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JrHondo
Posts: 74 - Karma: 18
I have never gone off a jump switch is it hard
Nov 12 2006 2:56PM
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pussyfooter.
Posts: 331 - Karma: 7
Dude, its impossible didn't you hear? All switch-hits shown in vid are photoshopped???
Nov 12 2006 2:58PM
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nedward
Posts: 841 - Karma: 15
hells yes but you have to practice to get better ...try a really small jump first to get the hang of it since it feels very akward at first
Nov 12 2006 2:59PM
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Scolson
Posts: 2904 - Karma: 92
I have a problem with this. I can land switch and ski switch, but yes riding up a jump face is very awkward.
Nov 12 2006 3:02PM
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chairdawg
Posts: 1422 - Karma: 36
does anyone else spin unatty when they go off switch cause thats what happens to me
Nov 12 2006 3:45PM
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ecsm.
Posts: 1381 - Karma: 532
if i go switch onto a rail i go unnaty cuz if i go natty switch onto rail i will go unnaty grind.
Nov 12 2006 4:01PM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
i think its natural that way.. for example i spin to the right going forward, then switch i spin over my left. a lot of people do it that way. as for the person who stared this thread, practice, practice, practice switch before trying to hit a jump switch, or you will look like a gaper.
Nov 12 2006 4:03PM
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plorr
Posts: 3131 - Karma: 528
practice switch ones off of rollers first, that helped me a lot, after that progress to small jumps. as long as you dont start on a steep, lippy jump, you should pick it up relatively quick.
Nov 12 2006 4:41PM
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rupert_pupkin
Posts: 454 - Karma: 225
had the same problem. when just skiing swith i looked back over my right shoulder, but since my natural spin direction is leftside it didn´t work for me to look over my right shoulder hitting the jump. Took me a while to figure out what i was doing wrong, but since I just look back over my left shoulder hitting a jump I have less problems...
Nov 12 2006 4:43PM
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4frntSkier
Posts: 4008 - Karma: 143
hah
Nov 12 2006 4:46PM
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bobtheskier05
Posts: 485 - Karma: 20
i can imagine its hard and awkward
Nov 12 2006 9:03PM
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bobtheskier05
Posts: 485 - Karma: 20
i can imagine its hard and awkward
Nov 12 2006 9:04PM
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JrHondo
Posts: 74 - Karma: 18
Well even though I hear it is REALLY HARD  i will try it anyways
Nov 12 2006 9:05PM
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fouldsys
Posts: 7404 - Karma: 39
its just because you look over your unatty shoulder. i used to do that until, one time on my way home from school i looked over my natural shoulder the whole way home and now thats the shoulder i look over going switch. true story
Nov 12 2006 9:09PM
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grams.
Posts: 7406 - Karma: 186
classic.
Nov 12 2006 9:11PM
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robbieA
Posts: 1371 - Karma: 30
wouldnt you have to be able to take off switch before you can be good at landing switch?
Nov 12 2006 9:55PM
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-benedetto
Posts: 5238 - Karma: 1,359
thats the spirit!
Nov 12 2006 10:00PM
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HeathR
Posts: 4359 - Karma: 1,382
NO look at a 180 540 900 etc
Nov 12 2006 10:02PM
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Scolson
Posts: 2904 - Karma: 92
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahhahahahaha
Nov 12 2006 10:03PM
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ShadyHillGroup
Posts: 2881 - Karma: 213
no....
Nov 12 2006 10:03PM
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gregor
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 83
I found switch 3s easier than 5s and similar level of difficulty as normal 3s. Just go for it.

Find the inner space...............
It is the key to freestyle enlightenment.
Nov 12 2006 10:07PM
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cork13
Posts: 439 - Karma: 11
you should tell that at parties
Nov 12 2006 11:07PM
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HeathR
Posts: 4359 - Karma: 1,382
I used to think it was impossable. Then I hurt my heal and couldent hit anything big. so i just spent a couple days cruising through the mini park hiting everything switch. Im still kinda nervous on realy big jumps but i can spin almost better swtich on small or medium ones.
Nov 12 2006 11:13PM
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robbieA
Posts: 1371 - Karma: 30

wow, im not gunna lie that was probably the most retarded thing ive ever said

Nov 13 2006 4:04PM
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LineSkier817
Posts: 144 - Karma: 10
i spin counter clockwise off a jump(spinging to my left) and when im riding fakie i look over my left shoulder also.
Nov 13 2006 4:17PM
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Ski_Unit_19
Posts: 8188 - Karma: 38
there were times last year that i felt more comfortable going off switch then i was going off normal... it actually got to the point that i started testing jumps switch
Nov 13 2006 4:29PM
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i0z
Posts: 896 - Karma: 40
hmm when i started going switch some times id lose control and my feet would get kicked out from under me and id be sideways in the air....but eventually u get the hang of things..
Nov 13 2006 4:34PM
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deathcookie
Posts: 1800 - Karma: 1,196
thats the exact opposite of me. that always happens when i go off forward. I seem to spin off jumps switch a lot better than forward.
Nov 13 2006 4:38PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,538
me too foo
Nov 13 2006 6:15PM
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NicoChile
Posts: 690 - Karma: 199
that happened to me also because i looked over my unnaty shoulder because i was more comfortable with that, but i forced myself to look over my left shoulder to spin easier and after a while i got used to it.
Nov 13 2006 7:51PM
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