Carving is crucial for any jump side hits or even rails, and it’s a crucial part of being a good snowboarder. I personally love making carving videos, but we will keep our focus on what you as an audience wants to see! So let us know what you want and we will make sure to deliver 🙌🏻
This is such a great video Taevis. So many carving tutorials on TH-cam go way too technical and hard to understand. I've been stuck at that 90% there gripped-but--not-quite-pencil-thin-line turns for ages. This demo is really laid out as basic principles so that I feel I can now implement them and hopefully nail my carving finally🤞🏻
I always admired these kind of carves, they look super fun and dynamic. Also, I like you content being focused on more advanced and trick oriented riding as there are already numerous outstanding beginner guides out there.
This is one of the most informative snowboard content videos that I've seen in a very long while. Your technique and flawlessly executed tricks are top notch. Nice operator work too.
So essentially, when you carve, you shift your body down with a stacked position, like a bounce, you are bending the board more, and this builds speed in the carve? I am just thinking of this in the physics of the situation. Ty!
Yes! As you bend down it loads pressure onto your edge by focusing your weight. If you just try to go into this max edge pressure you will be going too slow to balance on it. So it’s adding and releasing this pressure that helps you get to and from that edge focused climax of each turn. I only know snowboarding physics, but that’s how I believe it works:)
Appreciate these tips. Those short explosive carves are a struggle for me. It makes riding down those narrow lanes very nerve racking for me. As a result, i nervously go too slow, creating a bigger problem. Thanks for the tips!
Short & light pressure edge to edge transfers are the best way to navigate flat/narrow sections of runs. You can use larger turns to help control speed, its all practice so keep it up! 👏
@SnowboardAddiction i noticed you doing that to check your speed, in this video. I can think of one particular narrow section at my "local" resort, where having control of your speed through it is essential. It comes out into a bigger steeper run near the bottom of it.. People just flying down! Anyway, i just bought a board to get back on that horse. Fingers crossed i can get the hang of it before the mountain swallows me up! 🙃
@@SnowboardAddiction oh ok. So you’re using a larvier mic then. Thank you so much for your reply. I’ll test it out tomorrow or sometime. Thanks man. Happy shredding!
Pretty complicated way to say shifting your hips from edge to edge engages the edges, and bending your ankles and knees give you more control and absorption. You do miss the big leverage point that we get from being taller - when we're taller there is more leverage on the board, and therefore more pressure can be created, when we're shorter (knees and ankles bending) we don't have as much leverage, but we have more dexterity.
It’s a fine line. The last carving video I made I got destroyed for not adding context to what I was doing. So my new strategy is to try teach why things are useful in a bunch of different ways to help people understand why we’re doing what we’re doing. Still a lot of improvements that can be made:)
@@SnowboardAddiction Interesting strategy. The way I see it, there's only a few ways to make the snowboard work, all of them are weight shift moves except rotation which generates momentum (but has been mistakenly used by CASI for years as a weight shift move). We can move up and down, we can move to the nose or tail, we can move across the board from toe to heel and we can move around our spine. We can combo these basic planes to create different angles and fulcrums, but if you want to break it all the way down to it's simplest form it's really just these 4 planes of motion. To make the snowboard work we need to engage the edges (toe/heel plane) we need to engage the nose and tail (ollies and pressses are the best example). We need to manage pressure build up and terrain change (up and down), and we need to generate or manage rotation for tricks and or balance. Once we are good enough with each of these planes we can begin to use them in unexpected and various ways to express our 'style' through the way we do a trick, arc a turn, or approach a particular piece of terrain. Snowboarding isn't that complex, it is spectacular when done well, but what nearly everyone misses is just how simple the really good riders keep things, and thus make it look. Good luck with your videos, they're getting better, I was not impressed with your first couple of carving ones, not because of lack of context, just because they were technical dead ends and incorrect assumptions about what is making the board carve.
Basically it means you have your body over top of your board ins a way that naturally applies a little bit of edge pressure without compromising your overall position.
