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LiveSkiorDie720
Posts: 813 - Karma: 3
i just got backflips down and i'm thinkin about a flat spin. I totally understand the motion and everything, but i just think that maybe a couple tips would help. ya know, things that might go wrong to watch out for, etc... i can also spin 7 grabs n 9s so i think i'm qualified. So any tips at all?
Dec 2 2002 4:20PM
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NoTeefa
Posts: 9566 - Karma: 129
work on rodeos first


my intire crew waited for his ass at the bottem of the hill and beat the shit out of him. i broke his poles agianst a tree, and we snapped one of his skis. fucker got uppercutted so much. he was bleeding from his eyes and shit, crying like a little pussy. i busted out a body slam on his ass and broke both of his arms. the ski patroler broke up the fight and clipped all of our tickets. we where gonna beat the shit out of the patroller but my mom came to pick us up.
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Dec 2 2002 4:32PM
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LiveSkiorDie720
Posts: 813 - Karma: 3
naw, if i figure that since they are so similar in motion off the lip of hte jump, that if i try a flat i'll do one or the other, and if i try a rodeo i'll do one or the other...and flat spin motion seems way more natural to me then a rodeo. so pretend i can do rodeos. now some tips on the flat...
Dec 2 2002 4:34PM
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petek
Posts: 8762 - Karma: 12
they are pretty hard to do man, tha's all i can say


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Dec 2 2002 4:46PM
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NoTeefa
Posts: 9566 - Karma: 129
trampoline

throw your right shoulder towards the landing while bringing your legs up and too the left of you.

they are hard, a backflip is a simple rotation to initiate so dont think that its a good prerequisite, get your rotations dialed on the tramp and then take it to snow


my intire crew waited for his ass at the bottem of the hill and beat the shit out of him. i broke his poles agianst a tree, and we snapped one of his skis. fucker got uppercutted so much. he was bleeding from his eyes and shit, crying like a little pussy. i busted out a body slam on his ass and broke both of his arms. the ski patroler broke up the fight and clipped all of our tickets. we where gonna beat the shit out of the patroller but my mom came to pick us up.
~mommy~
Dec 2 2002 4:49PM
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wannabegangster
Posts: 897 - Karma: 12
flat spin is almost as easy as a backflip, pretty much the same thing. except you cant see your landing the whole way like a backflip.
Dec 2 2002 5:37PM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
they are super easy in the pipe, so start there if you can, if not, just do it on trampoline then just try it one day when you feel confident and crap
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Dec 2 2002 6:22PM
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bibskis
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is it forward or back?




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Dec 2 2002 6:34PM
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d-spin89
Posts: 896 - Karma: 15
i tried a lincoln loop last year and ended up with a flatspin
Dec 2 2002 6:47PM
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switchskier88
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any suggestions that don't involve a tramp, cause i'm to poor to buy one
Dec 2 2002 7:11PM
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petek
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the more speed u get in the pipe the better, simple physics. Its sorta like a lincoln loop, but you never become inverted. When ure goin off a kicker, lean slightly backwards, and try a lincoln loop. I constantly get beat when trying new tricks, so don't feel bad when u fuck up


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Dec 2 2002 7:18PM
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A_T_K
Posts: 1403 - Karma: 12
yea same with me, i was tryin to get my lincolns dialed, but i ended up with a flatspin 5
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Dec 2 2002 7:36PM
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WIfreeskier
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I do them on the tramp by first learning a rodeo... Then try a rodeo but really throw your shoulder into landing and rotate pretty much sideways. If you don't have a tramp, do them on a bed, i was doing them on a hotel bed the other night. Another really good idea to practice is to find a pool with a diving board, i always do tricks on those, it's fun.
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Dec 2 2002 8:11PM
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shawk11332
Posts: 159 - Karma: 10
i dunno if i was throwing a flat spin or a rodeo 5. I was trying my first flares of the season off a jump and messed up the rotation, but still landed backwords and it wasn't a flare. If you can build a jump that throws you into a big pile of powder, try that. Just work on flipping at more of an angle instead of strait back. Most likely, you will land sideways a few times, then eventually you will stick the switch landing. Good luck. Even practice with a old action figure or something, get a picture of the rotation.


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Dec 2 2002 8:51PM
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Nine_Milla_Killa
Posts: 6783 - Karma: 23
Go to the diving board if u dont havea tramp. And throw your feet out in front on you and roll your following shoulder down and back.



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Dec 2 2002 10:50PM
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GeneralDisorder
Posts: 2141 - Karma: 18
well jf cusson says this: ' throw your lead shoulder like you want to body check someone.. as soon as your in the air go for a grab that will help maintain balanceat 180 your feet should be the same level as your headits the only time your almost invertedafter completeing 360 your almost back to your normal axis. and just spin the rest basically'
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Dec 3 2002 1:49AM
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Ski_Instructor_Mike
Posts: 6146 - Karma: 73
looking through your feet at a wall or tree or whatever helps to keep you flat,
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Dec 3 2002 2:42AM
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RossiScratch-411
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i hear you set a back rotation then in the middle of ur back, throw you hip to the direction you want to set your spin to and keep looking over that shoulder, i've never tried it though...








