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Fakie vs switch

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vtsteez
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k my roommate and i are having an argument..

i say theres no such word as fakie in skiing, that switch is correct

he says there is such a word, and both words are correct

whos right?

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Mar 23 2005 9:31PM
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PowderCanuck
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I prefer switch... but who cares?

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Mar 23 2005 9:31PM
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MdanteL
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i def. say switch.. but ppl do say fakie

Mar 23 2005 9:32PM
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you are


Mar 23 2005 9:32PM
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lineskier07
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say cab thats better than both of them and also call unnatural spins backside

Mar 23 2005 9:33PM
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Mattman
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cab, switch, fakie, backwards, all of the same, really

skiers say cab or switch

snowboards and skateboarders say fakie




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Mar 23 2005 9:46PM
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Audio
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i rollerblade and going backwards in blading is FAKIE and going backwards in skiing is switch, its all good. not need to fight.

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Mar 23 2005 9:48PM
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kykelly05
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snowboarders say both fakie and switch they are two different things in snowboarding

Mar 23 2005 9:48PM
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Drunkenmaster
Posts: 435 - Karma: 9
switch...for skiing
fakie is something boarders use...



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Mar 23 2005 9:48PM
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ryan.c
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ya most people use switch wen refering to skiing

Mar 23 2005 9:49PM
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kykelly05
Posts: 1295 - Karma: 11
with snowboarding
Fakie- is a term that is interchangeable with switch to a certain extent, Riding fakie means you have turned around on the board and was derived from skateboarding its only a temporary move

switch -refers to trying to perform for a period when riding or doing a trick

with skiing swith/fakie are the indentical.. haha i only know that b/c i have to teach it and i say it every day

Mar 23 2005 9:59PM
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freeskier1316
Posts: 1771 - Karma: 27
switch


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Mar 23 2005 10:12PM
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RRP-llc
Posts: 205 - Karma: 10
In snowboarding, it used to be that fakie was going backwards with an angled stance. Switch is going backwards with a duck stance. It used to be argued that fakie tricks were harder because of the stance. Now days they mean basically the same thing.

Going by that definition, fakie should be used for skiing because it is much hard than going forwards.

Also - stop saying cab, frontside and backside. Those terms DO NOT apply to skiing (backside is unnatural??).

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Mar 23 2005 10:16PM
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rubypalace
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ok im vtsteez's roommate, and i have been proven wrong, i guess i should stop saying fakie....but does it really matter in the end?

haha as long as its not "backwards" i think we're ok

Mar 23 2005 10:17PM
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Christian_Schum
Posts: 354 - Karma: 82
switch and fakie..its all the same..its part of a larger conspirecy...the gov't is behind it

Mar 23 2005 10:18PM
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Stinkey_egg
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when you take off it's switch and landing is fakie. is what i use.

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Mar 23 2005 10:20PM
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BxB
Posts: 809 - Karma: 38
i sk8 and use "fakie" alot, so when im skiing it just flows better to say fakie than switch.



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Mar 23 2005 10:27PM
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mathers
Posts: 1865 - Karma: 490
backwards

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Mar 23 2005 10:31PM
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Mar 23 2005 10:52PM
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SmoKinSkier
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I say switch but I could care less what everyone else says cuz i know what they mean!

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Mar 23 2005 11:00PM
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bermbuster49
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yeah i could really care less but,

you ride fakie, but do a trick switch

i guess, i dont really remember that when i am skiing so whatever

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Mar 23 2005 11:01PM
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ATLANTASKI
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i say cab or switch and instead of unnatural i say backside or rightside

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Mar 23 2005 11:04PM
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Gnarshred
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if im talking to good skiers i say fakie or switch, otherwise i say backwards cause otherwise it just confuses them.




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Mar 23 2005 11:06PM
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brogilvie
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I call it backwards, because Switch doesnt really apply to skiing it has just been labled that way, and fakie just sounds gay. And Backside, its not fuckin backside, that applies to snowboarding/skateboarding, but to each his/her own........ Rightside is the real way, Unnatural or unatty, what the shit is that???



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Mar 23 2005 11:10PM
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freestyle_kyle
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and whats it called wen u 270 off a rail and spin uphill? is that a blindside???? all this lingo is confusing. we should have a NS dictionary

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Mar 23 2005 11:41PM
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armada_freeskier
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i say that switch is for riding, going off jumps and landing backwards but fakie is when ur refering to tricks in the pipe. Like air to fakie sounds better than air to switch and doing a switch 9 off a jump sounds better than fakie 9. That's just my opinion

Mar 23 2005 11:47PM
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freestyle_kyle
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^agreed

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Mar 23 2005 11:48PM
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alpineplease
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yea dude that was deep

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Mar 24 2005 12:23AM
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vtsteez
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i think thats called backside. im not really sure though. i think when you spin, coming off a rail, and you face downhill before uphill its called frontside, and vice versa

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Mar 24 2005 1:15AM
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Phrosty
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frontside and backside only apply to rails when you ski, because you never land sideways when just jumping. saying a spin is backside makes no sense at all, considering what backside and frontside mean.




