How to Fall Safely on a Snowboard

[dubs8all8day]

why the hell would you need a cup



[hello12165]

He wasnt even wearing a helmet haha

[cdulsk2]

or you could just not fall

[ZeroElementZero]

Landing on your elbows results in a dislocated shoulder.....

[MrRosendal96]

Just fell on snowboard last week, i landed only on my left had. I thought it was broken, but i was'nt luckily, BUT! The bone is pushed togehter :(

[gooodtimez47]

i need to go buy myself a cup now dont i?

[aghiarasberry]

I like how you're not wearing a helmet

[lannylego]

whats a jock gonna do?

[JayteProductions]

my way is when you want to stop or if your about to fall just make your snowboard go first down kinda gripping onto the snow and have your side on the snow , might be cold if your not dressed propularyaryaryary. LARY.

[simonlykke]

the landing forward metode isnt good in hign speed.. just sayn

[pukki34]

Imho wrist guards dont do much, you just end up breaking fingers.

[pipinho114]

if you ride within your ability you will never progress.. by trying new things and failing is how you perfect new stuff

[MXThomsson]

Yeah, don't put ur hands out when u fall backwards. U'll dislocate ur shoulder.

[MadeToAmaze]

y am i watching this..

[SkaterOfTheCentury]

Hey Doug why don't you, you know, wear a HELMET! That might help!

[S3maxime16]

Yesterday I fell on my hands snowboarding and I broke my wrist. And now I watch this. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU­U!!!

[TableSide88142Orchid]

captain obvious: try using a helmet lol

[QzMSoul]

your board that is purple is awesome

[kernalpain]

Ive never needed a cod piece when snowboarding ><

[LoganDrumUK]

also, wearing a freaking helmet.

[countrylovinroots]

Does a pillow for my ass count as "other body equipment"??!!

[born2ride97]

I knew I was doing something wrong. I kept landing on my face into a tree.

[niavert]

very nice intro

[seffland]

I often ride with a cup...

[FuckedFilms]

i think the cup was supposed to be a joke

[nikowe123]

landing on your knees and forarms hurts like a bitch when its ice.

[IanJamesMullins]

@nikowe123 falling at all hurts like a bitch when it's ice...

[arsey16]

@nikowe123 ya but beats the hell out of breaking a wrist lol

[XiWickedXGoW3]

Yeah, but if you fall down a mountain your fucked.

[thebonessk8r1]

If you ride within your ability how do you get better?

[MickeyCollena]

Does this help when i jump with my snowboard from a skyscraper?

[MrAbomb234]

Whenever I fall, I diveroll and push myself up to keep moving

[ImDino]

@MrAbomb234 yeah but you dont always get that perfect fall.. when I fall i get total bodytwisters sometimes :P

[Dnalyr12]

How ironic, the guy demonstrating how to be safe isn't even using a helmet!

[XxCODownagexX]

@Dnalyr12 He said to use a helmet untill you are confident enough in your skills to not fall all the time, I would asume that he is confident in his skills :)

[Dnalyr12]

@XxCODownagexX I don't think that it is up to your abilities to allow you when you are aloud to use a helmet. You always should, no matter what the situation, I am at the mountain every weekend, and I always use it. I guess it's just common sense then, but it's not worth it if you can risk smashing your head up.

[TheTrollCorp]

when I fall I make it look as dramatic as possible. I trip on ice and i tumble down the slope.

[seandoogin]

no style



[FierceHD]

Okay, in reality a cup would be a good idea, but does anybody actually wear one?.. Hmm

[Banty86]

How r u supposed to remember this? when i fall off a snowboard the first thing i think is OH FUCK, its like telling people that are on fire to stop drop and roll, THEY'RE ON FIRE! again my first thought is freak the fuck out

[spyiro2007]

I remember when i learned how to snowboard, in our class, we were learning how to link turn or something like this, and then like 1 hour before the end of the class, a girl fall and injured her wrist. Then 1 or 2 days later an other girl broke her wrist, and then at the end of the day i went too a shop buy some wrist guard ! And lucky me, the day after i fell and if i didn't have had those protections, i might have broken my wrist ! Today, every time i go out, i always check twice if I wear them

[itssuaves]

what other snowboard brand would you compare sierra to?

[musicfr34k1]

@harryc245 you have no idea how many weird fails you can make while snowboarding

[mamasds]

@harryc245  You'll understand, when you get good enough xD

[tywrizzle]

do i have to practice this?

