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1620- possible?

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BlueSteele
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I went to the USO big air wondering what I might see. The jumps these days are getting so massive I wonder when people will find a stopping point and say "that tricks just too big". TJ schiller threw a switch 14 as easy as I make toast. Is the 16 as realistic as it seems? when will they stop?
Jan 21 2007 6:24PM
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eheath
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16 will go down soon.
Jan 21 2007 6:25PM
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Aclique_Clothing
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everyone who replys to this thread will say "SPIN 2 WIN IS GAY"

but anyways yes its possible to do a 1620
Jan 21 2007 6:26PM
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scientist
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its most definatly possible, but i think on a jump that size, a 1440 is the biggest spin that you can make look decent.
Jan 21 2007 6:26PM
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Black-Bandanna
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...very possible. An 18 has already been done.
Jan 21 2007 6:26PM
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i0z
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but no style at all
Jan 21 2007 6:29PM
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MEGAZORD
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SPIN2WIN IS GAY!!1!1
Jan 21 2007 6:31PM
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BlueSteele
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style points are definitely something to consider. a shitty 18 doesn't impress but i hadn't heard one had been done.
Jan 21 2007 6:37PM
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nleboe
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1620 is possible if the jump is right, but i think anything over 14's are pretty stupid.
Jan 21 2007 6:38PM
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GNARnia
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well people have their own style...making them unique. i definately agree, but theres no criteria to really judge on style. apart from, stomping and no flailing and wutnot. like if that was finally a consideration in comps from here on in, rail jams on the EC would be filled with heeds
Jan 21 2007 6:41PM
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thejackal1177
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anyoen have that old 1800 vid
Jan 21 2007 6:46PM
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Black-Bandanna
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Something to consider is that you can't do an 18 at all.......don't disrespect.
Jan 21 2007 6:49PM
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thejackal1177
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btw clarke did a sw 16 last year at loon
Jan 21 2007 6:50PM
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n-o
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i think t.j is deciding not to do more than one sw 14 a year, cause hes tryin not to push the sport into a spinning frenzy
Jan 21 2007 6:51PM
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Wis_Skier_23
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by who...give me a video
Jan 21 2007 8:27PM
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ztragnoB
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http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/videos/8737Film_0002.wmv

that is why they made the searchbar
Jan 21 2007 8:40PM
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charmander
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well has anyone done an 18 on real skis? not just the little anorexic skis those "freestyle skiers" use?
but still... props for an 18 thats pretty sick
Jan 21 2007 8:44PM
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Albino
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possible - yes.

and someone will prob make it look good too, but that will be the exception rather than the rule.
Jan 21 2007 8:47PM
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chickenwang
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over 10 seems pretty gay and i think thats stupid enuff prob just cuz i cant do it tho
Jan 21 2007 8:47PM
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Wis_Skier_23
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yea but no style what so ever
Jan 21 2007 8:49PM
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Sholte
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its been done, but there was no style to it. plus spinning 2 win is gay.
Jan 21 2007 8:51PM
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turbo_penguin
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for what it's worth...

i've been on here a long time, and i remember discussing the same "spin to win" issues with anything over a regular 9. people said the same types of things, "nothing over a 9 or 10 will ever look good" and whatnot.

it's just going to continue on, maybe it'll branch in the direction of double inverts (which also fell into the same category of huck to win hatred) which jon and jacob are making look good for the first time.

personally i don't hate on the spins to wins, but i'm definatly most interested in spins that stay off axis for more of the rotation (and still have top tier style). no one seems to be doing that much.
Jan 21 2007 9:06PM
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GNARcoleptic
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yeah id say anything over 12 just looks like an ugly blur unless your hitting a jump the size of chads gap, but thats just my opinion
Jan 21 2007 9:21PM
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seider
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go to putfile and search 1800

Jan 21 2007 9:32PM
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Black-Bandanna
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=6dOySGMGjAI
There ya go you little prick.
Jan 21 2007 9:46PM
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Chicken_P
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wondering the same
Jan 21 2007 9:46PM
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Black-Bandanna
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Look above your post....
Jan 21 2007 9:47PM
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Chicken_P
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my bad didnt catch that
Jan 21 2007 9:50PM
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BlueSteele
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thats not the point dude. i highly doubt you could do one either so don't hate. the point is that if jumps just keep getting bigger and bigger, riders will just keep adding spins and there is a point where you wonder when its just too much.
Jan 21 2007 11:13PM
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nitsua
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why cant people just put style into spins instead of hucking everything. i mean i think a floated style 5 or seven looks so much better than a hucked 1440
Jan 21 2007 11:16PM
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BlueSteele
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okay so i saw the old 1800 clip and it looked pretty stupid, supporting the idea that big spins are gay. i heard sammy carlson was going to unleash a switch corked truckdriver 14 if he needed it to win USO but who knows how that would have gone down.

