How to Link Turns on your Snowboard: www.sierrasnowb... This video will give you some of the key tips to improving your skills or linking together your first turns.
Used this to revise technique for a snow holiday we went on last week. After 4 years off any type of board this video helped me to visualise what movement is required by what parts of the body and at what rhythm, visualisation is half the journey towards getting it right in practice. Doug and his clear, concise explanations 'drive on to the front foot' and 'turn your knees outwards' (in another vid but SO crucial to enable the feet to do their good work of pressure transference) seriously stuc
Hey man, thanks alot. It seriously helps me and raises my confidence when there are people like you. It's just i'm not a very confident person, and snowboarding. Is one of my few passions. If not my largest. And i really want to be good. So when i never do good, it just upsets me, but thankyou man, for raising my confidence !
You got nothing to worry about man, it's perfectly normal to take a while to learn - I've been boarding for about a year and still can't do it smoothly! Keep at it, remember half of the work is confidence, push on and you'll find it gets easier.
Glad to see this video. I'm going to Wilmot Mountain on Jan 15 with a friend. I've never done snowboard but I did skateboards and rollerblades. Hopefully, I'll be able to recall your tutorials! :) Thanks for the video!
@sierrasnowboard Thanks. I just returned from a week's snowboarding and, having studied this and a couple of other tutorials, I can honestly say that I was instantly more competent and by my second descent one of my mates was insisting that I must have been taking private lessons in secret. I could actually hear your voice in my head saying '... and drive towards the nose of the board...' as I linked turns at speed.
I noticed when I was learning I didn't flex the hips much because when your doing toe and heel leaf practice I tended to get locked up like I was in a body cast only moving my ankles. An instructor saw me and had me on flat ground we did some hip flexing and that is what worked you have to loosen up and flex those hips when your turning. That is the key getting the hips to move in that C shape. You flex the hips to the front of the board as you release the edge the board points down hill and the hips continue to the other side riding the other edge like the video is showing. Then as the other edge comes in you flex back little and both legs are even pressure again as you round out the C shape.
Don't know why I'm watching this... I have a pretty solid grasp of basic board skills haha But dude, I love your setup! Your custom board is sweet and so is your jacket.
@GaryyyyyD think of it as twisting the board, take a plastic ruler and twist it from the ends. This is what your board need to do to start the turn, try standing on the board in you room strap in and twist try twisting the board, then get one the slopes.
This is such a good video! I have snowboarded for a total of 9 days, so I am just beginning to put things together, link turns etc. I still have to develop my confidence with speed and going straight at speed. Do you have a video on that?
@sierrasnowboard I seem to have more control with a narrower stance, so I'm trying to get pointers on how to get lower. Thanks! I wanna get off the bunny slope!
@batoli20 Leaning helps , proper lean that is ;). I find that lean plus minor hip movement is more then enough to initiate a toe side turn.When initiating turns, I also find it's easier to momentarily redistribute the majority of your weight on the front side of the board. Once you start the turn, redistribute it back 50/50 or you might drag and/or wipe out.
@tiemen88 Your boots are probably too big for your board so your toes are dragging in the snow, either get some smaller boots or a wider board and it should sort out the problem :) And it depends what you want to do. If the angle of the board is more shallow then the board will slide out more, if the angle is steeper you are more likely to hold your edge and carve the turn.
@anoverdoseofawesome, This might sound obvious, but experiment. Try changing your stance, the width, the angles, etc.. Also try renting a range of different style of board, stiff, soft, shorter, longer, rockered, cambered, reverse. At the very minimum, this experimentation will keep you engaged and interested while you are falling! But you never know, you may actually find that your beginning riding style, how your brain/balance works, were not suited to the equipment you were first starting with. Later, you will be able to do the basics on whatever kind of board, but in the beginning you may need something specific till it "clicks".
WOW YOUR GREAT!!! Ive been watching alot of vids your the best by far.I have a question Ive only been boarding twice and got a snowboard as a gift.i have this weird feeling that the board is too big! it stands right to my nose but it just feels uncomfortable.I know im only learning but something tells me if the board was smaller i would have a better time feeling it out & moving around with it! everyone says its ok for me but it feels too heavy when i try to move it around??what can i do?