[TimothyH96]

The thing is when you hook and edge there's isn't really any time to react

[SrgntProtector]

@TimothyH96 but for the most part you can help it

[mrtechnical4]

@TimothyH96 thats not true if your good at snowboarding and know your board inside and out you can tell if you took it to far and about to catch an edge.

[TimothyH96]

@mrtechnical4 Well if you're good at snowboarding and know your board inside and out, then you shouldn't be falling anyway...

[daxxas]

snowboard high kids, you will hit the snow before you have a chance to put your arms out and you'll be ok. Lol

[Xilstealth]

Don't stick your arms out and you won't break them...

[bimini19c]

thanks doug

[vestraya]

wow this is soooo good for snowboarders....so much better than expertvillage :/

[aSlothyProductions]

Could of used this days ago, because i broke my arm..

[quaker179]

when i fall backwards i land straight on the ass bone it hurts...

[JustGoForItXD]

whereing a helmet would be a good idea too

[sparklingStar225]

How to fall safely, fuck this i never fall :|

[applemaster1313]

when its icy landing on your knees is a horrible idea.

[SupaStarrTV]

Protection where it counts.

[D4ve081]

I have a tailbone injury, each time I snowboard I screw it up a lil more, any tips? I'm thinking about buying a tailbone protector.

[Pellysoccer]

or if you go where I live no matter where you fall, the ice will scrape the skin off of your elbows/knees through your equipment

[transformos9263]

hey doug do you wear wrist guards? alot of people where i live dont but i still do, now be honest here lol

[MrJ0k3rZ]

@charlietheflimer lol that was by far the dumbest comment i´ve ever read

[CharlieTheFilmer]

Bumping your head on what? Fucking SNOW?

[snobordkid1]

@CharlieTheFilmer If youve ever fallen before it doesnt feel good. Sarah Burke Just died because of it and she had a helmet on.

[mistasnapp]

Just fractured my wrist . . . . probably should've watch this before.

[putzmitt3l]

online tutoring depends on the taught, personal oppinion :

so glad you make these tip/trick/tut videos, saves me tuns of money on snowboard teachers :P

will recommend them to other snowboard noob buddies :)

[thingermahjig]

@TheNoVa13 learning to fall should become muscle memory. just practice on flat surfaces, even if u don't have ur snowboard. many mma and martial artists will get into falling stances on the slightest trip because it's engrained from going to the mat so many times. i would recommend falling into something soft and squishy like a bed a few times before u start trying it on the slopes

[TheNoVa13]

when i fall on the slope, i usually don't expect it. therefore i don't really have the time to fall properly..

[MrSnawboard]

Where your helmet?

[hockeychk487]

This video made me smile. If only falling was actually so graceful, like say, when you got too much speed on a kinkbox lol. I love the cup suggestion - as a female, I wouldn't have much use for it (duh lol) but I do wonder about guys sometimes while I'm laughing at them fall onto a rail or side of a box..... The one thing you didn't show was knee pads though. Those cheap,flat, volleyball knee pads I feel are a requirement for all noobies and park riders lol :-)

[chooseit2]

@hockeychk487 i've seen girls get sent to hospital because of kicks to their vag

[Tzefri84]

i wish i had seen this before i dislocated my shoulder :/



[kacker1990]

preaching helmets and not wearing them yourself?

...

[FlyYetiFly]

@kacker1990 umm he's obviously more skilled than you so he doesn't have to wear one... sorry bud..

[bradfordbulls4lyf]

@kacker1990 in all fairness he said 'within your ability' and his ability seems to be way past helmets and he never preached, he said it once at the end

[TheMossy143]

@bradfordbulls4lyf Past the point of helmets?!?!? So he got so good that his head hardened like a rock? You're an idiot. Tell that one to KP.

[bradfordbulls4lyf]

@TheMossy143 no, he has become confident enough not to where a helmet.

[alvdario]

i like the intro music

[endofmyself]

At 0:10 you fall the same way as I did. As a result i broke my arm. Do you know any solutions for that kind of falling? I think the way you fall later in the tutorial is not a good solution for that kind.

[w210boii]

And other protections, haha do you really need a cup for a snowboarder? Atleast for an skiing with both skis stuck and eating shit towards a tree would be reasonable...

[harryc245]

Why the fuck would you wear a cup while snowboarding.

[flanchwerd]

@harryc245  to avoid unexpected balls crusher

[zacs1rav0]

@harryc245 why the fuck would you not wear a cup while snowboarding?!

