I hope you manage to get more subs on youtube so more people get recommended of these video's you make. In terms of carving and the in depth knowledge someone can provide, i've only seen 2 dudes who provide such in depth information with really insightful tips. It's you, and Lars. Huge thanks for videos and contribution to the snowboarder community, i hope more people start to learn carving and enjoying it, rather than keep doing skidded turns.
Best drill to start carving, have used this many times with new carvers. I also like to be to connected with them by phone with earbuds. It allows me to comment the technique in real time, alot faster for them to adjust and perfect there skills! Thanks for another great video!
7:20 vs 11:16 - You got low first on the successful turn, letting the hips drop towards the board (I call it "sitting in the saddle" first) before dumping the boots and kicking the edge up high (I call it "turning it over") and leaning in to balance. On the unsuccessful turn, you started by leaning in, leading to a blowout.
Good point. We're gonna take this discussion here: carversconnection.com/community/postid/1177/ I'm gonna post the analysis I prepared there and address all the comments in a few days.
I'm looking forward to hearing exactly what caused you to fall ,James. From what I can tell from not having video of myself, I'm doing the same mistake during my turns. Great channel by the way.
1) Continue shifting the weight to the back foot. To ride the tail of the board. 2) deflect the lower back more, to make the position more stable. 3) rotate knees and hips inside of the turn forward. Result: riding will continue) Correct?)
Toeside turn: Shoulders not leveled, upper body too upright/stiff overall Heelside turn: Hips not facing forward, rear bumper too low in regards to the slope, as pointed out earlier. Only downside is - there's no snow yet in our part of the alps.Very much anticipating the 360 video!
Good analysis, repost this comment here please: carversconnection.com/community/postid/1177/ It's a better forum for a proper conversation, I will address the specifics there.
"Let's go to the crackhouse" had me like wtf 😆 On topic: I had my first decent practice with the open body and "lead with the chest" technique and it went really well thanks to your and Lars' detailed analysis. I can see in this clip that i need to exaggerate the hip movement a bit more tighten up the arc. My hands were still a bit in weird places on 50% of my turns. It feels so good just railing those turns and keeping the speed in check though.
@@RobertoVillaLobby Nice. I've never said "lead with the chest", not that it's wrong but I recommend leading with the hips, your hands and shoulders will have to follow.
@@cherrycarves I gues that's an expression from Lars then. I try to absorb both your channels equally because your style is so similar and you both know your shit like the best. It might be leading with the hips but in a way it also feel a bit like putting your chest forward into the turn. Anyway, really stocked I got to experience real carving and the control that comes with it already after starting snowboarding less than a year ago.
@@hwood310 Yeah I rode one. It rides bigger and carves better than the 6m sidecut would suggest but in my world it's not a real carving board. The 9000 would be a decent choice for all mountain for me, but for carving specific use I use 12m and up. We're planning a head to head production carving board comparison video for later in the season, we'll ride the 6000 up against the Nidecker Blade, NeverSummer TC Proto FR, and a Stranda and give genuine feedback and opinion. None of us have any affiliation with these manufacturers so you can trust our results.
@cherrycarves Cool. Do you think it's overkill to put Kessler Rocketcross Risers on the Jones 6000s? I'm about to unwrap the 6000s , risers, and pairing with new Union Atlas Pro's. Also thinking about trying the SG Soul Titan (9750 sidecut) and the SG Force Pro PV15 (15000 sidecut) any thoughts on SG. I love my Kessler X-Carve BTW.
@@hwood310 Forget the rocket cross, I have something better and cheaper coming tomorrow. Check out carversconnection.com in a few days. I don't ride Kessler or SG because they're too narrow for me and I believe that they're all basically detuned race boards. The JJA C4 and the Exegi DoubleWide are both freecarve specific boards and better suited for this type of carving. And wider too.
@hwood310 Oh, I see you already have the risers... No it's not overkill, you'll get more leverage and less boot out, plus those risers will improve the carving performance of the 6000 noticeably.
