Advanced Snowboard Carving with Ryan Knapton

[@jim6654]

There are many great riders who can carve well but what separates Ryan from the rest is how smooth he is while he's carving and buttering. It's like watching someone doing ballet on a snowboard.

[@splitzkee_]

What a legend, that butter 360 was smooth af

[@ellstackeradventures]

True

[@bactid]

Tommie has the coolest dad ever.

[@ellstackeradventures]

Haha yessss

[@OT-2077]

Haha.. he probably hates his dad.. for pushing him so hard?!! maybe not, hopefully not.. Maybe his sons performance is a reflection of what his dad portrayed during Tommy’s childhood and Tommy learned and grew through observation of his dad?

[@T25de]

💥🏂

[@T25de]

You can’t not yell out when you see Tommy on the hill right

[@ivwshane]

His dad and him are actually really close. When Tommie does his livestreams his dad is on it watching. It’s rare for sure!

[@cratra]

TB and RK amazing tutorial on advanced carving. The best.

[@mls6176]

Advanced would be riding on a run more difficult than this beginner run they’re on.

[@ellstackeradventures]

Dude you got to ride with ryan knapton so sick killing it

[@chuck__van]

Knapton

[@T25de]

Hoping to catch that dude riding this season. Legend!

[@ellstackeradventures]

@@T25de yooo that would be great

[@shanecorneliuson4010]

👏👏👏That was as one of the best videos I have ever seen for carving. The way you and Ryan teamed together and fed off each other. Thank you

[@jacobdisioux]

Two of my favorite snowboard dudes in one video! What a feast!

[@akdelta38]

Man, you guys ROCK! I can sit back and watch you both all day long ... Like Poetry in motion.

[@T25de]

Great avatar graphic

[@MajorAddiction]

Tommie and Ryan-- what a duo

[@ellstackeradventures]

Epic

[@chuck__van]

So dynamic

[@Andre_Thomasson]

You guys have such beautiful snow!!

[@tribikramadhikari2470]

One thing I absolutely love about ryan knapton is that he does not loose speed after that Euro Carve, If you see Tommie's euro carve he slows down at the end of the carve .. but Ryan maintains that speed.

[@RikasHarsaOfficial]

Great video Tommie ! What binding setup do you use ? Stance width & binding angle.

[@TheShift1313]

Even if i can never do any of that i still loved watching it! Masters

[@Malatesta8]

I found it was the feeling of proper carving was super addictive you just know it feels right.

[@T25de]

Qapla!

[@jedinuttall]

I think this video has the best vibes of your whole library tommie 😁 you should link up with knapton again this year. 🤙🤙

[@jriding6161]

2 fucking legends together in 1 spot.

[@skypiratez]

You two are awesome 👏🏼

[@odyseusz2534]

Tommie is a master class ...but Rayan is a magician. BTW... Boths is my teachers :) Gretings from Poland!

[@TheAzn18]

Love the video Tommie. I've been going up to the mountains recently with some friends, so I've been scouring KZbin for a bunch of videos, and yours are always recommended. I love that you used the word "unlocked". It's one of my favorite words to use because of the meaning behind it. Tomorrow, I'm going to try using more control of my ankle, and practicing at the beginning of the day just getting deep into my toe-side and heel-side turns. I'm stoked!

[@ellstackeradventures]

Yoooo

[@rachaelbrown1743]

sick vid can"t wait to get carving again 🤗

[@ellstackeradventures]

Yewwww

[@camrusty]

YEWWWWWWWWWWW

[@алексейигнатов-г1ы]

Hello, please tell me your rack? and the Ryan Knapton rack? how should the fasteners be installed ?

[@ky-dl1dg]

7:15の急旋回が凄すぎる

[@kiksou69]

Where are you guys riding ?

[@CinnemonJester]

Great videos! Could you also do an intermedium carving guide? It would be better if it is living coaching, like what you did in the beginner guide.

[@CinnemonJester]

@@tommiebennett yes. I watched it multiple times. I could follow Steph but I don't know how to get closer to your carves.

[@chuck__van]

Epic Collaboration boys.

[@johnsutcliffe3209]

Thanks Tommie you amd Ryan are the best. Also board choice makes a huge difference. I went from struggling on a trice pro to absolutely nailing toe side euros on a Capita Mercury. Id love a day on a board specifically built to carve.

[@mls6176]

ALL snowboards are built to carve. Omg

[@johnsutcliffe3209]

@@mls6176 no

[@Corythehausbaus]

Which board you use to carve in this video

[@choski76]

Dynamic duo: Bennet and Knapton. Now three musketeers: Bennet, Knapton and Buckhouse!! Bring it dude!

[@houseofhug]

So sweet!

[@annapeelo340]

Goals for freeride !!!!

[@ivwshane]

Oh how I wish so badly that I could do bitter nose rolls! To me they are the smoothest of all freestyle tricks.

