Member of the Month

je_t.aime_canard
January, 2025

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Spinning faster???

profile picture
Phil.Green
Posts: 718 - Karma: 96
soo last night i was doing some 5s over this new table which is like 15' maybe 20' or so( i live in ohio) and i wanted to do a 7 but i couldnt spin fast enough? i wind up and i keep looking the way im spinning but i couldnt spin it no matter how high i went and how hard i winded up....there were some kids doing 9s of it so i know it was big enough..any suggestions....(dont be assholes)
Feb 16 2006 2:44PM
0 0
profile picture
skier27
Posts: 7238 - Karma: 32
do a switch 7, its easier to get around on small tables
Feb 16 2006 2:45PM
0 0
profile picture
punkrock32
Posts: 1183 - Karma: 21
regular 7's are easy to get around on small tables, it sounds like you are either not throwing it hard enough, or you arent committing enough. You might be slowing down your spin around 540 since you have been doing those the whole time.
Feb 16 2006 2:47PM
0 0
profile picture
Holte
Posts: 10750 - Karma: 7,948
i can spin a lot faster if i grab or just tuck my legs a lot.
Feb 16 2006 2:48PM
0 0
profile picture
skier27
Posts: 7238 - Karma: 32
what i meant to say was its easier to go from a switch 5 to a switch 7, then a 5 to a 7
Feb 16 2006 2:51PM
0 0
profile picture
Aseets
Posts: 2171 - Karma: 17
bring your legs in, keep them next to eachother and bring in your arms, but dont' be all penciled out cause that looks dumb, but the trick is to lower your rotational moment of inertia (just keep your apendages close to your body)
Feb 16 2006 2:57PM
0 0
profile picture
freeskibum82
Posts: 6355 - Karma: 5,057
i ran into this problem from 7 to 9.. just dont spot at 5.. and look for the 7.. open up at 630 to land at 7.
Feb 16 2006 3:03PM
0 0
profile picture
lowtech
Posts: 1135 - Karma: 10
my friend had that problem with 5's. you just gotta get comfortable with spinning 7. go work on it on a tramp or something
Feb 16 2006 3:07PM
0 0
profile picture
free]dumb[skier
Posts: 142 - Karma: 10
yea practice spins on tramps... get a feel for the rotation and spotting ur landing. it just takes practice
Feb 16 2006 3:08PM
0 0
profile picture
SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
I dont think tramp spinning is very accurate, because I can spin a 9 but I fall over on a tramp, but on skis due to the momentum or my sheer radness It can be stuck and ridden away without any problem. corking can be helped by trampolines but just flat spinning can only be helped by ballsing up and adding 180 after 180 to your rot.
Feb 16 2006 3:21PM
0 0
profile picture
chrismoJBEATS
Posts: 5898 - Karma: 44
dont agree
Feb 16 2006 3:26PM
0 0
profile picture
free]dumb[skier
Posts: 142 - Karma: 10
then u need to work on ur balance without skis...
Feb 16 2006 3:37PM
0 0
profile picture
Mills
Posts: 1123 - Karma: 12
winding up harder isn't the trick man.. thats just gonna but you off balance and make your spin look ugly.
Feb 16 2006 3:39PM
0 0
profile picture
Phil.Green
Posts: 718 - Karma: 96
well then if i wind up less how do i spin faster??
Feb 16 2006 4:07PM
0 0
profile picture
SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
Can you spin 9s flawlessly on a tramp? No? You need to work on your balance period.
Feb 16 2006 4:32PM
0 0
profile picture
Antoine.
Posts: 1269 - Karma: 6
yeah tuck up ur legs and try to spin a lil harder
Feb 16 2006 4:34PM
0 0
profile picture
Sexpert
Posts: 90 - Karma: 10
Forget every other peice of advice, just keep looking over your shoulder past 540. You are used to looking at the landing at 450 or so and so you will slow down in the air. just keep looking over your shoulder until you are at 630.
Feb 16 2006 4:37PM
0 0
profile picture
free]dumb[skier
Posts: 142 - Karma: 10
hahaha do u know me? no? ok shut the fuck up. yea i can land 9 flawlessly on a tramp and i think my balance is fine...
Feb 16 2006 4:37PM
0 0
profile picture
SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
lets see some vid
Feb 16 2006 4:40PM
0 0
profile picture
free]dumb[skier
Posts: 142 - Karma: 10
aight...it might take a while before i can get it on the net, but my sponsor wants to get some footage of me soon. ill let u know when its up.

