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New Park Skiier

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Mitchy123
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Hey. Im really new to this park stuff. Are there any tips and advice that could help me?
Nov 29 2005 9:38AM
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Schoening
Posts: 14332 - Karma: 1,268
practice
Nov 29 2005 9:41AM
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SIX
Posts: 4595 - Karma: 506
Yes, go out and ski, try to do rails, boxes or jumps.
Nov 29 2005 9:41AM
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skifiend
Posts: 2063 - Karma: 13
I would say start small, and by that I mean, don't try for a 540 right off. Nail your 180s, then 360s, and so on. Just practice and have fun.
Nov 29 2005 9:44AM
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Mitchy123
Posts: 59 - Karma: 14
Sounds good!
Nov 29 2005 9:48AM
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witty
Posts: 5616 - Karma: 178
have fun..nothing else matters...do what is fun, and dont worry about proving anything to anybody
Nov 29 2005 10:20AM
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skifiend
Posts: 2063 - Karma: 13
best advice yet!
Nov 29 2005 10:21AM
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DANETRON
Posts: 6671 - Karma: 137
be modest, dont say ur good and be a loud annoying bitch who really sucks
Nov 29 2005 10:23AM
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K2skier26
Posts: 270 - Karma: 10
is it good to learn to spin both ways right when you start or get really good at spinning only one direction????
Nov 29 2005 10:29AM
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1FastSTI
Posts: 167 - Karma: 10
try snowboarding
Nov 29 2005 10:34AM
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l337
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yeah, that will help your style. and when you get good enough you can tweak you style and make your own.
Nov 29 2005 10:39AM
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skifiend
Posts: 2063 - Karma: 13
since when do we want our style to be just like snowboarders? Come on, make skiing your own...not make skiing into snowboarding.
Nov 29 2005 10:41AM
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1FastSTI
Posts: 167 - Karma: 10
chances are that he was a boarder-groomer,
Nov 29 2005 10:43AM
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t-roy
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master balance first i;d say, then tricks will come easily
Nov 29 2005 10:50AM
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Mitchy123
Posts: 59 - Karma: 14
I dont snow board. All I have done was down hill but that got REALLY boring. so the end of last years season I started park.
Nov 29 2005 11:06AM
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Tclif
Posts: 1559 - Karma: 19
learn to ski first. THen you can do the more advanced stuff but like others said just do what is fun.
Nov 29 2005 11:11AM
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Mitchy123
Posts: 59 - Karma: 14
Ive been practing my 180s im getting ok at them.
Nov 29 2005 11:13AM
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salignolskier
Posts: 61 - Karma: 10
all you really need to become a good park skier is balls( or ovaries i guesse for chicks). you cant be scared to hit big stuff and try shit off of it. start off small but i mean the first time you try that 3 or whatever chances are that you are going to fall. you can progress so much faster if you just suck it up and try stuff, the more practice the better.i see so many kids out there that want to get good but they just sit on top of the hill before the jump and sike themselves out. you need to just go for stuff and realize that you are probobly going to fall a few times before you start landing stuff consistanly. leanr how to fall without hurting yourself if that makes sense.
Nov 29 2005 11:30AM
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Mitchy123
Posts: 59 - Karma: 14
True. The 1st time i tried a rail i was like wtf cause it was really slippy. it was plastic. Should I get good at jumps 1 and 3s grabs then move to rails?
Nov 29 2005 11:34AM
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salignolskier
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its all up to you. some kids like to jib a lot and others dont. try to get good at both but its total up to you wether you wanna practice rails or air. progress at both equally if you want
Nov 29 2005 11:39AM
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d-loc
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skis go on ur hands, its by far the simplistic way to ski
Nov 29 2005 11:40AM
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Mitchy123
Posts: 59 - Karma: 14
Should my bindings be center mounted?
Nov 29 2005 11:41AM
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d-loc
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not likely... thats only for line and weak people. get em mounted off center
Nov 29 2005 11:47AM
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Mitchy123
Posts: 59 - Karma: 14
How much off centerd
Nov 29 2005 11:50AM
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skifiend
Posts: 2063 - Karma: 13
Don't listen to d-loc...he's fucking with you...trust me on this one. If you're concentrating on park only, core center isn't a bad thing to do. But they don't have to be in order to ski park.
Nov 29 2005 1:48PM
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*DrewT*
Posts: 7768 - Karma: 481
dont be a pussy. you need to push yourself. That being said before you try to learn 540s or somthing you need to be able to do 360s pretty well. As for rails. It's all most all nuts until you get really good and start with 270s on and stuff
Nov 29 2005 1:57PM
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triebby
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have fun, work hard, and get on this site alot
Nov 29 2005 4:31PM
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STAUSS
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make sure you are a good skier first... then jsut go and have a good time taking small hits and jibs and skiing fakie.
Nov 29 2005 4:35PM
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Mitchy123
Posts: 59 - Karma: 14
I can ski. Just working on tricks.
Nov 29 2005 4:37PM
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brogilvie
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I like the suggestion to learn to spin both ways right away. Its a good idea because learning to spin to the right after getting very comfortable spinning to the left was one of the toughest things for me to do. It's strange I started off trying to spin to the right, but it didn't work out, so then I tried spinning to the left, and often times that didn't work out either. I feel I am somewhat confident on the right, but I wish I learned it earlier.
Nov 29 2005 4:37PM
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Mitchy123
Posts: 59 - Karma: 14
Thats a good idea. learn to spin both ways.
Nov 29 2005 6:12PM
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niels.
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dont be afraid to try stuff either. most of the time youll come out ok
Nov 29 2005 6:15PM
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LineisAgg
Posts: 166 - Karma: 10
Just do it
Nov 29 2005 6:16PM
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Mitchy123
Posts: 59 - Karma: 14
I plane on working my may up. starting with smalls tricks then going bigger
Nov 29 2005 6:16PM
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