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AXIS Magazine... 450 Flatspins?
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I just got the second issue of AXIS, and not to be critical of all the great stuff they put in it this year, but i saw some things (well, three to be more exact) that kinda confused me.
On pages 42/43, they have a sequence at the bottom that must be labled wrong. The sequence shows a 270 off, not a 450. Whats with the 450?
And on the next page they have another 450, this time off a kicker. The caption reads Flatspin 450. I think that either there was some new way of naming rotations when they are off-axis, or that someone made a mistake. Or possibly they guy did land it 450, and then most likely broke something.
Yet, the captions on Boyd's Rodeo on page 48 again reads 450.... strike three: Is everyone going to call off axis 3's 450's from now on??
*sighs* I wish announcers would get trick names right too... god dammit, any spin over the guys head is a D-spin, not a measly Cork.
Other than that, if you havent gotten the AXIS issue, definetly get it. Despite all the criticism, they do have great pictures, I'll admit that easily.
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ya the 270 off by Matt Sterbenz is really a 450...typo.
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I just thought of something... the kickers have a landing that turns to the side in a turn-to-the-side kinda way, so you do have to land it sorta skewed... thats not enough to warrant a 450 tho....
'Sex. Something I'll never have. Like the muffins at break.' - Computer geek.
'all these kids today that ski want big air. You want to see some big air? Pull my finger!'
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yes, it really is, it's called a hip
THE SPRINKLER: get butt naked and then do a 1260 while taking a piss, i expect this trick to win many comps this coming season.
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its a hip jump man, thats right, as for the 450 off the rail, thats a typo.
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Boyd's trick is a backflip. Easy as that. Screw the extra 90 degree claim.
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Yeah, def the 450 was actually a 270. It is an awesome shot never the less.
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