I’m a bit confused because you seem to be suggesting breaking at the waist (as well as bending the knees) to get lower. However in the middle of this video your snowboard addiction advert critiques a rider’s position before the jump as being broken at the waist. I’ve also seen online forums saying breaking at the waist is not correct, and some advocating it, so I’m not sure what’s correct 😅
This isn’t breaking at the waist l. Breaking at the waist is when you hinge in your hips. This is holding a stacked position throughout a range of motion. It is extremely different and has to do with the bend in the back and your center of mass:)
if I understand correctly, taking heel edge as example, key is to maintain centre of mass is over heel edge, so if you squat and sit, your centre of mass is too far past the heel edge, so you can “break at the waist” to get your centre of mass “stacked” over the heel edge. “Break at the waist” meaning decrease the angle between your torso and thighs but maintain a straight back. Would this be correct?
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Carving is crucial for any jump side hits or even rails, and it’s a crucial part of being a good snowboarder.
I personally love making carving videos, but we will keep our focus on what you as an audience wants to see!
So let us know what you want and we will make sure to deliver 🙌🏻
Going to try this today, been riding switch a lot trying to get it down!
This is such a great video Taevis. So many carving tutorials on TH-cam go way too technical and hard to understand. I've been stuck at that 90% there gripped-but--not-quite-pencil-thin-line turns for ages.
This demo is really laid out as basic principles so that I feel I can now implement them and hopefully nail my carving finally🤞🏻
Awesome!!! And that’s great, spending time riding switch is so important🙌🏻
Love this content. Would be interested in how to take on sidehits to expand the all-mountain freestyle repertoire.
We will look into doing that! Just need more snow haha
I always admired these kind of carves, they look super fun and dynamic. Also, I like you content being focused on more advanced and trick oriented riding as there are already numerous outstanding beginner guides out there.
More to come!
This is one of the most informative snowboard content videos that I've seen in a very long while. Your technique and flawlessly executed tricks are top notch. Nice operator work too.
Glad you liked it!!! More to come🙌🏻
Great video and topic, but man, the sounds, sights and feels... can't wait to get back on the mtn.
Incredibly articulate instruction
So essentially, when you carve, you shift your body down with a stacked position, like a bounce, you are bending the board more, and this builds speed in the carve? I am just thinking of this in the physics of the situation.
Ty!
Yes! As you bend down it loads pressure onto your edge by focusing your weight.
If you just try to go into this max edge pressure you will be going too slow to balance on it. So it’s adding and releasing this pressure that helps you get to and from that edge focused climax of each turn.
I only know snowboarding physics, but that’s how I believe it works:)
@ appreciate you, Sensei!
@@Anukulousanytime!!!
Appreciate these tips. Those short explosive carves are a struggle for me. It makes riding down those narrow lanes very nerve racking for me. As a result, i nervously go too slow, creating a bigger problem.
Thanks for the tips!
Short & light pressure edge to edge transfers are the best way to navigate flat/narrow sections of runs. You can use larger turns to help control speed, its all practice so keep it up! 👏
@SnowboardAddiction i noticed you doing that to check your speed, in this video. I can think of one particular narrow section at my "local" resort, where having control of your speed through it is essential. It comes out into a bigger steeper run near the bottom of it.. People just flying down!
Anyway, i just bought a board to get back on that horse. Fingers crossed i can get the hang of it before the mountain swallows me up! 🙃
Taevis is stacked
what is the brand of your snowboard clothing, looks supernice!
It’s from tolasmik, find them on Snowears.com use code taevis15 for a discount:)
Nice 👍
quick question, where did you put your mic, I just clip mine on my goggle, but i'd like to see if there's a better resolution...thanks Taevis
I put it inside the face mask by the lower left jaw.
@@SnowboardAddiction oh ok. So you’re using a larvier mic then. Thank you so much for your reply. I’ll test it out tomorrow or sometime. Thanks man. Happy shredding!
Enjoy!
Are you riding with forward lean on your highbacks and if so, how much?
Thank you in advance.
