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Tips for a 540

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skier24
Posts: 1216 - Karma: 11
any tips to give me as i work on getting a 5. i am trying to get it over a 50 footer. i can three it easy but i just feel like i can spin faster and get that extra 180. ive landed a couple, but only due to accidental overrotation.
Feb 1 2007 6:54PM
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Verno
Posts: 542 - Karma: 23
Dude, if you can 1 and 3, you can 5.
All you do for a 5 is keep your landing gear up for an extra second and keep looking in the uphill direction after the 3. Simple as that. Don't open up the landing gear too soon.

That's it.
Feb 1 2007 7:18PM
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tSki
Posts: 956 - Karma: 171
if its a 50 ft jump and u cant sping 5, thats a problem. i personally think that they are easier than 3s on bigger jumps because you can spot ur landing more. just throw a little bit harder, spot ur landing and bring it around
Feb 1 2007 7:21PM
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Verno
Posts: 542 - Karma: 23
good point.

Maybe you're not even lifting UP your landing gear.

Bring your legs up a little and rotate a tonne more.

50' is pretty big.
Feb 1 2007 7:22PM
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cooper861
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spot your landing and at the last second look up the hill so you get the full 5 not a 450
Feb 1 2007 7:32PM
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SlickRick.
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isnt a 50 footer a little big to try a 5 for the first time?
Feb 1 2007 8:26PM
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tjski
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Feb 1 2007 8:28PM
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watchmefall15
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u just need to stop thinking 3 and think 5, just really look over your shoulder
Feb 1 2007 8:29PM
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49566738265
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he said he has done them by accident so he's probably good with the distance by now.
Feb 1 2007 8:33PM
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i-ski-pc
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just throw it a little bit harder
Feb 1 2007 8:34PM
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messplay
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gl bro. just keep legs p longer, and huck harder
Feb 1 2007 8:45PM
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Albino
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 123
u have the ability, u just have to sac up and throw the first one.

after that ul wonder why u waited so long
Feb 1 2007 8:50PM
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MadSteezin
Posts: 4572 - Karma: 936
think 5 and look over ur shoulder
Feb 1 2007 10:08PM
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KillerMonkey
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Think of it as 180 more than a 360. And since 180's are sooooo easy then this should be easy. Dont listen to me, its retarded logic but it works for me.
Feb 1 2007 10:41PM
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freestyler540
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just keep turning. Do a 360 and land switch. I know its little help, but its what I have

Feb 1 2007 10:49PM
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Malarky
Posts: 349 - Karma: 11
For me what works is just thinking about throwing a really fast 360. Ive accidently spun past a 3 and landed a 5 quite alot.
Feb 2 2007 12:41AM
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skier24
Posts: 1216 - Karma: 11
ive done that a couple times but when i go and want to throw a 5 down i cant. thanks for all the tips.
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Feb 2 2007 6:06PM
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BLKOUT
Posts: 1287 - Karma: 20
how bout 5's in the pipe? I can do 3's & alley-oops both ways but haven't tried a 5 yet. they seem easier than 5's off jumps
Feb 2 2007 6:31PM
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dorikin
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Yup just keep looking for that landing and keep those hips/shoulder/head going in the direction of your spin. It's really not that much more difficult than a 360, for me it's all about just telling myself I am going to do it and commiting to that extra 180.
Feb 2 2007 6:32PM
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Verno
Posts: 542 - Karma: 23
Wurd!
Feb 5 2007 7:43PM
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skitoggrob
Posts: 1249 - Karma: 22

