Don't Make These 5 Intermediate Snowboarder Mistakes!
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the number 1 mistake I see is people not wearing helmets.
YUUUP!! Was out at Boreal (Tahoe/Donner area) a couple days ago. It attracts an insane number of beginner snowboarders. And so few of them are wearing helmets. Dome piece is a must.
@MouthPunch how is not wearing a helmet a good thing because its different
@MouthPunch Who hurt you?
@MouthPunch - Why the harsh language? No one was judging or telling anyone what to do. It's a suggestion, take it or leave it. Wearing a helmet is pretty basic. All pro competitions require it for a reason. Of course, people can do what they want, but part of snowboarding and any other sport is learning a better and/or safer way to do things. Wearing a helmet is ALWAYS safer.
@MouthPunch and that’s on Jah
Riding switch is a must imo. I have just recently gotten to the point where switch feels almost regular and sometimes I even forget I am in switch. I do a lot of back and forth between switch and regular while heading down runs.. Took me 10 years of practice on snowboard and freebord to get this far but it's worth it. Its my first recommendation to anyone looking to improve. I plan on spending the next 10 years making more progress. Snowboarding is overflowing with potential for progress. Most rewarding sport! And always helps to have these videos to keep your mind in the game when you aren't on the mountain. 👍✌
I have wanted to go into this season with plans on pushing myself hard. I am a 33YO snowboarder, started at 18 and spent my first 5 years in the park and was OK at best. I was able to clear 30 footers, and was more into jumping. Started getting older and started getting better at "freeride" as good as you can in the midwest. I think my skill set is really limited, but I am really good at what I can do IMO. I want to push it and start getting much more into all mtn freestyle. Do you think getting really good at switch is the most crucial step based off what I gave you? or I can focus on ollies and stuff as well..Just looking for advice on how to push through that middling barrier before I am too old.
@@justinMacPhee - You sound similar to me, 10 years ago. I'm 43. It was about 12 years ago that I got really into snowboarding. 11 years ago that I found freebording as a means to boost my snowboarding skills during the spring/summer. My primary focus was/is riding switch...next in line is ground (low level) tricks that involve switch riding/landing...and last but not least a bit of ability in the park (which I have just started to bring to focus in the past 2-3 years...and I have a long way to go). Most of all I too have wanted to push myself to actually be good at snowboarding before I'm too old. While I certainly wish I was 33 again, I think I have at least another 5 years in me before age really starts to hinder my potential. (Well, more than it already does) To the point, I TOTALLY think switch riding is crucial to unlock the freedom of a snowboard and all mtn riding. The first step is adjusting your stance on the board to allow for riding both ways. Don't go half way, set your bindings at the same equal/opposite angles. It takes time to get used to. You are no where near too old. I'm still out there riding pretty damn hard I think (for my age). You've got a long time ahead of you. Try this drill, it's something I would do on my freebord and still do sometimes on the snow to get myself centered for riding both directions. ...get going down a mild hill in regular stance, squat down and touch the snow with both hands....stand up and turn into switch to your toe side, once in switch, reach down and touch the snow with both hands, then back up and around into regular stance again, touch snow with both hands...now turn into switch heel side, touch snow with both hands, then back to regular...etc. basically turning in and out of switch and getting comfortable squating down to touch the ground in any stance/direction. As far as I know I made this up, but I swear by it helping me find my balance and center in both directions. Try it on a skateboard also. Also, try freebording. There's nothing out there more similar to snowboarding.. Here's to improving even when we are old!! I have high hopes of learning to be more comfortable and confident on varying types/sizes of rails this year.. (open to advice if you have it) Have a great season shredder. 🏂
I've been working on my switch riding a lot lately. It's getting decent but it still feels so awkward. It'll take a while.
@@flisms Dude, I love your comment except for one thing--your age doesn't need to limit you as much as you think it does. I'm older than you by a margin and I'm riding harder than ever---just takes us fellas more discipline to keep the machine well-oiled. Yoga and stretching, lots of water and sleep, dial in the diet, CBD oil, no booze (ok, the occasional glass) and functional workouts. Instead of riding every day I go every second day and use the days in between for balance, flexibility, and recovery. When I stick to this routine I feel 20. Snowboarding is the best thing ever. Anyways, your attitude is championship. Keep shreddin brother. The old dawgs still have new tricks.
