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Triple_Strum
Posts: 6384 - Karma: 953
I knew this before, but today really solidified my thoughts that bailing switch just blows. All I did was come up short on a maybe 20 ft table switch and I just bounced and landed down in the flat on my hip, and how it hurts like crazy. What the crap. I mean, I know I am old, but I hate making stupid mistakes and paying for them big time. Today's little incident makes me really wary of coming up short switch on bigger hits (35+)
Dec 18 2005 2:41PM
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Gnarshred
Posts: 5670 - Karma: 18
i fell switch yesterday and it was really dumb cause i was doing and easy 180 off a little rock thing down a hill on the side of a catwalk. so i landed it and all was good then i liek caught an edge or something on the flat, it sucked.
Dec 18 2005 2:46PM
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eheath
Posts: 61604 - Karma: 123,122
Yeah casing switch hurts like a bitch, but just get up and go faster next time.
Dec 18 2005 2:46PM
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dweezileast
Posts: 9661 - Karma: 276
i hate how u bounce and do half of a backflip
Dec 18 2005 2:50PM
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skihillraod
Posts: 1852 - Karma: 45
I prefer falling switch on rails etc. b/c you just sort of tumble and take the tooth risk out of the equation, but falling switch on table is the worst, especially when doing a 180 or a zero, anything slow and smooth with a short and fast crash landing that leaves you wondering what the fuck just happened, I can't stop worrying about people landing on me after I fall, which is a lot.
Dec 18 2005 2:53PM
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LDuggan420
Posts: 1611 - Karma: 13
i hate it when you do something big like a 180 and you just know your gonna fall the entire time and it seems like your in the air so long then you just eat shit
Dec 18 2005 2:57PM
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eheath
Posts: 61604 - Karma: 123,122
yeah, i did a 5 over prob like a 30-40 footer, went waayy to big, at about 360 i was waving the nuckle goodbye, almost landed in the flat switch, it was fun haha
Dec 18 2005 3:00PM
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LDuggan420
Posts: 1611 - Karma: 13
haha nice^
Dec 18 2005 3:05PM
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VTfreeskier
Posts: 554 - Karma: 11
i came up short on high north's big table doing a cork 540...the worst feeling is knowing your coming up short and backwards
Dec 18 2005 3:55PM
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dtn13
Posts: 1543 - Karma: 143
i landed switch out of a rail and then slipped out and landed right on my face
Dec 18 2005 3:57PM
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r.w
Posts: 3489 - Karma: 18
tore my thumb nail of last weekend and there is an ice burn on the ski underneaith....it STILL hurts like a bitch!
Dec 18 2005 3:58PM
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D_Mezz
Posts: 1382 - Karma: 16
haha...yesterday i couldnt land a 5 and i tired it atleast 15 times...fell switch everytime...wow did it suck!
Dec 18 2005 4:03PM
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EastCoastPride
Posts: 11654 - Karma: 4,989
there is absolutely nothing more satisfying than drastically overshooting a landing and stomping switch in the flats. nothing.
Dec 18 2005 4:36PM
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STAUSS
Posts: 8232 - Karma: 3,311
just remember, Pop Set Grab 4 Point
Dec 18 2005 5:20PM
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AwR
Posts: 5147 - Karma: 1,880
gotta love when your throwing a 180 over a 50 ft table and you watch the landing go past your feet
Dec 18 2005 5:24PM
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candidefan04
Posts: 755 - Karma: 11
falling switch sucks and hurts really bad but whats more annoying is eating it in powder and then it goes up your shirt
Dec 18 2005 5:33PM
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Bo-
Posts: 553 - Karma: 11
this easter I was at Åre, sweden. It was about a week before the Jon Invitational so Jon and Sammy were up there. I introduced myself and said I was a big fan and all that yada yada. They were totaly cool and we hung out for a couple of hours.
THEN! We were suposed to do lines after eachother and I went first. I was sorta tired so I just went for Zeros on the two feature big jumps.
THEN! on the second jump I came up short and tried to reverse it in the air (we all know that's fucking hard and looks ridiculous) BUT... failed...
so I cased it and the bindning ripped and broke, resulting in the ski rolling under my back while I was sliding on it, later leaving big scars...
Next thing I know Sammy and Jon comes and does perfect fakie 7 criticals.... bollocks...
Dec 18 2005 5:45PM
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ArmadaFreerider8
Posts: 4565 - Karma: 10
I dunno, I've had a couple scary ass bails going into rails switch
Dec 18 2005 6:15PM
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Fr2Planker
Posts: 1696 - Karma: 13
yeah man i hear ya......ive done zero spins before a bunch of times and i tried one today on like a 20 ft table and died. it hurts man
Dec 18 2005 6:23PM
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K2skier26
Posts: 270 - Karma: 10
just to day i cased a jump going for a 180 and bounced up fell onto my hip and broke my brake. it hurt
Dec 18 2005 6:24PM
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m1garand
Posts: 3343 - Karma: 15
for whatever reason i always jack up both my thumbs when i eat it after a spin to switch out to eat shit. that's the worst part for me.
Dec 18 2005 6:27PM
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n0gga
Posts: 1053 - Karma: 103
i overshot some jump yesterday and landed switch so fucken flat, and jammed my jaw into my knee. godamn it hurts so much. im so lucky all my teeth are intact. it feels like my jaw is dislocated or something.
Dec 18 2005 6:33PM
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