have the stiffest boots and bindings available. All I do is carve...
Carving is the best! I do like the car analogy however I wouldn't want to promote the word 'skid as this is something we want to eliminate as much as possible from your riding. Carving is always better than skidding!
Malcolm Moore - I agree but most new snowboarders start by doing skid turns and even advanced level boarders will slide out the back foot to break when necessary.
@@zedatomic8342 true, it was verrrrry icy today and I was certainly skidding!
Unweighting makes so much sense, can’t believe I never thought of this! I’ve used pivoting for quick edge turns but this looks and sounds a far better way. Shame we’ve all gotta wait until next season to put into practice 🤨 Thanks for all the vids mate, they’re saving me loads in lesson fees 😆👍🏻
All good, glad to help! There will be more coming next winter for sure!
I really get what others are saying incredibly instinctive thought..I can see I might be able to do some of this..excellent
Finally a video I can send my learner friends to explain down-unweighted turns. I've been using this random korean video for a long time.
Haha nice! I'm going to make one on retraction turns this season (if the lifts ever open here in france) which are kind of similar but a bit more high performance!
@@malcolmmoore hey Malcolm, been using your videos to learn while I work at a ski resort this season. Really dialled in these turns today -- was struggling to control my speed while carving specially on bumpy chopped up terrain -- and it helped a bunch.
Couple of questions: is the term widely used? 'down unweighted' doesn't seem to yield much aside from your video. Also, are there scenarios where you would use an 'up unweighted' turn, or would you recommend dropping that and try to just use these turns from here on out?
I use bend my back and not the knees on my toe side (even though it felt I was bending the knees) . Thanks again mate 😊
Mate Thanks a mil! In 2 Days as a complete beginner, using your videos, like proper posture, torsional twist and down unweighted turn, I learned how to snowboard. Your are amazing man, keep up the great work! If I’ll get the chance to come to Huez, I need to give you some rounds.
Awesome, that's great to hear, thanks man! Keep it up! 🙏
Dear Malcolm: I am preparing for an exam and your explanation on down unweighted turns and the lesson progression is AMAZING! 🙌🏻 🙌🏻 🙌🏻
Thanks Veronica, really wish I could be more productive with the videos this season, but I'll definitely be producing loads next year. Good luck for your exam!
@@malcolmmoore Thank you. Kudos for having been incredibly persevering to hike up and snowboard this season, Malcolm! That’s pure grit and passion!
Yes, thats my favorite technique for medium to high speed fast turns. Super fun and it feels like you are using your whole body like abs etc. when riding this style. But puts a good burn on your upper legs. Love you style of presentation, very nice breakdown.
Thanks for the support! Can't wait to get back riding!
@@malcolmmoore Your welcome! I also cant wait for next season. I wish you a beautiful sunny day once everything reopens :)
I'm so glad that I found your channel. Your instructions are really great and I love your dog! Subscribed!
Thankyou! Progress with videos is a little slow this year as all the lifts are shut, but I'll definitely be back in full swing next winter!
I would call myself an above average rider skill wise but watching your videos teach me so many things about riding that I didn't know I needed and reasons behind movements I've never thought of! Great videos!
Thanks, glad to help!
Thanks man. Hope you are able to do a review on the new Never Summer Llama. Much softer board but with the same profile as the Cougar
Great knowledge. Better than other tutorials out there. Next level carving instructions. Thanks liked and subscribed
Thanks 🤩🤩🤩
Subscribed to your channel a few weeks ago and love all your videos! Your tutorials on how to improve snowboarding skills are the best. Thanks and keep up the great work! :)
Thanks very much!
Thank you, really learn a lot during the Quarantine, can't go anywhere but brain snowboarding at home, love your explanation of the detail movements, help me realize better. Thank you, thank you. Wish you all the best in the coming season.
Thanks Alicia, I'll be back in December with more videos! Can't wait for this winter!
thanks for such a thorough explanation and demonstration! awesome video!!!
