The "petting the dog" tip really helped me, i was having balance issues on my toe side carves and after watching this i paid more attention to my posture during them and realized i was way over the edge of my board. Im making a concious effort to stay more centered now and its helping a lot. Thanks for the tip!
Thanks for the vids, Ryan! 56 y.o. rider here and stoked to see a sustainable model for a fun, creative, elegant style to keep me playing with my family on the hills for years to come. Question (noob): I currently am riding a Never Summer Heritage. Too stiff for effective carving? I see that Donek is high on your list these days, but a few vids in the shop on gear selection, stance suggestions, binding adjustments would be helpful for some of us rookies. Rock on!
Watching you board makes me smile, admire and dream. I aspire to do one of your toe edge turns with my upper body kissing the mountain just once even. You rock. Happy shredding!
I'm just back from a week of boarding and I can tell you this video helped a lot! I'm still not there yet but going the right direction now cutting down on the choppiness in my turns and the wobbling when going too fast. Thanks for the vid and big thumbs up!
I really want to be able to do what you did at 2:38 in the video! I'm no beginner but I never learned to get down low like that. I ride switch really well so I can definitely blast around to switch at the end of the turn but I've never learned to get down low. I'm going out tomorrow and trying these tips out!
2:32 I need to learn how to do that sides switches moves, these are really cool! I don't have the same balance when I try to go goofy instead of regular side yet. How proefficient in goofy should I be?
Hey Ryan, I love your "free riding" videos a lot. You are awesome, man. But I would really appreciate more learning content about riding and carving. How to control speed, how to initiate turns... You name it. The basics are understandable, but when I am trying to apply those, I still feel like there is more to it. A feeling similar to "how to draw an owl tutorial": 1. Draw two ovals. 2. Draw the rest of the owl...
Is it true that in order to carve properly， you need to open up the shoulder and stay away from the alignment of the shoulders with the head and tail of the board， which is helpful for beginners. Thank you so much. BTW， would you consider making a video about this topic in the future? Again thank you for your tips and effort.
Just ordered a 29.5 width 8.7m sidecut 160cm length knapton twin. This has been my first year riding and I have gotten 24 days so far on a 26.3 cm board. Hopefully I can make some really nice turns before the seasons over! I am a little worried though that 29.5 wont be wide enough to fully lay down with size 10 shoes...
+Pythmere it'll work for it I'm almost positive. :). I go extra extra wide so I have basically no chance of booting out. But I'll do a tutorial how to with less wide soon!
I'm riding a 29 width with 10.5 boots and 18/-18 stance and with my bindings offset towards the heel edge to get a bit extra toe side clearance. With this setup my toes can still drag and hard groomers will kick me out of the edge, but in most conditions I can fully lay down without issue. However, I am going wider so that I can put my bindings back to center and so that I'll have less heel overhang.
You can also look at your bindings some allow more room to carve I have a 28.5 with flow bindings with no angle on one foot and I can't boot out with 10.5 I just set them far back my toes have less then 1/4 inch over hang
Ryan Knapton i would recommend everyone apply the tips Ryan and Joe provide in this video and others, trust me. I live in Houston and can snowboard only a couple of times a year but listening to Ryan's advice has helped me tremendously in a short amount of time.
Thanks for the tips fwiend! Here are some additional tips for riding moguls: -Select a snowboard with a tapered nose and tail (let's see that Ferrari in action!). -Narrow your riding stance. We recommend using a 51cm reference stance (measured from the center of one binding to the other). -Ride the center valley line (as demonstrated). -Use a soft edge (flatter angle to the snow), especially in hard pack. -Lean forward and drive with the front foot. Happy shredding!
