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Style vs. tricks

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summerblows
Posts: 10 - Karma: 10
i know both are important, but what matters more to you? i also know that this is probably a played out thread.

would you rather have a tone of tricks or mad style?
Oct 20 2006 4:29AM
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Mossko
Posts: 195 - Karma: 10
Even tho the topic has been discussed X times before its still interesting. I prefer style as im shit at tricks, but because i prefer style that means prgression is slow, although we all have those days when you just get pumped and conqure a number of things.
Oct 20 2006 4:53AM
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*rkp*
Posts: 8198 - Karma: 258
style definitely.     if you do a sketchy ugly flaily trick nobodys gonna really care, but if you do a steezed out cork 3 or something simple with great style people are going to notice.
Oct 20 2006 4:56AM
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Andre.B
Posts: 1638 - Karma: 155
for me, i want to build up trick basis, but then i want to make them look really styley, like i wont properly move on to a new trick till im totaly comfortable with a trick and it looks good
Oct 20 2006 4:59AM
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SunapeeSkier09
Posts: 150 - Karma: 15
i think you just got to go to the park and learn shit. Once you got a trick down practice it and make it look sick, but also throw new stuff that will probably look like shit. Start small go big, and work on style inbetween, that way your tricks dont look sketchy as hell, or you can only do 3's and 5's. Its a sort of balance, do some of both
Oct 20 2006 7:36AM
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Tapes
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def style. style shows how good you are. you can just huck spins and land randomly. my friend is like that. we were skiing once and max spin he can do is 7, but he landed 10's and 9's that day, but he couldnt other times.
Oct 20 2006 8:03AM
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Andre.B
Posts: 1638 - Karma: 155
yeah thats true, theres no good doing something if its not done well and looks shit
Oct 20 2006 8:46AM
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CBROOKS
Posts: 4979 - Karma: 10,708
llearn a trick, you shouuldnt care about style at first,then once you can constantly get it to your feet, grab your skis and bend your kneeeez.
Oct 20 2006 9:28AM
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*snowman*
Posts: 217 - Karma: 10
Style
Oct 20 2006 9:44AM
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AKoblitz
Posts: 1201 - Karma: 113
I agree with what people above have said...most of the time when you are first learning a new trick its not gonna be steezed out...but I'd much rather see a super smooth and steezed out 7 than an ugly lookin 9
Oct 20 2006 10:40AM
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quebski6
Posts: 375 - Karma: 11
you can't have one without the other, thats what i think
Oct 20 2006 10:51AM
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jayrock
Posts: 146 - Karma: 11
Yeah isnt the purpose of park skiing to learn tricks WITH style? Now if you mean hucked spins vs. stylish slow ones then it makes more sense. I mean whats the purpose of doing a cork9 if its all penciled and looks like shit, I would rather go big with a steezy 180 and actually get the grab rather than look like a wet noodle
Oct 20 2006 11:53AM
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truckerhucker
Posts: 656 - Karma: 32
style is awsome if you cant do it steeze dont do it at all
(unless ur learning it)
Oct 20 2006 12:44PM
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RAGGAMUFFIN
Posts: 140 - Karma: 7
A GOOD BALENCE OF BOTH IS IMPORTANT
Oct 20 2006 1:28PM
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Treestman
Posts: 3049 - Karma: 300

a balance of both is good. big tricks with style are the best. like a steezy sw cork 7 over an 80 footer

Oct 20 2006 1:35PM
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TWoods
Posts: 10014 - Karma: 8,386
Style. I don';t care if you can pull cork whatever if it looks lame
Oct 20 2006 1:43PM
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Holte
Posts: 10742 - Karma: 7,818
you've gotta have both, but i prefer a large trick bag. perfect style doesn't impress the gapers on the lift.
Oct 20 2006 1:46PM
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Tjstripp
Posts: 391 - Karma: 114
yea, i would have to say that both are the most important, u need style, but if its just a 3, then a 7 is a lot better, well.... i dunno, i think style, but u have to have a dec trick
Oct 20 2006 2:07PM
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bpalmer
Posts: 2408 - Karma: 93
definitely style, but not to the point where it hinders your progression. If you are focused on having the sickest cork 5 tail out there(which you wont cause t-rizz has it on lock), and you cant do anything but a cork 5, you are just as wack as somebody that can only do pencil spins.

style is about diversity of tricks, grabs, and then your own personal image and attitude.
Oct 20 2006 2:22PM
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[~_~]
Posts: 20239 - Karma: 1,273
I prefer Candide's fakie pipe drop over Vanular's rail transfer any day.
Oct 20 2006 2:23PM
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bigwhite.steeze
Posts: 8227 - Karma: 1,032
style is way more important, if you have style you can make really easy tricks look sweet
Oct 20 2006 2:45PM
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kbrando
Posts: 1208 - Karma: 904
i love style i think it so much more interting
Oct 20 2006 5:23PM
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+public_ennemy+
Posts: 267 - Karma: 46
its gotta be impressive no matter «style» or «trick» is used
Oct 20 2006 5:27PM
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thejackal1177
Posts: 3434 - Karma: 2,724
i still think cab 7 all styled ou tis the funnest thign to watch in the industry
Oct 20 2006 5:49PM
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Desjardins
Posts: 1772 - Karma: 11
i think you obviously need a bit of both, but more style then tricks, if you spin a 1260 or something, and its all over the place, its still impressive, but if you spin the smoothest cork 5 or 7 out there, i would prefer watching that
Oct 20 2006 5:54PM
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Anders_F
Posts: 675 - Karma: 861
i think tricks cuase they take more balls and once you do like a 10 or a 9 then when you do 3's and 5's its alot easier to get smooth and not scary at all
Oct 20 2006 5:58PM
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SlickRick.
Posts: 4329 - Karma: 300
onvce you do something about 25 times it forms a habit. aka once you build up that "trick basis" it will be nearly impossible to fix
Oct 20 2006 6:17PM
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bangarangmules
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i concur
Oct 20 2006 7:28PM
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-+Siver+-
Posts: 1902 - Karma: 12
i would have to say hands down style, and at best a good balence of both
Oct 20 2006 7:32PM
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Cloud.
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i would go with style becasue u can do the sickest tricks totally hucked adn disgusting or u could do like a vering styley zero spin or 180
Oct 20 2006 7:44PM
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tBatt
Posts: 9632 - Karma: 580
theif! give me back my words
Oct 20 2006 10:56PM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
steeze
Oct 20 2006 10:58PM
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L_Ahrens
Posts: 79 - Karma: 1,009
trick first then add the style
Oct 20 2006 11:04PM
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$$RivalD$$
Posts: 97 - Karma: 44
It's all about steeze! I would rather see a super sick zero spin or a 180 than a switch 1440... I mean big spins are sick and hard but a 120ft zero spin would be way the fuck more sick!
Oct 21 2006 12:24AM
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Sholte
Posts: 2929 - Karma: 12
style, but then i also say tricks but getting the trick wired and then working on style for that trick, but i could go ether way.
Oct 21 2006 1:19AM
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Jorgen.
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style all the way
Oct 21 2006 3:41AM
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