@cherrycarves sweet. Kewl, man. Ill check out your website! Gonna assemble my Jones 6Ks and hit some opening weekend Mammoth corduroy this weekend. Hope to make it out to Revelstoke one day soon.... Happy Carving....🤘 Keep the dope content coming!
Extra curricular: There's less angulation (shoulders aren't quite as level), putting your weight inside the turn with too much inclination on a relatively mild slope... hit some chop, loose tension in the obliques, and your weight drops further in. That's my guess... as it happens to me. 😂
Well done Doctor. Repost your comment here please: carversconnection.com/community/postid/1177/ It's a better forum for a proper conversation, as you well know. I'll publish the analysis I was working on there in a few days and address all the comments too.
Both turns you dropped the inside shoulder. You were simplifying your turns for teaching and were a little tiff also. Not sure if you started losing the edge from unabsorbed bumps first or dropped the inside shoulder.
Yeah, the cord was quite soft that day; first groom on Utah powder. Repost your comment here please: carversconnection.com/community/postid/1177/ It's a better forum for a proper conversation, I'll post the analysis I was working on there in a few days.
Not easy to spot the difference more than the evident good vs bad result....Ha ha. How about, On the initial successful turns you seem to hold up your upper body more, pushing it upwards quite a lot mid/end in the turn at the same time as the weight distribution changes more to the back foot in the middle of the turn. On the failed turns, (which looks very similar to what I tend to mess up 🙂 ) the upper body is not pushed upwards and with the energy disappearance the strength is folding at the same time as the weight stays on the front foot. The turn just dies out.
Good analysis, thanks for taking the time. Repost your comment here please: carversconnection.com/community/postid/1177/ It's a better forum for a proper conversation, I'll address the specifics and publish the analysis I was working on there in a few days.
counter rotation with shoulders in fs turn is debatable, tho. surfers are never in counterrotation with shoulders in a fs turn, they'd fall of the board...
Yeah, the Asians seem to use a lot more counterrotation in their carving, but their stances, stye and terrain is quite different too. There's no right or wrong in freecarving, it's more a question of style and enjoyment of the turns. What I have been teaching is pretty narrow, I plan to experiment with the Asian style (with counterrotation and down-unweighting) and duck stances too this season. I should add that the frontside/backside terms can be confusing to snowboarders, I try to use ""toeside" and "heelside" exclusively. In the pipe for example, a backside air corresponds to a toeside turn.
Maybe true, I'll have to look again. Thanks for the analysis, repost your comment here please: carversconnection.com/community/postid/1177/ It's a better forum for a proper conversation, I'll address all the comments and publish the video analysis I was working on there.
Not really. The heelside is tough in that stance, I get chatter. Toeside is no problem, green runs are no problem, but on steeps I need at least 12 degrees in the back foot for a smooth heelside carve.
I found out that on x0.75 my brain has got even more the brilliant details of your teaching. Thanks
Thanks James, very pedagogical.
@@ANETOKILLE That's my style! Pedagogical
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@@akitokurosaki7687 Happy to see you here again Seito. How is your progress?
I hope you manage to get more subs on youtube so more people get recommended of these video's you make.
In terms of carving and the in depth knowledge someone can provide, i've only seen 2 dudes who provide such in depth information with really insightful tips.
It's you, and Lars. Huge thanks for videos and contribution to the snowboarder community, i hope more people start to learn carving and enjoying it, rather than keep doing skidded turns.
@@rauliuxaa Ya man, thanks for the encouragement!
Great instruction. Very considered and practical.
@@petervandenberg2493 Thanks Peter
Best drill to start carving, have used this many times with new carvers. I also like to be to connected with them by phone with earbuds. It allows me to comment the technique in real time, alot faster for them to adjust and perfect there skills! Thanks for another great video!
Right? Number one drill for beginners, but also very useful for experienced carvers to get more angulation and smoother transitions.
Great explanations! Can’t wait for getting on the board and working on it
@@monstantino6309 Right on! Do it!
