SNOWBOARDERS: I need tips on turning to the right?

Question

I struggle with the heel-to-toe turn. :(

Advice?

Answer 1

hit up the t-rain park and throw down some spins and do some jibbin'

Answer 2

I'll bet that when you are sideslipping on your heel edge (looking down the hill) you are very comfortable and when you are your toe edge (looking uphill) you are not.   This is very common.  Most people find heelside turns more difficult to learn than toeside (despite what other posters might say).  

Here is the solution: practice toeside sideslipping, toeside stopping, and toeside traverses until you are just as good and comfortable on toeside as heelside.  Try to focus on having a strong stance with a straight back and god bend in your knees on toeside.  Your turns will improve as a result.

Answer 3

I am with u. I just got this exact turn down finally. Just for the record, I learned heelside turns in two minutes and it took about 2 seasons to learn toeside. So toeside turns are way more difficult!!! With a toeside, it's all about torquing your board. Here's what I learned. I get up on my board from the kneeling stance. So from there it is easy to start out on toeside and transition to heelside. Then, using the speed and momentum you are building, slide across the fall line and start leaning downhill with your front shoulder and apply pressure on your front toe like it's a gas pedal. That will initiate the turn and then you follow thru by applying pressure with your back foot's heel. Don't kick your back foot out cause that is a bad habit to get into and very messy boarding. You need to start out making clean carving turns. You should be half way thru your turn and now you turn heelside and repeat.  Just keep your momentum and don't over think it, just flow with it and remember that your key turning elements are your shoulders and hips and everything else will follow. Good luck, relax and have fun!!

Answer 4

really all u need to know is u keep ur balance, bend foward, slide ur back foot to the left and ur front to the right

Answer 5

Whats your stance?

I found it easy to turn both ways in a short time.

All I had to do was practice switching from my left turn (Regular) into my right turn, and back again, while keeping the edge tilted up so I didn't catch an edge. :)

Answer 6

try pointing with your finger (a good technique, you put your front hand stretched out and if you want to turn left then move your hand to your left also use your shoulders, if you want to turn right then point to the right) also follow through with your turns , if you switch over to your heel or toes wile turning then you will catch an edge and fall

i strongly recomend taking a lesson it helps a ton!!!!!!!

also check out this site may help you

http://www.sportskool.com/videos/beginne...

good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

PRACTICE!!! i can't stress this enough, get a relative who knows how to snowboard or an instructor, and just practice, and they'll give you tips, make sure your doing is properly and such.

Answer 8

Take a morning and spend it on an easy short green hill and practice.

Two things helped me nail my turn.

1. Holding my hands out like the instructors teach you to and point your front hand where you're going and then slowly bring it around past the fall line to point to the other side of the mountain.  If you do it slowly and smoothly and don't think much about your feet you'll turn.  Engaging an edge will probably catch it and ruin your turn.

2.  "When in doubt, ride it out."  I'd get started the turn, panic I was doing it wrong and bail.  Once I made a concious decision to stick with the turn they started working.

If you have a few bucks get a private lesson for an hour.  The instructor will probably help you with more than just that turn!

Answer 9

the heel to toe turn is actually the easier of the two turns usually people find it harder to go from toe to heel. All you need to do is pressure the outside of  your front foot as if you were trying to touch the nose of your board without bending over to do so. Its all about pressuring the right part of the board to allow gravity to pull the heaviest part of your body downhill. This is good b/c you need some momentum in order to start your next turn. So, weight your front foot with your weight still on the heels. You will feel the board start to seek the fall line, downhill in other words. Once the board strightens out downhill you can transition your weight (which is still on the front foot) to your toes, imagine your standing on your front foot with all of your wieght on your pinky toe.

Snowboards are made to turn. The basic shape of a board allows the edge to connect with the snow and turn the board. The harder you pressure your front foot and either your pinky toe for toe side or the front outside of your heel turns will be easy. The time you put equal weight on your heels or toes is to control your speed at the finish of the turn, once you become more advanced you will start to control your speed at   just below half way through your turn this will allow you to easily transfer your weight into the next turn.