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Spinning while Tall

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Steezysmurf
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I am 6'5" and I can't seem to be able to spin fast. I kno you need a low center of gravity, but im kind of a noob, so do any tall people have any insight about how to attack this problem?
Feb 11 2007 6:52PM
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Calb3rt
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knees to your chest
Feb 11 2007 6:53PM
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Steezysmurf
Posts: 1663 - Karma: 3
... and?
Feb 11 2007 7:01PM
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Piste.Off
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hes saying tuck and you will spin faster
Feb 11 2007 7:02PM
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titsLOL
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well there's a law in physics called the conservation of angular momentum, basically the more mass you have farther away from your axis of rotation the slower you will rotate, and the more you can get that mass closer together the faster you will spin. so lank definately makes it harder but if you learn to tuck up a lot and keep your arms really close to your body you should spin faster. best example would be figure skaters, when they pull in their arms they spin mad fast and when they stick them out again they slow down...
Feb 11 2007 7:05PM
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Steezysmurf
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yes... but i dont see anybody doin a fuckin cannonball, and it does not look steeeeezy at all.

i hope this isnt the only way to fight the height problem
Feb 11 2007 7:05PM
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staffpro
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cheaaaa
Feb 11 2007 9:13PM
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Sk3bUm
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well i'm 6'7'' & have no problem spinning & you don't have to tuck up like every other kid does do what feels natural.... biggest tip to give you is keep looking until you are ready to land
Feb 11 2007 9:26PM
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shrEddie
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i am 6'5" and i pretty much am the same.  i used to be able to do fives, but right now its pretty mmuch only threes for me.
Feb 11 2007 10:06PM
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jacqui-la-fripui
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thats fucking retarded, thats what all the girls do and its so fucking gay
Feb 11 2007 10:08PM
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Albino
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 123
karma my friend. being short sucks balls, but theres two things its good for, economy seats in planes and skiing like a demon.
Feb 11 2007 10:13PM
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Steezysmurf
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ya dog, i fucking hate sitting places! at school my knees push up the bottom of my table if i dont extend em.
Feb 11 2007 10:24PM
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rocktheLPs
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yous so smart vinny
Feb 11 2007 10:30PM
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soulskier
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you have to remember your semi-proportional to everybody else, try carving into the spin
Feb 11 2007 10:37PM
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Mr.O
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please dont tell me cannonball isnt steezy just check this out......

http://www3.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Y4EE8YFcY
Feb 11 2007 10:46PM
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--Daniel--
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that's not very inpressive, just safety 3s
Feb 11 2007 11:05PM
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Mr.O
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i didnt say it was impressive im saying cannonball 3's can be steezy
Feb 11 2007 11:07PM
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titsLOL
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well you dont have to pull your legs up just dont spread them far apart and keep your arms in, since you're rotating on a vertical axis tucking up your legs wont help anyways so be as pencil steezed as you want.
Feb 12 2007 12:29AM
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cabteneighty
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i think ur forcing the way u spin. like trying to maintain an axis that u think "looks good" just huck a spin nex time and see if it works. dont THINK. as a snowboarder too i would say use ur shoulder as a counterweight, bring around the shoulder from the opposite direction of the spin (left for right spin, right for left spin) as much as possible to throw around the spin. good luck bro.
Feb 12 2007 12:51AM
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Literature
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Watch some video of Liam Downey. There is a giant with the smooth steeze.
Feb 12 2007 12:57AM
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Holte
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the laws of physics might apply a little bit, but until you're trying to land those 2700s, you really don't need to worry about it. Your body size is proportional to everyone elses. And think about it: why would a lower center of gravity help you spin faster? That's a completely different axis.

Some dude on the TGR forums a couple years ago compiled a list of the current top 100 (approx) male pro skiers' heights and the average height came out to about 5'11" which is slightly taller than the average male (5'10"). In other words, skiing isn't a sport where it is mandatory to be tall to succeed so you get really amazing skiers from all over the height range. Peter O, Liam Downey and TJ Schiller are all pretty good skiers who are tall. And I'm 6'4" and can spin a lot.
Feb 12 2007 1:32AM
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