Advanced Snowboarding Tips : Dynamic Free Carving on a Snowboard

[aarya09]

i probably have been boarding 1/100th the amount of times this guy probably has, but i would mob on him and carve with much more steeze, there is nothing dynamic about his unconfident static "carving" hes probably normally a skier hah

[bebriitisful]

actually, he does it pretty unconfident

[TheFatdickhead]

lebron traveled

[TBF82]

@TschernoBillFilms You're right, Opus 3 is cool...!

[trigster02]

The only time he really carved was at the end when he stopped.

[DarknessBlooding]

Carving should be way lower then that and you should not bend so much when carving.

[TheSimonateher]

@DarknessBlooding you're telling someone that has 3k+ days of experience boarding....maybe you should accept the fact that he knows more about it than you and learn from him instead of making yourself look like an idiot by criticising him.

[DarknessBlooding]

@TheSimonateher You dont think i have done much more carving then he can?

[259haru11]

Good job. Wish the videos were a bit longer and informative though.

[kumarman23]

what type of board is used?

free style or free ride?

[chiefmungomartin]

A nice clip of a bloke riding fast down a slope but there are more informative clips available on youtube.

[timodosukoi]

c'est quoi c'te godille de guignol?

[KillyMcPhilly]

damn... i wish i could carve that well

[DeloWaters]

thats some sexy carving

[ecurbdnyl]

These are fine turns but not great examples of a dynamic turn. You're still riding fairly static .

[ChartheShark]

What's the difference between skid turns and carving? Thanks, I'm a beginner.

[blacksail]

@ChartheShark I have been a SNB instructor for 6 years now, below are the definitions of both sliding turns and carved turns.

Sliding (skid) turns involve you displacing the tail of the board around the arc of the turn. You will see snow spray away from the turning arc if the rider is sliding. The impression left in the snow after a sliding turn gradually gets wider and wider towards the apex (middle) of the turn and then gradually gets narrower until completion.

[blacksail]

@ChartheShark

When executing a carved turn, there is absolutely NO tail displacement and therefore ZERO SNOW SPRAY. If you see any snow spray out of the arc of the turn...that in fact is NOT a carved turn. Turning while the board is on edge is done through steering of the lower joints, combined with the sidecut of the snowboard...turn radius can be varied by bending/warping the snowboard again with the lower joints. The impression left in the snow after a carved turn is a 'pencil thin' line.

[blacksail]

@ChartheShark

Watch the rider in the video again...he uses a combination of both sliding and carved turns...you will see the snow spray on the sliding turns. Sliding isn't a 'lower standard' of riding relative to carved turns like most people think...carving and sliding just have different applications. Sliding is best applied on steep terrain where you want to keep the radius of the turn really small and tight. Hope that cleared things up for you.

[SkAtEr971179]

i snowboarded yesterday for the first time.. this just came to me.. but i skateboard and im 13 sponsorede soo... you knowww

[Skandalos]

LOL why do people call this carving? It just isnt.

[seiyab24]

@Skandalos how is it not carving.

[MyThaddius]

Can anyone help me!

I have been longboarding for years and can carve effortlessly on a longboard...

My question is that can my longboard experiences REALLY help my snowboarding skills?

[CMANISAWESOME]

@MyThaddius yeah, a lot

[ChartheShark]

@MyThaddius Kind of. You have an advantage because you're used to standing in that position. For me, I just came back from my 4th time snowboarding and I'm also a longboarding. I found turning quite difficult in the beginning, since it's not merely weight distribution by foot but moving the entire body. However, once you get past the learning curve (like I did today! and did a whole run) it's REALLY fun!

[123Proudmama]

How does he stand so tall yet go so fast? When I stand up that tall I fall as soon as I pick up speed.

[cdawghimself]

@bjhead07 tell me about it. It took me 3 years to learn to do this

[suharinos]

That does not look like snowboarding, that looks more like standing lazy on board. Use your body to make more radical carves and stay low, then you have better stability and better ability to control your body, and your board. Dont give bad advices.

[123Proudmama]

@suharinos You seem to know what you're talking about. When you say stay low, do you mean like, bend your knees but also lean in the direction of the front of the snowboard? Or, bend your knees but keep your torso straight up?

[suharinos]

@123Proudmama You can't just bent your knees and keep your torso up. You need to lower them both. It's our more natural position that way. But reason why people stand straight and look lazy, is that bending knees and staying low is extremely demanding for your body to stay that way, you need to train for that.

[Scavonii]

@mizukisegema ok so what. i don't care how long he has been boarding. he is not that good. he is completely static. there is no flextion or extension at all for one and he is not twisting and rolling the broad on foot after the other like you should be with a dynamic carve. and he is not helping out anyone when he is not offering any good input to what you should be doing what you should in a proper dynamic carve

[siegeous77]

@Scavonii Nice, I agree, his body is to static, and I didn't see any torsional flex. 

