Up & Down Unweighting

[@xuyan2650]

I had a hard time understanding the up vs down unweighting turn. This really helped me to understand it in different level !

[@MellenJay]

awesome! I'm so glad it helped ^◡^

[@strangefuture808]

This is great! Love the coffee analogy!

[@MellenJay]

thank you ^◡^ everything is better with coffee

[@arkchan]

Nice and clear explanation!! 👍👍😁

[@MellenJay]

thanks K!

[@shanpengding2748]

hi melen, your explanation is easy to understand, next time let's talk about what circumstance we can use up-unweighting and down-unweighting.

[@MellenJay]

Thanks for watching ^◡^ One of the things I love about snowboarding is the endless variation of circumstances: terrain, snow and weather conditions; visibility and wind; turn size, shape and speed; and desired outcome in any particular day based on how I'm feeling and who I'm riding with. That's an endless list of circumstances! I hope after watching and trying this, that you are better equipped to make those choices for yourself out there in the slopes?

[@roy87345]

Nice!!! So look forward to next one❤

[@MellenJay]

thanks!

[@davidspear6682]

I always look forward to another Tech Tip. You look to be enjoying your Donek Aloha. What brand is your one-piece suit?

[@MellenJay]

Thank you ^◡^ And yes, loving this board, and so stoked that my custom shape Aloha is now its own model: the Kona. My onesie is made by Korean brand ROMP

[@matthewcheung5136]

Hi Mellen Jay! Love your videos! These are so useful!

[@MellenJay]

thank you so much for watching & snowboarding ^◡^

[@matthewcheung5136]

@@MellenJay how can i sign up for a lesson with you? We visit big white annually

[@shawnlyu7677]

Love this analogy!! Could we use it to understand mid-weighting? Would love to see what mid-weighting is as it seems to take advantage of both

[@DjBaapreB]

Hi Mellen, could you make a video about riding switch? I mean, how to practise it? And also: is it necessary to have the skill? Thanks for this video. I use mostly up-unweighting, i think. I reserve Down-unweighting for situations where i have to be very quick, like with moguls.

[@ibsjail]

Hi Mellen, great explanation!thank you! But how about the timing in down unweighted? Is it just in the moment when edge change? I mean if the down unweighted and edge change happening in the same time? Thank you!

[@dhotovskyi]

Hi Mellon. Nice video! One question, what is brand of jacket do you wear? It looks cool!

[@patricevilleneuve5547]

Cool . What is the brand of your 1 piece suit?

[@leolau5652]

hi,can you explain mid-weighting?

[@Mixedbydavey]

Nice work! Your mic sounds very muffled though. There are no high frequencies in your dialogue? Are you doing any post processing?

[@MellenJay]

audio is definitely my biggest challenge, yes.

[@Mixedbydavey]

@@MellenJaywhat app are you using to edit and what mic are you using? I can show you some stuff via zoom if you want?

[@alfredoventura4727]

Can i combine this with knee steering ?

[@MellenJay]

Yes! Most definitely!

[@lukejuras8024]

Hey! I remember your heel edge chatter video from 5 years ago and instantly recognized you from the way you teach while riding. I don't think much about my edge change, but I am working on bending the knees / getting low as the first part of my turn, so I must be mostly doing up-unweighted turns. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqPdh56rl62FrJo (My riding from last weekend!)