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Dec 3 2002 8:41AM
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petek
Posts: 8762 - Karma: 12
u'll know if u did a rodeo, if u got inverted


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Dec 3 2002 12:33PM
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NoTeefa
Posts: 9566 - Karma: 129
god you're retarded, i thought i explained this to you earlier petek RODEOS AND MISTIES ARE NOT INVERTS


my intire crew waited for his ass at the bottem of the hill and beat the shit out of him. i broke his poles agianst a tree, and we snapped one of his skis. fucker got uppercutted so much. he was bleeding from his eyes and shit, crying like a little pussy. i busted out a body slam on his ass and broke both of his arms. the ski patroler broke up the fight and clipped all of our tickets. we where gonna beat the shit out of the patroller but my mom came to pick us up.
~mommy~
Dec 3 2002 3:25PM
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Straightline
Posts: 168 - Karma: 10
i think that there is a misconception that a flat spin is similar to a rodeo, off axis, kinda back cork... well Jesus H Christ. its not. so stop. flats are front cork-ish spins. go to skiing motion. jf knows what hes talking about doesnt he? damn you people can be stupid.
Dec 3 2002 3:44PM
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Skier10322
Posts: 2170 - Karma: 145
straightline is completely right. Flat spins are forward. A rodeo is back. They are very different tricks.
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Dec 3 2002 3:53PM
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NoTeefa
Posts: 9566 - Karma: 129
front corkish spin eh? did somebody say bio?


my intire crew waited for his ass at the bottem of the hill and beat the shit out of him. i broke his poles agianst a tree, and we snapped one of his skis. fucker got uppercutted so much. he was bleeding from his eyes and shit, crying like a little pussy. i busted out a body slam on his ass and broke both of his arms. the ski patroler broke up the fight and clipped all of our tickets. we where gonna beat the shit out of the patroller but my mom came to pick us up.
~mommy~
Dec 3 2002 3:54PM
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wannabegangster
Posts: 897 - Karma: 12
a flatspin is a backflip with your hips parrallel to the ground.
Dec 3 2002 11:09PM
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petek
Posts: 8762 - Karma: 12
so according to u, k2skeepimp, there are only 3 inverts. Frontflip, backflip, and lincoln loop. And according to you, when u add a spin, u are no longer inverted. are u a moron, an invert is anything where ure skis go over ure head, a d-spin is an invert, so is a misty, and a rodeo. How do i know this for sure, at a no inverts comp. i got disqualified for throwing a misty, and my friend for throwing a rodeo. And straightliner is right to some point, rodeo u are spinnin on more then 1 axis, whereas a flatspin is only 1 axis.


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Dec 3 2002 11:26PM
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freestyleskier14
Posts: 638 - Karma: 8
just throw yer feet foward and up like u r doin' a back flip. but once the come up to about yer head or chest level turn and look as hard as u can to the side. thats how I do em on the tramp, seems to work everytime...
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Dec 4 2002 12:40AM
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Ski_Instructor_Mike
Posts: 6146 - Karma: 73
well most people do mistys where your ass is below your head. so technically it's not inverted. and if you want to see a good example of a flatspin on a table I got his animation on a hip, to do it on a table you just add a 180 at the end.


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Dec 4 2002 1:04AM
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Ski_Instructor_Mike
Posts: 6146 - Karma: 73
notice how his head comes out infront? that's what they were talkign about when they said 'front corkish things'
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Dec 4 2002 1:05AM
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Nine_Milla_Killa
Posts: 6783 - Karma: 23
yeah, not sure if I agree that mistys arent inverts. They might not ALWAYS be inverted, but usually they are for a small portion of the jump. Same with rodeos... But who really cares.




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Dec 4 2002 1:16AM
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ElChapoTrapHaus
Posts: 1250 - Karma: 38
flat spins are easy, you just gotta trust yourself. (these directions are for spinning to the left) Get speed, as you approach the jump wind up like a normal spin, when you pop throw your head and hips to the left so you are spinning like a frisbee, tuck in grab, spot your landing and correct yourself. Just huck, you figure it out.



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Dec 4 2002 1:26AM
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NoTeefa
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oh petek, you never cease to make yourself look like an idiot. in a TEXTBOOK misty or rodeo, you do not go inverted rather you go perpindicular to gravity, but this isnt aerials, so if you wanna go a little inverted on your mistys and rodeo, have a fucking ball.
i never said a dspin wasnt an invert, dspins, rock bottoms, fronts, backs, lincolns, and variations on aforementioned tricks, like flairs and brannys, all inverts. but corks, misties, rodeos, bios, are all off axis spins, that are not suppossed to go inverted.
a flatspin is not an off axis spin as much as it is an off axis flip.
i get what they're saying about the front corkish thingy, im just used to talking about them in the pipe.


my intire crew waited for his ass at the bottem of the hill and beat the shit out of him. i broke his poles agianst a tree, and we snapped one of his skis. fucker got uppercutted so much. he was bleeding from his eyes and shit, crying like a little pussy. i busted out a body slam on his ass and broke both of his arms. the ski patroler broke up the fight and clipped all of our tickets. we where gonna beat the shit out of the patroller but my mom came to pick us up.
~mommy~
Dec 4 2002 1:55AM
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Ski_Instructor_Mike
Posts: 6146 - Karma: 73
true true. it's all good homies.
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Dec 4 2002 2:11AM
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Flowsion
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I think the animation is pretty sick


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