This may seem like a dumb question, but I'm going to ask it anyway. I've only gone snowboarding a few times (And it was amazing once I got the hang of it). What is the technique for linking your turns very quickly? Once I mastered the linking of turns the way you showed in this video, I tried doing sharp links (Like when people are going down a narrow slope and they're cutting in and out fast and narrowly, as opposed to wide turns) but I always ended up falling. Any advice?
Hi im trying to do these, a misconception i think i have is that the board has to be turned on its edge until it is pointing directly down the hill, and only then can you ride the board flat and start to engage the new edge. But after studying many videos it seems like the board is flattened whilst still at an angle of about 10-20* to the fall line and quickly rolled to the new edge. With this in my head i always do a huge arc and straight-lining the hill v.fast! Help appreciated!!
I've been riding for a while, but... in a ducked stance, what would be the ultimate proper carve stance when on your toe edge? Both knees open, or back one going inwards?
Great video, seriously! But I also have a question: turns out the guy at the store sold me a board that's about 1 inch too long for me. I started snowboarding about 1 year and a half ago and sometimes I still have issues with linking and turning the board. do you think if I switch to a shorter board I will get something more? Thanx!
I just bought a new snowboard and I'm just beginning, my problem is, my bindings stick out of the edge of my board and I'm scared of toe-dragging and biffing, what do I do?
This is a great vid, thanks for putting it up. I am having trouble getting to grips with cross-under turns and hence really struggle to tackle moguls. Any advice?
Go for it but you will fall alot and it will be initially hard to be on a mountain, look at a fall line, and not have the chops to attack the way you would want to. To mitigate the falling: wear impact pants, knee and elbow guards, and wrist splints unless you are 25 or younger. After you start you will begin to slightly look down upon skiers and you'll wonder why you didn't start boarding earlier!
Great video, thanks for posting it. I notice that I frequent fall when I switch from a heel-side turn to a toe-side turn when I have a good amount of speed. I think I must be balancing incorrectly. When I go toe-side, I THINK I am putting too much pressure on the front foot. Should I be leaning back to put pressure on the back, kind of like when you drop-in on a skateboard? Thanks!
Hey Doug, do you think this down-unweighting turns is better for steeper terrains (black/double blacks) while the up-unweighting is better for fast crusing on blue and green groomers?
I've been a skier for over 10 years now but i'm feeling a bit nervous about converting to snowboarding. Is there anything to be scared of or should I just go for it?
is it bad that i touch the snow while turning toe side? my friends yelled at me for doing that, they said i was not turning properly. if it matters at all i'm goofy footed and my friends are all standard footed
Hey, Doug, I went snowboarding today (My third time) at Bear Mountain and had a question. While practicing linking my turns, I often had trouble with the tail catching a load of snow, causing my board to stop instead of transitioning smoothly from turn to turn. I mostly had trouble with this when transitioning from toe side back to heel, but I had the problem with both turns. Any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong or what to do different?
Can someone reply please. I have started snowboarding a couple of months ago, and have been around 7-8 times now, and done a few lessons to getting my linked turns. But i just cant do it. I'm not sure whats stopping me, does it usually take a while to link turns? I went yesterday and done terrible. I felt really stupid infront of everyone. So can someone please reply, if it takes time to get used to linking turns or even how to do them in the first place?
hey i have a question. i went to holiday valley and it was like my second time snowboarding. And sometimes when I carve my board like catches something and wont let me carve. I know it has something to do with balance probably, but I usually end up losing my balance when this happens and I sometimes fall. Tips?
birdc50 i'm kind of a newbie too, i was scared of it too.. the solution: right when you gain speed, instead of leaning on the back, gain some trust and think to yourself you can conquer that mountain, and lean forward on your lead feet, then do the theory. trust me, once you realize that it's not scary, it's just helpful, you'll never go back again !
That's what want to look like:)I keep watching over and over again your video till it's stick's into my mind :)The fear is the biggest problem. I'm afraid to turn from feet to those when opening too much the turn. Always pushing the body back and falling. If go too "straight" down, still afraid, because the speed is more.
Practice putting your weight on the front foot on stairs, at home. Don't just stand on the stairs, lean forward as much as you can without falling! Balance like you would on a board: front heel/toe, squat down/up. When it's easy on the bottom steps, try it on the top steps!