[Scavonii]

that was not dynamic at all. that was like the most basic carve and you skidded out a bit. they should find some better people for these videos

[mizukisegewa]

@Scavonii are you fucking kidding me this guy has been boarding for longer than you have been alive you fucking retard get a life and some friends and stop hating on peoples videos that have tried to help people out.

[10HasteTheDay01]

I learn by watching, only snowboarded 5 times, and now i can snowboard like this because i watched this guys' videos over and over. :) i love being able to learn by watching :D

[crustytoes3]

pretty sweet hill. you get lots of speed from notheing and barley any fagget skiiers

[xXbackcountryXx]

@dancejinz This would not take years to learn are you kidding me? Someone could learn this in less than a couple weeks a slow learner maybe a season but freaking years I don't think so unless you have a serious learning disability!

[DavidSkis]

It would be nice to see some higher edge angles in the carving. Nice of you to post the video though. Can't wait for winter!

[DavidSkis]

It would be nice to see some higher edge angles in the carving. Nice of you to post the video though.

[bouchandre]

omg I give credits to the cameraman

[beanazz]

did the description just say he was a professional snowboarder?...

[mcebro07]

omg i miss snowboarding sooo much i hat summer

[bouchandre]

@mcebro07 omg me too.. where do you live?

[chasingamy77]

and if your board is flat and your feet are flat and your legs are straight when your going down the mtn, call the dentist, cause you're gonna catch a mean edge and knock your teeth out....work your board.....lazy asses. lol

[chasingamy77]

that's advanced...well then I'm a pro. I'll just change my name to Mrs. pro britches...Shredder of the Gnar

[iwillbeguitarhero]

I will be going snowboarding for my first time this weekend and im a bit nervous because I dont know how to do anything any tips to keep me safe?

[Hardcoreliefhebber]

@iwillbeguitarhero

Learn how to fall.

And most importently don't be scared to fall!

Everybody fall's at first. After a while you feel much more secure and you will try/fall.

Then on a moment it's some sort of a "Click" and youre off :).

Have fun!

[iwillbeguitarhero]

Thank you!

[coreyah23]

if you ever think your gonna cath an edge or about to fall. bend your knees. trust me

[SilentAssassin]

i agree. and don't break your falls with your hands, cause that's how people break their arms and wrist. Well this holds true for the most part.

[Alex35c]

i agree man 100% because thats how i learned and it took me only 1 day : )

[mathieuvp1]

@bLoodykNuklz

in some way but, there is one think, if you make a curve you have to bend forwards and lean on your BOTH toes at the same moment and not first leaning on the front foot toes and then the back cuz then you'll never snowboard well on steeper slopes...

[odie798]

i completely agree, i do think that tips and pointers can be helpful but i totally agree

[h8termsofuse]

haha whats that?

totally agree with bloodyknuklz...

this is neither dynamic nor anything called freecarving :DDDDD

bit flat for carving at all

[nirvanaking1995]

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[bubba5834]

not much of a lesson at all! Typical ski instructer, " hey everyone, look at me"!!!!

I agree with bloodyknuklz, do it your way, just feel it!!!

[STorpedo]

well, he's not bad, but on evey turn it seems like he can push the board a bit more-wish he would...

[STorpedo]

lol, in theory, good advice, in practice-huh? Being unique is great and all, but be unique after you learn the basics of how a snowboard works-take at least one 2-3 hr lesson and then go be as unique as you can.

[superdonyoungy]

he's not as good as he thinks he is, still needs to neaten up his stance

[spr12333]

@superdonyoungy his style is goofy...

[superdonyoungy]

Yep, correct, I didn't say it wasn't.

With a good stance you should be able to swap between the regular (natural) and goofy fairly easily.

The perfect stance leaves you centred over the board head turned the way you want to go and squatting down a little through the knees, not getting low by leaning at the waist and concentrating on not bringing your rear shoulder around so your upper body is square to the bottom of the mountain.

The rookie academy in NZ churns out some good riders.

[daveed1994]

@superdonyoungy goofy isnt natural its just which way feels best

[superdonyoungy]

@daveed1994

Yeh mate, I got that lol, sorry my bad! I'll explain, regular is a snowboard term

Right foot forward is always called goofy in board sports IE. surfing skateboarding etc... it comes from surfing btw. In surfing (which I do all the time) left foot forward is known as natural and it sometimes is in skateboarding, depending on where in the world you are.

In snowboarding left foot forward is known as regular (generally) unless you (like myself) ride with guys who also surf and skate.

[superdonyoungy]

Don't get me wrong, he's still very good.

At 0.35 seconds he swings his back arm around to the front to throw in a speed check, he needs to do it as he needs to shake some speed but that motion is one you will use constantly if you're learning, completely acceptable in this case but an example of "scruffy" riding.

