Improve Your Snowboarding in the Bumps by Flexing to Start Your Turns

Learning to change edges on steeper or bumpy terrain can be intimidating. In previous videos we’ve covered front knee steering. Today we’re going to work on flexing to start the next turn.
On flat ground, stand with your weight on your toes. Flex, move across to your heels, and extend. Down, over, and up. Repeat this to feel the movements and the timing.
Now apply those same movements in some basic turns. Feel how you can flex to quickly initiate the turn, and then progressively extend to shape the turn.
As we move back onto steeper ungroomed terrain, focus on the timing and intensity of your flexion to initiate the turn around a bump. The faster you flex down, the quicker the turn will come around. Extend to manage pressure and shape the turn.
Explore these movement patterns in different terrain to find where they’re most effective!