ABC's of Snowboarding: Transitions

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[SnowboardProCamp]

Going to try these tips next carving session!! Thanks Ryan!

[austingorsky]

God seeing ryan fall is so reassuring, forget he's human sometimes

[CJ-ylnu]

When you were drawing in the snow, I’m pretty sure you made a perfect circle ! ❄️😎🏂

[seancolwell]

I am always amazed at how well this guy carves with a wide duck stance (negative angle on the rear foot). It makes sense because he does a lot of switch riding. But it just goes to show that binding angles just are not as critical for carving as I once thought.

[keeganmiles]

Saw you from the lift at Breck on Monday. Made my day seeing all that sauce, keep shredding man!

[segelsegler]

Hi Ryan, nice explanation, always high quality. In addition: my experience in learning how to clean up my transitions... 2 crucial points: I often see snowboarders performing transitions too passively. Don't tilt and "fall" on the opposite edge - it is an active process, which is not iniciated by the upper body, but by the legs. Look how far Ryan's feet move in the transition while his upper body is completely without movement - it's roughly 1m! The key to achieve this is a very low center of gravity. The lower it is, the easier a transition gets. The more angulated a turn should be, the lower the c.o.g. should be.Most guys are far too upright on the board. Just to give an impression: I (regular stance) can't put anything in my left pockets (neither trousers nor jacket) as it blocks my movement in the transition.

[ftt]

Dig this. I can't wait to get out there and practice those transitions

[thethingilike]

you inspire me to become a better rider!

[stevefoss]

From 4:45 to 7:05 try slowing your playback speed to .25. You can really see how the side cut helps the board flex as he applies weight in the turn. The sound is kind of weird, but you get a really good look at how the board flexing through the turn.

[danielpankuch]

My mind exploded when you draw the picture in the snow and than I remembered the quick transitions on cat-walks from previous video I watched. Thanks!

[aldenaudricmatondo]

Imagine riding by and just seeing Ryan Knapton drawing in the snow

[danelianodar]

watching this makes you want to work the turns every day... thanks brother

[jerrychinn]

Love watching your videos over and over, there's always nuggets of wisdom to learn from you! Thanks!

[codyclayton]

Thanks for the being so cool today great to meet you today!!

[AlvinFan]

Exact what u was looking for. Thanks for clarifying that we shouldn’t be messing around in the middle flat

[donnyh]

The last time i was out I tried this "slapping" the edge in and it was very cool. It helped that I was using Ryan's tip on "kneeling forward and sitting backwards" while keeping good posture. This ensured that I was dug in enough to confidently slap the edges down for transitioning from one edge to the other. You're awesome Ryan!

[labmatt]

This is the first video that actually made it click for me hows turns are supposed to happen snowboarding. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[viento]

Excellent circle diagram. Very helpful

[mtblantonjr]

I want to nail my turns. Also, I just want to get as comfortable as u are carry on a narrative while bombing down like u did! Impressive!

[xxthmpsonxx]

Been watching your vids for a while now and just scooped a brand new Knapton Twin, 30cm waist. I'm OBSESSED, had one of the best sessions I've had ever yesterday. I'd love to learn from you directly, and I'm a video maker myself, and want to get to this level of riding. PLEASE ADOPT ME RYAN.