To spot a beginner look for that back arm and rear shoulder coming around to the front, to get rid of it, concentrate on turning your head 90 degrees and keep your shoulders in line

[StarAll4life]

too short.... i want more

[sithspwn]

The "point" is to show you, idiot. If you want to do what he does, mimic him. Some people learn best when shown. There are plenty of others videos out there to suit your particular learning style if these types of videos don't.

[danpluso]

well said!

A picture says a thousand words. Imagine how many words this video says.

[asitmc]

stop preaching idiot

[minimenz]

is that a chair lift chair on the ground at 0:58?

[funnyman224]

It's a big "SLOW DOWN" sign

[WINNONAAA]

That's the shadow.

[sk8endorphin]

it was a shadow

[ecmoney801]

there are many different ways to carve, and ways to balance your body weight while you carve. It does take alot of experience. And movin your backfoot into the snow and how much edge you put into your carve, also body weight throws a factor. the best way to learn this stuff is by doing, and practice. I never learned from watchin videos, just gotta get a feel for it

[NTAFNM]

from what i've seen, that mountain is choice.

[raphaelnomine]

Brrr, ugly style. Not very stable. Nothing to teach about.

[RugbyStretts]

easy

[yeti0zima]

buhahaha that's shit. u dumb asses call it carving . lame lame lame and lame again

[gibsdsid]

fuck you thats what its called wanna cry about it be my guest

[dancejinz]

This is how everyone should carve. This takes years of experience, you must be able to incorporate some advance techniques to be able to carve this effortless. Unfortunately most people think that just because they've learned to carve ( or link skid turns ) that they've mastered carving, mastering it takes a lot of time and effort and years of practice.

[rcheliboy]

How evevry one SHOULD carve. then i am deeply apologetic. :)

[snow057]

I agree!

[ak56481]

@dancejinz deep observation about noob shit. yes, i have nothing better to do, just like ur pointless comment.

[hohohee1]

where is that ?

[hohohee1]

WHICH MOUNTAIN IS THIS ??

[THExDxANDxM]

blue Mount

[videmiatrix]

another poor video of a poor teacher with poor style just turn right turn left jump twenty centimetre what an amazing technique make laughting us make other one it's video gag ah!ah!ah!!!!!

[sergenator23]

aspen?

[ggriffin13]

i wanna know where hes riding at

[Mini40Kgamer]

hi im keven bifrick from the ski and snowboard schools of !ASPEN! on behalf of the expert village

[today25]

This guy is clearly and expert rider and this is a fine example of effortless carving and riding. It should not be confused with "extreme carving" which is done on a different type of board, with different bindings, etc.

[cotty74]

bloody yanks whine winge whine.one life live it. who cares about all this.

[HardCoreDancerr]

all i got to say is..... B@((Z!!!

[circa331]

What goggles are you wearing, i know there anons but what model?

[infoowetrust]

Aspen Snowmass....wow no one there. Awesome roadtrip

[kingrolandofdruidia]

or check out some of the swoard extremecarve vids

[kingrolandofdruidia]

Who's whinning? Yea I came off a bit harsh, but what is shown in this clip is not advanced carving. Im not saying the guy in the vid can't ride or that style of riding isn't accecptable but its not advanced carving. To much skidding and rudder turning, no angulation. If you want to see real advanced carving check out one of the purecarve clips.

[AmyGesler]

@kingrolandofdruidia Right on the money fellow shredder. The angulation is minimal and he is using his upper body WAY too much.

[melboily]

he's definitely not European.. nice try though.

[bone5brigade]

He definitely IS - he's Welsh you idiot!!

[SMCNI1968]

Hi bone5, not sure who you were roasting with that post... but isn't the guy from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne?

[kingrolandofdruidia]

You call that carving. If you came out and played on the east coast ice hills you would be screwed. Tip, get yourself a donek or coiler or f2 and a set of trench diggers if you want to lay down some skier swallowing ruts while doing some body dragging eurocarves.If not, thats cool, just go back to skidding around and stop calling it carving

[MrBassMan213]

not really i live in maryland. and thats how we all snowboard here. iv been to killington vermont. and snowboarded on the steepest whoopiest {sp} bumpiest rides you can think of and thats how it is man. it works fine anywhere just as long as you have a decent edge.

[marlo916]

pizza!!...french fries!!

[royalmarine39]

he said aspen (USA)

[ulriksj]

Hey is that in sweden, storlien?

[dylan9236]

that really is outstanding filming

[jaybeeveth]

Great filming mate! Tried it and it aint easy! But then im on my first season now. Finding heal side turns hard. Great slopes!

[tadekots]

good carving considering that board :)

[dance2advance]

Where is this taken?

[alexlovesyou11]

this helped me out at least a little bit.

THANX!

[1337superboy]

from what i know you have to shift your hips forward and back ward during heel side to toe side transitions and vice versa

[Knuslarseirik]

Omg u got 68,000 videos

[michelskater]

i don't wanna see it, it wanna learn it

[eric3315]

this is a joke right?