Thanks!
can’t stop watching this beautifully made video! Awesome instructions, you’ve inspired me to get my CASI certification😍
Good luck!!
your explanation is incredibly PRECIOUS!!! so good!!!
Thankyou! Hopefully I'll have more out soon, but with the resorts being shut it is a little more work right now, I have to do alot of hiking!
@@malcolmmoore completely understand you man. I subbed already. I also do outdoor video myself, I got lots of inspiration from you, and I know how hard it is to film out there, you are awesome man. Stay safe!
I don't know how those 22 people have given this a thumbs down 😳, honestly these videos will change my riding for the better, I am over 50 but still out there loving it, keep up the amazing videos 😁.
Awesome, thanks for the support! Can't wait to get back to making more this winter, if you have any things you're having problems learning let me know!
@@malcolmmoore
Hi Malcolm, thank you so much for the reply,😁
I do seem to be having a little trouble riding flat at speed, I tend to end up going bk onto my edge, but this just kills my speed when I need it, maybe its down to my confidence?.
Any tips would be greatly received. 👍👌
@@itskeirashorts4520 perfect yeah that video is definitely in the pipeline as I've had a few people ask for it! 👍
I love your videos, I’ve learned so much, which I go and apply on the mountain, thanks for what you do!
Thank you 🙏😊
You explain things really well!!
Extending legs also speeds up the turn by conservation of angular momentum. This is the same principle behind pumping a mountain bike, skateboard or surfboard over rollers and waves. Except that in carving the plane of movement is horizontal rather than vertical.
Love this channel! Who else has come here from Alex Wigglesworth?!!
Happy new year from NZ!
Haha, alex is my neighbour, we're helping film each others videos at the minute!
I'ts Amazing to see you riding , thank you for your Tips 😃From Italy
Thanks Will 🙌
New to the channel but loving this content, great editing and background music. Really motivating, wish I was on the slopes right now. Great job
Thanks so much!!
Best channel for learning new skills. Keep it up!
Thanks! I'll be back with more next winter 🤙🤙🤙
this is how I learned on my own and u can overkill if u drop ur shoulder really low pointing to where and how fast u want to turn
Great videos Malcolm. Love Indy too. My first time on snowboard, been on the mountains just twice and applying every lesson to the best of my ability and I’m already learning a lot from you! Thanks for the effort you put into making our riding better!
Thanks, I appreciate it 🙏
You've got great style fella.. and give really good, clear instruction.. that's exactly as I learned it with CASI in '07.. there isn't a much better feeling than pushing out hard and getting popped out of a carve into a little air before landing on the other edge and whipping into the next carve, eh? - as fun as deep pow turns to me..
Absolutely! If you can ride properly the piste can be just as rewarding as powder. However, I would like to get back out to Canada again one day and ride some of your super cold blower pow!
@@malcolmmoore I hope you make it man! I cannot recommend Kicking Horse enough - on a good pow day I don't think there's anywhere like it..
@@adammacer 🤞🤞🤞
Malcolm, the best snowboarding tutorials.👍 It would be good also if you could add narrative of what you are doing with your body through your examples explaining what you are doing (you do it before and watch what you do, just be good to describe what you are doing as your moving through the exercises).
Ok yep I could potentially record a voice over for my demos! Good idea
@@malcolmmoore Just be great to say what you are doing with your body movements whilst you are doing it in the video exercises.
You have very useful and easy to follow tips! Excellent content Malcolm, cheers from Canada! 🇨🇦
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Great explanation! I've been riding for many weeks this season and feel like it's time to step it up for next year. This style of riding is really what should be the goal for next winter. It also seems like you can adopt much faster to irregularities on the slope. More in control in some way. I will keep this video in mind and watch it back when days will get shorter again ;-)
Thanks Ruben. Yeah it definitely helps learning them, I do still use up unweighted turns alot, but as soon as a tend to step my game up and riding the board harder I generally switch to these. Plus they are a game changer in the powder!
you are just amazing braking done the moves and givng us ways to train and get better on the mountain...Thanks!!