@@thk8933 - Yes! Just in the past few years have I reached the stage where I have to be very mindful and deliberate about upkeep with my body. Stretching has always been important for me...now more than ever. Kicked the booze nearly 4 years ago. Non alcoholic beers are my go to. Good food, good sleep totally pay off. Love to hear it! Appreciate the inspiration. Shred til the lights go out, learning new tricks the whole time!
"Not riding with people who are better than they are"
Bold of you to assume I have friends to begin with.
Legitimately my problem.
I have many associates, and very few friends.
And no friends that snowboard.
I don't make friends easily, hence my riding group being myself 99% of the time.
I am in the same boat. I am not friends with anyone that snowboards so it's usually just me struggling alone
Frrr I’ve taught myself to ride with CZcams have only been going alone 😭
I’m teaching my friends how to snowboard but I had a hard time explaining it to them so I took it as an opportunity to learn with them so I rode switch the whole night. My first toe side turn broke my helmet when it hit the back of my head but other than that it was really easy to learn when you already knew the fundamentals
I am an instructor.... I Just spent the best part of 2 days getting an intermediate rider to stop counter steering/rotating .. towards the end of day one, I gave the guy a kid's ski pole to hold with both hands. It was the only way I could get him to stop.... half way through day 2, he finally broke the habit. It really is a hard habit to break!
I just recently started learning how to snowboard. Yesterday would be my 3rd day. I do have a slight skateboarding background however without your videos I do not think I would have excelled so fast. I want to thank you for the hard work putting these videos out. I plan on copying and pasting this message to all the CZcams videos that helped me so don't be alarmed if you see this on multiple of your videos.
Your videos helped me out a ton. Although i know the Basic turning technique i wasn't aware that i actually had fallen into counterrotating my turns. Keeping my hands in my hips made all the difference to get back on track. Being significantly overweight for snowboarding the rotating mistake drained all my power basically after one slope. Now i'm back to enjoying snowboarding. Your videos are the most useful ones i have encountered so far.
Thanks
Awesome tips Ed. Here's my two cents:
1. Ride switch 50% of the time. Powder, too. No excuses. That means getting on and off the chairlift switch half the time and it also means both carving and counter rotation turns in switch. Hell, I've even started doing everything in normal life ambidextrously. Seriously--even using the phone and wearing a watch on the other wrist.
2. Ollie off of everything you can, regular and switch.
3. No skipping steps. Proper progression from skill to skill, doing things switch before moving on to the next step. That means, for example, total mastery of the mini jump line and 50-50s on the dance floor regular and switch before moving to 5-footers and normal boxes. You'll wreck less and prevent injuries, too.
4. Forget buying the fancy outfit if it means you ride less. Ride more.
5. Humility. To learn switch properly I went to the bunny hill and did everything switch from the ground up. Everything: skating, one-footing, everything. I sucked hard. But I sucked it up. Kinda fun to totally suck again, actually.
Honorable mention: ride entire runs one-footed. Start with the bunny hill if you have to. Then--you guessed it--do it switch.
Beast mode! Love it
I found riding to be getting boring after 4 years now and thought I really couldn’t get any better. Just started switch this year and hitting park to have the most fun I’ve ever had. Learning to ride switch was extremely hard at first but I’ve caught on and looking forward to mastering it
@@gavinknotz3288 the fact that you thought you couldn't get any better but hadn't even considered the fact to ride switch leads me to believe you've got a lot more than switch riding to improve on.
@THk Try brushing teeth too :D it's fun
100% agree on biting the bullet and learning switch. I waited way too long, and now feel kinda stupid that I didn't do it sooner. And as you say, it is actually kinda fun to suck. (And you get a lot more empathy for people who are just learning.) But mostly it's fun because you *stop* sucking at switch a *lot* faster than when when you were first learning to ride at all. It suddenly sorta clicks in... And a whole other way of riding opens up to you. Like falling in love again. Very cool. (Thx Ed for the vids. Best SB instruction on the interwebs!)
