Tips for Anyone Struggling with FS Nose-Roll 180s

[@JakeXSV]

Epic tips. Tim looked twice as good at it by the end.

[@modobigdog]

Is Tim on a knapton twin or a park twin. What’s the complete specs on his board. Thanks 🏂🤙🏻🤪

[@cookiecracker6266]

I am learning so much about snowboarding. Things that I didn't even know they had a name. Thanks Ryan.

[@teideliteid]

Love the fact that Tim looks like a little teenager at first with that cute panda-hat, and then that epic deep voice just makes my head go : WATTA?? Tim's progress is amazing! Good teacher and good student ;)

[@rewolfer]

On a bullet train to go boarding in Niigata right now. Will be working on this in about 2 hours! Thanks Ryan!!!

[@3only3]

Watching this is just so clarifying.

[@snowairland]

I like your videos, working on the small fundamentals can be fun, especially as I get old, lol.

[@user-py6zw4mu8e]

Ryan , I'm so impressed how you panda to everyone's training needs.😂😂

[@xXBASEBALLBEAStXx123]

Finally found my edge today and started making carves that left the pencil thin line. Thanks so much for all your tips, Ryan. Couldn't have come this far without your videos man.

[@Visigothicwarrior]

This guy has some of the cleanest maneuvers. Looks like he is flying.

[@sniperd]

Wow. I've been doing it and over rotating and didn't know why it wasn't smooth. This tips exactly what I needed. I LOVE the point at a tree idea.

[@Max_Snellink]

Rads! 8 always made the mistake of looking down at the snowboard instead of feeling it. Like a learner in a car looking at the gear stick shifter.. It put my weight over the toe edge too much and I caught edges and or had to ride out on toe side. I've cleaned this up by keeping the head up and allowing lower body to do the rotation. Looking at trees target fixation keeps head and eyes up. Brain gets extra signals for balance through vision so having the horizon always in view super helps. So many Doneks on the hill and people killing it. 🤙 Qupla'!!

[@СергейСабуров-л8ы]

So gracefully the Nose Roll 180s can only do Ryan Knapton

[@turb0b0ytim]

HEY! I'm Tim, too. Not fair that I didn't get to snowboard, get tips, and shout "QAPLA!" You're really dropping the ball here, Knapton...

[@RyanKnapton]

Hahahaha

[@KyrylPetruk]

Awesome episode. Thanks for listening to the suggestions in the comments!

[@HorizonVertigo]

Really liked the advice to just pick something to work on a bit every day. Doing that, combined with the instruction in videos like this has me excited to get out on the hill and be better than last time.

[@dan7497]

Tried this trick today and it was so much harder than i thought it would be! Can't wait to try it again tomorrow with these tips

[@T25de]

Tim you nailed it!! Keep it up 👍👍👍

[@ellstackeradventures]

Ya!!!!

[@joshuaarcher1337]

Awesome coaching! Thanks for the tips in this vid! I'll be trying this tomorrow at Beaver Creek

[@bordboy71]

Top tips from my favourite resort! And yes what a view from everywhere...

[@morgannowlen8375]

Love what you do! I was so psyched when I walked into the AASI locker room to see a racer (go girl) using one of your DONEK Boards!!!!

[@ChristopherWong]

Great tips. I usually land flat and go straight downhill. I understand the concept. It’s all about putting the time and effort to refine it. Working on it though. Thanks as usual. Kapla!

[@PawelWalentynski1]

thats how i broke my shoulder 4 years ago.. overpowering the roll and catching en edge...at high speed...

[@maonike8]

when I go to breck I never see you, you give really good tips bythe way

[@RavenSilverWing]

Been waiting for this video. I'm bad about practicing my switch riding. Thanks for the push!

[@twerkingtwinkies2335]

Same, i suck at switch. But this looks doable.

[@Shredfam]

Getting stoked again for the season. Saw you in a @johnathanbuckhouse vid the other day can't wait for the first one to drop this season. I love watching you snowboard.

[@simply1118]

Wow thank you Ryan, this is exactly the problem I can’t fix, try it next time.

[@BoredProgression]

Great tips with the upper body, Ryan.

[@jerome_mgozama]

Money! Great tips. Thanks Ryan

[@Patrick.Sanchez]

I can't wait to try these tips :D The non-buttering skidding version looks like and awesome excersice preparing for these noserolls.