[@JuliusHiiden]

great clip on carving, I am practicing those drills today

[@Valscer]

Super late, but what binding angle degrees do you have set for your board?

[@szef2879]

Please tell me how can I get this black strips that Ryan has on his jacket for this extreme curving ?

[@ZestyLife]

Super cool stuff guys! Going to try these tips next time out!

[@paddor]

Quick question: I've been carving for like 2 seasons now (thanks Ryan). As soon as I significantly tilt my board, the turn radius is just WAY too small and it feels like undoable at higher speeds. Now I'm riding a twin freestyle board (Bataleon Goliath). Is that the reason why? Your boards' sidecut looks way more straight than mine. Thanks

[@paddor]

Tommie Bennett Thanks for the offer. I was hoping on a simple answer. Not comfortable sharing videos, and also not on insta. Like, it works, I can carve, but I’m nowhere near the ground with my body and it’s already making a very tight turn. I’ll try and see if I can try a board that looks more like Ryan’s or yours. But I’ll have to wait till next season. Switzerland just closed down all ski resorts today :/

[@ellstackeradventures]

:)

[@winterzahn]

@@paddor tilt your board less, do it on better snow with more grip (early morning groomers) and put your hiback forward lean into max. position Choose more mellow slopes. 3BT of Bataleon is indeed introducing a dead zone into your carves and a tight shortcut also making it harder, but if you put it more gentle on edge with less angle, you will get your wide turns. And on laydown the early gentle crouched down super bent knees entrance to eurocarve with a slight countercarve shoulder rotation is the key point, unfortunately all the tutorials miss that point. Most people do way too late touch downs, and also edging up way to hard, resulting in tiny Eurocarves. If you go down early to ground, on entrance of the curve, it stetches your body without any extra force needed to stretch. Entering late, you need to do an exhausting knee stretch, and the laydown phase will be super short or even result in ass up hunched down carve, far from stretch. But entering early is a mind game, as you basically fall down downwards into the fall line, head forward, which most people are afraid of.

[@paddor]

Winter Zahn Thanks for the advice. I actually should try it on better snow, earlier in the morning. And my high back lean is already at maximum. I’ll look into getting lower earlier. What do you mean by “countercarve sholder rotation”?

[@winterzahn]

@@paddor countercarve means, if you go into a toeside turn, then try to twist shoulders, like if you want to continue backside turn. Do this immediadeley after edge change before touching ground. This opens the toe side turn into a long radius toeside turn

[@CinnemonJester]

0:25 it is an enjoyable moment. Feeling I am young again.

[@ellstackeradventures]

Yessss let's gooooo

[@SugmaDLigmaNutz]

What boots does Ryan wear?

[@TOPKINETO]

That's my dad. Legend.

[@DedicatedSpartan]

Great skills man.

[@aaronbriggs1296]

That 360 butter from Ryan is sooo fucking smooth !

[@willdykema]

I’m having an issue on heelside where it still feels like I’m carving but my track looks a little skidded, I know the front foot seems to feel locked in but my back foot edge feels like, idk it feels like it’s locked in but it’s not cleanly following the front. Is this a torsional twist thing? Any ideas

[@willdykema]

Tommie Bennett for sure, I’ll take one when I’m out in a few days 👍

[@carloscolon2507]

Can you do a board review sometime for us looking to get a new board for more advanced riding? 🙏🏼

[@boydevans6848]

Tommie, what board are you riding???

[@ellstackeradventures]

Good question

[@chuck__van]

Telos

[@veektoryk]

Nice collab!

[@ellstackeradventures]

So sick

[@sergiortegapons3462]

Which type of snowboard is the best to carve like this? Cause i have a really soft board (bataleon disaster) and i dont feel really confortable when i get too much speed...

[@rushthezeppelin]

You definitely want a stiff board for carving otherwise it just won't be able to load up properly for faster carves. Stiff and bigger sidecut radius is the way to go. Just don't go full on knapton twin specs right of the bat though. You have to ease your way into it so start with something that is medium stiff (probably like a 7-8) and probably around a 7-8m sidecut radius.

[@BamSandle]

Hey Tommie. Just a question. I wear size 10 boots and I ride a regular width board. With my shoe size, should I go up to wide or just stay at a regular width board?

[@carsongeorge4516]

It depends on your stance angles and how leaned over you get the board. As you carve deeper you will definitely notice if your board is not wide enough because you will get boot out which is no fun. Enjoy the ride and happy carving.

