Great technics, i started training the 3rd and at first was niet so easy but like after a while i got the moves together and very good improvements came after..thnks Dojowiz.!
The advice on practicing neutral upper body while doing 180 degree turns is something I'm definitely going to spend time drilling next time I'm at the mountains. I've recently started getting my switch riding and carves to feel reasonably comfortable, in addition to improving my regular stance carving. Even though I'm getting decent at carving in both stances, things like moguls and trees have been intimidating and difficult, really appreciate the helpfulness of this video.
Thanks for your comment bertman4! It's cool Spring here in Whistler but temperature will be increased in few days. Hope we can keep enough snow for the Summer glacier season.
@@Hazah777 it's called Mizuno No Sawa. It's inside the avalanche control area. You need to take the left path at the top of the rope tow. A man in a little ski patrol box told us to "be careful" 😊
This is good. I kept washing out in super hard almost icy stuff trying to zignzag down and skidding more w the back foot as usual. I'm having trouble engaging front foot edges. Might need a sharpen. And I have lfone magnatrction, that maybe too long for me.
@@snowboarddojowiz2928 I can do the turns to the right really well (on my toes), but I fail at the left turns (on my heels)! Back leg is lagging behind on the movement, and usually I have to "push it" to where it should be. What am I doing wrong?
I've done the hop but the powder was deep and if I didn't lean slightly back my nose would under. Great video can't wait to try them all again next season.
Thanks for your comment Sid6902! When powder is deep hopping to start next turns will be certainly harder. We will make a tutorial for powder in near future!
@@snowboarddojowiz2928 that would be awesome.. There's freash and chunky or crusty top... I'm so trying to get out of bad habits... Thank you for taking the time to do these videos.
hmm does this mean also you are kinda putting more force on your front leg and pulling your back leg a little bit up and then around (kinda bending the board but not that much?) to do the switch?
We can't pulling the tail of your board up. You just shift more your weight on front leg and this means that you move your pivoting axis to your front leg from your center of your board (or back leg).
Thanks for your comment Kim! Part 3 is available to watch on our website. Sorry for that not all videos are available here. But Part 3 is very interesting and introducing many sciences of snowboarding. 😀
Wished I discovered this video last week. I burned my knees going down on heel side going on steep slope 🤣 My mental is not ready to turn on to my toe side 😅
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I know this is more than a year old but its worth asking, but when you are doing the rotate are you getting the board flat and then rotating with your hips then grabbing the heel or toe edge? i thought that you were suppose to do all the steering with just the front foot? Or is that just to start to get your feet into snowboarding? Definitely will try this on a blue run next weekend
You can focus just on spinning your whole body quicker with your hips. So it's more like spinning on the hill. Step 3 is introducing steering to draw a half-circle while turning.😀
I'm the type of learning who likes a thorough explanation, but this is far too much talk and not nearly enough rock. I want to see a brief explanation followed by a demo. Three dudes in snowboard gear jumping around on a flat slope doesn't really connect the dots for me.
@@snowboarddojowiz2928 My issue with the video is a bit more than the content not being suited to my learning style. Technique #1 is an adequate intro to short radius turns except it the rider is probably too upright and rigid during the turn, making this close to a linked side slip that sprays snow down the hill instead of a dynamic turn. Further, it's hard for me to see how techniques 2 and 3 are viable options in any terrain, especially on moguls. They put you more or less in the same unbalanced body position as the linked counter-rotational side-slip that you see so many novice and intermediate riders doing on the slopes, and it's obviously not a strong position to be in when going over the bumps given that the upper and lower body are not aligned over the working edge. If you actually tried doing #2 in moguls as you suggest, you'd be immediately thrown off balance. I appreciate the effort to help students learn snowboarding, but I think you're throwing way too much information at students here without enough guidance on how to apply these tactics to real-life situations.
It looks perfect! I can't wait to try it out on my next trip. I have a small question. People say adjust your weight and let gravity leads the turn. This video looks a little more proactive in turning. Is one of them wrong? or I didn't understand them correctly?