[@dmitriyw.germann2118]

Seems like it's time to become a coach, isn't it?)) Good tip, gonna try it as soon as I make it to the slope. Thanks, Ryan

[@reneklatt8821]

Hey Ryan, I thank you so much for your videos. Especially this one helped me a lot. I tried it for a couple weeks and was always over rotating, I even didn't realized that its bad but it felt somehow wrong. I watched this vid last week again and today I made it a couple times and they felt super awesome and clean. Thank you and keep making such perfect tutorials to help people like me getting better!

[@primetime851]

I've been trying them myself since I seen your video the other week

[@LNXIII]

I think the biggest realization was that it's not really a full 180 degree rotation, cuz that would cause you to over-rotate, but that it's more like only 90 degrees, since you are riding away going the other direction than when you initially started

[@RyanKnapton]

Yup!

[@LNXIII]

@@RyanKnapton trying this out tomorrow!

[@rxflyfishing1316]

Great video. Gotta try this now. Thanks as always for the great tips!

[@JamesDavis-kp4ll]

If Tim can be a giant panda cruising the resort on a Donek, I say Katie Tsuyuki needs to make a special guest appearance as a rainbow My Little Pony/unicorn! 😁😂 #ThePeopleHaveSpoken #SpecialRequest, Coming Soon...!! 🔥🌈🐎💨 P.S., when's that stomp pad coming?! 😉

[@whereiswilltoday]

As the tiger from yesterday's video and Tim's roommate, I say we need to get Ryan to ride with Panda, Red Panda, Tiger, and Snow Leopard during this holiday!

[@T25de]

James Davis 😂

[@JamesDavis-kp4ll]

@@whereiswilltoday , Lord help us! 😅 I'm just picturing that Ryan would be Winnie the Pooh then..., 😜😨 Naaahh!! Maybe you could talk somebody's kid into into being Piglet. 🐷

[@malcolmbreval792]

@Will Lyles don’t forget the alligator!!!

[@whereiswilltoday]

@@malcolmbreval792 You got it already?

[@andyncaba]

I see that you're feeling better Ryan, happy to see that before the holidays. Thanks for these tips man, I am going to try them next time I go to the mountain. :)

[@RyanKnapton]

When I get on the mtn adrenaline kicks in and I feel better, but unfortunately I've still been sick... Not it's just cough and runny nose luckily. Originally it was fever and super tight lungs.

[@grimmriffer]

When you chain together those heelside rolls it looks like you're striding down the hill. 😁

[@ryanklug5193]

Fantastic you've become the professor on tutorials, very good breakdowns. Now how about a day in the life of...Startin from hitting the snooze button, get someone to take a video of you taking your videos and then you're editing etc. guess wont have to put the part of your morning coffee because your morning coffee is your first run 😝.

[@T25de]

Casey starts vids like that, cvlogs RK nails the key points of things and is able to communicate it well. When I heard him say “Silent upper body” That made sense to me and stands out as a specific thing I remember from older vids.

[@RyanKnapton]

I can do a normal vlog sometime. Still under the weather with the cold, but I'll do that soon. ✌️

[@ryanklug5193]

@@RyanKnapton I agree the how to really really really carve original one is a benchmark video. why dont you make tomorrow's vlog a day in the life of and just vlog sleepin 8 hours on a time-lapse LOL best way to get rid of your cold

[@schulznfels]

Great tip! Thanks for sharing.

[@lakeskysea]

Wow this just took me to the next level ;)

[@TimezUp23]

Awesome tips.

[@ahtoshkaa]

That is one gruff-sounding panda))) great video!!

[@joshandthejam7806]

Goofy helmet covers seem to be popular there! haha. Ribs are all healed and i'm headed back up tomorrow. I plan on working on these, great tips.

[@RyanKnapton]

Sorry to hear the ribs were hurt in the first place! Take care and happy shreddin!

[@djmaya3d]

I'd describe this more like an advanced falling leaf. :P

[@FantasiaDeep]

Hey there. Nice video and nice trick. But isn't this just a noseroll 90??? It really looks more like a quarter than a half turn.

[@nossiromD]

3:32 just barely missed 😂

[@bbandon]

You are a god

[@derrickgrigg]

Great tip going heel to heel to avoid edge catch. I have been struggling with that exact issue. Going out today to work on this more.

[@ck2t528]

I keep forgetting I want to try to think about it and butter to my same edge. I have always just gone to the other edge. when I sit here and think and watch. It looks like you are changing direction slightly and more at lower speeds. When going same edge. But at a faster speed it doesn't seam like it would be as smooth. When I butter 180 it seems to be more all in the same direction and line. Resulting in being able to do it at a faster speed. So I am going to try to remember to try it your way and see how it feels?

[@mendacious7]

nice video! how about toeside 180 noseroll?