Good observation fwiend. The 51cm stance works well for riders that are around 192cm (75 inches) tall, smaller humans may want to go even narrower for free-riding. The main idear is to aim for a stance width that is close to shoulder width. Many of the freestyle stances are set up wider than this which we don't recommend for riding bumps.
initiate turn early, bring those knees down.... these are the tips from you that I've been telling my 14 year old son to do but he just wouldn't listen. You know how teenager that they know it all. Can you make a video explain why it's bad to do counter rotation turn
Thanks for the precious tips, Ryan AND Joe! I feel much more confident on heel side turns and I was wondering what was wrong with my toe side turns. You might just have answered my doubts. If you dampen vibrations and avoid chattering on heel side turns by bending your legs how would you suggest to do the same on toe side turns? Is moving feet up and down while "leaning" the knees on the top straps enough?
my kids 12 and 14 yr old went snowboarding (daughter) and son(skiing) with old fart snowboarding dad(50yr)and during and after my vacation I Always played yr vids especially this one with music on tablet full throttle. they think i am in love with you Ryan for Always playing yr awesome vids. Best time of my life was with my kids in serre chevalier(france) snowboarding with my daughter and son. Thanks Ryan for yr vids and yr response on my comment.
Love your videos m8! Do you guys have both bindings in the same direction for carving? Is it hard to try to start carving with the bindings mounted simetrical 12/-12? (I'm still improving my switch and starting with some butter tricks...)
Thanks. I use 15,-15 , but Joe is +,+ angles I think. (Not sure what angles though). For riding switch and doing buttering tricks and such, the 12,-12 is great! Happy shreddin!
Totally depends on conditions. Fast firm groomer day: peak 7 and all the rollers on wire patch and Lincoln meadow. Deep pow: horseshoe bowl. 1 day after snow groomers, Northstar it a couple of the runs on 9 or even peak 10. So many other little preferences based on conditions and how busy it is...
If your tilting your board high on edge while carving, I would assume so, especially in soft groomers where the edge since further. For skidded turns, it may or may not. Just depending.
@@RyanKnapton I'll answer this question myself, YES it is a problem. After some quick math i figured i have something less than 60°of maximum possible lean (58-56). Today, first day of the season i fell many times on steep icy parts because my toes or heels were preventing the edge to bite. After that i had to result to a absurd positive 33° fron and 24° back stance on the slopes for putting me in the position of not being scared of my new board losing all the grip at once. Obviously i am pretty pissed at the shop who told me this was no problem.
Hi Y so good or both.good stile. Can you hit me whid info about a board for me a w board 168+, Iam 189cm and 105kg and big feat 47.5? From Sweden have see the libtech 172W but need more in middle 28at least.
My boards sidecut radius is 7.5 m. As I try to make carves the turn becomes really short and it doesn't look like smooth long nice turns. Do you think I should use board with more sidecar radius, or is it just matter of my technique which is not perfect obviously?
I'd primarily focus on making the best turns you can with what you have, and at some point in the future try wider boards and see if you like that aspect (as they will allow for deeper carving without hitting your boots into the snow while doing so). Best of luck and happy shreddin!
‘Bad form’ to not have a straight back? Wow. Ryan usually has nice tips but that comment on how some ‘freeriders that you commonly see’ was offputting. Everyone should check out Korua Shapes videos and look at how those riders ride - very creative yet technically demanding riding. Yet, they ride toeside sometimes with bent backs, not straight. Yes, if you’re looking to do toeside laydowns, then straightening your back for full pressure on your edge is great, but it’s not ‘bad form’ to have it bent.
Dean Valadez Ryan did not say that you have to keep your back straight. He said not to reach for the snow on toe side turns and, instead, turn your back away from the snow while pushing the knees in.
![[UNCUT] เก็บ "สจ.โต้ง" เอี่ยวมาเฟีย รู้ตัวคนบงการ ก่อนสั่งลั่นไก I คนดังนั่งเคลียร์ I 13 ธ.ค.67](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/o-J_p62D40w/mqdefault.jpg)
The "petting the dog" tip really helped me, i was having balance issues on my toe side carves and after watching this i paid more attention to my posture during them and realized i was way over the edge of my board. Im making a concious effort to stay more centered now and its helping a lot. Thanks for the tip!
If only I watched this 4 days ago, I was trying to get more power on my toes for carving but struggling. Thanks and Keep up the great work!
Ryan its always fun watching your videos, I normally watch on before I go to the mountain and focus on one aspect I want to improve. thank you
Thanks for the vids, Ryan! 56 y.o. rider here and stoked to see a sustainable model for a fun, creative, elegant style to keep me playing with my family on the hills for years to come. Question (noob): I currently am riding a Never Summer Heritage. Too stiff for effective carving? I see that Donek is high on your list these days, but a few vids in the shop on gear selection, stance suggestions, binding adjustments would be helpful for some of us rookies. Rock on!
