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guillermolongjon2
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when i start my spin when i initiate it i kinda look over my shoulder and down which throw off my spin because i cant see where i am and i always land backseat...anybody else have this problem?..i know to fix it i just need to practice more but if anybody else has it what did they do to not do it anymore?
Jan 2 2006 7:04PM
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t3shellvenom
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take off leaning really forward
Jan 2 2006 7:05PM
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skiierman
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I used to have it but spinning slower off larger jumps really helps. I don't even look over my shoulder anymore with spins I'm comfortable doing. I just kind of look down.
Jan 2 2006 7:07PM
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*DrewT*
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stay forward on the take off
Jan 2 2006 7:08PM
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eheath
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Dont look down. Watch any pro ski, they are looking up through the whole thing until they spot their landing
Jan 2 2006 7:09PM
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parkbuilder
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since you're just learning SPOT BACK up the hill at 180 in your spin, and it will fix you right up, I guarantee.
Jan 2 2006 7:09PM
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skiierman
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^ Bah I'm still looking for my landing, it's just not over my shoulder.
Jan 2 2006 7:10PM
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sherLocke
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i suck at spinning. my friend whoes nice though once gave me a good tip which got me doing better threes. if you spin to the left, when you throw your right arm across your body to start the spin pretend like there's something out in front of you your trying to swipe at, something like on the landing of the jump. this keeps your shoulders up and square which keeps your head up and you spin on a more level axis.
Jan 2 2006 7:13PM
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guillermolongjon2
Posts: 648 - Karma: 10
yea i spun my first 5 by doing that and not winding both my arms up...i def helps a lot..i just need to try to look straight and work on it for a while
Jan 2 2006 7:16PM
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*DrewT*
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wow Im normally the opposite when I slow down the spins a lot they start to drift backseat. I dont really have that problem anymore but I used to
Jan 2 2006 7:20PM
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eheath
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Wow that is horrible advice. All you have to do it keep your head up for the first 180 of ur jump then u can look, move your arms, or whatever and it wont do shit. It all starts in the first 180 of the spin.
Jan 2 2006 7:20PM
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CORKED
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try and carve a little off the lip but don't drop your left shoulder if you're spinning left or vice versa. and be really forward at the lip.
Jan 2 2006 7:20PM
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Jaskittin
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I used to have the same problem. Keep your chin up(literally) and you will spot and stick.
Jan 2 2006 7:22PM
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sherLocke
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pussyfooter sorry man, didn't know you ran this joint
Jan 3 2006 12:19AM
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eheath
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Sorry that your friends advise blew monkey tesicals.
Jan 3 2006 12:20AM
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sherLocke
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sorry but i need my t shirt back from your mom, and she cooked me a nice breakfast in it, tell her i said thanks
Jan 3 2006 12:22AM
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AKoblitz
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learn with your hips. Spin with your hips and you will progress so much faster. When you spin with your hips your core is much more centered, so when you get into dspins and cork stuff you will have a much easier time. Also when you spin with your hips this allows you to grab, while if you spin with your arms, its two motions your making.. one to spin and the other to grab... ITS ALL IN THE HIPS!!!
Jan 3 2006 12:22AM
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eheath
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Haha oh man, thanks for the laugh, dude i have never heard a joke about someones mother, well ever! You are just so cleaver aren't you? Aren't you?? You should recieve an award or somthing, most orginal insult ever posted on newschoolers, oh hell, ON THE INERENET. Yes, i believe you deserve that award for the most amazing orginality ever!! You are just so cleaver and witty! I just wish i could be you, so i could win that award, and just have that cleaverness and wittyness that you have! Oh my aren't you just cleaver!
Jan 3 2006 12:28AM
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lalalalaura
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^ and by "cleaver", evan really means "clever", just to clear that up.
Jan 3 2006 12:35AM
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Kendo
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i laughed at that for some reason
Jan 3 2006 12:40AM
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freerider6_9
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I agree...how old are you? 10?
Jan 3 2006 12:47AM
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freerider6_9
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Talking to sherlocke^^
Jan 3 2006 12:48AM
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Jaskittin
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Dude pussyfoot, she just owned you better in a sentence than you did to that dude in a paragraph.
Jan 3 2006 12:51AM
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AKoblitz
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haha
Jan 3 2006 1:09AM
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DunDunDun
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i usually land in the back seat. which sucks cause i get snow up my coat.
Jan 3 2006 1:15AM
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eheath
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Man, she was backing me up.
Jan 3 2006 1:15AM
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dom_uk
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yeah i dont really look down, but i ride dry slope and we have one kicker, its a whippy kicker so quite steep but the landings reallly steep so you have to change ur axis like 120degrees just to land , any tips on stopping me landing back seat, for example i always do it when spinning grabbing true tail
Jan 3 2006 9:00AM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
i only look down when i know im close to the ground
Jan 3 2006 9:08AM
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Mavrck
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i think u have the same problem i had...like exactly...if u havnt already figured it out....heres what i figured out....id dint realize as i was going up the jump ur already off axis...so when most people try to start there spins there first time or there first couple times they naturally try spinning across the body i guess u could say....there body is already at an angle so when u through the spin ur landing position is already predetermind....backseat....but if ur coming up to the jump u kinda lean forward into it and throw it so that u throw it level with flat ground then ull float it perfectly...try it on like a 12-15 foot table...i figured it out one day at another mountain and i been trhowin them straight ever since....except for the other day wehn my friend cut in front of me and through me off balance....that sucked balls....luckily i was in the mini park lol so i didnt die...ill make a diagram of what im talking about if its hard to understand
Jan 3 2006 10:35AM
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guillermolongjon2
Posts: 648 - Karma: 10
yea thanks..im pretty sure leaning forward coming up to it is the only thing i need to do but the advice still helps
Jan 3 2006 12:04PM
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e.will
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sorta not really though

