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Ceru
Posts: 1879 - Karma: 101
i learned 360s a few weeks ago, and every time i do them i land backseat and not only is it annoying but it kills my shins. what can i do to land more centered? i tried leaning forward but i jsut keep going backseat
19 years ago
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unchyll
Posts: 4554 - Karma: 96
are u sure your popping off the lip rather than just spinning?
i did that alot last year
19 years ago
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Ceru
Posts: 1879 - Karma: 101
popping as in jumping right? i think im doing it but im not sure
19 years ago
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MLB
Posts: 4462 - Karma: 298
yeah....ohh i have a question what helps to lift up your legs....like when i spin threes i don't lift them up sometimes.
19 years ago
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tSki
Posts: 956 - Karma: 171
get lower when you hit the jump and widen your stance, when you stand straight its easier to get back
19 years ago
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chickenwang
Posts: 5639 - Karma: 40
just look under your shoulder instead of over mite be a lil sketchy at first but thats how i fixed that problem
19 years ago
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FRE360SKIER
Posts: 10 - Karma: 10
try leaning forward before you are in the air
19 years ago
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MADmidwest
Posts: 1278 - Karma: 15
keep ur hands in front of you, lower to the ground and when u takeoff make sure ur weight is center or maybe a little forward
19 years ago
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olly.
Posts: 147 - Karma: 13
ya just pop a little bit more that should help
19 years ago
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eyeLiektoSkee
Posts: 827 - Karma: 12
pop more and suck them legs up, helps a lot. Grabbing helps too
19 years ago
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andrewbressette
Posts: 134 - Karma: 11
dude, I feel your pain. I serached for this forum rather than start a new one for the same reason. More than just style, landing back seat wrenches on the muscle that runs along my shin, freakin' kills... but I'm going to try popping a bit harder off the lip and tucking my legs up...
18 years ago
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JAYTRON
Posts: 2373 - Karma: 16
don't listen to this punk, thats how you set up for cork. I see mad people having this problem when they first start throwing 3's. Last year I use to do that. I go for like safety grab or something and it just helps to straighten you out a little more. so maybe try tucking up your legs and reaching over as though you were going to grab.
18 years ago
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GotamaBCshredder
Posts: 5062 - Karma: 424
Half those thigs are just weird. Bend your knees and spread your legs out a bit more on take off, then just kinda pop off and keep your knees bent and you will naturally look for the landing and should land right. You may be carving off the lip which would cause that.
18 years ago
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
dude on a 3 that would have the opposite affect, cuz he'd reach for it while facing up hill and just get more backseat. just keep your eyes level to the ground when you set your sping instead of looking down at the jump. try not to look down for your landing till you're at like 270
18 years ago
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D-40
Posts: 6050 - Karma: 100
spin in a circle
18 years ago
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MadSteezin
Posts: 4572 - Karma: 936
Steps...
1. Start going
2. wind up and pop(jump) at the lip(the top) of the jump
3. RIGHT AFTER YOU POP pull ur legs up, look over your shoulder and spin ur arms
4. at about 3/4 around spot ur landing and STOMP it!
18 years ago
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HermioneGranger
Posts: 1933 - Karma: 101
yea i agree with the pull your legs up and go for the safety it helped me a lot
18 years ago
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iskilibertys
Posts: 996 - Karma: 23
you really should work on just helicopters, thats the best way to learn a spin. spin with your arms out and your body straight so you look like a T. stay forward in your boot, steady shin pressure, and when you spin dont look at the ground, look at the horizon until you spot the landing...your body will follow your eyes; this will get you comfortable in the air, then you start adding grabs in. dont be adding grabs if you cant even do the spin!
18 years ago
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 151
that will put yourself into a cork.
18 years ago
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SirFryanator
Posts: 11149 - Karma: 1,416
try to jump forward, just like on flat ground. Put your head into it too and keep level.
Jumping forward will flatten you out.
