The Secrets of Snowboard Carving Part III: Reflections 

James, just wanted to drop a big thanks for creating a legacy for this and all the future generations of snowboard carving aficionados! Your "Secrets" series is pure gold !!!

Don't worry about the form, the style, f... editing! Keep filming and posting your toughs and reflections; we all grow in this together in a way!! :) thanks

James you’re a effin legend - please never take your channel down. Can’t wait for the new board! Alan B

Hello James, your video was a game changer for me this season. I'm a CASI instructor and been riding duck all my life. After a trip to Japan two years ago I decided that I wanted to do deep carves and add some freestyle moves to it, but I could not find any english material to study that posi posi carve technique. This season, I applied all your tips and I improved so much. The good thing is that it also improved my duck stance carves ! I'm now riding posi/posi every morning on groomers, then switching to duck to freeride or to teach in the afternoon. Hopefully CASI will bring back this technique one day, can't wait to teach it. I'll send you a footage of my progression at the end of the season, I'm sure you'll be proud Thanks again, keep making videos please !!

I normally ride a -6 +6 stance, but I have incorporated things you have taught, and I've been able to carve super deep using those techniques, at least on greens and blues. Just wanted to say thanks for this series

Thanks for sharing, I totally agree, I have been riding for many years and never heard of these techniques, no instructor shared with me when I learned. I am heel carving better just following your tips after a couple of days.

Thanks for your insights James

Was waiting for this one :) Also thank you for the forum

Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.

Thanks for making these videos! Ti in the boards sounds really interesting - have only seen this in skis

Carve every turn ethos: that's how one progresses on this path. I'm glad I'm not the only one uneasy on first run especially towards the start of the season, despite decades in hardboots. Not caring about why and building muscle memory. I couldn't agree more. In the end, a lot of this movement is not natural which is why I feel like I need to run through my checklist here and there (shoulders level, hand placement, hip rotation and crunch, the latter being the least natural).

Just called jasey earlier today to order my custom carving board. Jasey is super cool man. I see myself definitely ordering another board from him in the future once my skills improve.

Thanks for all your insights!

Hello! I have registered on the forum! Thank you very much for the opportunity to ask you directly for advice.

Very inspiring, as usual James. Best wishes for your efforts, you are doing a great work for all of us carvers. Even for us hardboot carvers. Your “hip shift” and “levelled shoulder” insistence improved my technique a lot. Something that i knew years ago, but sort of forget, not having a proper instructor for all this time. If i may ask your opinion on the Swoard snowboard i use, have you ever tested it? Thanks (Guy, Italy, swoard 175 gen 3, intec titanium 52’-57’, upz rc10 virus edition).

I've been experimenting with these techniques and having a blast. Heelside turns have become so much easier after going posi posi but i'm having to relearn toeside.

thanks for your lessons! i'm already achieved speed 32 mph ))))))) try to carve my first year

Can you make a video about good snowboard brands? And what to do, especially how to take weight and height into account. I was very inspired by this series to ride more, but I don't know what to look for when buying a good carving board.

"And I promise you, they're a huge step up from whatever you're trying to carve now". I don't know James, my Rabanser Surf Pro disagrees.

I'm curious, what would you think of a stranda descender for carving on the east cost?

Nice Outerwear setup on that wall ;)

Thanks

Thanks for the vids, when you say that the technique is the same in crud, are you also referring to bumps? I find myself struggling posi/posi on firm bumps compared to a more closed duck stance.

Thank you for being inspiration this season! I got into carving thanks to your vids 🎉 spent the whole season working on carves and I’m getting there. now I’m trying these 360s. today was thiiiis close to execute it all the way, but … there’s more of the season to achieve it🏂🏂🏂

All this is just hardboot carving regurgitated my 2 cents James knows how to carve on hardboots where all this technique really comes from

Legend

Hi james i was watching ur part 1 video on the chairlift and i changed my stance to 12 and 27 and ngl i made some progress today and i can see lines in the snow but its not pencil thin at all poinys yet. will keep working on it thanks. also any thoughts on twin board? capita living outerspace

I see couple boards with bindings featuring Intec heel receivers (TDs?). Details ?

hi，I really like your style，im considering to buy a carving board，is jones freecarver can do the jobs like your style?

Unbelievable you actually have ski petrol in america.. sounds the opposite of fun

Thanks