I can shred the shit out of any hill. But i still cannot ride switch. Im at the level of stepping my trick game up a bit. Now im trying 180s and its been rough not knowing how to ride switch. I can land em but i cant ride out of em. So now after like 10 years i pretty much have to learn how to ride all over going switch. Should have started when i was crashing to begin with.
It took me awhile to start learning to ride switch but its definitely worth putting the time in to learn. Good video!
Regarding the topics of helmets : I agree 100%. Family physician here, began snowboarding late in life at 40, now for 6 years. At the end of my first season, had had a great day on the slopes, no issues, 20 meters from the end of the piste, hit an area of shade, snow was ice and caught an edge. Slammed backward and head hit the ice, and heard a gunshot next to my ear. Didn’t lose consciousness but was dazed. Helmet cracked. Walked to the urgent clinic in the village with a friend got evaluated and was ok and monitored for a few hours. I’m sure it saved my life. I tell everyone I can to please, wear a helmet. Awesome channel and awesome advice, thank you!
Not to brag, but I do wanna share that yesterday totalled my 4 days of snowboarding experience, and I didn't realize I was working on all the right things, I'm really proud! I learned snowboarding from a friend the first time, and then just watched a ton of videos each time on the lift, and reflected on my mistakes. Yesterday I learned to switch ride and finally went down the intermediate slope linking turns and switching. I did notice I was counterrotating on the steeper parts a lot and it frustrated me because I just couldn't help but do it, but I realized it's most likely a skill issue of not being able to do tighter turns, so I'm compensating to slow down. Next week going to practice short turns and hopefully counterturning will solve itself.
Another really good tip I can give is to film yourself or better ask a friend to film you. You'll see what your flaws are in your stance or your riding in general. Then try to think of ways you can improve it. Maybe it's going to be to be more mobile on the board, open your knees more, initiate movement with your lower body, etc.
The more advanced you become the more you need to be able to isolate parts of your body in your riding.
Make small moves, for big results.
Muito obrigado pelas instruções irmão.
I was a little less comfortable with heelside turns so I started forcing myself to always come to a stop on my heel edge. I feel like my balance is so much better now and my carves are way more symmetrical.
I feel like I've built bad riding habits because of my local midwest hill. The whole thing is pretty small and steep so I've had to do mostly skidding and lots of counter rotation just to make it down the narrow big runs. Once it evens out and widens I'm good for regular carving tho.
It's a fair point, it's hard to carve on ice. If you learn to ride park it will build proper riding habits, even in the midwest.
The last tip was very important. I didn't know about it until I watched your video!!!
Love the videos, always see your ads! I absolutely need you to make a front 5050 front 360 out tutorial video
This is my second full season snowboarding and I only recently got comfortable with an olllie off a side hit. gonna start practicing 360s on flat ground and riding switch more.
Sad part is where i live i dont have someone better than me: ( i felt sooooooo stuck for years
watch videos and make a list of Tricks you wonna learn! if they are worst than you also good, more time practicing stuff you suck at
Best advise I've ever got was to make you have switch days. Atleast once a week ride the entire day switch. You'll level up like crazy!
You guys are awesome
I'm a new snowboarder and I primarily board goofy, but I'm trying to learn switch as I progress. I want my switch stance to be confident from the start. It's paying off so far.
Spot on! I used to make all of the above mistakes am trying to correct them this season. Great video.
Thanks Vigin! You got it this season
Thanks for the reminder for the speed. Just this week a 5 years old girl (in class) died as she was knocked over by a guy on the slope, then a really famous French actor died in a collision (Gaspard Ulliel). SAfety first!
Before spinning, I learned that switch riding is essential or else I would have to do 360s everytime because the hazard of landing and not feeling comfortable.
