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Getting yourself pumped

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BenEtienne
Posts: 43 - Karma: 13
I really want to start riding park, but I can't get myself psyched up most of the time to actually try anything, plus I never absorb impact enough on my roll outs, so I just bounce and drop.

Any suggestions?
Dec 5 2006 1:03AM
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triebby
Posts: 8670 - Karma: 2,190
off season practice on a tramp or water ramps helps a lot so you can learn a trick before actually taking it to snow. also try to visualize doing the trick and sticking it before you get to throw. im also a fan of good music, so try puting on your favorite song to get you amped. also ask for an invite to the trick tips cult.
Dec 5 2006 9:57AM
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kepler.
Posts: 8761 - Karma: 139
"go big or don't go at all"
-some disney movie like johhny tsunami
Dec 5 2006 10:13AM
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dave...
Posts: 1688 - Karma: 126
it's a fuckin winterwonderland here mahfuckers
Dec 5 2006 10:19AM
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kepler.
Posts: 8761 - Karma: 139
congrats to adding nothing at all
Dec 5 2006 10:20AM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
when your at the park before you hit some jump, wait for some good kids to go before you, and watch them, then you will get pretty pumped.
Dec 5 2006 10:45AM
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BenEtienne
Posts: 43 - Karma: 13
yeah thanks alot guys.
What about for stomping my landings more? for some reason I sub-counsciously stiffen up instead.
Dec 5 2006 12:09PM
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pat_0101
Posts: 177 - Karma: 11
Practice. As you get more comfortable throwing the trick, you'll get more comfortable in the air and that will (hopefully) lead to more comfort landing, especially once you know you can stick it.
Dec 5 2006 12:12PM
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i+am+ghetto
Posts: 711 - Karma: 17
prodigy - girls
u can´t get more pumped than listening to that song daaaamn loud.. i was way too pumped last year, overshooted pretty bad and ended up stayin in hospital for a week.. well season was over at february so watch out how much "u´re getting yourself pumped"
Dec 5 2006 12:15PM
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plorr
Posts: 3131 - Karma: 528
clearing the jump right always helps with landing. just focus on not falling after you land. if you think you are going to fall, try to stay up, dont just flop over. i used to do that a lot, i would just sketch out and fall if i was just a little bit off balance. a wide stance will help too
Dec 5 2006 12:40PM
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MskiW
Posts: 101 - Karma: 10
music and balls
get the courage to do the trick and then its mcuh easier to do it instead of doubting yourself
Dec 5 2006 12:42PM
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MskiW
Posts: 101 - Karma: 10
music and balls
get the courage to do the trick and then its mcuh easier to do it instead of doubting yourself
Dec 5 2006 12:43PM
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DiamondC
Posts: 1529 - Karma: 28
music and a barkyard set up. then take ur music and ur new skills to the hill. as for jumps... just say fuck it, turn up ur tunes and huck
Dec 5 2006 1:17PM
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eastAR5
Posts: 15084 - Karma: 732
i dont think backyard relates to park skiing that much cause im terrible at backyard stuff , but i get to the mtn and its differnt, just put on your park playlist, blaze 1 and nothing else matters except for that 270 on or cab5
Dec 5 2006 1:35PM
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DiamondC
Posts: 1529 - Karma: 28
i was talking about learning how to slide rails
Dec 5 2006 1:53PM
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eastAR5
Posts: 15084 - Karma: 732
o word
Dec 5 2006 1:56PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
Watch ski videos and listen to music.
Dec 5 2006 3:40PM
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Mr.Bob_Dobalina
Posts: 2442 - Karma: 36
visualization works wonders.
Dec 5 2006 3:51PM
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Alkyy
Posts: 2839 - Karma: 149
think any other sport, athletic stance, its just air awareness, if just gotta get a feeling of how to keep yourself level and how to get things to come to you, good luck throw down man
Dec 5 2006 3:51PM
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pommes_vertes.
Posts: 1260 - Karma: 10
try not to puss out because other people are around and you are afraid of falling in front of them. i had a friend that used to do that alot, but you just have to realize that everyone falls, and everyone has to learn, and its not a big deal.
Dec 5 2006 4:33PM
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
recently i have just been getting pumped becasue friday is goign to be my first day back....just thinking about all my new gear and skiing gets me pumped for daysssss
Dec 5 2006 5:10PM
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b-kul
Posts: 4350 - Karma: 1,111
just know that if you dont try something this year it will just piss you off more and more until you try it.
Dec 5 2006 5:26PM
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Pigletpen
Posts: 1137 - Karma: 18
my advice... go faster and start landing things.
wtf is a roll out.
I usually jerk it a few times before i shred. thats gets menice and mellow so i can really rockit!
Dec 5 2006 5:40PM
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japie99
Posts: 2128 - Karma: 20
yeah visualise it and believe in urself. Every needs to start at the beginning!! Good luck man!!
Dec 5 2006 5:44PM
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BenEtienne
Posts: 43 - Karma: 13
Thanks errrrrrbody!
Dec 5 2006 7:47PM
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grams.
Posts: 7406 - Karma: 186
that last line is golden, yeah reading this has helped me too cause this is my first year trying some freestyle stuff
Dec 5 2006 7:58PM
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SlickRick.
Posts: 4329 - Karma: 300
listen to all this good advice for prejumping. but when you are at the lip, dont chicken out, just throw the rotation like youve practiced. then when in the air follow rotations by always looking over your shoulder till you spot the landing. if you dont sometimes yoour spins will freeze midair or you will got all out of wack and most likely die
Dec 5 2006 8:13PM
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grams.
Posts: 7406 - Karma: 186
that really gets my motivation up! i think trampoline helps alot too
Dec 5 2006 8:18PM
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eyeLiektoSkee
Posts: 827 - Karma: 12
grow some balls and try stuff all out. No half way shit. Commit every time and try new things every day.
Dec 6 2006 3:48PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,538
listen to ur fav rock song and get a friend thats e real dick so he pisses u of by saying "dont be a fuckin pussy" etc. and ur on ur way to being pro
Dec 6 2006 6:06PM
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ECfreeski3
Posts: 12019 - Karma: 126
yeah ski with that dickhead friend who wont let you live it down if you puss out and constantly calls you a vag
Dec 6 2006 6:08PM
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Black-Bandanna
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 1,603
uhmmmm.......it usually helps when you're a nutcase to begin with. if you're not crazy, well then grow some balls.