Watching you board makes me smile, admire and dream. I aspire to do one of your toe edge turns with my upper body kissing the mountain just once even.
You rock. Happy shredding!
+dbmaxUK Thank You. Best of luck with your progress and Qapla'!
One of the best tuts, 2:30 omg awesomeness 😁😁
I'm just back from a week of boarding and I can tell you this video helped a lot! I'm still not there yet but going the right direction now cutting down on the choppiness in my turns and the wobbling when going too fast. Thanks for the vid and big thumbs up!
Did a toe side Euro carve and dislocated my shoulder yesterday :(
J vs C, great way to visualize it…thanks!!
I really want to be able to do what you did at 2:38 in the video! I'm no beginner but I never learned to get down low like that. I ride switch really well so I can definitely blast around to switch at the end of the turn but I've never learned to get down low. I'm going out tomorrow and trying these tips out!
2:32 I need to learn how to do that sides switches moves, these are really cool! I don't have the same balance when I try to go goofy instead of regular side yet. How proefficient in goofy should I be?
I nearly died on your proper technique for riding moguls! ”oh look there's a groomed run over there!" My sentiments exactly! Moguls suck.
Nice "knap-turns"!!
Love from Switzerland
Your the best Carver I've seen on youtube.
Awesome carving tips!!!
Loving the tops in this video. Hope you can make another video soon to show the C turn from a better angle.
Great practical advice! I think I may be doing some of petting a dog schtick - now I know what to focus on!
This is great, I’m really enjoying trying your tips, you’ve helped me immensely.
Thank you Ryan and Joe.
Hey Ryan,
I love your "free riding" videos a lot. You are awesome, man.
But I would really appreciate more learning content about riding and carving.
How to control speed, how to initiate turns... You name it.
The basics are understandable, but when I am trying to apply those, I still feel like there is more to it.
A feeling similar to "how to draw an owl tutorial": 1. Draw two ovals. 2. Draw the rest of the owl...
My playlist of 'how to really really really Carve' should help if you haven't seen em... I think there is 7 or 8 of em in it so far.
I was actually drinking my morning coffee whilst watching this vid! Looking forward to the next one!
Is it true that in order to carve properly， you need to open up the shoulder and stay away from the alignment of the shoulders with the head and tail of the board， which is helpful for beginners. Thank you so much.
BTW， would you consider making a video about this topic in the future?
Again thank you for your tips and effort.
2:32 that was very cool
Brahh I can watch these surf carves all day
Keystone! My favorite resort
Awesome fellas
Nice save with the demo at the end 😊🤘
Could you explain the reason for holding the ski poles? Joe was riding with them and then both of you
Just ordered a 29.5 width 8.7m sidecut 160cm length knapton twin. This has been my first year riding and I have gotten 24 days so far on a 26.3 cm board. Hopefully I can make some really nice turns before the seasons over! I am a little worried though that 29.5 wont be wide enough to fully lay down with size 10 shoes...
+Pythmere it'll work for it I'm almost positive. :). I go extra extra wide so I have basically no chance of booting out. But I'll do a tutorial how to with less wide soon!
I'm riding a 29 width with 10.5 boots and 18/-18 stance and with my bindings offset towards the heel edge to get a bit extra toe side clearance. With this setup my toes can still drag and hard groomers will kick me out of the edge, but in most conditions I can fully lay down without issue. However, I am going wider so that I can put my bindings back to center and so that I'll have less heel overhang.
You can also look at your bindings some allow more room to carve I have a 28.5 with flow bindings with no angle on one foot and I can't boot out with 10.5 I just set them far back my toes have less then 1/4 inch over hang
I'm riding a 29.5 waist and shoe size 7: no boot out for me 😄
I was there! Was awesome chatting with Ryan and watching him shred!
+Waheed Wakil what's happening man! Good chatting with you guys! Have a great rest of your trip!