Now, I forget which stance I am sometimes 🤣😂
I love the videos and I love the riders
Thanks NoodleHead ❤️
If you get on the mountain and forget everything this guy said in this video; don't let it be #4. Ride every chance you get with people who are better then you. Riding by myself I got to a certain level - then I'd go with professional snowboarders and play follow the leader. Being last in line I tried things I wouldn't normally try but I was inspired and felt "pushed" to try. They'd have my back and say "Now when we get up to this one point go left and not right because you'll being going off a 30 foot ledge." etc. But you will definitely advance by riding with people above your level (I started in 1988 so I feel qualified making this statement).
Something I learned is to look in the direction I want to go. Didn't realise how important it was, I was hesitant to go past people in tight areas because I kept focusing on them rather than the gaps around them. Once i figured out what I was doing wrong, I became far more confident when people were around and I noticed my turns getting much smoother. Now it's kind of like I look in a direction and I just sorta go there
Oh yeah. "Target fixation" is the problem. Look where you want to go, not where you're trying to avoid.
swich is the only thing i need to work on better for the park, I the trobble bring around 540s off rails as I'm nervous to land switch, which is this years gold to get better at
Yeah hard to do 540s without switch. You got it this year
Here's what I'm stuck on. I tend to brake too much on my heel side before turning back to my toe edge. This is especially true on steeper pitches - for me that's usually steeper sections of blues runs. This is even more true if the run is bumpy. After I turn from my toe to my heel side, I feel like I'm throwing on the brakes and sliding down the pitch before I feel comfortable making another turn. Even if it's not bumpy and I don't brake and skid quite so hard, I still tend to have my board almost perpendicular to the mountain on my heel side before turning back to my toe side. At least some if not most of it is related to a fear of picking up speed by having my board pointed downhill too much on steeper slopes. Would love to see a video on this if you have any suggestions.
Yeah this is pretty much exactly where I'm at, haven't been able to figure it out yet either.
Make rounded turns. If you throw your snowboard around and brake you most likely just slide down the slope in nearly the fall line. So Gravity is pulling on you with maximum force. If you make a turn more like a C Shape your time in the fall line is minimal. Just imagine you are carving but you are not go to end the turn. At one point you will be down the fall line, later you will be 90 to the fall line (slope) and even later you will go back up the mountain. At one point your energy is used and you will stop. All without braking. Works on every steepness. Learn knee steering. There are some wonderful videos on CZcams. He definitely has one or watch Malcom Moore on this topic. And turn as long as your speed decreased to a good speed. And if that means your even going slightly uphill, that’s fine.
Hope that helps
@@florianredecsy4997 Thanks! Appreciate the detailed pointers.
@@NAF7407 you are welcome. Funny enough Malcom Moore just made a video where he mentions more or less your problem. It is called How to NOT catch an edge on your snowboard from the 10.Feb.22. At 0900 he is talking about the turns in steeps. Here you can clearly see what I was talking about with the rounded turns and at around 10:20 he talks about the mistakes many make on the steep run, this is what I think is what you might do. Go watch it and you have a clear picture of what I was talking about. Have fun on the slopes and stay safe.