make sure you feel the front of your boot, and when you pop, you will pop evenly
Jan 3 2006 12:24PM
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sherLocke
Posts: 4701 - Karma: 8
Pussyfooter you're the fool taking me serious. Just as you duly noted, this is the internet, lighten up. For the record I'm 18.
Jan 3 2006 1:14PM
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skoganskier101
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this thread is a waste of time
Jan 3 2006 1:25PM
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guillermolongjon2
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yea this thread went from some help to just gay
Jan 3 2006 3:08PM
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skiierman
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HOLY FUCKING HAIRY DONKEY BALLS! SO AM I!!!
Jan 3 2006 5:26PM
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sherLocke
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he asked. and i didn't mean to distract people from the main topic of the thread, i was the one giving my bit of advice in the first place.
Jan 3 2006 6:27PM
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Mavrck
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if u havnt figured it out ....thought this might help my explination
Jan 3 2006 7:11PM
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dweezileast
Posts: 9661 - Karma: 276
^thats a really good diagram on why you should pop.

whats the deal with switch spins, i have a ton of trouble consistently getting past a switch 180 on bigger jumps
Jan 3 2006 7:14PM
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Mavrck
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Jan 3 2006 7:20PM
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Mavrck
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god damnit sorry

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Jan 3 2006 7:21PM
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Mavrck
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now u can actually read it
Jan 3 2006 7:21PM
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guillermolongjon2
Posts: 648 - Karma: 10
thanks dude..thats my problem. i need to throw more forward and not down over my shoulder with my head as much
Jan 3 2006 7:53PM
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r.w
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and also a problem if you always land back seat is that you could be hucking it too much, what i mean is that you wind up and throw your arms which can also result with lose of control in the air, and uncontrolled spins.
Jan 3 2006 8:19PM
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Mavrck
Posts: 2765 - Karma: 27
no prob im happy to share what i learned
Jan 3 2006 8:47PM
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Dilla
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dont hate of pussyfooter, hes a better man than you will ever be
Jan 3 2006 8:52PM
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guillermolongjon2
Posts: 648 - Karma: 10
yea i think i def wind up too hard too. the 5 that i threw that actually felt good was with almost no wind up. instead of winding up both arms i just kinda threw my right arm to the left. worked good for me
Jan 3 2006 9:20PM
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BIGairVZ
Posts: 525 - Karma: 32
Do you have to have bent tips on the back of the ski to take off switch????
Jan 3 2006 10:43PM
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skiierman
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^ Last time I checked... It helps. Haha, I used to try to do that but everytime I'd try, they'd catch and I would just fall onto my back. Give it a try though... Like lean forward wicked off the jump almost to the point of a nose butter and see what happens.
Jan 4 2006 1:51PM
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