Every time I try to do it like consistently ill do it for a couple of times and then catch an edge its getting so annoying I almost want to quit snowboarding but I dont like to quitting.
No. Head should always lead. If your feet are leading the turn you are well out of wack. Look to where you want to go. Head turns first, followed by shoulders, hips knees and feet. Never feet to head. You will wipe out.
Hi I've seen many people saying that but I have this issue when I'm making the turns it seems that the snowboard doesn't follow (beginner level here XD) do you have any tips for that ? Or is just really a matter of looking where you want to go ?
@@saratmiranda Focus your mind on making a long snake-like pattern 🐍 down the slope with your edges. A nice even pencil line. Position yourself at the top either on the left hand side or the right hand side so you traverse the slope from side-to-side on either your heel edge or your toe edge. Point your nose straight down to start the inertia then get onto an edge. Traverse the slope from one side to the other. Keep a nice relaxed posture. Knees bent, back straight, head up, arms wherever you feel comfortably balanced. When you complete the traverse, turn your head in the opposite direction, looking at the point where you want to draw your next pencil line. Turn your shoulders, hips, knees and let your feet pull that edge round. Follow the new line. Traverse. Complete. And same again. Turn your head in the direction of the new line. Bring your shoulders round. Then hips knees and feet. Stand up in your bindings as you turn your head for each turn, pull your body round from head to feet, then sit back down into a deeper stance as you complete the turn and traverse. Stand up entering the turn, sit down to traverse. Stand up in the turn. Sit down to traverse. Practice. The most important rule to stick to is never look down. Don't look at your feet. Look up at all times. Look in the direction you want to go then twist your shoulders, hips and feet and make those edges carve around. Feel it with your feet. But don't let them lead the way. An important thing to consider when snowboarding is that gravity does the work. You just ride the force. You shouldn't need to use your legs as the mechanism to turn as demonstrated in this video. If you are coming off the slopes after a couple of hours with pains and cramps in your calves and shins this is why. You are forcing the turn not riding the forces. Gravitational forces. It should be nothing more than an effortless turning of the body from head to toe. And the board will follow.
+Javed Khan if it works for you then yes but turning a snowboard via upper body is a big no no since you are sacrificing stability and ultimately changing your center of gravity (Yes i know theres a lot pf physics involved but thats what it is) Turning by applying pressure to the leading foot (turn starts from the base) is the way snowboard trainers tell you which in this case your upper body is always aligned with the snowboard
try bending your knees more when you switch onto your toes and picture beginning to push you back foot,including the toes, behind your butt. speed is your friend in this case.
snowboarding slowly, very slowly, can be more difficult because you lack momentum. I'm not saying you have to go 20 mph to make a toe side turn, but covering ground left or right at low speed takes more balance.
Used this to revise technique for a snow holiday we went on last week. After 4 years off any type of board this video helped me to visualise what movement is required by what parts of the body and at what rhythm, visualisation is half the journey towards getting it right in practice.
Doug and his clear, concise explanations 'drive on to the front foot' and 'turn your knees outwards' (in another vid but SO crucial to enable the feet to do their good work of pressure transference) seriously stuc
Hey man, thanks alot. It seriously helps me and raises my confidence when there are people like you. It's just i'm not a very confident person, and snowboarding. Is one of my few passions. If not my largest. And i really want to be good. So when i never do good, it just upsets me, but thankyou man, for raising my confidence !
You got nothing to worry about man, it's perfectly normal to take a while to learn - I've been boarding for about a year and still can't do it smoothly! Keep at it, remember half of the work is confidence, push on and you'll find it gets easier.
Glad to see this video. I'm going to Wilmot Mountain on Jan 15 with a friend. I've never done snowboard but I did skateboards and rollerblades. Hopefully, I'll be able to recall your tutorials! :)
Thanks for the video!
@sierrasnowboard Thanks. I just returned from a week's snowboarding and, having studied this and a couple of other tutorials, I can honestly say that I was instantly more competent and by my second descent one of my mates was insisting that I must have been taking private lessons in secret. I could actually hear your voice in my head saying '... and drive towards the nose of the board...' as I linked turns at speed.
dude, thanks so much for all the vids, they all really helped me out
I noticed when I was learning I didn't flex the hips much because when your doing toe and heel leaf practice I tended to get locked up like I was in a body cast only moving my ankles. An instructor saw me and had me on flat ground we did some hip flexing and that is what worked you have to loosen up and flex those hips when your turning. That is the key getting the hips to move in that C shape. You flex the hips to the front of the board as you release the edge the board points down hill and the hips continue to the other side riding the other edge like the video is showing. Then as the other edge comes in you flex back little and both legs are even pressure again as you round out the C shape.