@@florianredecsy4997 thanks again! Very helpful. :-)
Besides number 2, this video is 10/10 great advice
Dude I’m totally with you on this one! Sometimes I fall into the counter rotation trap myself but due to the fact that I cant hit the slopes more than once or twice a year anymore, I have the urge to bomb and go as fast as I can because that’s the only way I enjoy riding
@ Zoen - You are making a point ONLY for yourself. What's true for you is only relevant to you. You are saying you make your choices & accept the consequences. OK, your choice, your life. You are trained in gymnastics, good, helps you in all sports. Having these techniques are good for you - your points have no bearing on whether it's a good or bad idea from a health risk/benefit ration point of view. "Idiots on both sides": true & true & again unrelated to the question of whether a person doing a dangerous sport can HELP protect themselves from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) by using protective gear. Sports evolve, protective gear emerge & are found immensely protective. Initially professional football players did not wear sturdy head protection. Now they all do wear one (still is a dangerous thing to do with the only brain you're going to get in this life = CTE). Ones choice to not wear protective equipment doesn't change the facts & figures surrounding wearing a helmet for dangerous sports AND dangerous professions. Glad you take responsibility for your actions in your mind. However, if you are seriously injured and you DON'T die, many others will be affected by your decision. OK, I skied without a helmet for about 15 yrs. - no one wore them back them. Then I went into medicine, trained in the finest trauma center, became physician & surgeon. I took care of tons of brain injury patients, did studies & read scientific studies regarding helmets & other protective equipment. Was blessed with a family (influenced my later decisions). I wear a helmet. I have almost exclusively snowboarded for 22 yrs. on top of my expert skiing ability for 15+ yrs. I wear a helmet. Of course, it's everyone's choice. BUT if you don't wear a helmet snowboarding, riding a bike, motorbike, whatever, it's not a wise or smart choice GIVEN the OVERWHELMING evidence that wearing a helmet CAN save your brain & probably your life if you do have an accident doing dangerous sports & professions. Famous longtime skiers - 30+ years, etc. have done well...except several who have on occasion died by hitting their heads on an unexpected rock during a slow - moderate speed accident, (Slovenian Pro snowboarder Marko Grilc, 38, Tyrol Austria - not wearing a helmet). Most likely they wouldn't have died if they were wearing a helmet. Also, living with TBI is extremely difficult sometimes. Remorse & depressions often sets in at knowing one could have possibly avoided serious head injury by wearing a helmet . Pardon the pun, but, it's a NO BRAINER that wearing a helmet for dangerous activities is wise and good.
What’s the video on counter rotating called?
When should you ollie vs pop?
Totally can’t get the height from an Ollie that I want/need to have fun off rollers and small bumps in snow. I feel unstable when going faster initiating it.
Try practicing some wheelies and then come back to flat instead of trying to leave the ground. It will get you used to being stable pressing in to the tail and returning to even weight
Riding switch has unlocked it all for me.
I found that riding a ripstick helps with learning how to turn and connect these turns in a low risk environment. Plus its fun too. I also found that it helps with learning to ride switch and getting practice in with that, thats the main reason i started riding ripsticks more often. One weird thing though is i ride snowboard goofy and ripstick regular so whenever i was ripsticking i was practicing switch and whenever i practiced switch riding on it i was riding how i normally would snowboard. My hope is that it all translates and i have an easier time riding switch. Sorry for the tangent but 10/10 would recommend ripstick.
I just recently went snowboarding for the 2nd time and it went great but i was afraid to go on my toe edge,so instead i was switching from regular to goofy to turn right on my heels and then switching right back to regular to turn left on my heels.I dont know if thats okay to do or if im just getting myself into a bad habit .
We call that “falling leaf” and it’s definitely a bad habit, but that’s also where almost everyone starts. Try to get on your toe edge if you can (even if it’s just side slipping). Once you feel decently confident on your toes practice going heelside, then releasing the lift on your front foot letting your board fall straight down the mountain. Once the board is straight you can put pressure on your front toes (dig that edge in) and boom, you’re turning on both edges. It’s definitely a little tricky, so don’t get discouraged but once you learn how to ride on both edges it’ll be a complete game changer
can you make a video, how to choose wich one, wich type snowboard buy?
Just find a solid all mountain board, full twin (for switch learning) and hybrid camber, most forgiving setup with room for growth.
Great video and so true. I am stuck also
because of such a stupid reason, it’s kind of embarrassing… I am afraid of getting off the stupid chair lift. I am good by myself or one or even 2 people, but after the Covid restrictions started to ease up, now they pack the chairs again and I feel I have not enough room, or I am going to make someone else fall and freak out, can’t slide smoothly if there are bumps and the board goes where it wants instead where I want it to go with such little room. If there is ice, and lumpy ice… It’s the biggest source of stress for me to the point I don’t go snowboarding as often as I could. Pretty Sad!!! Haha
Nothing to be embarrassed about, this happens to tons of people! Checkout our “surviving the chairlift” video and let me know if I can answer any further questions in the comments, hopefully that will help a little
You'll be okay, mate. Just go to the bunny hill and practice one-footing regular and switch until you're totally confident. You'll get there. And when you do you'll be freakin gooooood
@@thk8933 I do need to do that, it’s so hard, after you finally can snowboard all over the mountain, to go back to the bunny hill. But I won’t get better otherwise! Thanks!