find a smaller table and practice practice pratice, u sure it a 50

most tables are ushually about 5-15 feet less than they really are

Feb 5 2007 7:56PM
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Thomson.
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by 50ft he ment 5ft, duh!
Feb 5 2007 8:04PM
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skitoggrob
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yeahhh...very possible
Feb 5 2007 8:07PM
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CalgaryDynastar
Posts: 50 - Karma: 10
Downhill is easier to learn. Dont cut up the pipe as high and go for a little more distance.
Feb 5 2007 8:09PM
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eheath
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The bigger the jump, the funner the 5.
Feb 5 2007 8:10PM
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steevner
Posts: 4502 - Karma: 47
just do the 3, then continue to look uphill, the 5 will come easy
Feb 5 2007 8:23PM
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*Bryan*
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I did my first 5 on a ten footer, its much easier, and falling hurts less
Feb 5 2007 9:23PM
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p00paloop
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a five on a ten that intense dude
Feb 5 2007 9:28PM
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a.jamieson
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um keep spinning?
Feb 5 2007 9:57PM
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skitoggrob
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his first five, and u have to start somewhere
Feb 5 2007 10:05PM
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FigmentFilmski
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spinning 5's off a 50 footer should be that hard, just spin a litrle harder than for a 360
Feb 5 2007 10:07PM
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Legit
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get your switch landings on lock, then try the 5
Feb 5 2007 10:09PM
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steevner
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dude, when i'm desperate i can spin a 5 with about 2-3 feet of air
Feb 5 2007 10:17PM
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sowstochd
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yeah look over ur shoulder
Feb 5 2007 10:44PM
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SirFryanator
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don't even think of doing a 360
if you can do the 5's accidentally just spin with that speed and control your spin.
If you think about the 5 like a 3 and then a whipped 180 or a 180 to a 360 then it's going to look jerky. Try sticking some smooth 360's first and then spin a little harder.
Feb 5 2007 11:09PM
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Wis_Skier_23
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if your underrotating a 5 try over rotating it, plus try like a 35-40 footer
Feb 5 2007 11:11PM
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eheath
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Can you even 5 at all?
Feb 5 2007 11:11PM
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SirFryanator
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I can 720...
Feb 5 2007 11:14PM
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eheath
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Thats not what i heard. Can't you cork 5 off a 35ft cliff too?
Feb 5 2007 11:19PM
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SirFryanator
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nope I can't cork but l can 360-720 off a 20 footer...
Feb 5 2007 11:22PM
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eheath
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720 on a 20ft jump? That is harly a 720. More like a spinning top.
Feb 5 2007 11:22PM
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SirFryanator
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cliff not jump.
Feb 5 2007 11:23PM
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skier24
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well i got it. and to all you who questioned the jump size. it is actually like 45 feet. i used my skis to measure.

anyways i got it tho i just went off and hucked it. it was easy. i got like 10 540s down and then tried a 7 and got that. it was amazing. i only got like 4 720s though but they are so fun
Feb 10 2007 8:59PM
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Fitz.
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always works!!
Feb 10 2007 9:13PM
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doublexl
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go to a smaller jump(30ft.) and do 1's over it. you will get a better sense of air and be able to control your spins better.
Feb 10 2007 10:41PM
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skijunkiedtm
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nice job man
Feb 10 2007 10:48PM
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skier24
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thanks dude.

and thanks to everyone else for the tips and helping me progress in teh park.

this is my first year of actually spinning and trying new things, second year of skiing.
Feb 10 2007 10:53PM
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skier24
Posts: 1216 - Karma: 11
okay now that i have 5s and 7s down how about a 9?

what do you do for these? i know it is 180 more than a 720 but that seems so big to me.
Feb 11 2007 6:58PM
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seider
Posts: 958 - Karma: 23
if you listen to what everyone else said youll probally get it, i hope that helps
Feb 11 2007 7:08PM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
dont think of doing a 3. if you think of that then you will probably do a 3 or do an over rotated 3, well idk about other people but thats what used to happen to me. if its your first time trying it then try to picture yourself doing it in your mind a lot and jst think of it as you watching footage of yourself or in first person, this might seem really retarted and wierd but thats how i started to do them. just pop and look over your shoulder and dont stop until you get the 5, and try to tuck it a little
Feb 11 2007 7:13PM
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charmander
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i thought u tried to kill urself? wtf?
Feb 11 2007 7:16PM
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