Heelside turns in Snowboarding

Reviewer Nails a real misconception - bending more isn't the fix, hip hinge plus front-knee extension is. Excellent.

Moderator Entirely a technical breakdown of what stops riders from getting a deep, laid-out heelside carve - ankle/knee/hip mechanics, hip-vs-knee height, all of it heelside turn technique.

Reviewer Finds two real causes for a flaw almost everyone has, with an actual equipment fix, not just 'lean more.'

Moderator Wall-to-wall diagnosis and fix of one specific heelside carving posture flaw, with side-by-side rider comparison and equipment adjustments. Nothing off-topic.

Reviewer The clearest step-by-step on how to actually lock in a heelside carve -- defines it, breaks it down, gives you a safe way to practice it.

Moderator Wall-to-wall about heelside carving specifically -- defines what a carve even is, then teaches one named technique (the open body heelside) in full: shoulder rotation, squat, weight on heels, lean back. Nothing else is covered.

Reviewer Three real steps, not just 'lean more' - boot setup, mirror practice, then the axis drill.

Moderator Direct continuation of the previous video's diagnosis, now the fix - boot setup, a self-feedback drill, and the body-axis mechanics - all in service of the same heelside carving goal.

Reviewer Four separate, correct fixes for heel chatter - body position, speed balance, snow spray, and a hardware tweak. Hard to do better in five minutes.

Moderator Dead center on the skill - diagnosing and fixing heel-edge chatter/slide-out, which is THE defining heelside-turn problem. Every part of the video stays on this exact issue.

Reviewer Sharp comparison of extension styles, including a trap ('locked' knee that isn't) that catches a lot of riders out.

Moderator Entirely a comparison of front-leg extension styles in heelside turns - full extension, moderate extension, no extension - with the trade-offs of each. On-topic throughout.

Reviewer Real coach, real student, real fix - you can hear the exact moment it clicks for him.

Moderator The entire session is Dan and the coach working through one heelside issue - where it comes from, why it happens, and the fix - captured live as it's being coached. Nothing else in the frame.

Reviewer Clear fix for the most common heelside mistake, plus a path to level it up further.

Moderator Squarely about heelside turns, addressing the most common failure mode directly.

Reviewer Good technical levers for cleaning up your heelside carve once the basics are there.

Moderator Squarely about heelside technique, specifically the skid-to-carve progression.

Reviewer Goes beyond technique into self-diagnosis and safety -- a genuinely complete tips list.

Moderator Ten tips, all specifically about heelside carving -- forward lean, speed checks, weight distribution, knee bend, patience through the transition, track analysis, safety awareness on a blind edge, edging angle to tighten the turn. Every tip is on-topic.

Reviewer Good beginner cues — chair sit, knee steering — identical to this creator's other version of this clip.

Moderator Word-for-word the same lesson as the other 'beginner heelside tips' clip from this creator — squarely on topic.

Reviewer Good analogies — 'sit in a chair,' 'knee like a door' — that actually map to correct technique.

Moderator Explicitly targeted at beginner snowboarders and squarely about heelside turns.

Reviewer Good cues, just wish it didn't cut off mid-explanation on the last tip.

Moderator Squarely about heelside turns, explicitly framed as the beginner skidded-turn foundation for everything else in the sport.

Reviewer Solid, familiar cues if you've seen this creator's other heelside clips.

Moderator Squarely about heelside, explicitly for beginners.

Reviewer Best-organized beginner lesson in the batch — covers the whole turn cycle, not just isolated tips.

Moderator Mostly heelside — knee-opening cue, commitment, edge-to-edge pressure control — but it also covers toeside mechanics in the same breath, so it's a broader edge-control lesson that heelside shares the stage in.

Reviewer Textbook first-turns teaching -- explains the why behind every step, not just the what.

Moderator Step 6 of a structured progression, and heelside turning is taught in full, symmetric detail alongside toeside -- both toe-to-heel and heel-to-toe C-turns get complete instruction. Not heelside-only, but the heelside instruction itself is thorough, not an afterthought.

Reviewer Silly delivery, real substance — explains the actual cause of chatter and how to fix it, not just 'look ahead.'

Moderator This is a single-issue video and the issue is heelside turns, full stop. Every minute ties back to where your eyes go on the heel edge and why it matters for finishing the turn. No padding, no unrelated tangent — squarely on the sub-skill.

Reviewer Solid cues, but it's the same stacked-position/toe-lift advice as this creator's other clips — 'advanced' in the title is a stretch.

Moderator Squarely about heelside edge technique — skid vs. carve, stacked position, toe lift for more edge angle.

Reviewer Good diagnosis of a real problem — could use a bit more on how to actually fix it, not just what's wrong.

Moderator Squarely about heelside turns — a specific, common problem (heel-edge chatter) and its cause/fix.

Reviewer Good technical upgrade on the classic beginner heelside stance -- just wading through an ad for it.

Moderator The entire video, start to finish, is about heelside positioning and technique -- from the beginner side-slip reference through to a stronger carving stance.

Reviewer One of the better explanations of why intermediate riders skid, and how to stop.

Moderator Directly addresses getting past the 'linking turns but skidding' plateau on both edges equally — heelside and toeside get matched treatment throughout, so it's very useful for heelside without being specific to it.

Reviewer A more nuanced pressure-sequencing cue than you'll get from the beginner clips — worth it once you're past the basics.

Moderator Genuinely about edge technique, but the transcript spends equal time on toe-edge and heel-edge pressure sequencing — heelside is half the lesson, not the whole thing.