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Mar 24 2005 1:19AM
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westcoaststyle
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switch, cab and fakie are all different. dont say cab or fakie as they dont apply to skiing. switch it is!

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Mar 24 2005 1:20AM
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lanks
Posts: 12544 - Karma: 74
to let you know, when switching up or spinning off rails you can apply frontside or backside. however, it doesnt make sense to label spins fs or bs when spinning off jumps. its for the best to say leftside or rightside. and personally, i say switch, not fakie.


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Mar 24 2005 1:20AM
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Phrosty
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^echo?




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Mar 24 2005 1:23AM
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lanks
Posts: 12544 - Karma: 74
well apparently we were on the same page.


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Mar 24 2005 1:27AM
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Phrosty
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it looks like we were thinking the same thing




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Mar 24 2005 1:28AM
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mattwalker
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haha both those suck, call it reverse or ass-first


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Mar 24 2005 1:28AM
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vtsteez
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ahhah that made my night

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Mar 24 2005 1:33AM
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albatross.
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"say cab thats better than both of them and also call unnatural spins backside"

Thats wrong because cab is switch frontside.

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Mar 24 2005 1:39AM
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turbo_penguin
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History First...

The reason this debate exists is fakie and switch are two different things in skateboarding, but the difference is where your feet are while riding with your opposite foot forward. If you are on the front of the board, it's fakie, and if you're on the back of the board (normal riding position) it's called switch. In snowboarding and skiing you can't change your foot position, so they are the same.

Back to Topic...

The reason switch is more common for takeoffs of tricks and for general riding is because it would be more normal to take off, or normally ride switch on a skateboard than fakie. BUT for tricks like air to fakie, or boardslide to fakie, in skateboarding your feet wouldn't have changed position, so when you land you would be fakie not switch. That's why it sounds better "to fakie" not "to switch". Cab refers to a spin on a skateboard started from a fakie foot position and spinning frontside. Since there is no frontside in skiing, it can't be translated exactly, as it can for snowboarding, but it makes sense.

Conclusion...

Whatever you say you're right... but for takeoffs and general riding, "switch" would be best, and for landings "fakie" generally is best.

"air to fakie"
"switch left-side nine"
"boardslide to fakie"
"switch straightline"
"switch boardslide"

hope that helps

Mar 24 2005 1:41AM
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turbo_penguin
Posts: 282 - Karma: 15
backwards is also a personal favorite, a la eric pollard in Happy Happy bonus features "backwards 360"

Mar 24 2005 1:42AM
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J@nne
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when you ski backwards, its fakie and when you spin unnatural side it`s switch.

Mar 24 2005 1:46AM
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Phrosty
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^where do you kids get this shit?




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Mar 24 2005 1:48AM
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strode
Posts: 7549 - Karma: 14
"fakie" takes too long to say, and "cab" is a skateboard and snowboard term, so "switch" it is



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Mar 24 2005 1:53AM
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mdvorak
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Technically it is fakie because you cannot change you stance on the ski when you turn a 180. On a skateboard, you must move to the back of the deck to change from fakie to switch.

The bottom line is that is sounds better to say switch 9 than to say fakie 9 so we say switch. Sooo basically it doesnt really matter.

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Mar 24 2005 1:56AM
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alev
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i always knew sandy/alex liked it switch anyway



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Mar 24 2005 8:57AM
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40calGlockSkier
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I use switch but we all know what someone is talking about when they say fakie, cab, etc,.......


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Mar 24 2005 9:08AM
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Jokeri
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i agree wtih J@nne, skiing backwards is fakie and and spinning to unnatural is switch

Mar 24 2005 10:51AM
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nothanks
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switch, or cab....i think i like cab more, but im used to saying switch

fakie is more of a skate/snbd thing......



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Mar 24 2005 11:05AM
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michiganjibber
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It's definitely switch. Cab makes it sound like we're trying to bite snowboarding or skating.




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Mar 24 2005 12:09PM
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feihlination
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go with switch, can't be wrong, but i also agree to the point that landing a trick may be called fakie.

(the pipe example : straight air to fakie, not straight air to switch :::::: switch 9 on a kicker not cab/fakie 9)

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Mar 24 2005 12:27PM
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eastAR5
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as long as you dont say "backwards" any of those work

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