[@АЕГлебка]

from Russia with love

[@ellstackeradventures]

Watching from boise idaho

[@AnonymousBoarder]

Hey man, what boot size do you ride? I struggle to properly lay over a carved turn without boot out of some sort

[@T25de]

Did you find Ryan Knapton channel yet

[@JamesDavis-kp4ll]

Tommie's belly button is the center of the universe..., 💯#fact🙌 😅

[@chuck__van]

Hahaha

[@ElTestok]

I heard a lot of talking about using your ankles/moving the ankles.. Actually your ankles are stuck in the boots, and the boots are strapped to the board. There is no movement at the ankle. The feet stay in place. Even if you tilt the board Heel-side or Toe-side, if you look at the Ankles, you'll see that the Feet stay at the same angle relative to the Shins the whole time. No movement at the ankle. This is what happens: You keep the upper body loose and leveled, knees bent, and you rock at the hips (posterior/anterior pelvic tilts) with extension/flexion of the knees depending on what you wanna do with your carve, and/or your style. So it's not Ankle movement, but movement at the Hips and the Knees. It's just basic understanding of the Human body and biomechanics of the movement. Now I'm not saying this to hate. It's just a little correction. I enjoyed the content, and I've watched a few videos from this channel already. That being said, I do think that if you really want people to Subscribe and grow the channel more, one important step is to make sure that the information that is put out is accurate.

[@AlanLamb11]

When you are on edge your knees are already somewhat bent so it makes more sense to think of raising or lowering your ankles than trying to specify knees bent at a 30 degree angle vs a 20 degree angle which no one actually will know without crazy training compared to saying raise your ankles 2 inches or lower them to just an inch off the ground, etc.

[@Dan-oj9xp]

No, no, no, everything about your post is just awful. Please do not try to correct a professional in their field just because you don't understand what they are saying. It is ABSOLUTELY ankle movement. Just because feet are in boots and boots are in bindings doesn't mean you can't open (extend) and close(flex) your ankles to twist your snowboard. This is a really fundamental concept for advanced and expert riding, and is one that is often overlooked and misunderstood by beginners who think they should turn with their back foot, and this misunderstanding is also one that leads to a lot of bad riding habits and eventually a plateau in one's ability to progress. Read a technical manual from literally any international, professional association on snow sport instruction, (AASI is the American Association of Snowboard Instructors, CASI is Canada, BASI is in Britain, there are several more....) and you would learn that Tommie's description is 100% accurate. Or you could go and talk to other snow sport professionals (you know, like Tommie) who do this professionally in some aspect, either racing, coaching, instructing, competing, etc, but then again if you don't trust advice on a carving video from Ryan knapton.....good luck ever learning, you must be a snowboarding God.

[@mls6176]

Thank you. So much snowboard info on KZbin needs to be corrected. It’s not hard to carve like this. It’s a green run after all. I’m so tired of male egos in snowboarding and the excessive worship of green run riders.

[@mls6176]

@@Dan-oj9xp ASSI? Lol. Can you tell us exactly what you learned technically from the ASSI manual. I think my copy is missing that section or we have quite different definitions of the word technical.

[@tomashernandez3016]

Where can I still go snowboard that didn't close due to the covid-19?

[@chrislevuiqes2759]

When i grow up i wanna be like tommie b, ill name my kid tommie b

[@jaysamson7230]

Any tips how to sink your belly button? Do you have to push in your hips while sinking your belly button?

[@fishlacroscopy]

cant carve on ice and that all i have where i live :(

[@T25de]

Broken kneekap bro Ouch I feel like that hurts more than broken spine

[@samanthabentley3649]

Just for the pleasure of snowboarding in the neighborhood. Not suitable for the ski slope but very good for children.

[@leom5028]

Snowboarding is becoming an art than a sport.

[@ellstackeradventures]

Ooooo really

[@PhilHaupt]

Now show me you carving skills on a black slope

[@marcusbeyer8481]

all the crazy shit you do on a snowboard and you're scared of ROLLERCOASTERS!?!?

[@jong_yuqi]

7:12 ~ 7:33

[@tpespos]

Cant carve on ice rip Iowa

[@Shrugknight]

Unpopular opinion: not all but a large portion of snowboard carving vids especially how to vids, aren't really carving but like sideways tripods, dragging your body on the ground and or hands and then pushing back up with them isn't really carving. You can drag your hand but it's nuanced, if your basically supporting your self or dragging your whole body your doing something but it ain't carving. The korua shapes promo vids do a great job showing actual carving. Don't know where this laying on the ground trend came from but it's whack. Same goes for just resting your whole body on your forearm. Down vote me, I will die on this super niche dumb hill.

[@trex2957]

ARE YOU SERIOUS!?

[@ronniep8807]

Там его дед проехал:)

[@jimmyholmgren1011]

Ryan Knapton is great to listen to and watch the other dude is just mehh just dumps the same words over and over again he is not even a very good carver let's be honest are you kidding me so sick gets old

[@KillocybeCubensis]

Are you okay?

[@user-py6zw4mu8e]

Lets all get `sick` and `super stoked` 😂😂 What a pile of pish. Good vid but ditch the jive.

[@user-py6zw4mu8e]

And stop shouting at the camera - let Ryan do the narrative next time.

[@AK-bw8xk]

Maybe stay off the Ritalin.