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Landing switch...

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ck567
Posts: 65 - Karma: 10
I feel very comfortable hitting and landing jumps forward, I can ski switch ok, but whenever I land I tend to lose balance for some reason, should I be looking at the landing all the time if I were say...doing a 180, orshould I look uphill towards the take off right before I land and then concentrate on riding switch
Nov 12 2006 6:46AM
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Grimace.
Posts: 8345 - Karma: 25
just practice and find what works for you
Nov 12 2006 6:49AM
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timoski
Posts: 3036 - Karma: 45
you can ski switch only "ok"...practice it till you can ski it well (and don't freak out when you can;t see where you;re going after you land fro a second or two)

this problem is usually symptomatic of being overconfident in your sw abiltiy....what you don't realize when you're hitting a jump is...

1-how fast you're really going
2-how steep the landing is

because of which you usually end up skiing out of a 180 faster than you think.  ski switch until you're confident maching and linking fast runs and youll be fine
Nov 12 2006 7:10AM
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4ReeL_
Posts: 3187 - Karma: 1,563
just smoke some more so you become over confadent
Nov 12 2006 9:38AM
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Billek
Posts: 5665 - Karma: 98
Look uphill as you hit the snow
Nov 12 2006 9:49AM
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skiatgore69
Posts: 1677 - Karma: 27
Trick Tip Forum Cult
Nov 12 2006 10:41AM
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fillup
Posts: 4904 - Karma: 568
i land swith easier then forward cuz im less scared donn o why
Nov 12 2006 10:42AM
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InfernoHits
Posts: 4755 - Karma: 192
when landing switch don't get freaked out, spot the landing so you knpow when it is coming. AND LEAN FORWARD. TO get used to it even put your hands down in front of you or like reach out for your tips. You HAVE to lean forward
Nov 12 2006 12:24PM
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max.
Posts: 2022 - Karma: 12
just start on little jumps, then work your way up. and practice skiing switch until your comfortable, then landing should be no problem.
Nov 12 2006 12:31PM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
practice riding switch more on the groomers if youre not fully comfortable with riding switch yet
Nov 12 2006 12:33PM
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bobtheskier05
Posts: 485 - Karma: 20
ya what he said ^^^^^... but i prefer looking at my landing the whole time
Nov 12 2006 1:53PM
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TheQuailman
Posts: 7382 - Karma: 152
if u look at the landing the whol time its like a shifty kinda but u dnt land fowards. if you look around its blindside i think is the name.

blindside is hard but its good practice for 5's
Nov 12 2006 2:43PM
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