Snowboarding Carving Tips with Katie Tsuyuki 

😂🤬. One day! Thanks for taking part! 🤘🏂

:). I'll make her read these comments and we'll for sure do some more! Thanks Man!

What up old man

I like that idea. I've thrown in lil bits here and there when to use rotation and when not to, along with differences for ability level... But a more comprehensive vid in just that could be good. ✔️

Bogus is icy to

I live in PA and I carve like them all the time. Need to hunt for the right snow at the right spots.

Same...MA,NH,VT and ME... can’t get more east coast and I carve a Knapton twin 30.5 cm waist all over the mtn. Bend those knees and absorbed chatter. If you can ride the east you can ride anywhere

@@JOx-vt7cw I think next year I will be trying to get a knapton twin. Paying for my instructor events took priority.

Hard carving is definitely a "right run, right snow, right time" kinda thing, but practising at it just ups your riding everywhere. Start on wife soft blues is my tip.

I really don't know. Next time I chat with her I'll ask, but as far as I heard she was going to be in New Zealand or Australia much more this winter as previously she was traveling so much for contests. (Her and her husband live there).

Thnx Ryan! No worries if you forget to ask^^ But if you do, let me know. Happy Shreddin'!!

Thnx Ryan! No worries if you forget to ask^^ But if you do, let me know. Happy Shreddin'!!

I haven't, but that would be a good topic for me to shoot with Giri Watts for sure!

I was thinking that. Beamcause she was standing so tall and transitioning from edge to edge slowly. Not that is a bad thing, just something I noticed.

I think both hands just depend in the type of turn and what your doing next. Constantly having em in one position won't work well for spins out, and and just depends on the turn size your making. But in general lead hand should be near nose or more 'open' towards where your going on heelside turns especially IMO.

Ryan Knapton Cool thx! I always struggle with my other hand. You guys’ turns are so smooth and beautiful, while mine look a little awkward, though I tried to watch and learn as much as I can. I don’t know if it’s my rear hand move or upper body transition from toe to heel/ heel to toe... wondering if you could help me out with some tips.. I’m in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U5xDBn504Zs.html thanks!

I have heard people say they pretend the is a bald midget on the front of their board and to wax his head. I thought it was funny.

Now I'm on 14.5. I talk more about it in tomorrow's vid. And more about radius in my vid 'snowboard specs 101: sidecut radius'

Without seeing you on your snowboard it is going to be difficult to diagnose why you're having difficulty linking turns, but in my experience, it is usually a couple things- I'll start top down. Many people over rotate their upper body to counteract the fact that they do not truly trust their board to actually turn. On heel edge they will rotate their shoulders way too far out (front shoulder toward heel edge) and keep their shoulders there, which makes it really tough to come back around to toe edge, since all the pressure and rotation of the body resists the turn to the new edge. (I call this an "open" stance, since the upper body is exposed relative to the nose of the board and the direction of travel) the opposite can also be true where the shoulders are rotated way too far toward the toe edge, causing great difficulty getting back to heels. (A "closed" stance, since the shoulders are turned, and more of your back will be facing in your direction of travel) pay attention to where your shoulders are in relation to the board. They should lie pretty much parallel with the board when you are starting to link turns. Think of the width of the board as a boundary to your shoulder movement side to side. One thing that can help is to put your arm up in a cocked position so that you're looking directly over your bicep and elbow in the direction of travel and using your head and elbow to consciously steer where you are going. This is a temporary fix, since your turn initiation should really be from your lower body. Make sure that your weight is pushed toward the nose of your board. It is common for people having trouble turning to favor their back foot (leaning opposed to the direction of travel) which makes it very hard to turn quickly. Think about leading into turns with your hip toward the tip, and keeping pressure on your front foot. If your are constantly leaning with weight on your back foot, you'll find it very hard to change edge. Bend your knees too, and stay relaxed from the waist down. The more relaxed you are, the better. Pay attention to the tension in your knees and calves and try to consciously reduce it. Hopefully that helps you!

@@theinfamoustuba Thanks, Joel. That makes sense. I am relying too much on my upper body and over rotating, which makes me over commit too far on an edge; kind of like riding a bicycle where I'm trying to turn right but I'm leaned so far left. So, In the video, at 7:12, did Tsuyuki naturally finish her heel edge turn to toe edge, or did she she say, "oh, shit. There's a pole there, gotta finish my heel edge early and go on my toe edge"? I guess my main question is how to finish a turn early if some dangerous obstacle pops up out of nowhere. I will try your tips and try to use my hips to turn.

@@chrisp524 on that turn, I would call it an early change to toe side, but it looks like it was intentional and not to avoid the pole. Typically you wouldn't use a turn like that to dodge an obstacle. (Although I wouldn't know her intent for sure without asking her and I dont know how I'd get ahold of her... haha) a turn like that usually is used to generate high edge angle quickly and put a lot of force through the turn. It takes a bit of practice to nail that early edge change without crashing. That's the way I see it anyway.

@@theinfamoustuba Thanks, Joel. The tips helped, my transition from edge to edge is better, but I took a fall and tore my tricep; it hurts as I type this. probably should've watched videos on how to fall properly first. whelp

5'10, and a 159 board