Ryan Knapton i would recommend everyone apply the tips Ryan and Joe provide in this video and others, trust me. I live in Houston and can snowboard only a couple of times a year but listening to Ryan's advice has helped me tremendously in a short amount of time.
Thanks for the tips fwiend! Here are some additional tips for riding moguls:
-Select a snowboard with a tapered nose and tail (let's see that Ferrari in action!).
-Narrow your riding stance. We recommend using a 51cm reference stance (measured from the center of one binding to the other).
-Ride the center valley line (as demonstrated).
-Use a soft edge (flatter angle to the snow), especially in hard pack.
-Lean forward and drive with the front foot.
Happy shredding!
What height rider did you have in mind for the 51 cm stance? Certainly it's not appropriate for everyone!
Good observation fwiend. The 51cm stance works well for riders that are around 192cm (75 inches) tall, smaller humans may want to go even narrower for free-riding. The main idear is to aim for a stance width that is close to shoulder width. Many of the freestyle stances are set up wider than this which we don't recommend for riding bumps.
initiate turn early, bring those knees down.... these are the tips from you that I've been telling my 14 year old son to do but he just wouldn't listen. You know how teenager that they know it all. Can you make a video explain why it's bad to do counter rotation turn
Some sick shredding man, I love your stuff man, totally inspired me to do some of my own boarding videos! Keep it up buddy :)
Nicks scene was the best
Damn lol
How often do you sharpen your board for nice carving efficiency? And how do you understand its time to?
Thanks for the precious tips, Ryan AND Joe! I feel much more confident on heel side turns and I was wondering what was wrong with my toe side turns. You might just have answered my doubts.
If you dampen vibrations and avoid chattering on heel side turns by bending your legs how would you suggest to do the same on toe side turns? Is moving feet up and down while "leaning" the knees on the top straps enough?
Thanks Thomas!
nice song bro!
Great skills
Where is this? There is nobody in the mountain, very different from what we used to here in Europe.
Nice channel! Keep up the good job!
this video is my favorite, music is awesome(what is it?)Love you Ryan, you are my herow and humble, love Joe too
my kids 12 and 14 yr old went snowboarding (daughter) and son(skiing) with old fart snowboarding dad(50yr)and during and after my vacation I Always played yr vids especially this one with music on tablet full throttle. they think i am in love with you Ryan for Always playing yr awesome vids. Best time of my life was with my kids in serre chevalier(france) snowboarding with my daughter and son. Thanks Ryan for yr vids and yr response on my comment.
I wish my instructor mentions making turns early before facing directly to fall line. I've been basically speeding downhill like a demon.
Love your vids, useful advice but I hardly can read black letters on black background. Please choose some other color )))
You are riding cartel bindings correct? What setting do you have your forward lean set at? Same on both feet? Thanks Ryan.
Has Donek announced when this year's demo day is yet? I need a wider board and have been waiting to demo a few...thanks.
+Brad Parrish It's during USASA Nationals. (The big one at least). I haven't looked at dates yet but I'll look into it soon.
Can you share your binding angles please?
+Alpine iBex I use 15,-15
Just wondering, how many season a jacket lasts for you with if you lean so many / much time on your arm?
What's the name of the music on this video please?
Hey bro what type of gopro selfie stick do you use? does it really matter? Love the channel!!
Love your videos m8! Do you guys have both bindings in the same direction for carving? Is it hard to try to start carving with the bindings mounted simetrical 12/-12? (I'm still improving my switch and starting with some butter tricks...)
Thanks. I use 15,-15 , but Joe is +,+ angles I think. (Not sure what angles though). For riding switch and doing buttering tricks and such, the 12,-12 is great! Happy shreddin!
Qa' Plagh?
Ryan, what are your favorite runs to hang out on Breck?
Totally depends on conditions. Fast firm groomer day: peak 7 and all the rollers on wire patch and Lincoln meadow. Deep pow: horseshoe bowl. 1 day after snow groomers, Northstar it a couple of the runs on 9 or even peak 10. So many other little preferences based on conditions and how busy it is...
@@RyanKnapton Thanks for all the helpful explanations. Very clear. I will go practice your teachings in a week.
I just cant find song in background😭 anybody?