I think big air comps just kind of suck because their just isn't enough variety and it takes something like a 12 or a 14 to win these days.
Jan 21 2007 11:24PM
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deleted4
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hahaha thats hilarious
Jan 21 2007 11:28PM
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*DrewT*
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yes 1620 is definatly possible and will probably be done by many people in a few years. It'll probably look really good to. Big air competitions are a spectators sport, everyone there can see the whole run (or in this case jump) so that's why they're around. for the fans. Slopestyle is way better, it showcases way more skill, not just being able to throw down one crazy trick
Jan 21 2007 11:47PM
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Greenish
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excellent music choice on that video
Jan 21 2007 11:51PM
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SmoKinSkier
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Yep its the truth...every couple of years we notch up the allowable spin and say o no nothin over 10...ok def nothin over 12 well that 14 looked pretty clean but def no 16!! Its just the story of progression you can never say ooo thats too much if a 16 looks as smooth and clean as a 7 on a large jump then so be it!!!
Jan 21 2007 11:51PM
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BFFset.
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how easily do you make toast? but yeah i think they're possible
Jan 22 2007 12:10AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Ok, if you had this much airtime as these dudes get, you could pull off any kind of trick, even SSX wacky ones:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2JmRr-ygzg&mode=related&search=
Jan 22 2007 12:26AM
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Huck313
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i dont think there really is a limit to spinning, if something can be done with style and flow then why not right? like it was said earlier, people were saying that a 9 and 10 were the max out of spinning with style, then tj threw down a 14 with style, and in my opinion wasnt hucked at all, now the bar is set at a 14. " the mark is at 14, anything over that is just hucked" is what is said now. its just a matter of time until tj or someone else throws down a 16 with style, its just progression of sport, and it will always be that way.
Jan 22 2007 12:29AM
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tride
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Here's a video of an 1800, but maybe it doesn't count because it happens during a triple back flip.

Of course in freeride lingo (adding 360 every time one goes inverted) maybe it would be called a 2880.

No, it's not grabbed, not even close, but if guys can do this, then I would have to say that yes, 1620 is possible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo5WAYI4RFk

I'm not a huge fan of aerials, but it's still pretty impressive that someone can do that and land clean,
Jan 22 2007 12:32AM
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ThaLetterM.
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i didnt know it was possible to go over 1080. this is news to me
Jan 22 2007 1:04AM
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Swick825
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people said that anything over 10's were stupid when a 10 was the biggest spin. now we have 14's.
Jan 22 2007 1:41AM
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mrmarks
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for those who were at USFO big air, im pretty sure that the one schiller beefed hard on was an attempted sw 16, no?
Jan 22 2007 2:42AM
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DopeSauce
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i think anything over 10 is stupid
Jan 22 2007 3:40AM
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JibEarth
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did any one do it at the JOI last season? becuse that was a massive jump.
Jan 22 2007 9:00AM
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ragadytrees
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how the fuck do you not get dusey after you spin even a 10
Jan 22 2007 9:12AM
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SkiEastCoast
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no style
Jan 22 2007 9:17AM
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Jake...
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its kids like you who get to me.

Say at x games someone throws down a 1620. There will be 20 threads about it, and you will agree that it was fucking dope.

Im going to guess last yeah a 1440 was pretty stupid as well. hmm? Well, once that got thrown down: "oh maybe its actually sick, everyone else is saying it is!"

make up your mind and dont jump on bandwagons.
Jan 22 2007 9:26AM
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philipc
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that 1800 was not switch, and didnt clarke throw a 1620last year? i think the 1440 was super sick and a 1620 would be crazy, screw all you that say spin 2 win is gay just becauase the biggest spin you can do is a 360
Jan 22 2007 9:39AM
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RenegadeZ3
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142 meters, or ~465 feet. hmmmmmmm you could spin a 1440 off that at the same rotation rate as a 360 on chad's
Jan 22 2007 9:42AM
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iskilibertys
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but seriously, ive only heard of like two or three 1080s in my life, is it really possible to go bigger? this intrigues me
Jan 22 2007 9:54AM
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japie99
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that dude cant even ski nice
Jan 22 2007 10:28AM
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