That includes strapping one bind with your switch foot, switch skate around, switch get on and off the lift.. I like to ride my first full lap switch every time I ride, even years after feeling real confident riding switch.. I spent a whole season focused on just riding switch everyday and it dramatically helped me as a rider
CDub! I like these shorts. I’d like to add this if you’re just starting to ride switch: Make one turn. Then pause. Then make one turn. Then pause. Do it heel to toe. Then toe to heel. Do it in pieces initially. A couple of turns at a time. Don’t think ‘I’ve got to get to the bottom of the run!’ Instead, approach a run as discrete sections to practice one or two linked turns at a time. Pause. Then do it again. Ego was the biggest obstacle for me. I was constantly tempted to revert back to regular, not wanting to look like a total shlep. This was/is an ongoing challenge. I won’t say ‘get over it,’ because it’s not a one time thing. It’s constant challenge. Be honest about where you are. Commit to developing the skill. Work from there.
Yewwwww this is a great mindset to have!! Its all about just making it happen in any way that is comfortable for you. Shorts will be coming daily! Yewww
As a beginner rider, I started 2023 nov. I have been riding both and practicing riding switch and regular since day one! Im making slower progress overall but at the same time I’m also learning two ways at once. In my experience it’s been really great and smooth.
I love Casey bringing out all these little nuggets and dropping them in a series of shorts. It's completely brilliant, and all this advice is completely timeless, so whether it came from a video back in the Corinthia days or two weeks ago, it's all legit, worthwhile advice.
Just started learning how to snowboard this spring. I find that riding switch is the same difficulty level for me as regular, even as I am progressing. I just keep my weight on the foot pointed down the mountain and it feels fine either way. Hopefully it stays that way!
It’s tough went every year growing up now I’m 32 and I’ve been 3 times in 2 years. I tried to ride switch last Saturday for a while I was getting it but def need to spend a whole day doing it. My kid just finished snowboard school Saturday he rides switch better then me already lol
Ya my board comes in tomorrow. Got another trip planned to purgatory the 1st of April. I live in Texas my friends just got hooked on snowboarding and my kid as well. I’ll have been 3 times in 3 months this year hoping to go more next season now I got ppl to ride with.
Lmao story time. One day I was riding and tool a little micro dose of mushrooms probably about 0.5 maybe a little bit more. I was riding behind some guy swapping so beautifully between switch and regular. I had no idea what he rode normally. My brain on mushrooms was like immediately chirping me like yo you can do that. So I swapped to switch and rode with it for a bit. Little sketch at first but everytime I'd ride regular my brain would be nuh uh not today. And I literally learnt switch from riding on mushies all day and I feel pretty competent in switch at all times now. Lolol
Its because you aren't letting your shoulders cooperate with riding switch on your toes. Concentrate on what you do with your shoulders while riding in your normal stance and then see if you can mimic that on a gradual slope while going switch. YOU GOT THIS!
@Casey Willax Duuuude thank you so much! I'm on my way now up to Copper mountain to do this! Btw last week I hit my first jump and every time I kept getting more and more air going from a light tap to a full on method grab! Simply can't get enough of your videos!
Literally feels like learning from scratch
Wooooo literally!
Basically learning to snowboard again
Right!! But quicker learning curve
That includes strapping one bind with your switch foot, switch skate around, switch get on and off the lift.. I like to ride my first full lap switch every time I ride, even years after feeling real confident riding switch.. I spent a whole season focused on just riding switch everyday and it dramatically helped me as a rider
Yewwww and you're probably an absolute beast at switch!! Keep sending my guy you're crushing it. Yewwww
Learning switch is one of the best things you can do for park it opens up so many tricks
Literally! And when you land switch off a feature then you don't have to revert back to regular haha
CDub! I like these shorts.
I’d like to add this if you’re just starting to ride switch: Make one turn. Then pause. Then make one turn. Then pause.
Do it heel to toe. Then toe to heel.
Do it in pieces initially. A couple of turns at a time.
Don’t think ‘I’ve got to get to the bottom of the run!’