18 years ago
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BillyMFBadass
Posts: 576 - Karma: 10
try so slow down your spin
18 years ago
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Albino
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 123
slow down ur spin and pop as hard as you can
18 years ago
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 373
just lead with your arms but stop about 90 and just keep turning your head and put your hands in front of you that will bring your waight forward when its landin time
18 years ago
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Joe_
Posts: 648 - Karma: 14
this thread answers all of my questions, I was having the exact same problem with my 3's too
18 years ago
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artfullydodged
Posts: 8358 - Karma: 1,674
keep ur hands in front of you when you land
18 years ago
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SeanB
Posts: 3022 - Karma: 71
I used to have that problem as well until Mark McDonnel at high north helped me out. He told me that a lot of people (myself included) have a tendency to pop up and a little bit back as opposed to just popping straight up. Really focus on exactly how you're popping and try to make sure you pop STRAIGHT UP with your ankles, knees and hips all at once and you'll get it. It also really helps to very briefly (i can't stress briefly enough) look back uphill at 180, I don't know how it works but it really stalls out the spin and makes it smoother but also somehow helps with staying on axis. After spotting uphill you just look over your shoulder and the other 180 comes around.
18 years ago
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sac-a-joey-a3
Posts: 17 - Karma: 10
ya that could be the problem
18 years ago
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N.Diddy
Posts: 1469 - Karma: 57
get enought speed
and look over ur sholder
and spin

just keep praticing
18 years ago
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Dynastar1242
Posts: 382 - Karma: 18
i had this problem to you dont think about it but make sure you pop and dont start spinning till your in the air
18 years ago
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BurgRider
Posts: 1597 - Karma: 17
when you come around after your first 180 make sure you look down not out at your landing
18 years ago
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Sholte
Posts: 2929 - Karma: 12
look at the herizon and pop harder
18 years ago
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DJSTEVEINNIAMIXX
Posts: 1859 - Karma: 1,665
personally i look at the landing haha
18 years ago
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ktollefson_1080
Posts: 2061 - Karma: 183
k well when u go off the jump think about the angle and degree of the jump. then about the landing notice how u go up wards and if u kept that same degree of the jump u would lannd on ur back. so keep that in mind that u need to adjust to the landing b4 u hit the jump
in the words of griffin cummings
18 years ago
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Sholte
Posts: 2929 - Karma: 12
well yeah, but when you start youre take off, once in the air and half way through youre spin is when i look at my landing
18 years ago
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buchanan.
Posts: 1911 - Karma: 156
this thread should help alot of people
18 years ago
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[~_~]
Posts: 20239 - Karma: 1,273
pick up smoking. you cant land a 3 if you cant even smoke a cigarrette.
18 years ago
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XXL_Steeze
Posts: 1746 - Karma: 15
that does the trick for my 3's and 7's, only I actually get the grab..haha
18 years ago
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Ceru
Posts: 1879 - Karma: 101
i remember when i made this thread, basically what i did to help myself was just basically not start spinning until i was in the air, and pop straight up instead of backwards, plus a lot of practice just makes ur body remember to stay balences in the air
18 years ago
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Verno
Posts: 542 - Karma: 23
1st dude's right. POP off the jump, don't just spin.
18 years ago
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KG_
Posts: 2198 - Karma: 20
corked 3s are easier than regular ones i found fr me
18 years ago
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*DwC*
Posts: 1112 - Karma: 27
make sure you tuck you legs up, helps a ton..
18 years ago
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East.
Posts: 2314 - Karma: 128
yes!
18 years ago
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hafford360
Posts: 9 - Karma: 10
I just had the same problem and our resident pro said I needed to wind up less with my arms and wind my whole body instead,he also said lean forward a bit on takeoff , hope this helps you
18 years ago
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*monsterskier*
Posts: 2671 - Karma: 62
when u hit the jump, try leaning a little forward..(?). maybe it'll work, maybe not
18 years ago
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parkchilla
Posts: 445 - Karma: 12
Dont lean back when you go off the jump
18 years ago
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timmi
Posts: 12874 - Karma: 3,460
i used to land backseat on 3's then i started reaching for critical and mutes. anything that you have to lean forward to grap will help. also makes you look better.
18 years ago
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