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Switch 5 vs. backflip

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Ski_Unit_19
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if a slow smooth switch 5 with a grab was thrown in a comp should it beat a hucked backflip?
Feb 24 2006 12:27AM
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cool_catskier
Posts: 715 - Karma: 12
no way, backflips are inverted dude.
Feb 24 2006 12:28AM
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thatoneguyattyrol
Posts: 1497 - Karma: 14
always, especially the way you phrased it......
Feb 24 2006 12:28AM
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JackBach
Posts: 4155 - Karma: -5
I believe so.
Feb 24 2006 12:28AM
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Elijah.
Posts: 9322 - Karma: 76
If the switch 5 is a little corked
Feb 24 2006 12:41AM
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ajax
Posts: 2852 - Karma: 1,245
definitely
Feb 24 2006 12:45AM
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JesseWest
Posts: 882 - Karma: 27
if the backflips tiny it wins. bflips are the best trick ever. if you wanna get serious then switch 5 is the best trick ever
Feb 24 2006 12:50AM
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$tezzyStu
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ya for sure, most comps a backflip is liek a 3
Feb 24 2006 1:05AM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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backflips are easier than a switch 5 although they are sketchier
Feb 24 2006 1:08AM
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Anathema
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i learned backflips before i learned 180s. i certainly hope switch 5's would be scored higher..
Feb 24 2006 1:32AM
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Download-My-Apps
Posts: 5069 - Karma: 1,017
depends whos judging it, if its someone that knows their stuff I think a switch 5 would be. But at like a local comp with like done by the loadest cheer type thing i bet a backflip would take it, cuz I swear some people who dont know much about skiing think a backflip is the hardest trick in the world.
Feb 24 2006 2:17AM
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Woodland
Posts: 144 - Karma: 10
dude go for the 5. Backflips have to be huge to sick
Feb 24 2006 6:28AM
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triebby
Posts: 8670 - Karma: 2,190
i would definetly take the switch 5
Feb 24 2006 9:28AM
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gab_mori7
Posts: 1099 - Karma: 55
switch five
Feb 24 2006 9:38AM
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Edorf
Posts: 252 - Karma: 66
It realy depends on the jump to.. cuz a smooth backflip on a BIG jump is more scetchier and cooler than i switch5. even though backflip is easier to learn than the switch 5.
Feb 24 2006 9:50AM
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AKoblitz
Posts: 1201 - Karma: 113
switch 5... but it really depends on the style on both jumps, but yeah judging in comps being wack? what are u talking about? they are always correct....
Feb 24 2006 11:12AM
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pag
Posts: 3412 - Karma: 69
I would go for the switch 5
Feb 24 2006 11:18AM
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five0
Posts: 11466 - Karma: 36
i dont see how u can even compare the two...switch 5 def
Feb 24 2006 11:26AM
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crazyfuck
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word, a technical trick vs. a non-technical trick. hmmm.... that's difficult to decide.

sw 5 every day of the week, unless it's Morrison sending it off an 80 footer.
Feb 24 2006 11:29AM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
it also depends on the jump, but almost always the switch 5 wins
Feb 24 2006 11:31AM
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skisebski
Posts: 5970 - Karma: 21
that question is biased
Feb 24 2006 11:34AM
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SteveStepp
Posts: 9529 - Karma: 20,647
backflips arent a competition trick. theres not much you can do with a backflip, its kinda boring
Feb 24 2006 11:37AM
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crazyfuck
Posts: 5968 - Karma: -7
no way! how on earth did you figure that out?
Feb 24 2006 11:44AM
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Thomson.
Posts: 4634 - Karma: 227
If it didn't, there would be "Fuck the Backflip" threads.
Feb 24 2006 12:13PM
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hollygrove
Posts: 7845 - Karma: 93
Backflips are so damn cool. No one has anything on backflips.
Feb 24 2006 12:43PM
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freeride724
Posts: 274 - Karma: 19
check out j.p. auclair's backflips. How about a tweaked mute grab? that can be done with a backflip
Feb 24 2006 1:16PM
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DanyeW420
Posts: 51 - Karma: 10
5 better win, a backflip is just about as hard as self gratification