What may help is to let the other people go first while you just stand up and let the chair push you a bit and go last, skiers in general and most boarders will be gone quickly
Of course you always can run into gapers that think it's a good idea to have a nice long conversation on what to do next right onto the unloading area, please take pride in knocking those idiots down they deserve it and you don't have to feel embarrassed about that part
Don't let this hold you back!! One thing that helps me a lot: I ride goofy so my right foot (forward) stays in the binding. This means I *always* try to get myself to the far right spot on the chair so my leg can hang freely, relax, and not mess with skis (if I'm on a lift with skiers). It's also a lot less tiring not having to keep your board half suspended the whole way up and trying to keep it from clanking against skis or other boards on a crowded chair. Keeping to the far side of the chair also gives you a clear escape path to the right on the exit ramp. (If you ride regular, stick to the left hand spot on the chair - same thing but exit to the left.) And as Haroun mentions below, let the skiers go first and then let allow the chair to gently push you down the off ramp. You can even lay a hand on the seat as you go to help with getting balanced. And don't be shy about talking to the other people on the chair. Be up-front about how getting off can be tricky for you. Nobody will be unsympathetic. Tell them you'd like them to go first, be clear on which direction everybody is going, and let them know how you plan to go. They will appreciate it, and what's more they will be supportive. I 100% guarantee it.
Great tips man! One thing I struggle with is hitting jumps while holding an edge. I can ollie a jump with a flat base, but when I try to ollie from an edge, my board slips out from under me.
Without actually seeing it, it sounds like you might be jumping instead of ollieing. An ollie transfers the energy through the length of your snowboard and out the tail so even if you're on a slight edge it's not going to throw you board out from under you towards the toes or the heels. A jump on the other hand could definitely do that
How are your ollies off rollers, do you feel like you're really using the power of your snowboard to pop or more like jumping in the air using your legs?
You ollie to hard and to late...
@@ShredSchool1 I think you're right. I try to focus on ollieing from a flat base when I hit side jumps or rollers, but I think I do more of a jump when approaching at an angle on my edge. I'll focus more on ollieing and see if that fixes it. Thanks man!
do a video on inverse traverse practice for carving
Great idea, I will look in to it
I am a beginner to intermediate rider, and I found no difference from the brand boards I used to rent. Besides, the vendor was very helpful when I needed to replace the boots for a smaller size. The only thing I missed is the metal laces in the boots. I strongly recommend the package for beginner/intermediate riders.
It is so hard for me to ride switch! My left foot is smaller than my right lol. I've learned my regular stance for 15+ days, and I'm able to ride fairly well S turns on blue to black diamond. When I switched to switch (goofy). I'm on 12th days so for on goofy. I am not even close to half way as good as my regular stance. Tried wearing 0.5 smaller boot on my left foot, but it felt weird. Tried adding footbed in left boot, but it felt weird. These affect my regular riding too. Maybe it wouldn't be weird if I started off that way on my first day tho. I think I just need to restart on everything and get used to having different size left boot.
I don’t think it’s your boot size or foot size. It’s like trying to learn how to throw left handed when you’ve been right handed your whole life one side is stronger and has more control than the other just takes a lot of practice and more of it to get used to it compared to your dominant side
Get your regular riding down before going onto switch
Hi! What K2 is in this video? Is it the Niseko Pleasure? How do you like it?
Yes, Niseko Pleasures , it’s sick 🤙
I just got to ride switch just one day it’s hard for me because I go one day a week for only 4 to 5 hours
Don't forget to do switch ollie.
Hi I have a question ... I'm Snowboarding for years now (and before that, I had 7 years of Skateboarding) And I don't know If I have to change angle for my fix.
