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toominator
Posts: 4792 - Karma: 120
alright Im probably gonna get some shit for asking this but anyway.. I can get into switch but I'm having trouble reverting back to normal. I usually end up having to kinda lift one ski or shove myself back around with a pole. Any tips on how to get back to normal without looking like a retard?
Cheers
Jul 12 2006 5:25AM
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mattyb.
Posts: 6042 - Karma: 2,197
jump and spin back around or butter
Jul 12 2006 6:41AM
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iJib
Posts: 317 - Karma: 90
Its all about for and aft balance

Basically load the wait on the tails of your ski then slide round,
Jul 12 2006 7:21AM
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skifiend
Posts: 2063 - Karma: 13
put your weight onto your tails (when you're switch) and then whip it around butter style.
Jul 12 2006 7:47AM
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froman1260
Posts: 15 - Karma: 9
if speed doesn't matter: just carve really tight in what ever direction u r comfortable with practice ur own way
Jul 12 2006 8:01AM
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australianjibber
Posts: 530 - Karma: -22
if leaning on your tails doesnt work try your nose cuz i used to have the same problem, and for some reason, doing this works for me
Jul 12 2006 8:37AM
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madtownfreestyle
Posts: 841 - Karma: 53
just lean on ur tails a bit and angle ur skis like u'd be sheering...that'll stop u from catching an edge on ur way around.. or just jump and spin..
Jul 12 2006 9:53AM
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*rkp*
Posts: 8198 - Karma: 257
just jump around again. its easy with practise.
Jul 12 2006 10:23AM
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[~_~]
Posts: 20239 - Karma: 1,273
you need more FLAIR
Jul 12 2006 12:56PM
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ThePoopSock
Posts: 2619 - Karma: 22
if all else falls just slide 180 degrees
Jul 12 2006 1:36PM
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QuazBotch
Posts: 3909 - Karma: 223
go slide sideways down a hill and learn to control your speed and direction by edging your skis/pressuring the tip and tail/steering your feet. It takes tons of fine little movements. Then throwing a 180 around will feel easy.
Jul 12 2006 1:52PM
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jib_boy
Posts: 33 - Karma: 13
hahaha fag
Jul 12 2006 2:05PM
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punkrock32
Posts: 1183 - Karma: 21
like said above, pressure your tails until you are buttering and at the same time open your shoulders direction you would like to go and it will come around
Jul 12 2006 2:32PM
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4frntSkier
Posts: 4008 - Karma: 143
tail butter around or pop
Jul 12 2006 2:35PM
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slimbruddah
Posts: 2611 - Karma: 25
Yea I tail butter. Just shift ur weight back and pivot on ur tails. Genius.
Jul 12 2006 3:04PM
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eheath
Posts: 61603 - Karma: 123,069
just slide around? oh and def lean back a little even if you dont try to butter, because you are most likely to catch your edge
Jul 12 2006 3:09PM
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linds-o-rama
Posts: 652 - Karma: 9
just keep trying until you find something that works.
Jul 12 2006 3:11PM
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gregor
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 83
To go switch pivot on the ball of your foot, to go back, pivot on your heels. Lead with your shoulders.
Jul 12 2006 3:36PM
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Grimace.
Posts: 8345 - Karma: 25
you must be really cool
Jul 12 2006 4:10PM
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nickmiles
Posts: 1070 - Karma: 844
turing around is nothing to brag about, so i think buttering is a little averrated unless your doing like a 5. just spin around
Jul 12 2006 4:14PM
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D_Mezz
Posts: 1382 - Karma: 16
try to butter around...its the simplest once you get used to it
Jul 12 2006 4:23PM
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jibmaster_josh
Posts: 2369 - Karma: 23
jump and 180 it
Jul 12 2006 4:42PM
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supportillmitch
Posts: 355 - Karma: 10
practice doing swith 180s over rollers and small jumps. with practivce you will be able to do swithch 180s without a jump or roller.
Jul 12 2006 4:51PM
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steevner
Posts: 4502 - Karma: 47
when ur switch, do a "hockey stop" and keep on rotating, and keep the pressure on ur tails
Jul 12 2006 5:07PM
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SnowRidgeParks
Posts: 2146 - Karma: 88
weight on the tails helps alot, also stagger your stance like you would when you're riding switch anyway, looking over your left shoulder your left foot would be leading your right foot down the hill... hard to explain but it's easy once you get the hang of it
Jul 12 2006 5:27PM
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toominator
Posts: 4792 - Karma: 120
Awesome cheers dudes I'll be practising all day next time im up the mountain :-)
Jul 12 2006 6:26PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
thats some weak sauce
Jul 12 2006 6:42PM
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niels.
Posts: 1282 - Karma: 14
just try not to catch your uphill ski at 90 degrees into the spin because that hurts terribly. try and lean uphill a little more so theres nothing to catch and your skis are on edge with the downhill edge up so it slides sideways.and lean back and pressure yer tails a little
Jul 12 2006 9:41PM
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J.Bass
Posts: 1642 - Karma: 24
he has 15 pieces
Jul 12 2006 10:13PM
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linds-o-rama
Posts: 652 - Karma: 9
^ !!!!!!!!!!
Jul 13 2006 12:57PM
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IHOP
Posts: 2155 - Karma: 19
Honestly, if you can't spin from switch to normal then you probably just need to go skiing a lot more until you can control your skis. Because there is no trick to spinning around, its just something you learn.
Jul 13 2006 4:05PM
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danski333
Posts: 76 - Karma: 10
put ur weight on your tails and the oppisite side of the way ur spining and whip it around. just do a ton of whirlybirds going down a green or something and youll get it after awhile
Jul 13 2006 4:12PM
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