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Feb 24 2006 1:29PM
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tsuji
Posts: 186 - Karma: 10
switch 5 will score higher. in most comps, backflips are scored like a 360 cuz they arent that technical, they just take nuts.
Feb 24 2006 1:57PM
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STAUSS
Posts: 8232 - Karma: 3,311
cab 5
Feb 24 2006 2:12PM
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Ski_Unit_19
Posts: 8188 - Karma: 38
yeah thats what i thought too... i just hope they dont score on the wow factor
Feb 24 2006 3:05PM
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lukew06
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sw 5. 3 words: spin to win!
Feb 24 2006 3:06PM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
it depends what kind of comp and how the trick is thrown, if i was a judge and saw a good bflip and a good switch 5, i think i would choose the switch 5, once someone starts riding switch, everyone goes, "o my god! hes riding backwards!", but a backflip is always crazy, if the judges know a lot about freeskiing and how much harder a switch 5 is than a backflip, the switch 5 would win
Feb 24 2006 3:07PM
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C-Burg
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what about a switch bckflp
Feb 24 2006 3:20PM
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JibEarth
Posts: 753 - Karma: 26
how are backs sketchy? if you know how to do them you can make them look wicked
Feb 24 2006 4:00PM
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K2_Pubz_360
Posts: 906 - Karma: 10
sw 5
Feb 24 2006 4:05PM
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dynastarskier71
Posts: 611 - Karma: 16
backflips are just a crowd pleaser to people who dont ski and realize wat else can be thrown
Feb 24 2006 5:49PM
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JayDope
Posts: 6842 - Karma: 408
id say a swicth 5
Feb 24 2006 6:03PM
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Billiards.
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fucken yeah!! jk I definately would say that switch 5 would win.
Feb 24 2006 6:05PM
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Switchstyle
Posts: 1194 - Karma: 11
dont really understand this. a 360 doesnt reall take nuts but i see where you are coming from with the backflip just taking balls. switch 5 is an ill trick it should always win.
Feb 24 2006 6:09PM
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tsuji
Posts: 186 - Karma: 10
ya, i dk but in a comp one of my friends entered earlier this year, thats what the judges said.
Feb 24 2006 6:19PM
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Desjardins
Posts: 1772 - Karma: 11
it depends how big you throw them, but if the switch 5 is exaclty the way you described it, then that wins
Feb 24 2006 6:45PM
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free]dumb[skier
Posts: 142 - Karma: 10
switch 5
Feb 24 2006 7:05PM
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MNS
Posts: 5386 - Karma: 3,241
you dont have any tricks if they dont have style. a stylish switch 5 should beat a 1080 pencil steezer.
Feb 24 2006 9:16PM
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canudoa9
Posts: 382 - Karma: 99
sw five
Feb 24 2006 9:26PM
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4-Front
Posts: 5306 - Karma: 199
well if the backflip is super hucked then yes it should win. ( is your question even a serious one?)
Feb 24 2006 9:29PM
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i_ski_switch
Posts: 589 - Karma: 58
Switch 5
Feb 25 2006 1:55AM
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reggyboy
Posts: 1608 - Karma: 13
if the 5 had more style than go the 5
Feb 25 2006 7:28AM
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extahoenyc
Posts: 83 - Karma: 10
am i the only whos more comfortable with the switch 5? back flips on big jumps scare me. spinning 5 isnt really so hard....
Feb 25 2006 9:09AM
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Bergluft
Posts: 111 - Karma: 31
do a sw rodeo 5 and beat them both!
Feb 25 2006 12:31PM
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K2skier12001
Posts: 428 - Karma: 10
i can do 7's but yet i still cant backflip like every time...i can do them sometimes...
Feb 25 2006 1:32PM
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K2skier12001
Posts: 428 - Karma: 10
sorry i kinda forgot to answer the question...but backflips arnt compitition tricks so switch 5 should win...
Feb 25 2006 1:33PM
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