Don't know why I'm watching this... I have a pretty solid grasp of basic board skills haha
But dude, I love your setup! Your custom board is sweet and so is your jacket.
@GaryyyyyD think of it as twisting the board, take a plastic ruler and twist it from the ends. This is what your board need to do to start the turn, try standing on the board in you room strap in and twist try twisting the board, then get one the slopes.
thanks doug i didnt learn shit
Well learn at your local snowsports club then, it really does help getting lessons :)
This is such a good video! I have snowboarded for a total of 9 days, so I am just beginning to put things together, link turns etc. I still have to develop my confidence with speed and going straight at speed. Do you have a video on that?
Once took a snowboard trip with someone that needed this video.
cant wait till next season to learn
@sierrasnowboard I seem to have more control with a narrower stance, so I'm trying to get pointers on how to get lower. Thanks! I wanna get off the bunny slope!
@batoli20 Leaning helps , proper lean that is ;). I find that lean plus minor hip movement is more then enough to initiate a toe side turn.When initiating turns, I also find it's easier to momentarily redistribute the majority of your weight on the front side of the board. Once you start the turn, redistribute it back 50/50 or you might drag and/or wipe out.
@tiemen88 Your boots are probably too big for your board so your toes are dragging in the snow, either get some smaller boots or a wider board and it should sort out the problem :) And it depends what you want to do. If the angle of the board is more shallow then the board will slide out more, if the angle is steeper you are more likely to hold your edge and carve the turn.
I tried today and kept falling down as I applied pressure on heel and toe edges? Problem? O_O
Not even a rookie yet, I've never snowboarded but when I saw the intro this video my reaction.. o.o
@anoverdoseofawesome, This might sound obvious, but experiment. Try changing your stance, the width, the angles, etc.. Also try renting a range of different style of board, stiff, soft, shorter, longer, rockered, cambered, reverse. At the very minimum, this experimentation will keep you engaged and interested while you are falling! But you never know, you may actually find that your beginning riding style, how your brain/balance works, were not suited to the equipment you were first starting with. Later, you will be able to do the basics on whatever kind of board, but in the beginning you may need something specific till it "clicks".
Hi i need some help turning toeside. I find it really tricky. Any suggestions?
burton custom 0:23 one of my fav boards
Amazing, ! thanks for the Tips, ! great teacher.
Your board is sick!
What type of a board is it?
Like a park board, powder board, etc.
WOW YOUR GREAT!!! Ive been watching alot of vids your the best by far.I have a question Ive only been boarding twice and got a snowboard as a gift.i have this weird feeling that the board is too big! it stands right to my nose but it just feels uncomfortable.I know im only learning but something tells me if the board was smaller i would have a better time feeling it out & moving around with it! everyone says its ok for me but it feels too heavy when i try to move it around??what can i do?
Hello Doug, What Do you mean when you tell us to " flex " the front ankle ?
would longboarding skills help me learn on how to snowboard?
This may seem like a dumb question, but I'm going to ask it anyway. I've only gone snowboarding a few times (And it was amazing once I got the hang of it). What is the technique for linking your turns very quickly? Once I mastered the linking of turns the way you showed in this video, I tried doing sharp links (Like when people are going down a narrow slope and they're cutting in and out fast and narrowly, as opposed to wide turns) but I always ended up falling. Any advice?
Hi im trying to do these, a misconception i think i have is that the board has to be turned on its edge until it is pointing directly down the hill, and only then can you ride the board flat and start to engage the new edge. But after studying many videos it seems like the board is flattened whilst still at an angle of about 10-20* to the fall line and quickly rolled to the new edge. With this in my head i always do a huge arc and straight-lining the hill v.fast! Help appreciated!!
I've been riding for a while, but...
in a ducked stance, what would be the ultimate proper carve stance when on your toe edge? Both knees open, or back one going inwards?
I love Does It Offend You Yeah! Great band...
