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wils.
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 48
im thinking of trying it because i spin on the right but i can only ride switch very well when i look from my left does someone have the same promblem as me!
Jan 9 2007 11:40AM
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R-Bertsch
Posts: 4719 - Karma: 20
yeah my friend has the same problem, you can either a. teach yourself to spin to the left when hitting jumps switch or b. just ride switch A LOT while looking over your right shoulder until you're comfortable enough to hit jumps doing it.
Jan 9 2007 11:41AM
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wils.
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 48
thanks
Jan 9 2007 11:45AM
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wils.
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 48
but i also seen people going on jumps looking on the opposite side their spining
Jan 9 2007 11:46AM
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Ender
Posts: 2348 - Karma: 112
yea i know people who do that, then reverse right at the lip to spin
Jan 9 2007 12:06PM
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tSki
Posts: 956 - Karma: 171
i do the same thing, spin left, but more comfortable to look over my right shoulder.
Jan 9 2007 4:52PM
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Jay31
Posts: 796 - Karma: 11
exact same here
Jan 9 2007 4:55PM
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wils.
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 48
some people say. that when we do that its because we did not spin on the side that we should spin but i dont no
Jul 24 2007 4:28PM
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ThaLetterM.
Posts: 8609 - Karma: 1,613
speak english
Jul 24 2007 4:30PM
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leone
Posts: 2663 - Karma: 1,121
yea i spin normally to the right but when i do switch spins i spin to my left because i feel like i can see the lip better over my left shoulder
Jul 24 2007 7:16PM
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bigwhite.steeze
Posts: 8227 - Karma: 1,030
i used to be like that but i learned how to do it over both shoulders at camp
Jul 24 2007 7:54PM
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wils.
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 48
iam able to spin switch looking on the right but im not as comfortable as on the left even tho i spin on the right
Jul 24 2007 8:08PM
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hawaiiansteeze
Posts: 3255 - Karma: 3,226
i used to do that but then i trained myself not to so now i look over the sholder i spin to
Jul 24 2007 8:14PM
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ryano
Posts: 4465 - Karma: 1,535
yeah dude, i spin to my left, but switch i spin to my right
Jul 24 2007 8:21PM
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JTL
Posts: 2275 - Karma: 338
remember the good ol' days when people skied forward? lol
Jul 24 2007 8:23PM
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Elijah.
Posts: 9322 - Karma: 76
Who are you wif TTN?
Jul 25 2007 3:31AM
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Greenish
Posts: 2047 - Karma: 367
you can blender
Jul 25 2007 3:57AM
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Shorton
Posts: 2889 - Karma: 13
i do the same thing, and it gets annoying when im hitting rails switch because i cant ride them unatural but i always fuck up when i go on natural because of the way im looking
Jul 25 2007 3:57AM
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Big--Ben
Posts: 508 - Karma: 296
I think a lot of ppl do that, you get used to from spinning to the left on 180s 540s or any trick you land backwards, and spotting your landing and riding away while looking over your right shoulder. I just rode around looking over my left shoulder a lot, carving around and stuff until it felt comfortable
Jul 25 2007 12:29PM
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chickenwang
Posts: 5639 - Karma: 40

just ski backwords more like when ever you get the chance. i found it much easier to hold an edge while looking over you out side shoulder and when you go to make your next turn you switch to the outside of that turn. so basically constantly move your head back and forth and both will come natural

Jul 25 2007 12:32PM
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*rkp*
Posts: 8198 - Karma: 257
man   it all comes down to practice.   i remember when i first started hitting jumps switch i could barely look over my spinning side shoulder (but perfectly over my opposite shoulder)   i just rode switch ALL the time and practiced it and now my old bad shoulder is just as good as my "good" one.    
Jul 25 2007 1:20PM
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JTL
Posts: 2275 - Karma: 338
what about ttn?
Jul 25 2007 1:55PM
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PeteyG
Posts: 2946 - Karma: 49
yea just practice. take a whole day and look over your right shoulder, then youll get it down
Jul 25 2007 3:58PM
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Black-Bandanna
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 1,603
Yeah, I look over my left shoulder and then right before I take off I turn my head to the right side to spin right. My neck is kinda fucked up, so it hurts to look over my right shoulder. It works well for me...
Jul 25 2007 4:09PM
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Big--Ben
Posts: 508 - Karma: 296
yea pretty much like any other trick in skiing just do a lot of it
Jul 25 2007 4:18PM
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Pirruccio
Posts: 1301 - Karma: 70
i always hurt my neck skiing?
haha
really though and i spin both ways swith natrualy
Jul 25 2007 4:39PM
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Klick_2_klaim
Posts: 3396 - Karma: 25
ya im pretty good at double reverse switch 180s.
sick huh?
Jul 25 2007 4:45PM
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