Advice from your friend is more like a sensuous approach. So it might and might not work for someone. Especially on the steep slopes, people lose their balance easily and hard to adjust their balance. So you need to finish each turns quicker before losing your balance. But you should try your friend's advice too. No one knows if it works for your riding.👍 When you align your shoulders to the board, it's when you are trying Method 1. The method3 might require you to align your shoulders to the board too. But with Method 2 you don't want to align your shoulders to the board. So, they are all different methods.👍
After 20 seasons of teaching snowboarders, i found out that indeed the rear arm is really important, like you show (ofcoursw combined with other movements). Just pointing with front arm but not get the backarm in opposite direction, makes not much sense, theres no movement in shoulder then.
Never use your upper body to turn. You should be teaching lower body movements. Toe side turn. Peelike a boy - start with your hip then knee bending then ankle flexing and torsional flexion of the board using ankle strength on the lead foot followed by the back foot until you are on your edge ... and heel side turns. Pee like a girl. Same leading movements with hip, knee ankle and foot/ board torsional flexion and followed by back leg until you are peeing like a girl. and no you should not switch edges faster actually by staying on your edge longer. It making wide J type turns it will teach edge control on heel and toe side alike. Oh and never ever use your upper body to turn. Bad bad bad habit. Your eyes lead while your lower body works and upper body remains static. No offense but this shit he is teaching is is kooky AF!!!!
Thanks for sharing your idea Mercedes! You should watch the Step 2 video as Step 1 is the easiest way to try. Step 2 introduces how to turn with the lower body. BTW, the method in Step 1 worked well with my students tho. You should remember that any method won't work for everyone as yours won't work 100%. Then you should have more tips to teach. If you have them, please feel free to share them. Thanks again!👍
Thanks for your comment Zak! This video is made for intermediates or higher. If you are a beginner you can watch this video instead. Thanks! th-cam.com/video/YKYPxfkodSM/w-d-xo.html
Hey thanks for your comment Niall! I hope you didn't skip the video between 3:30 and 3:50. 😂 We don't recommend a counter-rotation in the video at all. You should watch it again carefully. 😀 Counter rotation will minimize to turn your hips right and left, so your board will be minimized to spin right and left too. If you are struggling with steep slopes with counter-rotation, try to keep your shoulder straight to the hill and rotate your hips in the intended direction. So you can turn your board enough to control your speed and at the same time, you can start next turn quicker. I hope now you understand this tutorial better.👍
Why not just heel brake because that’s what you’re essentially doing except you are alternating between heel and toe, going directly from one to the other.
That is because people who just started learning this need to control speed between each turn. If they got better at switching edges and controlling speed, then, they will naturally start next turn quicker just like you mentioned.👍
Thanks for your comment ckoch407! As I mentioned in this video, you can learn it with Step 3 which is available only for our training program subscribers on your web site. Sorry for that we can't provide all the tutorial here.
You absolutely can make short radius turns on edge using sidecut and proper body rotation on much steeper than in the video. As long as its not too steep to flex and extend throughout the turn without gaining more speed than you can control, you can carve it. But I agree steep reaches a point where all you can do is side slip or fan your tail. @@iagreewithyou112
@@ckoch407 nice link. This is much more advanced than most people will ever get. I ride this type of terrain only a few times a year. If you're good enough to try something this extreme, you are probably relying on your innate skill and not TH-cam tutorials 😀
Because turning is fun and sliding down heal side is painful. But yeah, if you’re on a run that is too steep for your comfort level the heel side slide is a good thing to do just to get you out of the sketchy spot.
Thanks for your comment Flimbo! Part 3 is available only for our training program subscribers. Please visit our website if you want to watch Part 3. www.snowboarddojowiz.com/pricing.html
Thanks for your comment Caelin! I actually don't know which one was the steepest. But we have many steep chute on Whistler and Blackcomb. And those might be the steepest run I've ever done.
Thanks for your comment Enzo! I hope you understand exactly what the counter-rotation is.😅 Here, you must watch the video again from the link below.👍 th-cam.com/video/yCJx8lH3Ppo/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/78mcIMw1NKQ/w-d-xo.html
![ILLSLICK - THE KING'S LANDING [Freestyle]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/feIJJnNkTfk/mqdefault.jpg)
Great technics, i started training the 3rd and at first was niet so easy but like after a while i got the moves together and very good improvements came after..thnks Dojowiz.!