Great video, seriously! But I also have a question: turns out the guy at the store sold me a board that's about 1 inch too long for me. I started snowboarding about 1 year and a half ago and sometimes I still have issues with linking and turning the board. do you think if I switch to a shorter board I will get something more? Thanx!
I just bought a new snowboard and I'm just beginning, my problem is, my bindings stick out of the edge of my board and I'm scared of toe-dragging and biffing, what do I do?
So helpful! Thanks, Doug ;)
This is a great vid, thanks for putting it up. I am having trouble getting to grips with cross-under turns and hence really struggle to tackle moguls. Any advice?
I am a beginner snowboarder, but an intermediate WAKEboarder. Does having experience wakeboarding help much?
Go for it but you will fall alot and it will be initially hard to be on a mountain, look at a fall line, and not have the chops to attack the way you would want to. To mitigate the falling: wear impact pants, knee and elbow guards, and wrist splints unless you are 25 or younger. After you start you will begin to slightly look down upon skiers and you'll wonder why you didn't start boarding earlier!
Great video, thanks for posting it. I notice that I frequent fall when I switch from a heel-side turn to a toe-side turn when I have a good amount of speed. I think I must be balancing incorrectly. When I go toe-side, I THINK I am putting too much pressure on the front foot. Should I be leaning back to put pressure on the back, kind of like when you drop-in on a skateboard? Thanks!
Hey Doug, do you think this down-unweighting turns is better for steeper terrains (black/double blacks) while the up-unweighting is better for fast crusing on blue and green groomers?
cheers dude, nice tutorial
I've been a skier for over 10 years now but i'm feeling a bit nervous about converting to snowboarding. Is there anything to be scared of or should I just go for it?
Thank you again...good videos.
is it bad that i touch the snow while turning toe side? my friends yelled at me for doing that, they said i was not turning properly. if it matters at all i'm goofy footed and my friends are all standard footed
Cool Board BRAH!
Hey, Doug, I went snowboarding today (My third time) at Bear Mountain and had a question. While practicing linking my turns, I often had trouble with the tail catching a load of snow, causing my board to stop instead of transitioning smoothly from turn to turn. I mostly had trouble with this when transitioning from toe side back to heel, but I had the problem with both turns. Any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong or what to do different?
can you give me a tip on riding on ice cause i know how to ride but ice on mountains is hard to catch slowing down
hey where can i buy that burton hat, ive been looking for it for a while.
Can someone reply please. I have started snowboarding a couple of months ago, and have been around 7-8 times now, and done a few lessons to getting my linked turns. But i just cant do it. I'm not sure whats stopping me, does it usually take a while to link turns? I went yesterday and done terrible. I felt really stupid infront of everyone. So can someone please reply, if it takes time to get used to linking turns or even how to do them in the first place?
hey i have a question. i went to holiday valley and it was like my second time snowboarding. And sometimes when I carve my board like catches something and wont let me carve. I know it has something to do with balance probably, but I usually end up losing my balance when this happens and I sometimes fall. Tips?
@fundip43 How to Snowboard: Step 4 - J Turns
try puting this in youtube search its the first video should help you.
When u are on your toes, make sure your shoulders are alined with your board. Just giving u a tip
@TML4795
Did you get an answer? i had same problem.
Is it maybe better to put your feets more aslope on the board?
(sorry for my bad english)
what size are your boots and is that a wide board or no?
Very helpful :D thanks a lot !
I would like to see it.
Please upload.
cheers
im scared to put pressure on my front foot cus i think im going to fall what should i do to prevent that
at timberline?
Ive been skatborading for ages , is it the same thing kinda??
What is the intro sog?
hi i am a newbie and i wold appreciate any help and tips, I have problems when turning while gaining speed, what should I do? thanks for any help
+birdc50 I had that problem too. Keep training :D
birdc50 i'm kind of a newbie too, i was scared of it too.. the solution: right when you gain speed, instead of leaning on the back, gain some trust and think to yourself you can conquer that mountain, and lean forward on your lead feet, then do the theory. trust me, once you realize that it's not scary, it's just helpful, you'll never go back again !
That's what want to look like:)I keep watching over and over again your video till it's stick's into my mind :)The fear is the biggest problem. I'm afraid to turn from feet to those when opening too much the turn. Always pushing the body back and falling. If go too "straight" down, still afraid, because the speed is more.
