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540 TIPSS!!! PLEASE!!!

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DaveHumphrey
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ok. so im learning 5's and whenever i go to do it. i always do like a 450 to catch edge and fall over. im doing off a good sized table (20ft. or so) but like i dono i cant get around for some reason. is there any tips that will help me.

ps. ive already tryed the search bar and nothing wiht my problem
Feb 27 2006 9:51PM
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timmi
Posts: 12874 - Karma: 3,460
try and spot your landing behind your back, that will give you an idea how much farther you have to go.
Feb 27 2006 9:54PM
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Ski_Unit_19
Posts: 8188 - Karma: 38
just keep looking over your shoulder and spot the landing... if your not already bringing up your knees do so, it will give that extra few feet that you need
Feb 27 2006 9:54PM
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BobYohan
Posts: 3001 - Karma: 375
look back up the hill towards your takeoff
Feb 27 2006 9:55PM
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*rkp*
Posts: 8198 - Karma: 258
hit a bigger jump... uhh just spin harder than a 3 and spot your landing
Feb 27 2006 9:56PM
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bmxican_89
Posts: 2617 - Karma: 23
maybe you arent quite committed i cant do 5s yet though so...

but i can almost get swithc 5s. i pretty much did this weekend, but i went super small so it doesnt count.
Feb 27 2006 9:58PM
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Tinga
Posts: 11349 - Karma: 2,333
you just have to committ to keep turning the head
Feb 27 2006 10:00PM
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Vlox
Posts: 79 - Karma: 15
i can do them some days... really depends if i land my first one or not.

if i fall it just goes down hill and takes alot to get confidence back.