[@dimitrioskalfopoulos3473]

Hey I’m a older snowboarder and wondering how I can get better? I am trying your videos and skills you recommend but after 20 years I feel that I’m still not as smooth. I have a rocker type board and it is awesome but because I live in the east I go to Tremblant and blue mountain lots of ice. Thanks for your videos

[@RyanKnapton]

Ice can be tricky for good carving... But otherwise often just slowing down more, working horizontally across the run more, and then easing into using more tilt and pressure on the board. But again, that can be extremely challenging on icy conditions.

[@ellstackeradventures]

70k!!!!!

[@lucifermorningstar4448]

Great tips Ryan, makes perfect sense! Question, what grade is the run you were on? You seem to use that one a lot. Some of it looks steep like a Red, but some of it looks super mellow like a green. Bear in mind I’m from the UK and I believe the European grading system is different. We have green, blue, red and black. Happy Shredding and QAPLA!

[@RyanKnapton]

This was in a blue, but most of was taped near the bottom of it where it's more like a green. Very easy run is best for working on em.

[@lucifermorningstar4448]

Thanks for the response brother 🙌

[@mrdeadpool4177]

Ryan i got a question. I notice in every of your jackets u have reinforced wrist to elbows...do u add this?

[@xpelcapecod]

Question.. When should I start learning switch? Picked up snowboarding again last season after 14 years. Only went about 3 times as a kid. Last season I went about 8 times. This season I've gone 6 times already. Made sure to get the Peak Pass cuz I'm in New England so I can go as much as possible this year. So I'm not sure if I should get better first or get to learning switch now. I'm pretty confident on all greens and blues. This season I've been really trying to work on clean carving lines like you've been demonstrating. Thanks!! -Kyle

[@RyanKnapton]

I don't that there's any specific right or wrong time. But it starts with just making the mindset to do it, and then even if you can make it 10 feet without falling, hey it's a start!

[@easystyle4747]

Ryan how long can you infinity roll? Can you infinity roll from the top all the way down?

[@mpix00]

Just what I need, Thanks Ryan. I was over rotating and going to my toe edge also! Heel to heel baby, sweet and the pointing to a tree is key! I have a 2018 DOA which is about a 5.5 stiffness out of a 10, but the nose and tail to this board is a slight reverse camber which enables a really nice butter. I will initiate with a quicker , softer absorbed turn and get this edge to edge going! I really like the way that you can initiate your roll with a powerful yet rhythm balance, but that's probably more to your board being stiffer in the nose and tail for a better controlled push off, would you say?

[@RyanKnapton]

Sounds like you have the mechanics of it in you're head right. For the flex, mostly that's for hard chargin carving and not having the board get noodly. I guess same for the butter too... Can ride the edge longer and balance on it.... Best luck and happy shreddin!

[@mpix00]

@@RyanKnapton Awesomeness, I'm going to make a video on my GoPro and I'll send you the link so you can see the progression and/or give any further tips. Happy Shredding!

[@wonmin8814]

Where can I get Tim's outfit

[@AL_KING777]

Would you want todo this on the left side of the run?, and point to a tree on the left for goofy foot?

[@RyanKnapton]

Yup

[@RyanKnapton]

(and that would be for the fakie to forward version)

[@AL_KING777]

Cool, thanks man

[@TheSnowboardJourney]

Awesome Tim! Great job bro.

[@maximusmartino-fanelli31]

What mountain is this?

[@patrickbiro5339]

What do you think. Which profile should be the best for freestyle and carving

[@RyanKnapton]

Camber

[@micahreese982]

Panda power

[@alpineibex5596]

Do you own a directional powder board? Could powder boards still be fun on groomers? Thanks for the vid.

[@RyanKnapton]

I've never owned a pow specific board, so unfortunately I don't really know.

[@derekperc]

They generally don't hold up to aggressive riding on hardpack because they're usually soft, rockered, etc. They are wide so if you take it slow you can carve without booting out. I recall a video last year of Jeremy Jones carving groomers on a Storm Chaser. In the Yawgoons series you'll see Dylan Gamache doing his fancy carving tricks on a Slush Slasher. I have that same board, as well as a wide Donek, but I mostly ride regular freestyle boards--so I'm on a variety of boards regularly.

[@Ihasfinger911]

Anyone else think Tim was a little kid until he spoke?

[@belakulcsar]

What flex do i need for this ?

[@timothynorton3943]

These awful views are killing me!

[@T25de]

Holla

[@ellstackeradventures]

Holla

[@bozhang4378]

Jeez…I thought Tim was a little boy…until he started talking …

[@gmanova]

What a golden tip!