anybody can do anything
Dec 6 2006 6:10PM
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Black-Bandanna
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 1,603
that my friend is the total and comeplete truth.
Dec 6 2006 6:12PM
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BenEtienne
Posts: 43 - Karma: 13
First day of park riding today I pulled a disaster on a 16 foot to 16 foot gap box second try plus a lofty 180 about 20 feet!

thanks compadres.
Dec 17 2006 11:28PM
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Rossiscratch
Posts: 901 - Karma: 13
cocaine abd/or alcohol.
Dec 17 2006 11:30PM
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aja_kiki
Posts: 2354 - Karma: 51
"go big or go home" haha

I LOVE that movie. and brink. those are two classics definitelyhaha
Dec 18 2006 9:02AM
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dozerr
Posts: 4007 - Karma: 404
whenever there are kids that are alot better than me around i always seem to try more stuff. not really to show off, but i just feel like a puss if i just slide the rail to 270 out, when these kids are like pretlzing or something
Dec 18 2006 9:24AM
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STACKS
Posts: 1938 - Karma: 42
just watch other people fall
Dec 18 2006 10:30AM
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bigbuds
Posts: 651 - Karma: 41
Listen To some Rage Aginst The Machine That ussaly helps
Dec 18 2006 5:45PM
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Bees_Knees
Posts: 784 - Karma: 26
listen to techno music
Dec 18 2006 6:00PM
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BenEtienne
Posts: 43 - Karma: 13
awwww jea!
Some good fisherspooner and stuff, although that's not really techno
Dec 19 2006 1:14AM
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flyinghighagain
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 22
push-ups??
Dec 19 2006 1:23AM
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darrel
Posts: 1145 - Karma: 18
yeah electronica shit more like it,,,acctually im not even sue if thats the right term for fischerspooner, isnt electronica like enya-"sail away sail away sail away" ahahaha?
Dec 19 2006 1:28AM
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SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
Cocaine makes skiing no fun. I would personally opt for the /or alcohal option. maybe even some vicodin and weed with it. cocaine doesnt help.
Dec 19 2006 1:30AM
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grams.
Posts: 7406 - Karma: 186
techno
Dec 19 2006 6:06PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
Posts: 3928 - Karma: 65
snow.. i all need is snow
Dec 19 2006 6:14PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
start small, and slowly build up, like once you are comfortable w/ something, like a 20' table, step it up a little to a 30'...dont go straight to the 60' or you will wreck yourself
Dec 19 2006 6:21PM
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xnick11
Posts: 1866 - Karma: 171
Music always pumps me up.Put a good song on that you feel that gets you pumped.Don't think and just go for it.
Dec 19 2006 6:23PM
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OhioRiderSPK5
Posts: 968 - Karma: 24
i put on a good song think about me stomping it pray then go
Dec 19 2006 6:24PM
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Casey
Posts: 7876 - Karma: 24,683
i think the most important thing to realize is, you don't learn stylee 450's on in a day. I mean, the reason you dont feel comfortable on rails probly isn't cuz you're doing something wrong, its probly cuz you haven't done it that much. Just go skiing a lot, you'll find your way.
Dec 19 2006 6:29PM
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Caveman.
Posts: 9067 - Karma: 330
How I get pumped:

Watch a ski movie the night before or the morning of my skiing.

Listen to some music that gets me pumped on the way to the hill with a car full of friends.

listen to "rock the 40 oz" by leftover crack as i pull into the parking lot.

rip with my friends, have fun, and play games like horse. just have fun and don't ski to impress people.
Dec 19 2006 8:04PM
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