7:20 vs 11:16 - You got low first on the successful turn, letting the hips drop towards the board (I call it "sitting in the saddle" first) before dumping the boots and kicking the edge up high (I call it "turning it over") and leaning in to balance. On the unsuccessful turn, you started by leaning in, leading to a blowout.
@@lukejuras8024 That's part of it for sure. Thanks for chiming in. I'll give my full answer on the forum in a few days.
Extra credit: lifted your rear arm, relieving pressure on the back foot > edge judder, lose grip.
Good point.
We're gonna take this discussion here: carversconnection.com/community/postid/1177/ I'm gonna post the analysis I prepared there and address all the comments in a few days.
I'm looking forward to hearing exactly what caused you to fall ,James. From what I can tell from not having video of myself, I'm doing the same mistake during my turns. Great channel by the way.
Look here for the discussion and my own analysis: carversconnection.com/community/postid/1177/
1) Continue shifting the weight to the back foot. To ride the tail of the board.
2) deflect the lower back more, to make the position more stable.
3) rotate knees and hips inside of the turn forward.
Result: riding will continue)
Correct?)
Good analysis, repost this comment here please: carversconnection.com/community/postid/1177/ It's a better forum for a proper conversation.
Toeside turn: Shoulders not leveled, upper body too upright/stiff overall
Heelside turn: Hips not facing forward, rear bumper too low in regards to the slope, as pointed out earlier.
Only downside is - there's no snow yet in our part of the alps.Very much anticipating the 360 video!
Good analysis, repost this comment here please: carversconnection.com/community/postid/1177/ It's a better forum for a proper conversation, I will address the specifics there.
Excellent!
"Let's go to the crackhouse" had me like wtf 😆
On topic: I had my first decent practice with the open body and "lead with the chest" technique and it went really well thanks to your and Lars' detailed analysis. I can see in this clip that i need to exaggerate the hip movement a bit more tighten up the arc. My hands were still a bit in weird places on 50% of my turns. It feels so good just railing those turns and keeping the speed in check though.
@@RobertoVillaLobby Nice. I've never said "lead with the chest", not that it's wrong but I recommend leading with the hips, your hands and shoulders will have to follow.
@@cherrycarves I gues that's an expression from Lars then. I try to absorb both your channels equally because your style is so similar and you both know your shit like the best. It might be leading with the hips but in a way it also feel a bit like putting your chest forward into the turn.
Anyway, really stocked I got to experience real carving and the control that comes with it already after starting snowboarding less than a year ago.
@@RobertoVillaLobby Nice! Have fun out there
What stance angles are you using?
@@jonmsteele Usually around 27/12 or 30/15. Steeper on narrow boards, never less than 12 degrees in the backfoot for carving.
Thank you James!
@@rollingedges9469 My pleasure Bob, that's what I do (in winter)
Great video James
@@russbritt4100 Thanks bro!
Hey James, have you tried the Jones FreeCarver 6000s yet? Just wondering if you had an opinion about it due to its extreme sidecut. Have you tried it?
@@hwood310 Yeah I rode one. It rides bigger and carves better than the 6m sidecut would suggest but in my world it's not a real carving board. The 9000 would be a decent choice for all mountain for me, but for carving specific use I use 12m and up.
We're planning a head to head production carving board comparison video for later in the season, we'll ride the 6000 up against the Nidecker Blade, NeverSummer TC Proto FR, and a Stranda and give genuine feedback and opinion. None of us have any affiliation with these manufacturers so you can trust our results.
@cherrycarves
Cool. Do you think it's overkill to put Kessler Rocketcross Risers on the Jones 6000s? I'm about to unwrap the 6000s , risers, and pairing with new Union Atlas Pro's.
Also thinking about trying the SG Soul Titan (9750 sidecut) and the SG Force Pro PV15 (15000 sidecut) any thoughts on SG. I love my Kessler X-Carve BTW.
@@hwood310 Forget the rocket cross, I have something better and cheaper coming tomorrow. Check out carversconnection.com in a few days.