I have some basic stuff, like -5 +18 and I want to try -15 +15... Which one is the best ?? Since ALL my friends are skier, I can't take any advice ^^'
i ride 21 in Front and -16 in the back. Youst play around with your stance and see what feels good for you, there is no right or wrong
Why not talk to some other boarders in the lodge or at the rental counter
That trun I don’t do it on the toe side but I do it on heel side
Yoo Ed I’m a big fan of your videos , they learned me a lot. That move you do at 2:49 is so sick and smooth I’ve tried but I’m keep eating snow. Can you brake it down in a video ?
Not know how someone on a chairlift is one level a head or below me.. gotta work on that skill. Is it on their helmets or something? 🤔 Nice video, love your content!
I still sometimes unknowingly counter rotate even after 5 years of riding switch and park
Teach us how to cork 540. And tips on how to stop over rating to 720
Back side cork 540
one caveat to riding with people better than you, is that they might be able to bomb a run, but they may also teach bad habits. Like, i was taught how to 360 and landed 50% of the time, until a coach corrected my bad habit i learnt from a friend, and land everytime now
Just out of curiosity what was this bad habit as I am learning FS360
@@justinwelsh2077 hey, sure dude. For me, it was trying to force my rotation too much, causing over-rotation when i land and sliding out. Landing blind helps on a FS (looking uphill) while your lower half of body completes the 360. I did it first on flat ground and it all came together. Hope that makes sense, and helps!
2:17 I'd be glad if i had friends who would snowboard
i think i counter turn to much. I get a little freaked out on my tow side still will have to work on keep shoulders parallel to board.
think of pulling your backhand over your board and keep it there when on your toe edge until it is your default riding Position! that way you stay parallel over the Board, check yourself every toe edge turn and see what your backhand is doing
1:02 I want to watch the video you’re referencing but how..can’t find it 😅
czcams.com/video/G8oF_FpViZ8/video.html
2:16 damn if only i had some friends lmao
Here is the summary, key points to become better
1. Stop counter-rotation
2. Stop riding fast w/o learning proper skills (skid, carving, steering, etc)
3. Practice riding switch
4. Start learning from better snowboarders
5. Try Ollie
Thanks brah.
I’d point out these two: 1) don’t avoid freeride, even if you are beginner-to-intermediate. even short runs will give you a boost 2) even if you know how to ride, don’t forget about coaches. at least once a season
skidded turns big time
This video describe all that I'm doing lolz
I’m now 30 and I want to move to Colorado.. mostly because of snowboarding and wanting to be surrounded by nature… I need some advice from some strangers…. Am a bit old to want to move based on a Hobby..
You are allowed to move based on a hobby, you have permission. Adults call it “lifestyle,” same kind of thing
You can always move back, I say go for it
Do you have a suggestion if I don't know any other riders that can come up with me?
yes, look for facebook groups for snowboard clubs/local ride clubs etc... at least in CO there are tons
i will go do snowboard
I would say counter rotation on every turn is more like a beginner mistake.
beginners don't even know how to turn
@@ShredSchool1 so it depends how you define beginner and intermediate. I considered myself beginner/intermediate while doing 180 normal and switch + some butters/rolls and decent carving normal and switch. I thought that beginner is someone that know how to ride and link turns and as I am progressing into some tricks I am stepping into intermediate.
Im afraid of get out of the elevator cuz I turn left every time and no matter what i do im doing somthing wrong
Good tips but not everyone has the same goals in snowboarding.
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all my friends are worst than me ;-; so I cant ride with better people except if i get a coach.
Or add some new friends to the crew
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I hit my firs black diamond today.
Congrats! That’s awesome
Lol i got a ED shreds ad when I clicked on this video. Edit: did I get first comment?
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The biggest mistake is not having fun
I feel offended that the Google AI thinks that would be helpful for me, maybe the power of algorithms is overestimated.
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Always ask someone who is better than you what your doing wrong
Intermediate is single flips, advanced is quad cork, one day I may leave the intermediate stage or I'll die trying who knows
*problem* pay for video to learn how not to do that??
This all seemed a lot like beginner advice except for riding switch, if you consider yourself an intermediate rider you should def be learning to ride switch and honestly almost there. There’s no such thing as an expert/advanced rider who can’t ride switch.
This video is useless for anyone that doesn’t do park