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awsomecoolguy
Posts: 3536 - Karma: 13
ok so today was the first time iv'e ever seen myself on camera. i was doing this 24 foot kink that is set up so the flat part of it it's going up hill a little . well anyways i totaly greese it been doing what iv'e always done and people are like. "you have good style on rails". but when i looked at my self on film i thought i looked freakin hudge compared to every thing and i was just this giant thing riding down the hill. and me being big just made me look bad.
i'm 6' 1'
Dec 18 2005 10:05PM
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Ahmets_Brother
Posts: 20283 - Karma: 5,931
thats nto that big. but i think it can look really good if yoru about that hieght. will wesson is about 6ft 1 and he is soo steezy and he doesnt go guerilla
Dec 18 2005 10:06PM
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awsomecoolguy
Posts: 3536 - Karma: 13
i do ride gorilla when on rails but when i'm just skiing i'm defitatly not gorilla
Dec 18 2005 10:09PM
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Ahmets_Brother
Posts: 20283 - Karma: 5,931
im not sure about park rails but i think urban looks really sick when your tall
Dec 18 2005 10:10PM
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eheath
Posts: 61540 - Karma: 122,540
Everyone thinks there own style looks bad.
Dec 18 2005 10:10PM
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wachutu
Posts: 123 - Karma: 10
yep... your eyes pick out the bad stuff not the good stuff.. i am about your size and i feel the same.. but skiing is about having fun not lookin good ya know?
Dec 18 2005 10:14PM
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stinkypoodangle
Posts: 1322 - Karma: 33
i know what you mean on that one. i'm 6'4" and it sucks cause you get self concious about your style. who cares though, just have fun.
Dec 18 2005 10:18PM
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Coalescent
Posts: 4871 - Karma: 2,063
yeah dude im 6'1 too... its not a big deal...when your tall atleast i start to get my own style and stuff like that...well i hope i do hha
Dec 18 2005 10:19PM
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twintipteles
Posts: 2954 - Karma: 13
good call dude, downey is one of my favorite people to watch on urbans and he's huge. just don't force yourself to be tucked up, as long as its smooth it'll look good, and anything unique about you, like height will make it look even better
Dec 18 2005 10:20PM
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JahSpriggs
Posts: 542 - Karma: 3,956
Im 6 4, u just gotta try harder to look steezy
Dec 18 2005 10:50PM
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MALONE
Posts: 3819 - Karma: 73
get big shit its clutch
Dec 18 2005 10:53PM
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outerlimitz
Posts: 639 - Karma: 14
I think the reason that you think you look bad is because you are used to seeing short people in the films. In most cases good style, defined but what we see the current pros doing. So just because your style is different, doesn't mean it is bad.
Dec 18 2005 11:07PM
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t3shellvenom
Posts: 3491 - Karma: 56
i think i look good on rails, not gorilla but stable ya kno
Dec 18 2005 11:09PM
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iheartskiing7
Posts: 410 - Karma: 10
haha. you are my boyfriend...that is neat
Dec 18 2005 11:21PM
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iheartskiing7
Posts: 410 - Karma: 10
sorry my friends so drunk. the comment above is not true
Dec 18 2005 11:24PM
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eheath
Posts: 61540 - Karma: 122,540
shut up u cocky fuck, you suck at life.
Dec 18 2005 11:25PM
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LineBoarder
Posts: 3762 - Karma: 84
If your a big dude, and you seriously try and look total gorilla then u will look like an asshole unless u r just nasty and can seriously pull it off cause u dial everything.

and everyone def hates themselves on film
Dec 18 2005 11:27PM
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hollygrove
Posts: 7845 - Karma: 93
Im 5,9. Oh and I'm 13.
Dec 18 2005 11:30PM
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Ahmets_Brother
Posts: 20283 - Karma: 5,931
i just hink that even if you dont tuck up when your tall it can still look good.
Dec 19 2005 4:18PM
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WONTON
Posts: 6951 - Karma: 55
^u know i definitely agree with u...just watch like the olenicks and like mark dvorak. some of the best rail style ive ever seen and theyre all more than 6 ft. I think the slightly bent knees and really relaxed looking rail style is much better looking than the gorilla. Even Mick D. hes not tall or anything but he doesnt really bend down and hang his arms all the time. He keeps his body pretty straight and bends in the knees. It's the relaxed look that makes rail style look good
Dec 19 2005 4:24PM
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WONTON
Posts: 6951 - Karma: 55
haha i repeated the same thing eh
Dec 19 2005 4:24PM
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lyndon
Posts: 7266 - Karma: 128
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, im 5 FEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dec 19 2005 4:25PM
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St.Steezy
Posts: 4228 - Karma: 20
I like the tall steeze, we can be noticed on the mountain easier.
Dec 19 2005 4:27PM
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lanks
Posts: 12543 - Karma: 72
6'4. just dont force it.
Dec 19 2005 5:47PM
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GhostfaceKillah
Posts: 3398 - Karma: 10
im 6'5 and i look like a goof on rails cause im so damned big and my mountain only has tiny rails
Dec 19 2005 5:49PM
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Lineskiah11
Posts: 2029 - Karma: 21
Ditto!^
Dec 19 2005 6:53PM
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sexy-stan69
Posts: 74 - Karma: 13
I LOVE TALL MEN THAT MEANS THEIR PENISES ARE HUGE AND WET AND JUICY TO SUCK ON!
Dec 19 2005 6:53PM
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NWFlow
Posts: 1557 - Karma: 61
the best rail pic ive seen was heed in ski time. and he wasn't gorilla at all
Dec 19 2005 7:47PM
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SensayMaster
Posts: 435 - Karma: 23
ya im 6'3 and i battle my self everyday. Most of my freinds im smooth and they think my style is so sick, but when i look at my footage, i hate it all. there have only been 2 shots of my that i actually like. its hard bein tall, and skiing is definatly all about fun, but if person feels they look good, then their gonna feel good. When i feel like im look like shit i just say im telling my self lies and that i dont look as bad as i think