I don't ride Kessler or SG because they're too narrow for me and I believe that they're all basically detuned race boards. The JJA C4 and the Exegi DoubleWide are both freecarve specific boards and better suited for this type of carving. And wider too.
@hwood310 Oh, I see you already have the risers... No it's not overkill, you'll get more leverage and less boot out, plus those risers will improve the carving performance of the 6000 noticeably.
@cherrycarves sweet. Kewl, man. Ill check out your website! Gonna assemble my Jones 6Ks and hit some opening weekend Mammoth corduroy this weekend. Hope to make it out to Revelstoke one day soon....
Happy Carving....🤘
Keep the dope content coming!
Extra curricular: There's less angulation (shoulders aren't quite as level), putting your weight inside the turn with too much inclination on a relatively mild slope... hit some chop, loose tension in the obliques, and your weight drops further in. That's my guess... as it happens to me. 😂
@@TheDerekHyde Hahaha....
Well done Doctor.
Repost your comment here please: carversconnection.com/community/postid/1177/ It's a better forum for a proper conversation, as you well know. I'll publish the analysis I was working on there in a few days and address all the comments too.
Both turns you dropped the inside shoulder. You were simplifying your turns for teaching and were a little tiff also. Not sure if you started losing the edge from unabsorbed bumps first or dropped the inside shoulder.
Yeah, the cord was quite soft that day; first groom on Utah powder.
Repost your comment here please: carversconnection.com/community/postid/1177/ It's a better forum for a proper conversation, I'll post the analysis I was working on there in a few days.
Looks fun. I'm more of a bomber myself.
@@bestestname6757 Cool! Bomber Industries is rumoured to announce a new soft boot carving binding this season!
Not easy to spot the difference more than the evident good vs bad result....Ha ha. How about, On the initial successful turns you seem to hold up your upper body more, pushing it upwards quite a lot mid/end in the turn at the same time as the weight distribution changes more to the back foot in the middle of the turn. On the failed turns, (which looks very similar to what I tend to mess up 🙂 ) the upper body is not pushed upwards and with the energy disappearance the strength is folding at the same time as the weight stays on the front foot. The turn just dies out.
Good analysis, thanks for taking the time.
Repost your comment here please: carversconnection.com/community/postid/1177/ It's a better forum for a proper conversation, I'll address the specifics and publish the analysis I was working on there in a few days.
counter rotation with shoulders in fs turn is debatable, tho. surfers are never in counterrotation with shoulders in a fs turn, they'd fall of the board...
Yeah, the Asians seem to use a lot more counterrotation in their carving, but their stances, stye and terrain is quite different too. There's no right or wrong in freecarving, it's more a question of style and enjoyment of the turns. What I have been teaching is pretty narrow, I plan to experiment with the Asian style (with counterrotation and down-unweighting) and duck stances too this season.
I should add that the frontside/backside terms can be confusing to snowboarders, I try to use ""toeside" and "heelside" exclusively. In the pipe for example, a backside air corresponds to a toeside turn.
Is this drill really that rare that people have never heard of it? I’m certainly well aware of it.
@@neilgendzwill3260 Hey Neil! Ya of course hardbooters know the J-Turn, but I don't think it's in the CASI or AASI curriculum. Yet.
@@cherrycarves I think J turn is in Casi 1 Turning section.
But that thing isn’t for carving and is super intro level.
Sounds about right, thanks for the info
didn't move weight back.
Maybe true, I'll have to look again. Thanks for the analysis, repost your comment here please: carversconnection.com/community/postid/1177/ It's a better forum for a proper conversation, I'll address all the comments and publish the video analysis I was working on there.
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Hey, James.. question, I know you're running ++ on binding angles. Can you still achieve these movements with 21+ -3 ?
Not really. The heelside is tough in that stance, I get chatter. Toeside is no problem, green runs are no problem, but on steeps I need at least 12 degrees in the back foot for a smooth heelside carve.