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HOW does Eric Pollard still have knees

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*LINESKIER165
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how in the hell do you stomp huge 180's like that off huge shit to flat and still have knees ?

is that legal?
Mar 10 2007 4:59PM
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lyndon
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pointless thread. Sort of obvious. He absorbs the impact. Duh.
Mar 10 2007 5:10PM
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skithesprings
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really soft snow and really soft skis= landing like a trampoline=soft
Mar 10 2007 5:10PM
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Nicholas.
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eric pollard doesnt have knees. hes a robot.
Mar 10 2007 5:11PM
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*LINESKIER165
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but how would u absorb backwards theres nowhere for the momentum to go but right through your knees so you bend like shit and it fucks with the knees how does he do that all season and hes still fine
Mar 10 2007 5:14PM
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skithesprings
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my knees take huge impacts but my ankles bother me
Mar 10 2007 5:21PM
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Black-Bandanna
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Hitting with your tips first.....
Mar 10 2007 5:22PM
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*LINESKIER165
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ahh k that would make sense
i did a 180 of like a 8-10 foot drop and i thought i was goin to die for two days after
see pollard throw them off like 3 40 or more
crazy bastard
Mar 10 2007 5:24PM
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skiierman
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It's because he's not really doing the drop. It's really John Spriggs and it's all photoshopped.
Mar 10 2007 6:00PM
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TonyTheTiger
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Eric Pollard doesn't really exist , he's computerized just like movie special effects. Thus why you think he still has knees.
Mar 10 2007 6:11PM
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*LINESKIER165
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nioce
i knew no man could dare do what he did
hahahaha
Mar 10 2007 6:46PM
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CMF
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a simple equation:

force of impact + force of steeze = 0

the two negate each other. for eric, stomping a 60 ft cornice switch is like jumping on a really soft hotel mattress.
Mar 10 2007 7:02PM
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poofartpee
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when ur super good u can do super things
Mar 10 2007 7:28PM
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wils.
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because their in metal duhh
Mar 10 2007 8:42PM
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Deranged
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haha
Mar 10 2007 10:56PM
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skiierman
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That's why testing jumps with 180s is safer then testing them with 360s or straight airs.
Mar 10 2007 11:14PM
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mariob
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well the front of the skies take the shock exspecially if there flexy
Mar 10 2007 11:53PM
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Mskier91
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please, before you comment on knees, watch the last segment of 'That' (the forum team snowboard vid of '06, the guy with the big chin) and then I will allow this conversation. This motha f@#cka straight drop like thirty feet (several times) to flat, stomps it and then proceeds to do it again.
Mar 11 2007 12:44AM
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garrett.
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how do u still have a brain for questioning god
Mar 11 2007 1:05AM
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bikerocker
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Eric Pollard (the ski company) put shocks in his latest pro models, 8 inches of travel actually.
Mar 11 2007 1:29AM
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InfernoHits
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when you land in 3 ft of fresh with a 6 ft pow base its not that bad
Mar 11 2007 1:51AM
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yannicktysl
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of coure! it all makes so much sense now! just like the terminator
Mar 11 2007 1:53AM
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Holte
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it's safer for your knees, but what if you're jumping outside the park and the outrun is bad? Ever land switch in a mogul field? It's really painful.
Mar 11 2007 4:47AM
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Love_Wins.
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Best answer ever. That is he entirety of everything, right there.
And yes, switch into mogul field = bad day, but I tend to test jumps with 180s rather than straight airs or 360's also.
Mar 11 2007 5:01AM
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skiierman
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Naw but I was kind of talking about park jumps... Landing switch in moguls is never a good idea, unless if you Johnny Moseley.
Mar 12 2007 1:01AM
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PCjea
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no shit everybody... HES MAGIC
Mar 12 2007 1:03AM
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K2skipunk
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i find it easier to land switch, cause more impact is taken from your upper body, yup.
Mar 12 2007 2:08AM
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Roy
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I love landing switch soo much better for everything, especially if you land with your feet slightly staggard you can absorb soo much more force I find.
Mar 12 2007 2:32AM
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pbplaya69
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when you land switch you will have legs like an ostrich, so just bend them like they do.
Mar 12 2007 6:29AM
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Hairmetaler
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yah he is really just absorbin the jump i think he should really do more than 180's it kinda borin.

13 years old=jibbin
Mar 12 2007 9:19AM
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pesja
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steroids and weed
Mar 12 2007 10:14AM
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