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It means to keep the shoulders over board (with minimum folding at the waist on toeside turns). Keep the hips over the board as much as possible for the maximum ability to respond to unexpected terrain changes, the foundation for aggressive riding.
When the upper body is fully leaned into the turn, should the edge lose grip (due to an ice patch or bump), you are too committed to make adjustments to recover.
Staying stacked gives your ankles more leverage to drive into your the front or back of your boots to initiate turns.
This also means more of the forces are handled by your bones instead of your muscles, reducing fatigue and keeping your body's movements precise and intentional.
Move your hips laterally across the width of the board (as show in the video). This allows your shoulders to remain upright while still being able to shift your center of mass in order to put pressure on each edge. This is what is going to allow you to easily turn (a wide board) while staying stacked.
Shifting the position of just your hips is also a much faster movement than swinging your entire upper body like an up-side-down pendulum. The result is more responsive, effortless turns.
Between (toe to heel) edge changes, try reseting to fully flat based for a fraction of a second. Use this to recenter and reset and isolate the full motion of each turn. This will quickly help you practice staying stacked while turning. Mellow terrain recommended.
Try to slightly shuffle your board back and forth in between edge changes. You'll only be able to do this if fully flatbased and stacked. Do this on mellow terrain while not going very fast, and be careful to not catch an edge.
A: "Am I having to engage my core?" If "yes", it means you're doing it right.
B: "Am I consciously shifting my hips towards the edge." Pay extra attention on the toeside.
C: "Where are my shoulders?" Keep them vertically above your board as much as possible. Imagine squeezing a can of beer between your shoulder-blades and keeping the chest & head up. You'll feel the lower back muscles at work if done correctly.
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