No problem! Thanks for watching 🙏
Thanks Malcolm I can’t wait to get out and try some of your tips much appreciated
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Really enjoyed this video. Well explained and what I was currently working on. I'll use this on the slopes!
Cheers Neil!
this video has such a nice vibe to it
Thanks 🙏🙏
Great video 👍
When's the collab Charlie?
5:17 is the best exercise there is for learning to take short turns and keep control. I personally dedicated myself in doing that exercise over and over again, and at some point it just clicked. My snowboarding skills just skyrocketed over a course of 5min. What an experience. Thx Malcolm ❤
Awesome, good to hear!
Hi, Malcolm, can you do a video to show your snowboard bindings to the snowboard, is there any difference between a beginner, intermediate and advance snowboarder in terms of how to set up the bindings on the snowboard?
There's not much difference no, I used to always ride +15 -15. This means switch feels exactly the same if you're on a true twin. I now ride +18 -12, this give you a slightly better position for riding hard in regular but obviously doesn't feel quite as good switch. If you don't ride switch at all then you may want the back foot closer to 0. It's just preference really though and definitely takes a bit of tweaking to find what works for you. I used to ride a little wider than I do now too, but that was just more the fashion back then!
I find I get more control starting with power and then building force and squatting into it to further Decamber, this also makes sure your legs can take immediate terrain drops, as you aren't in a maxed out upwards stance. Which is fine, if you are on well groomed and previously experienced terrain. Just leaves you in an inherently weak position, the last thing you want to do in double + black carves.
Not sure if you're agreeing with me on not, but sounds like you've got it sorted anyways!
@@malcolmmoore when I started focusing on leaving the deepest cleanest trench I could when carving, I would enter my edge as low as possible and power squat through, trying to push my edge down as hard as my body could, i think we all start understanding carving from here. It's an amazing feeling. But as you progress riding your edges in more challenging terrain, it makes sudden unexpected terrain changes very dangerous in challenging terrain. Xavier de la rue for example preaches carving techniques in back country around starting your edge transition high, then finish low, building your pressure through active control and finese, rather than just raw muscling it. Starting low and finishing high. They are both fun ways to carve and offer vastly different experiences.
@@dootdoot1867 yeah for sure, I love retraction carves when riding gates as you're able to throw you board further down the hill to pick up more speed then pull it in as you hit the gate! Just excited to be back at it soon!
Malcolm you are the best!
Thanks Ronen!
What an awesome channel and delightful to see your instructions! Thanks for putting these videos up! Really helped me this season to get better at snowboarding.
Thanks!
Another Great video, keep them coming. Cheers.
Thanks!
Watched all your movies and can’t wait to try it in a few weeks (torsional twist is super)...really helpfull tips and not the same as all other you tubers...thanks 😉👍
Thanks!
Just found this channel, I have been absorbing as many resources and information along with practicing my carving since last season (first back in 10 years). I've been trying to do different things while carving like fast transitions at slower speeds where I'm comfortable, and I have found that almost kicking the board around from one edge to the next (extending legs, releasing pressure as shown here, non skidded) was very comfortable and fun. I thought I was perhaps doing an incorrect technique that wouldn't be sound at higher speeds/steeper grades, and to be honest even with all of the youtube content it's pretty tough assessing one's own riding without someone there for video or tips.
I'm sure now that I'll be able to take what I've learned here and apply it so I can more confidently take on the icy steeps we frequently have here in Socal, probably starting only partway down steeper slopes and building up confidence from there. I know that dynamic riding with quick edge changes and high speed is where I need to go next to really improve my riding, cheers.
Nice! It's great to just get thinking about your riding, I've been doing alot of that over this summer as I wait to be allowed back on the slopes after lockdown here in France. I want to make more videos exploring carving further and I'm definitely going to do one on retraction turns, which are very similar to down unweighted turns just they keep your centre of mass on a smoother course, difficult to explain here, but they're super fun to do and hopefully I'll explain it all in a video soon! 🤙
@@malcolmmoore Hey thanks for the reply, I look forward to seeing it! Hope you have a great season.