Instead, approach a run as discrete sections to practice one or two linked turns at a time. Pause. Then do it again.
Ego was the biggest obstacle for me. I was constantly tempted to revert back to regular, not wanting to look like a total shlep.
This was/is an ongoing challenge. I won’t say ‘get over it,’ because it’s not a one time thing. It’s constant challenge.
Be honest about where you are. Commit to developing the skill. Work from there.
Yewwwww this is a great mindset to have!! Its all about just making it happen in any way that is comfortable for you.
Shorts will be coming daily! Yewww
As a beginner rider, I started 2023 nov. I have been riding both and practicing riding switch and regular since day one! Im making slower progress overall but at the same time I’m also learning two ways at once. In my experience it’s been really great and smooth.
Love to hear it!! Yewww
Another thing is to learn torsional turning it will help improve your switch riding fast 👌🏼
Yessir!!
But like all things you’ll never learn it or get better if you don’t practice. 👌🏼 put the time in and be rewarded 🙌🏼
Ride switch till your mind gets tired then go back regular, repeat next day.
Yessir! its process
I love Casey bringing out all these little nuggets and dropping them in a series of shorts.
It's completely brilliant, and all this advice is completely timeless, so whether it came from a video back in the Corinthia days or two weeks ago, it's all legit, worthwhile advice.
Yewww EXACTLY!! Just trying to recycle and stay with the times bahaha
Im a wakeboarder and its hard. I dont do much more than clear wakes and grabs but learning to ride switch is extremely hard but worth it
That is the progression though!
Just started learning how to snowboard this spring. I find that riding switch is the same difficulty level for me as regular, even as I am progressing. I just keep my weight on the foot pointed down the mountain and it feels fine either way. Hopefully it stays that way!
Love to hear you're getting the switch game done early! Yewww
Almost ready for the 'all day switch challenge'. Maybe at Hood this summer where is nice and soft everywhere! 😂
Woooo send it!!
Switch all day every day.
Yewww
It’s tough went every year growing up now I’m 32 and I’ve been 3 times in 2 years. I tried to ride switch last Saturday for a while I was getting it but def need to spend a whole day doing it.
My kid just finished snowboard school Saturday he rides switch better then me already lol
I'm 32 right now!! You got this my man just take some lessons from your kid at this point and learn it all together haha!
Ya my board comes in tomorrow. Got another trip planned to purgatory the 1st of April. I live in Texas my friends just got hooked on snowboarding and my kid as well. I’ll have been 3 times in 3 months this year hoping to go more next season now I got ppl to ride with.
Lmao story time. One day I was riding and tool a little micro dose of mushrooms probably about 0.5 maybe a little bit more. I was riding behind some guy swapping so beautifully between switch and regular. I had no idea what he rode normally. My brain on mushrooms was like immediately chirping me like yo you can do that. So I swapped to switch and rode with it for a bit. Little sketch at first but everytime I'd ride regular my brain would be nuh uh not today. And I literally learnt switch from riding on mushies all day and I feel pretty competent in switch at all times now. Lolol
lololol
This is a challenge but the more you practice the better.
Yewwww that's a key factor!
Agreed, even riding the chair switch
So much harder than riding switch hahah
This is my next step. I gotta start skating and riding the chair switch. It’ll make my life easier anyways, since everyone is regular but me. LOL
Switch 180, 540 out, so clean
So much fun!
No short cuts to hard work and practice
Wooo yessir! Persistence!!
I can ride switch but I cannot get on my toe to save my life therefor I can't ride switch lol I'm gonna try tho for a whole day
Its because you aren't letting your shoulders cooperate with riding switch on your toes. Concentrate on what you do with your shoulders while riding in your normal stance and then see if you can mimic that on a gradual slope while going switch.
YOU GOT THIS!
@Casey Willax Duuuude thank you so much! I'm on my way now up to Copper mountain to do this! Btw last week I hit my first jump and every time I kept getting more and more air going from a light tap to a full on method grab! Simply can't get enough of your videos!