Reviewer Two solid cues for pushing your carve deeper, but assumes you're already carving well.

Moderator Mostly on-topic - shoulder rotation and knee compression cues for a deep, aggressive heelside carve, plus a real safety note on conditions. Opens with a tangent about jacket fabric for ground contact, which isn't really heelside turn technique.

Reviewer Sharp, non-obvious technical detail for riders already linking turns.

Moderator Knee/hip steering mechanics through the turn, covering the toe-to-heel and heel-to-toe transitions equally. Genuinely useful for heelside turns but framed as general turn mechanics, not heelside-specific.

Reviewer Solid beginner cues, just brief — worth the two minutes, don't expect depth.

Moderator Does exactly what the title says: three concrete cues (tailbone sink, knee steering, shoulder involvement) framed specifically for heelside skidded turns. Only wrinkle is he demos the shoulder cue on a toeside turn instead of heelside, so it's not perfectly pure, but the whole package is built around heelside.

Reviewer Explains the heel-turn hip position better than most dedicated heelside videos manage, plus real technique on timing and reading terrain.

Moderator Covers both toe and heel turns throughout, but the heel-specific breakdowns are detailed and correct on their own - hip position ('bend at your hips like sitting in a chair... otherwise too much weight over your heel edge and the board slides out') is a direct, technically accurate heelside cue, not just a passing mention.

Reviewer Clear, useful edge-change teaching, just not heelside-specific.

Moderator Teaches S-turns and early edge change on both edges equally — heelside gets no more attention than toeside. Directly useful for heelside but not exclusive to it, so it covers the sub-skill among other things rather than being squarely about it.

Reviewer The heel-edge pressure cues here are genuinely sharp -- worth it even though it's part of a bigger topic.

Moderator This is really a 'short turns' lesson covering the full heel-to-toe cycle, but there's a genuine dedicated breakdown of the heel-edge portion -- aft pressure through the tail at the end of a heel-side turn, tied to specific knee and shin cues.

Reviewer Good drill progression let down by an unnecessary, unprofessional moment at the end.

Moderator A four-drill progression for carving on both edges, with heelside called out explicitly in each drill (tray position, knee-touch technique, compression posture). Not heelside-exclusive -- toeside gets equal billing -- but heelside carving is a real, substantial part of the lesson throughout.

Reviewer Good technical content on stance and turn phases, just interrupted by a merch break.

Moderator Genuinely about edge-to-edge transitions, split evenly between toe and heel — the 3-phase tall/small/tall breakdown applies directly to setting up and finishing a heelside turn. Not exclusively heelside since toeside gets equal airtime, but heelside is a full half of the lesson, not an afterthought.

Reviewer Well-taught edge-control fundamentals, shared across both edges.

Moderator Teaches the sliding-vs-carving distinction and edge control using both heel and toe edge equally (traversing each edge, then angulating vs. leaning). Useful for heelside specifically but not focused on it alone.

Reviewer Practical drill for a common turn-shape issue.

Moderator About turn shape and hip centering generally, with the practical drill built around the toe edge specifically. Relevant to heelside as part of overall turn quality, but not focused on it.

Reviewer Good beginner cue, but thin -- and it's clearly a teaser for a paid course.

Moderator Static heel-edge stance practice -- sit-down position, weight onto heels, squat and tilt -- is real, specific heelside content, just paired evenly with the toeside version in the same short lesson.

Reviewer Genuinely sharp technical teaching — explains the why, not just the what.

Moderator Directly analyzes the toe-to-heel edge transition and the heelside slide-slip setup as concrete technical examples, which is squarely useful for heelside turns — but it's really a lesson on preemptive movement for edge transitions generally, heelside is one worked example among several.

Reviewer The 'sit into a chair' cue is the single best beginner mental model for heel turns in this whole batch.

Moderator Stance fundamentals for both edges, but the heel-specific instruction is explicit and detailed - 'for your heels the feeling is opposite... bum going down, sitting into a chair' with a clear explanation of why (balance, ability to slow and stop). It's a shared-stance video that gives real, standalone heelside content.

Reviewer Solid, accessible technique for smoothing out your heel-to-toe transitions.

Moderator Framed as smooth S-turns generally, but a meaningful chunk is specifically about the heels-to-toes crossover, which is the heelside exit/entry mechanic.

Reviewer Best teaching in this batch — clear analogies, no filler, just not heel-exclusive.

Moderator Knee steering is explicitly broken out for both toe side and heel side ('on my heel side, I'm pretending my knee is a door'), which is directly useful — but the video overall is a general tips dump across both edges, not heelside-focused.

Reviewer The back-foot and highback-angle tips are genuinely useful, specific heelside fixes hiding inside a general carving video.

Moderator General carving video covering both edges, but a meaningful chunk is heel-specific and named as such - sitting into a chair on the heel edge, weighting the back foot to hold a heel carve, and adjusting highback angle specifically to engage the heel edge sooner.

Reviewer The one heelside cue in here is a good one, just don't expect much volume.

Moderator It gives heelside its own explicit instruction -- riding across the slope on the heel edge into the toe turn, and back -- alongside equal treatment of the toeside. It's a linking-turns lesson that happens to include heelside, not a heelside-only lesson.

Reviewer Real cues in there but you have to dig for them through a lot of rambling and dead air.

Moderator Title promises heelside AND toeside, and that's what you get — toeside gets the full, complete breakdown, heelside is still being set up when the transcript excerpt runs out. So heelside is a real chunk of this, not filler, but it's sharing the video with a sibling skill, not the sole focus.