Teaching Snowboarder How to Ride Switch

[@EthanSmith]

Private lessons help a lot, but that great attitude helps WAYYYYY more :)

[@SnowboardProCamp]

Having a good attitude is most important for sure!

[@paavan]

Student has a great attitude!

[@SnowboardProCamp]

She does!

[@bbbpk24]

She was about to go on forever 1:36 😂😂

[@davonair77]

Star is pretty likable!

[@cosmiclion6765]

Practice makes perfect, have to get out of your comfort to progress, I’ve been doing these exact drills to practice Switch over the summer at Mommoth. Good stuff Kevin.

[@mattfreelie55]

She's actually really impressive. I can't wait to put these drills into practice myself.

[@SnowboardProCamp]

Star nailed it!

[@tavrinj]

Star is funny… but she stuck w/ it , gave you some solid reviews AND says she’s coming back haha

[@SnowboardProCamp]

Stars a legend!

[@tuandong703]

Star sounds so cute when she says Bro ❤. She also improves really fast 😂

[@SnowboardProCamp]

She’s a fast learner!

[@denis_protemki]

“Yeah yeah yeah, ok ok ok” sounds a little bit suspicious 😂😂

[@SnowboardProCamp]

Star definitely was a little suspicious 😆

[@francisgauthier5063]

She has one hell of a setup ! Dancehaul and ultras is my setup for everything except park this year !

[@camoda5882]

Hardest part about riding switch for me was after a day of riding switch if I didn't keep riding switch every day I would lose all the progress I made, was hard but so worth learning

[@ZenZen0202]

showing off at the end there hehe. love it!

[@sandcastlesp]

Kevin is super patient! Where does he teach??

[@hendrik94317]

What's your opinion on teaching with a focus on riding switch from the beginning on? How much harder would it be for them, and would it be worth it in the long run?

[@MichalGolata]

Most definitely it’ll only helps to learn switch once rider is comfortable moving in his main stance and can transcribe this experience on switch. Most importantly it’ll create a habit of not forgetting about switch and it’ll become a routine to use it. I was never focused on switch when started skateboarding and after years it’s really difficult to get out of that comfort zone and engage learning-switch routine where my kids skating switch since almost beginning (per my encouragement) and for them is just part of whole naturally. So yeah switch riding asap

[@Dylan-DJL]

I started boarding last season and started switch this season with great progress (already got carving and toe turning). Just need to finesse now. And I can tell you; it is very worth it to learn ASAP

[@kkunitak]

IMO starting switch early is super important, because if you want until you are bombing black diamonds with your stronger stance you will never want to be a total beginner riding switch. I started switch probably around day 30 or so, and now ride them equally. Also started my fiancee switch around day 5, and she can make it down a blue switch without falling now. Now that I am on day ~300+, and ride switch almost equally (jumping 180s at 30 mph etc) I find I am glad to have learned switch early. Also saves your legs since you are riding half as much each day, and makes those full days so much easier.

[@adamwalsh152]

Hey Kevin, great video as always. Can you help me to understand why Star is learning with a backpack on? All I can imagine is that it is causing an imbalance as she is trying to move her board around. I'm happy to be corrected! Keep up the great work, loving the channel.

[@SnowboardProCamp]

She had her backpack on only because the lifts were closing and we had to leave the mountain. I should have actually carried it for her.

[@starlitxyz]

Great vid ! helps a lot with teaching beginners and learning from mistakes, Star was definitely the star

[@brrruski8436]

Thanks for sharing the tutorial🎉very helpful for beginner woo

[@SwissAlpinistFozcil]

great explanation….

[@M78-y7r]

Wow awesome progress👍

[@UniQue1992]

Kevin I wish you could teach me lol, you're the best

[@SnowboardProCamp]

Come to camp next summer!

[@GemblerCZ]

i try some times and switch is very hard to swap in head 🙂.

[@SnowboardProCamp]

It can be tough for sure!

[@ellstackeradventures]

Let's goooo

[@Bad_Riders]

If you dont slam riding switch are you even learning?

[@SnowboardProCamp]

You need a few slams for sure!

[@BlueBass2]

her commentary makes it 😂

[@TinkerBombShells]

her board isnt really suited for switch riding she should get a rocker board or something if she wants to ride switch.

[@io2566]

This lesson is bad because it misses the essential: the transfer of mass from one side of the board to the other. And with this extra weight on her back causing her to fall backwards, it's even more important to teach her this fundamental first!

[@TwinbeeUK]

Body naturally does that. I think it would have been more important to stress bending the knees on the toe side.

[@JB-nt4jd]

all the gear, no idea

[@SnowboardProCamp]

Everyone starts somewhere

[@PushaDee]

Were you expecting flip flops and sweat pants?