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Technique

Switching — Carving-linked Stance Change

The cited publisher's controlled transition between the rider's main stance and switch stance during linked riding.

Aliases

スイッチングja · Original Japanese name

HOW TO DO IT

Switching — Carving-Linked Stance Change

An intentional sliding change from main stance to switch or back during linked riding. It combines pressure, upper-body guidance and leg flexion. It is neither the general skill “switch riding” nor an unwanted landing revert.

Preparation and setting

Main-stance and switch turn control, intentional sliding redirection and gentle terrain. Learn the change before attempting it inside faster carved sequences.

How to do it

  1. In the cited example, transition from toe-side to heel-side riding.
  2. Move support toward the front leg and use its heel-side control to initiate the sliding redirection.
  3. Guide the turn with the upper body.
  4. As the board moves across the slope, flex the legs so it can complete the stance change beneath you.
  5. Settle into switch riding and regain the intended turn line.
  6. Practise the return to main stance as a separate task.

How to learn it

Editorial progression: ordinary turns in both stances; slow isolated change; deliberate return; then integration into linked riding. The publisher adds different speeds and turn arcs once the movement is familiar.

Errors and corrections

Legs remain extended: practise flexion in the later redirection. Board stops midway: reduce the approach complexity and complete the change separately. Only one direction works: practise the return before linking repetitions.

Checks and cues

Stance changes intentionally and subsequent turn control remains available. Cue: guide, flex, finish. Do not call the sliding phase a pure carved turn.

Existing entry

Batch 02 / 15. Alias: スイッチング.

Related: Switch Riding; sliding redirection; linked turns. Sources: MASTERS media — Switching

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teaching summary — coaching review required

The source initiates a sliding redirection through front-leg pressure and upper-body guidance, then flexes the legs to complete the stance change and recommends developing the return movement.

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editorial review notes

This is a named movement lesson, not a synonym for general switch-riding ability. Documented error: remaining extended can impede later redirection.