Summer Vibe - Tomas Skyldeberg
Thank you
huuuuummmm DAMN those eurocarve
254 mm waist width quick carves while my knees touch the ground and i dont boot out :) (size 10 burton boots)
Question, will leaning bindings forward make other skills harder? (like jump?)
+Yang Song nope makes all easier! I think it's only some rail riders that don't prefer forward lean.
Thank you, will try it sometime
And your legs won't like it either at first, because you are forced to bend your knees properly.
It seems to me that Ryan’s riding has markedly improved since he started making these videos (if that’s possible)
Don't your feet hurt like hell on those wide boards??
What do you mean "forward lean" for heel side turns? Like don't put pressure on the heel back?
+Brenton Arms it's an adjustment on your bindings highbacks.
Angle your highbacks forwards. It gives you more pressure on your heel edge as you'll be 'sat down' during the turn instead of straight legs
oh ok cool. Yeah i do that. I thought they were saying not to lol I was all messed up
Even on my wide board my toes and heels stick out 2.5 cm (0.984 inches) do you think i could be having a drag problem?
If your tilting your board high on edge while carving, I would assume so, especially in soft groomers where the edge since further. For skidded turns, it may or may not. Just depending.
@@RyanKnapton I'll answer this question myself, YES it is a problem. After some quick math i figured i have something less than 60°of maximum possible lean (58-56). Today, first day of the season i fell many times on steep icy parts because my toes or heels were preventing the edge to bite. After that i had to result to a absurd positive 33° fron and 24° back stance on the slopes for putting me in the position of not being scared of my new board losing all the grip at once. Obviously i am pretty pissed at the shop who told me this was no problem.
Hi
Y so good or both.good stile.
Can you hit me whid info about a board for me a w board 168+,
Iam 189cm and 105kg and big feat 47.5?
From Sweden have see the libtech 172W but need more in middle 28at least.
awesome thx for tips
My boards sidecut radius is 7.5 m. As I try to make carves the turn becomes really short and it doesn't look like smooth long nice turns. Do you think I should use board with more sidecar radius, or is it just matter of my technique which is not perfect obviously?
I'd primarily focus on making the best turns you can with what you have, and at some point in the future try wider boards and see if you like that aspect (as they will allow for deeper carving without hitting your boots into the snow while doing so). Best of luck and happy shreddin!
one day, I want to be known as C-man!
So jealous man. Wish i lived in a snowy countryman
what board are you using in this video?
A custom Donek Knapton Twin built extra wide
Joe Breese camouflage in the trees
Skidded turd turn! 😂
My board is 17cm at the waist. I never boot out. ?!
Probably have high stance angles, or extremely small feet?
@@RyanKnapton lol... you caught me. 70 degrees. Also a Donek rider. Love your style, man!
Nice!
Wow the new Ryan! It's a great improvement! baaahahahahaha
+Allen Wilson New and improved Ryan Knapton! 😂😂😂
라이언 냅튼 형님 항상 존경합니다~ 이번에 올림픽도 열리는데 한번 오십시오!
I admire Ryan.!, Come to here where it's held Winter Olympic!!
+김정훈 I might someday!
I hate this ONLY because I am insanely jealous lol
i'm a pretty socially awkward person, am I the only one imagining after 2:10 that they sit in the lift for another 5 minutes just awkward silence XD
Yes
카빙은 넘나 어려운 거........ ㅠ ㅠ
jafa kree!
the homies on the lift are scared
Kaplaaahhh !
did you just say "there's my C in the snow" !!!! hahhahaha
who's marcy?
I was expecting "You want a tip on how to ride moguls... just don't."
‘Bad form’ to not have a straight back? Wow. Ryan usually has nice tips but that comment on how some ‘freeriders that you commonly see’ was offputting. Everyone should check out Korua Shapes videos and look at how those riders ride - very creative yet technically demanding riding. Yet, they ride toeside sometimes with bent backs, not straight. Yes, if you’re looking to do toeside laydowns, then straightening your back for full pressure on your edge is great, but it’s not ‘bad form’ to have it bent.
Dean Valadez Ryan did not say that you have to keep your back straight. He said not to reach for the snow on toe side turns and, instead, turn your back away from the snow while pushing the knees in.