Practice putting your weight on the front foot on stairs, at home. Don't just stand on the stairs, lean forward as much as you can without falling!
Balance like you would on a board: front heel/toe, squat down/up.
When it's easy on the bottom steps, try it on the top steps!
thnx good video i was just wondering what is your stance ? 0/0 ?
what bindings do u ride with your custom
Thanks brow!
❤❤❤
Every time I try to do it like consistently ill do it for a couple of times and then catch an edge its getting so annoying I almost want to quit snowboarding but I dont like to quitting.
Thanks a lot :)
Only if you carve while you longboard then ya it would help a bit
what resort is this?
what board r u using?
Nice Board :D
I’m watching these videos again because I’m learning to ride switch 😭😭😭
does anyone know wat song this is
true dat
nice
No. Head should always lead. If your feet are leading the turn you are well out of wack. Look to where you want to go. Head turns first, followed by shoulders, hips knees and feet. Never feet to head. You will wipe out.
Hi I've seen many people saying that but I have this issue when I'm making the turns it seems that the snowboard doesn't follow (beginner level here XD) do you have any tips for that ? Or is just really a matter of looking where you want to go ?
@@saratmiranda Focus your mind on making a long snake-like pattern 🐍 down the slope with your edges. A nice even pencil line. Position yourself at the top either on the left hand side or the right hand side so you traverse the slope from side-to-side on either your heel edge or your toe edge. Point your nose straight down to start the inertia then get onto an edge. Traverse the slope from one side to the other. Keep a nice relaxed posture. Knees bent, back straight, head up, arms wherever you feel comfortably balanced. When you complete the traverse, turn your head in the opposite direction, looking at the point where you want to draw your next pencil line. Turn your shoulders, hips, knees and let your feet pull that edge round. Follow the new line. Traverse. Complete. And same again. Turn your head in the direction of the new line. Bring your shoulders round. Then hips knees and feet. Stand up in your bindings as you turn your head for each turn, pull your body round from head to feet, then sit back down into a deeper stance as you complete the turn and traverse. Stand up entering the turn, sit down to traverse. Stand up in the turn. Sit down to traverse. Practice. The most important rule to stick to is never look down. Don't look at your feet. Look up at all times. Look in the direction you want to go then twist your shoulders, hips and feet and make those edges carve around. Feel it with your feet. But don't let them lead the way. An important thing to consider when snowboarding is that gravity does the work. You just ride the force. You shouldn't need to use your legs as the mechanism to turn as demonstrated in this video. If you are coming off the slopes after a couple of hours with pains and cramps in your calves and shins this is why. You are forcing the turn not riding the forces. Gravitational forces. It should be nothing more than an effortless turning of the body from head to toe. And the board will follow.
Where was this?
looks like timberline in oregon
turn your upper body in the direction you want to go.
+Javed Khan if it works for you then yes but turning a snowboard via upper body is a big no no since you are sacrificing stability and ultimately changing your center of gravity (Yes i know theres a lot pf physics involved but thats what it is)
Turning by applying pressure to the leading foot (turn starts from the base) is the way snowboard trainers tell you which in this case your upper body is always aligned with the snowboard
I like how the intro is just people doing failed stunts and the camera cuts before they fall over.
dorsiflexion***
california has it all! better than quebec that's for sure!
hey, this is like expertvillage, except good!
That's Burton uninc
*song
hey doug u goofy or regular?
I end up face planting when I go on toes,
try bending your knees more when you switch onto your toes and picture beginning to push you back foot,including the toes, behind your butt. speed is your friend in this case.
snowboarding slowly, very slowly, can be more difficult because you lack momentum. I'm not saying you have to go 20 mph to make a toe side turn, but covering ground left or right at low speed takes more balance.
i don't understand what you're saying ;( all these technical snowboarding terms just fly over my head
shit.. 666 likes 6 dislikes..... Freaky somehow
You're doing it wrong doug. You should flex your legs when going on the edges and pop up when starting the new turn.
haha my video froze at 0:12!
Not a very clear narration for beginners, I agree.
west coast >>>>>> east coast for ski/board, period!
not really
Hey, sweet video! I just recently got my channel started up, with an edit so if you get chance check it out!
be very afraid