The advice on practicing neutral upper body while doing 180 degree turns is something I'm definitely going to spend time drilling next time I'm at the mountains. I've recently started getting my switch riding and carves to feel reasonably comfortable, in addition to improving my regular stance carving. Even though I'm getting decent at carving in both stances, things like moguls and trees have been intimidating and difficult, really appreciate the helpfulness of this video.
Very impressive aiGeis!
Really useful tips. I'll have to practice this... next season. I know Whistler is still open but Washington resorts have closed for the season.
Thanks for your comment bertman4! It's cool Spring here in Whistler but temperature will be increased in few days. Hope we can keep enough snow for the Summer glacier season.
I just went down a crazy steep chute in Niseko, toe edge all the way. I'll try this tomorrow
Where is this? I'm interested as couldn't find any steeps in Niseko
@@Hazah777 it's called Mizuno No Sawa. It's inside the avalanche control area. You need to take the left path at the top of the rope tow. A man in a little ski patrol box told us to "be careful" 😊
This video is just what i was looking for! Thank you guys! Will try and practice in a few days when is my next time on slopes :)
Our pleasure!
Simply proper lover yer basics❣️❣️
Thanks very much. Will try these tips next time!
Thanks for your comment Chaovite!
Finally I got some great answers
This video is amazing, I cant wait to try this.
Ok now I’m jumping like a maniac in the living room.
This is good. I kept washing out in super hard almost icy stuff trying to zignzag down and skidding more w the back foot as usual. I'm having trouble engaging front foot edges. Might need a sharpen. And I have lfone magnatrction, that maybe too long for me.
Some say you shouldn't use your upper body at all, just use the legs, some say you have to twist the upper body like crazy. What is correct?
Hips is the key. Upper body rotation is just to help to turn your hips.👍
@@snowboarddojowiz2928 I can do the turns to the right really well (on my toes), but I fail at the left turns (on my heels)! Back leg is lagging behind on the movement, and usually I have to "push it" to where it should be. What am I doing wrong?
Why did you say not to have counter rotation?
Sorry I’m new to snowboarding
I've done the hop but the powder was deep and if I didn't lean slightly back my nose would under. Great video can't wait to try them all again next season.
Thanks for your comment Sid6902! When powder is deep hopping to start next turns will be certainly harder. We will make a tutorial for powder in near future!
@@snowboarddojowiz2928 that would be awesome.. There's freash and chunky or crusty top... I'm so trying to get out of bad habits... Thank you for taking the time to do these videos.
Really cool and useful techniques! Keep it up!
Thanks for your comment allan!
hmm does this mean also you are kinda putting more force on your front leg and pulling your back leg a little bit up and then around (kinda bending the board but not that much?) to do the switch?
We can't pulling the tail of your board up. You just shift more your weight on front leg and this means that you move your pivoting axis to your front leg from your center of your board (or back leg).
Great video! I can't seem to find Part 3 do you have a link?
Thanks for your comment Kim! Part 3 is available to watch on our website. Sorry for that not all videos are available here. But Part 3 is very interesting and introducing many sciences of snowboarding. 😀
@@snowboarddojowiz2928 thanks very much will check it out!
sick!
Wished I discovered this video last week.
I burned my knees going down on heel side going on steep slope 🤣
My mental is not ready to turn on to my toe side 😅
I understand your mental issue and it's the biggest barrier for your improvement. Thanks for your comment!
step 3 on steep slopes: wear a helmet.
Thanks for your comment Goldmary!
There’s always gotta be one...
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@Zaire Hayden Definitely, I've been watching on instaflixxer for since november myself :D
These videos are super informative and good
Thanks for your comment Andrea!
I know this is more than a year old but its worth asking, but when you are doing the rotate are you getting the board flat and then rotating with your hips then grabbing the heel or toe edge? i thought that you were suppose to do all the steering with just the front foot? Or is that just to start to get your feet into snowboarding? Definitely will try this on a blue run next weekend
You can focus just on spinning your whole body quicker with your hips. So it's more like spinning on the hill.