btw what part of tahoe are u at? i used to live in reno
Feb 16 2006 4:50PM
0 0
profile picture
kristie
Posts: 1667 - Karma: 214
Back to the original question...carve into it a little, pop more, throw harder, and keep your head turned and your shoulders open. I'm pretty sure I couldn't do a 7 off a 20 foot hit, though.
Feb 16 2006 5:48PM
0 0
profile picture
TWallisch
Posts: 1482 - Karma: 5,659
try for a 1080 and then stop at 720

p.s 1080's are the best trick ever

syke
Feb 16 2006 7:08PM
0 0
profile picture
SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
when I want to spin faster I open up right before the jump and then right as I'm comming off of it I bring my leggs back together and through my arm. check out my videos, the 3 and one of the 5s will show you how I go about doing it.
Feb 16 2006 7:29PM
0 0
profile picture
reggyboy
Posts: 1608 - Karma: 13
try cork it out a little that usually helps me spin faster
Feb 16 2006 8:15PM
0 0
profile picture
LDuggan420
Posts: 1611 - Karma: 13
bigger jump
Feb 16 2006 8:16PM
0 0
profile picture
LDuggan420
Posts: 1611 - Karma: 13
bigger jump
Feb 16 2006 8:16PM
0 0
profile picture
pwallstreet
Posts: 1627 - Karma: 41
you dont need bigger jumps^^ wrong! make sure you set it and KEEP looking over that shoulder. hard! i was trying to do 5s and ended up doin a 7 that way. make sure you set it decently hard and keep looking thats the key. tuck up your legs to
Feb 16 2006 8:21PM
0 0
profile picture
stylishskier
Posts: 658 - Karma: 11
other than the fact that this 15-20 footer is probably producing the most hucked looking 5s 7s and 9s and you should work on style, what you need to think about is maybe 2 360s instead of a 5 then a 180. When I do 7s I spot at 3 and then I turn another 360 and spot the 7 the same way I spot a 3. I do 5s differently than 3s and 7s...
Feb 16 2006 8:26PM
0 0
profile picture
eLevate
Posts: 2489 - Karma: 49
make sure all youre envisioning in your mind is a 7. and i open up my legs when i pop like that too, and tuck my legs all the way up. just keep looking and itl come around
Feb 16 2006 8:30PM
0 0
profile picture
yasuda
Posts: 74 - Karma: 10
i was working on this too today. what i found was that you kinda have to cheat the spin at first. as you go towards the lip get set up, get your arms set and then as you pop throw the first 90. this will throw you into the first 180 very quickly and so long as you keep tucked you'll maintain your momentum. then just skip the 5 and lace a 7.
Feb 16 2006 8:35PM
0 0
profile picture
SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
I think a key part of the whole thing is knowing when to spot your landing, when learning 7s I just did a 5 and didnt spot my landing, I kept my head looking over my shoulder until it came around to the front of me. Of course throwing your arms harder will actually get the sping to have a higher velocity.
Feb 16 2006 8:56PM
0 0
profile picture
LDuggan420
Posts: 1611 - Karma: 13
yeh u might be able to get it around but who wants to see a wicked hucked 7? not me
Feb 16 2006 9:00PM
0 0
profile picture
Sexpert
Posts: 90 - Karma: 10
Oh ya you totally need a bigger jump.
Feb 16 2006 9:14PM
0 0
profile picture
skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
Just keep praticing the spin and it'll come easier.
Feb 16 2006 9:19PM
0 0
profile picture
Hctiws_iks
Posts: 2077 - Karma: 25
practive practice practice.
Feb 16 2006 9:34PM
0 0
profile picture
pnsski
Posts: 699 - Karma: 10
do you ski at perfect.... cuase im having the EXACT same problem and i ski perfect and i was tryin off that second hit which boosts you i should be spinning 9's off that and i cant even get a 7 idk whats up how often u go i odnt really know anyone else that skis good i want someone who is also progressing maybe get better that way??? pm me
Feb 16 2006 9:38PM
0 0
profile picture
RWalker
Posts: 384 - Karma: 11
practice
Feb 16 2006 9:43PM
0 0
profile picture
PimpDaddySkier
Posts: 4221 - Karma: 20
thats it....dont look for a 5 cause youll stop spinning
Feb 16 2006 9:45PM
0 0
profile picture
freeskibum82
Posts: 6355 - Karma: 5,057
wow.. thanks for rewording exactly what i said... add a post to your count.
Feb 17 2006 11:03AM
0 0
profile picture
free]dumb[skier
Posts: 142 - Karma: 10
yea the 2 360 method is good...thats how i got bigger spins...and once u get a 7 down u should be able to 9 easy because i will see your landing. i think u might wanna try 9s on something bigger tho. 20 feet isnt going to cut it unless u want it to look like shit.
Feb 17 2006 5:45PM
0 0
profile picture
Phil.Green
Posts: 718 - Karma: 96
i cant....that is the biggest jump we have....and the ppl at my mt.. and judges at my mt. rather see hucked 7s then floated 3s
Feb 20 2006 4:26PM
0 0
profile picture
eastAR5
Posts: 15084 - Karma: 732
word
Feb 20 2006 4:30PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)