Riding with 2 forward lean! The second smallest amount possible on the team pros
@SnowboardAddiction Thank you very much for responding.
What is your mic set up? Sounds clean
We use Sennheiser lav mics
Thanks guys for a very “digestible” content! Btw, what’s the location in the video?
Whistler Blackcomb
ok… the “slow” portion looks so much similar to an Austrian Zell am See (Kaprun) piste that I had to ask it :)
Thanks a lot , what is your stance length ? Angles ?
22.5 inches I think. It’s reference stance on a 160cm board. -9 +12:)
@@SnowboardAddiction what's your height and weight. Asking just to better understand the stance reference
165 6 feet:)
what angles and angles are u riding ?
22.5 inches I think for width. It’s reference stance on a 160cm board. -9 +12:)
Pretty complicated way to say shifting your hips from edge to edge engages the edges, and bending your ankles and knees give you more control and absorption. You do miss the big leverage point that we get from being taller - when we're taller there is more leverage on the board, and therefore more pressure can be created, when we're shorter (knees and ankles bending) we don't have as much leverage, but we have more dexterity.
Thanks for your feedback, you definitely have a point haha :)
@@SnowboardAddiction I just like it to be simple. Probably wouldn't make a very long youtube video though.
It’s a fine line. The last carving video I made I got destroyed for not adding context to what I was doing. So my new strategy is to try teach why things are useful in a bunch of different ways to help people understand why we’re doing what we’re doing. Still a lot of improvements that can be made:)
@@SnowboardAddiction Interesting strategy. The way I see it, there's only a few ways to make the snowboard work, all of them are weight shift moves except rotation which generates momentum (but has been mistakenly used by CASI for years as a weight shift move). We can move up and down, we can move to the nose or tail, we can move across the board from toe to heel and we can move around our spine. We can combo these basic planes to create different angles and fulcrums, but if you want to break it all the way down to it's simplest form it's really just these 4 planes of motion.
To make the snowboard work we need to engage the edges (toe/heel plane) we need to engage the nose and tail (ollies and pressses are the best example). We need to manage pressure build up and terrain change (up and down), and we need to generate or manage rotation for tricks and or balance. Once we are good enough with each of these planes we can begin to use them in unexpected and various ways to express our 'style' through the way we do a trick, arc a turn, or approach a particular piece of terrain.
Snowboarding isn't that complex, it is spectacular when done well, but what nearly everyone misses is just how simple the really good riders keep things, and thus make it look.
Good luck with your videos, they're getting better, I was not impressed with your first couple of carving ones, not because of lack of context, just because they were technical dead ends and incorrect assumptions about what is making the board carve.
Can someone explain what stacked position means?
English is not my native, all i know is when you stack one thing on another.
Basically it means you have your body over top of your board ins a way that naturally applies a little bit of edge pressure without compromising your overall position.
Learning how to do jumps like this at 5:53 this season. Is it more ideal to pop off on an edge or board fully flat?
You always need a bit of edge, just don’t over do it:)
I’m a bit confused because you seem to be suggesting breaking at the waist (as well as bending the knees) to get lower. However in the middle of this video your snowboard addiction advert critiques a rider’s position before the jump as being broken at the waist. I’ve also seen online forums saying breaking at the waist is not correct, and some advocating it, so I’m not sure what’s correct 😅
This isn’t breaking at the waist l. Breaking at the waist is when you hinge in your hips. This is holding a stacked position throughout a range of motion.
It is extremely different and has to do with the bend in the back and your center of mass:)
if I understand correctly, taking heel edge as example, key is to maintain centre of mass is over heel edge, so if you squat and sit, your centre of mass is too far past the heel edge, so you can “break at the waist” to get your centre of mass “stacked” over the heel edge. “Break at the waist” meaning decrease the angle between your torso and thighs but maintain a straight back.
Would this be correct?
You mean it's not all about laying trenches and pencil thin lines? There's more than 1 way to snowboard?! Hahaha
He's articulating but my dead brain doesn't understand a thing
Oh no!