[Nd2pwn]

@harryc245 Hit a rail, catch an edge, fall face first but try to angle your head away from hitting the rail = Nut shot

[crjanow]

@harryc245 you must not have a dick as big as mine

[bakedinspiration]

@harryc245 apparently you don't care about your penis

[espionage69979]

@harryc245 because some people have big penises

[MrBlamazing]

@harryc245 to protect your mcnuggets

[0Madek]

@harryc245 That's pretty funny you ask that,

I actually clipped my penis on a down rail today

Ha

[misterwong1986]

@harryc245

for when people do rails.

[DonCuChaza]

@harryc245 If a tree wants to teebag you ..

[Clement14748401]

@harryc245 when u fall with your balls on a rail or somethin :P

[coleydrew]

so what am i supposed to do if im end up cartwheel/flipping down the hill? or if i over shoot a jump and land flat from 25-30 ft up?

[TheGirthking]

@coleydrew tuck...

[lowbuckfabrication]

helpfull if u ride 2 mph

[MrInlineman]

Im doug and this was a waste of your time thank you :)

[sickpuppy4o20o1]

"...and other body protection"

[guitardude1011]

nice cape

[MisterWilliamsG]

Why am I watching this? I don't have a snowboard and I'm tousand's miles away from a ski track

[killersniper4]

@MisterWilliamsG Same lol

[ProInSnow]

@MisterWilliamsG Must be pretty far to a Dictionary too ,huh?

[MisterWilliamsG]

@ProInSnow Well I'm from Croatia,and I dont usually speak English...sooo:..fuck off

[sharpshot411]

@MisterWilliamsG wtf ski track? You mean a fucking mountain.

[MisterWilliamsG]

@sharpshot411 I don't usually speak english

[WhAtAgUy64]

@MisterWilliamsG lol ski track lolol

[kizit00]

@MisterWilliamsG lol, awesome!

[ShakeToTheJunt]

Broke my tailbone in January....still hurts to sit in December haha!

[MrBrendanCunningham]

the worst is getting scorpioned :|

[BR4DM4NN1NG]

DO NOT WEAR WRIST GUARDS........ they will only cause a break to occur further up in the radius or ulna. A fracture in the lowest parts of both bones will heel much faster (6-8 weeks).

[TylerSheepShepard]

Yeah, broke both my wrists and got a concussion last season.....My wrists still bother me today and I have to wrap them up every now and then. Sucks, but taught me not to stick my arms out.

[volcomdod]

is that white pine at sugar bowl?

[skateawave]

Why arent you wearing a helmet?

[xxx666xxx3]

8 ppl can't snowboarding ;)

[omglolsee]

and no one would be going that speed when falling in a real fall those tips will not keep u from breaking your tailbone or knees or elbows

[omglolsee]

what if i fall sideways? lol

[pytn1998]

how do you fall safely when your on a jump?

[danielpb10]

i always hit my knees any tips?

[bwanabizz]

what is your favorite 2012 snowboard setup?

[airforce145]

but what if your nose gets jammed and you flip end over end?

[DdeathspotT]

@airforce145

done that!

you should always keep your wrists in like he shows in the video but in that case try doing a barrel roll if you know what I mean

if your nose gets caught and you land to hard on your shoulder you might hurt your A-C joints

[Pineclown]

@airforce145 Cartwheel out and ride away clean!

[b1kerguy]

i dont agree with the cup while snowboarding, compression shorts, sure, but not a cup a simple "bail twist" or body flinch will save you on a rail, causing you to land on ur inner thigh, but that's just me. also, i find cups restricting and uncomfortable.

[worstphobia]

I never hit my weewee on a rail before..but its because i snowboard =)

[iPodkiD4967]

At the end he say's "be safe by riding within your ability"... How Are You Going To Get BETTER if you're not PUSHING yourself ?!?

[Shizwack]

My bones don't break.

[yoyo4444333]

wait i watched the other video on how to backflip and that guys name is doug to

[turtlehater2]

Lmfao other body protection.

[spins1003]

There is no way to fall safely

[jesuskristus45]

thumbs up for superman at 1:02

[7thstfan]

i dont really think when im falling other then - SHIT!

[stpaul17]

last season i fell and broke my wrist, on my next outing i wore a wrist guard. i then was cut off and fell in a way that i would have broken my wrist if i was not wareing a wrist guard.

YEAH SAFETY FIRST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tohafat]

Did a scorpion last season, not fun. Is there a way to prevent it from happening?