Step 3 is introducing steering to draw a half-circle while turning.😀
@@snowboarddojowiz2928 copy. I'll try that when we head up next. Thank you for the reply
I'm the type of learning who likes a thorough explanation, but this is far too much talk and not nearly enough rock. I want to see a brief explanation followed by a demo. Three dudes in snowboard gear jumping around on a flat slope doesn't really connect the dots for me.
Thanks for sharing your opinion and sorry for that the video doesn't match with your learning style.
@@snowboarddojowiz2928 My issue with the video is a bit more than the content not being suited to my learning style. Technique #1 is an adequate intro to short radius turns except it the rider is probably too upright and rigid during the turn, making this close to a linked side slip that sprays snow down the hill instead of a dynamic turn. Further, it's hard for me to see how techniques 2 and 3 are viable options in any terrain, especially on moguls. They put you more or less in the same unbalanced body position as the linked counter-rotational side-slip that you see so many novice and intermediate riders doing on the slopes, and it's obviously not a strong position to be in when going over the bumps given that the upper and lower body are not aligned over the working edge. If you actually tried doing #2 in moguls as you suggest, you'd be immediately thrown off balance. I appreciate the effort to help students learn snowboarding, but I think you're throwing way too much information at students here without enough guidance on how to apply these tactics to real-life situations.
Very useful video. Many thanks!
Thanks for your comment Nicolae!
It looks perfect! I can't wait to try it out on my next trip. I have a small question. People say adjust your weight and let gravity leads the turn. This video looks a little more proactive in turning. Is one of them wrong? or I didn't understand them correctly?
And "always align your shoulder with your board to the direction you are going". I got a little confused.
Advice from your friend is more like a sensuous approach. So it might and might not work for someone. Especially on the steep slopes, people lose their balance easily and hard to adjust their balance. So you need to finish each turns quicker before losing your balance. But you should try your friend's advice too. No one knows if it works for your riding.👍
When you align your shoulders to the board, it's when you are trying Method 1. The method3 might require you to align your shoulders to the board too. But with Method 2 you don't want to align your shoulders to the board. So, they are all different methods.👍
Snowboard Dojo Wiz thanks for the detailed response! I will try them out.
After 20 seasons of teaching snowboarders, i found out that indeed the rear arm is really important, like you show (ofcoursw combined with other movements). Just pointing with front arm but not get the backarm in opposite direction, makes not much sense, theres no movement in shoulder then.
Thanks shu!!!
Whaaaatt????? This is nuts
Never use your upper body to turn. You should be teaching lower body movements. Toe side turn. Peelike a boy - start with your hip then knee bending then ankle flexing and torsional flexion of the board using ankle strength on the lead foot followed by the back foot until you are on your edge ... and heel side turns. Pee like a girl. Same leading movements with hip, knee ankle and foot/ board torsional flexion and followed by back leg until you are peeing like a girl. and no you should not switch edges faster actually by staying on your edge longer. It making wide J type turns it will teach edge control on heel and toe side alike. Oh and never ever use your upper body to turn. Bad bad bad habit. Your eyes lead while your lower body works and upper body remains static.
No offense but this shit he is teaching is is kooky AF!!!!
Thanks for sharing your idea Mercedes! You should watch the Step 2 video as Step 1 is the easiest way to try. Step 2 introduces how to turn with the lower body. BTW, the method in Step 1 worked well with my students tho. You should remember that any method won't work for everyone as yours won't work 100%. Then you should have more tips to teach. If you have them, please feel free to share them. Thanks again!👍
i tried 2way( sholders straight to the direction)for 3days, my neck muscle is really pain and sore...T-T！
Thanks for sharing your feedback Prisca!
this is great!
Thanks for your comment dan!
Love this!! Thanks!! 8)
Just go straight lmao
That’s what I was gonna ask, why do they do all that turning
@@shanellrodriguez2581 to control your speed...
too complex description for beginners to understand.would be much better if explainations were simplified.