However you definetly dont need a 20ft table. At Glen Eden (the Sh17h013) we have like a 10 ft table on a good day and its fine for 5ers. jsut gotta spin ur nuts off.
Mar 18 2006 9:40PM
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tattooed-n-evil
Posts: 246 - Karma: 19
full 100% commitment. Visualize the jump, the rotation, and stomping the landing. If you can jump and spin 360's well a 540 is all mental. Try pre-loading your spins a bit more.
Mar 18 2006 10:21PM
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jib_kid_01
Posts: 248 - Karma: 10
that pretty much sums it up
Mar 18 2006 10:23PM
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Krongos
Posts: 5214 - Karma: 47
at three sixty try to bite your left shoulder (or right if you are spinning to the right
Mar 18 2006 10:57PM
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4ReeL_
Posts: 3187 - Karma: 1,563
find a larger jump
Mar 18 2006 11:13PM
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ag.
Posts: 694 - Karma: 18
do a 3 and send it
Mar 18 2006 11:16PM
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4frntSkier
Posts: 4008 - Karma: 143
yeah 5 is just like a overotated 3
dont think you have to set up way more just keep spinning
Mar 18 2006 11:24PM
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wallner_m
Posts: 181 - Karma: 44
yeah do try to spin the 3 very quick and then throw your body a lil bit more..and yeahhh you stick a 5
Mar 19 2006 2:17AM
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Kgallacher
Posts: 736 - Karma: 471
pratise your 3's with your nees bent and then once u have that good then try a three with your knees bent but push off the lip a little harder like wind up with your arms...but not to powerfull.
Mar 19 2006 9:43AM
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JibEarth
Posts: 753 - Karma: 26
i just do a quick 3 not really thinking obu it then i just slow it down at the end to setup for tyhe switch landing. its not the tables fault that ur not spinning it because many ppl can do it on the ground to i think your problem is commiting
Mar 19 2006 11:05AM
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duhamelski
Posts: 3842 - Karma: 192
set an edge off of the jump. i cant even do a 5 anymore without going corked. its just so much easier
Mar 19 2006 1:28PM
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JockinJLoads
Posts: 3480 - Karma: 6
its def not the size of the jump, i can five off of a 10ft table...just commit, its a mental thing, bc you are used to stopping at 360.....just keep spinning, you'll get it
Mar 19 2006 1:36PM
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Petecanski
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COMMIT!
Mar 19 2006 1:36PM
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telestar6
Posts: 2102 - Karma: 44
LEarn switch 3's first. That will really help you get the feeling for the last 180 of a 5. It really helped me to figure out how to bring that last 180 around and stomp it switch. That's what I did and I landed my 5 on the first try.
Mar 19 2006 1:46PM
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squibble
Posts: 4569 - Karma: 104
540s are just overspinning, i was learning my first threes of big jumps yesterday and my first try i almost got a 5 because i suck, so ya just spin more
Mar 19 2006 1:51PM
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easson19
Posts: 430 - Karma: 10
when i was learning 3s i was over rotating so i just chucked a little harder and i landed a 5 befor a 3
Mar 19 2006 1:52PM
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niels.
Posts: 1282 - Karma: 14
dont spot your landing at 360 degrees. when i was learning them id spot at 360 and stall for a bit and reach out for that. instead just keep looking and that will make you keep spinning. it seemed to help me. you could also try just popping a little harder and spinning a tad bit harder but no winding up.
Mar 19 2006 4:44PM
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yasuda
Posts: 74 - Karma: 10
get a good prewind and pop hard off the lip. ideally as you are popping you should already be turning your head to begin the spin. in the air tuck your legs and face over your shoulder. as you land extend your legs and absorb it. don't think about it like a 360+180. more often than not when someone thinks that way they hit 360 then pass it and get all squirrely. think about it like a 540 and commit to the 540.
Mar 19 2006 6:24PM
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spen-cer
Posts: 1694 - Karma: 652
spin the 3 really fast then ur body will do the extra 180
Mar 19 2006 6:57PM
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theORANGEshovel
Posts: 857 - Karma: 99
keep ur head turned even after the 450 or so
Mar 19 2006 7:13PM
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jayamait
Posts: 2567 - Karma: 1,347
it may because you're leading with your head or shouldours or arms or something. so you have to spin your entire body. also try and tuck up as much as you feel comfortable with then you will maybe land later.
Mar 19 2006 7:17PM
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beaulieudavid
Posts: 415 - Karma: 10
come as fast as you can, 3 feets behind the start of the jump close your eyes and spin as fast as you can
Mar 19 2006 7:44PM
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linelogan
Posts: 132 - Karma: 10
spot your landing at 270
Mar 19 2006 8:13PM
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Ryanvdonk
Posts: 12811 - Karma: 1,971
id say just hit a bigger jump, that's how i learned, i accidentally over-roated a 3 in the HL park last year in blackcomb. also, actually pop your skis off your tails, you get a little more air and you stay compact better. if your still having problems after hucking harder and going bigger try carving into your spin.
Mar 19 2006 8:21PM
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Ryanvdonk
Posts: 12811 - Karma: 1,971
yeah it's wierd i find switch spins are easier to commit to because you are natuarally going to spin if you're looking over your shoulder.
Mar 19 2006 8:26PM
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Eastcoast157
Posts: 155 - Karma: 13
just keep spiing your head until your body gets to 540 then land
Mar 19 2006 8:33PM
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gaberaham
Posts: 640 - Karma: 17
It might be because your not used to spinning more then 360, so you are probably opening up and setting down the landing gear at 360. Its tough but keep you shit tucked up, and try to overcompensate by throwing a little harder
Mar 19 2006 8:44PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
do a 360, then a 180
Mar 19 2006 9:01PM
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slopestyle4331
Posts: 1301 - Karma: 42
maybe work on your switch landings with some switch 360s or somthin idk just do it
Dec 31 2006 7:50PM
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MLB
Posts: 4462 - Karma: 298
to start throw down a huge three, then see how much time you have in the air after. Then pull another three, with a one at the end of it.
Dec 31 2006 7:57PM
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andy_boy
Posts: 4434 - Karma: 107
Pretend you're doing a three, then "accidentally" huck a little harder.
Dec 31 2006 8:04PM
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Elijah.
Posts: 9322 - Karma: 76
Just huck it hard...
540s are super sweet when you land your first one, and they are easy afterwards...
Dec 31 2006 8:07PM
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PeteyG
Posts: 2946 - Karma: 49
good idea i m gonna try that
Dec 31 2006 8:07PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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BIG JUMPSSSSSS
Dec 31 2006 8:09PM
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S-Titterington
Posts: 578 - Karma: 1,323
just do it, like nike says.
Dec 31 2006 8:24PM
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schlopy
Posts: 818 - Karma: 7,015
at three spot then pull your tips around
Dec 31 2006 8:39PM
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Casey
Posts: 7887 - Karma: 24,805
don't forget what you're doing halfway through the spin, that's usually my problem.
Dec 31 2006 8:42PM
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BK
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easier than a 180 or a 360...
Dec 31 2006 8:49PM
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i-ski-pc
Posts: 194 - Karma: 10
just keep your head still looking for your landing. your probablly spotting your landing at a 3
Dec 31 2006 8:57PM
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Swick825
Posts: 1798 - Karma: 11
keep looking over your shoulder until you have fully made the rotation. then look uphill.
Dec 31 2006 11:55PM
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JAYTRON
Posts: 2373 - Karma: 16
Yea I use to do that. I realized that I was spotting my landing as though I was doing a 3 and that stopped my rotation. If you just look up hill when you land, or better yet over the opposite shoulder of the way you spin you should get it and will set your self up better for 7's.
Dec 31 2006 11:59PM
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andrewbressette
Posts: 134 - Karma: 11
weird... solid 180s were def my first trick I could stomp consistently...
Jan 1 2007 1:15AM
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