[TheBebopp]

I've only i had used a wristguard i might not have shattered my wrist by landing on it with full weight ;/

[phycopimp123]

y the hell do u need a cup is there pointy snow stickying out of the groung

[rrcgohard]

I was wearing wrist guards last riding season and stuck my arm out when I fell on a jump and snapped my radius bone so it was poking against my skin, and it sucked even more because I had to wait about 5 hours before I could take my wrist guard or gloves off because my bone was sticking out.... and the doctor said that the wrist guard might have caused it because when I fell, my wrist hit the plastic part of the wrist guard and there was no cushion so I don't know if wearing wrist guards help..

[douwe16411]

he talks about helmet, he doesn't even wear one himself ;P

[recycledproductions1]

your advice is shit! i dislocated my sholder when i did waht you said to do when you land on your back edge, doing a BS cork 900

[monkey298]

LOL at 1:12 Why would i wear a cup??? The main reason i snowboard instead of ski is so i dont have to worry about racking on a handrail when would i ever need a cup??? In the backcountry and a tree branch attempts to skewer my family jewels?? i guess.... definately uncomforatable i'd rather go without it and just look out for those future family killer branches....

[katosnowboarding14]

is this guy stupid, "be careful so u don bump ur head".....got an easier way , where a helmet

[TheExtremedude123]

@katosnowboarding14 learn to spell and then you can call people stupid. DUMBASS!!!

[TheAlienabductionpro]

can i use a skateboard helmet in snowboarding?

[Ronkovo]

@TheAlienabductionpro Yes ;)

[maplepenguin99]

When I land on my knees I do about 5 flips and twist my ankle.... Better suggestion?!?!?!

[skidoo19952]

how come i broke my elbow falling on my forarms?

[MAV6724]

are those Burton Cartel 2010 Bindings?

[StickYproductionzz]

this is what i always do when i fall but on the black my biggest problem is that i don't stop going down the mountain :D

[pockhuhnfilms]

HEY LOOK!!! I FOUND AN AWESOME SKATEMONTAGE WITH CHIDDY BANG!!!

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[sexyschlenker]

yeah i was snowboarding last season, stuck my arm when i was falling, broke both bones at a 90degree angle, had surgery etc. This helps.... thanks!

[sierrasnowboard]

@sexyschlenker - Sorry to hear about the arm. I hope it has healed well.

[InsaneImmortalApe]

@sexyschlenker exactly same thing happened to me bro

[jewsychicken]

@sexyschlenker if only i remembered this last week when i dislocated my hip

[RaidenElectro]

@sexyschlenker bones heals but glory is forever!!!

[sluddgy101]

Thats ridiculous you should never purposely fall DOWN the slope! always fall UP

[sierrasnowboard]

@sluddgy101 - Whether you want to or not you will fall down the slope. It is best to learn how to fall safely to avoid injuries. If you have an option of falling up the hill or down the hill then stop in the middle and don't fall ;-)

[BoardBetter]

Protect yourself for shizzle, injuries sux no matter what level you ride and sooner or later if your going faster and bigger it may be difficult to fall nice and soft as displayed.... good vid but. HR

[MajorOPayne]

appropriate terrain? never heard of it, i went all out my first year

[jboard22]

you don't like my cape!?!? No soup for you!!

[DISCOUNTxBOOTY]

could of used those wrist guards a few weeks ago when i broke my wrist lol

[dodgeneonSS]

Other body protection FTW!

[Iinspir3d]

When he was saying what other gear to wear to avoid injury, i swore he was gona say wear a cape lol

[tkc951]

all the protective gear helment wrist gards and a "cup" to protect your balls

[MCnati0n]

fall on your ass at 30 miles per hour and you'll nbever wanna do it again

[punkxr0ck3r]

CAAAPPPE!

[kxsteven4]

what do wrist guards do

?

[sierrasnowboard]

@kxsteven4 - They guard your wrist from strains and sprains and if you fall hard enough to break something they move the break up the arm where it is easier for the bones to heal, generally speaking.

[DemonKing011]

@sierrasnowboard sexy cape at 1:07 you think you can get me one? ;D

[damiang9]

@sierrasnowboard I'm not sure that they do move the break further up the wrist, the local British Physio in the 3 Valleys suggested that this was a myth which was debunked under further studies. Needless to say I haven't done any research myself, but one thing everyone agrees on is wrist guards are definitely good news. If you're serious about progressing, wear 'em!

[DemonKing011]

@kxsteven4 dude u just said what they do wrist guards they guard ur wrist.

[SteezBurgerWithFries]

@kxsteven4 stop you from breaking your wrist dumbass