Thanks for your comment Zak! This video is made for intermediates or higher. If you are a beginner you can watch this video instead. Thanks!
th-cam.com/video/YKYPxfkodSM/w-d-xo.html
No, I am a beginner and this was awesome. I mean...I speak English and that is what he is speaking.
The counter rotation is TERRIBLE advice. Will get you into trouble fast on steeps.
Hey thanks for your comment Niall!
I hope you didn't skip the video between 3:30 and 3:50. 😂
We don't recommend a counter-rotation in the video at all. You should watch it again carefully. 😀
Counter rotation will minimize to turn your hips right and left, so your board will be minimized to spin right and left too. If you are struggling with steep slopes with counter-rotation, try to keep your shoulder straight to the hill and rotate your hips in the intended direction. So you can turn your board enough to control your speed and at the same time, you can start next turn quicker.
I hope now you understand this tutorial better.👍
Why not just heel brake because that’s what you’re essentially doing except you are alternating between heel and toe, going directly from one to the other.
That is because people who just started learning this need to control speed between each turn. If they got better at switching edges and controlling speed, then, they will naturally start next turn quicker just like you mentioned.👍
How about something on making proper turns using sidecut instead of sloppy slip sliding “turns”.
Thanks for your comment ckoch407! As I mentioned in this video, you can learn it with Step 3 which is available only for our training program subscribers on your web site. Sorry for that we can't provide all the tutorial here.
You can't carve on steeps
You absolutely can make short radius turns on edge using sidecut and proper body rotation on much steeper than in the video. As long as its not too steep to flex and extend throughout the turn without gaining more speed than you can control, you can carve it. But I agree steep reaches a point where all you can do is side slip or fan your tail. @@iagreewithyou112
@@iagreewithyou112 www.tetongravity.com/story/snowboard/chamonix-backcountry-guide-mcnabb-gives-technical-snowboarding-tips
@@ckoch407 nice link. This is much more advanced than most people will ever get. I ride this type of terrain only a few times a year. If you're good enough to try something this extreme, you are probably relying on your innate skill and not TH-cam tutorials 😀
So if it's that steep why go from heel edge to toe edge - why not just ride it down all the way heel edge?
Thanks for your comment Mark! Yes, that could be one of choices. Thanks for sharing your idea!👍
because your thighs are gonna burn by the end of the day if you keep doing this
Because turning is fun and sliding down heal side is painful. But yeah, if you’re on a run that is too steep for your comfort level the heel side slide is a good thing to do just to get you out of the sketchy spot.
Where is step 3? can't find it -_-
More videos are available on website here. Thanks.
vimeo.com/ondemand/onlinevideodojo
waiting for step 3
Thanks for your comment Siuleung! Step 3 will be available soon for our training program subscribers on our web site. 😀
one arm straight forward point one direction
Thanks for your comment Connie!
Good guide, but still missing part 3 :/
Thanks for your comment Flimbo! Part 3 is available only for our training program subscribers. Please visit our website if you want to watch Part 3.
www.snowboarddojowiz.com/pricing.html
edge turn?
Thanks for your comment Chengyao! Does edge turn means a half circle turn? If so, Step 3 is the one for you.
Thank you for your reply. When do you plan to release step 3?
Step 3 will be available on our web site in few days for sure.
很好，有中文的话就更好了
Thanks for your comment cow cow! It'll be translated into Chinese soon! 感谢您对牛牛的评论！它很快就会翻译成中文！😀
Bible again!
Thanks as always Wess!
First method. More surfy feel.
Thanks for your comment Stefano!
Wait I thought this was steep
way too much upper body movement
Yep. Demonstration must be exaggerated.
What’s the steepest run you’ve ever done???
Thanks for your comment Caelin! I actually don't know which one was the steepest. But we have many steep chute on Whistler and Blackcomb. And those might be the steepest run I've ever done.
Lol pls dont counter rotate
Thanks for your comment Enzo!
I hope you understand exactly what the counter-rotation is.😅
Here, you must watch the video again from the link below.👍
th-cam.com/video/yCJx8lH3Ppo/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/78mcIMw1NKQ/w-d-xo.html