I say, if the trick feels sick, then it looks sick.
Dec 19 2005 7:54PM
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LineBoarder
Posts: 3762 - Karma: 84
Def hit it right on the nose... u know when something is dialed and looks sick.. because it feels sick
Dec 19 2005 7:57PM
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TWoods
Posts: 10014 - Karma: 8,386
Get big clothes and skis to offset it. That's what I do, because I am a gangsta.

I am 6'1, and I know how you feel. but unless you are pushing ot be in movies or something, don't worry about it, hus thave fun.your style will develop as you get better at anyhting you do.
Dec 19 2005 8:05PM
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rynmartn
Posts: 2697 - Karma: 21
likes it said before most people always are kinda suprised how they look on camera. its not really wether or not yer tall. just sometimes things feel alot steezyier or bigger then they are then u get yerself all stoked and when u watch it its kinda a let down. im tall and don't feel goofy when skiing. u just have to be comfortable with yer body i guess
Dec 19 2005 9:03PM
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wiener
Posts: 2247 - Karma: 63
i am 6'6" and i look sick on rails because tall is sexy
Dec 19 2005 10:03PM
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4ss4ssin
Posts: 649 - Karma: 38
im 6'8.5'' imagine me on a rail


plus skiis

thats 6'10''
Dec 19 2005 10:06PM
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ItsPhil
Posts: 4625 - Karma: 11
haha damn, your ski pants must look like capri pants
Dec 19 2005 10:12PM
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ItsPhil
Posts: 4625 - Karma: 11
but i have a feeling youre not actually that tall
Dec 19 2005 10:20PM
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dweezileast
Posts: 9661 - Karma: 276
cough.. liam.. cough
Dec 19 2005 10:34PM
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WIfreeskier
Posts: 8125 - Karma: 65
yeah i'm 6'2", just gotta make shit smoooove and it's gonna look dope no matter what
Dec 19 2005 11:04PM
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mski
Posts: 4791 - Karma: 3,803
extremely true...i cant ussally find shots i like of myslef.
Dec 19 2005 11:08PM
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logange
Posts: 1428 - Karma: 159
let's see the film.
Dec 19 2005 11:10PM
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3ski6guy0
Posts: 9201 - Karma: 132
im 6'4". i dont like my style but oh well
Dec 19 2005 11:11PM
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Ski_Punx
Posts: 783 - Karma: 49
6 ft 3 here, and I find ballin up off of big hits & drops...and tucking the chin in helps keep it together. No worries Tall dudes..We ski big ass lines!
Dec 19 2005 11:31PM
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JazzyJ
Posts: 3233 - Karma: 18
im 5'7
Dec 19 2005 11:32PM
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m1garand
Posts: 3343 - Karma: 15
yea pete olenick is about the same height as me, 6'1" and he still looks mad steezy, but he also wears baggy ass shit - which i think helps a lot, especially since us non midget guys make everything look smaller.
Dec 19 2005 11:37PM
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MNS
Posts: 5386 - Karma: 3,241
i wear a big jacket and lowride and have a bit of gorilla and it works
Dec 19 2005 11:48PM
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MNS
Posts: 5386 - Karma: 3,241
i still think my style is horrible though
Dec 19 2005 11:48PM
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danS
Posts: 1525 - Karma: 163
im 6'3 and i dont have a problem with my style, i used to think about it, but who really gives a fuck, theres nothing you can do about it, and it looks fine on video. watch my vids, im in all tan.
Dec 20 2005 12:13AM
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pierceme
Posts: 1483 - Karma: 11
yeah im 6'4" and i try not to think too hard about it. But every once in a while ill look around the park and realize that everyone just comes up to my chest and then i feel huge. The main thing about being tall is that u gotta make sure and not flail at all. Cuz the littlest movement out of place stands out that much more cuz of how big u are.
Dec 20 2005 1:01AM
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salamander
Posts: 815 - Karma: 16
im gettin there. 6'0 and still growin at 15 years old
Dec 20 2005 8:40AM
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l337
Posts: 1244 - Karma: 14
I agree and disagree
Dec 20 2005 11:09AM
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