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Tips on taking off/landing switch?

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njinrome
Posts: 54 - Karma: 10

While there's obviously no parks open in the east yet, I want to try to prep myself for this winter. In the past,  I've been working on taking off and landing switch, and I can't seem to get it right.

Every time I take off, I lose too much speed, and therefore can't pull the tricks I want.

When I land switch, I can't seem to center my weight, and I wind up eatin it or falling back. 

Any tips?

Oct 16 2007 2:30PM
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Mykel
Posts: 1560 - Karma: 84
You need skis with rocker and butter zones to ski switch.  That is your issue.
Oct 18 2007 2:35AM
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jmason
Posts: 1595 - Karma: 136
If you go off a jump switch, and rather than looking 'over' your shoulder, you look 'under'... what happens?
Oct 18 2007 1:00PM
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DavidStewart
Posts: 247 - Karma: 416
quite honestly I think the number one problem for most people is that they worry too much on the technical part of skiing. that seems to usually get you wayy to hyped up and then your more likley to be off ballance or something. 
Oct 18 2007 8:43PM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
Posts: 2715 - Karma: 355
Just start skiing every run switch work on just getting really comfortable switch and you will be able to get more speed off the jump.  Don't really know about landing unless your bindings are mounted really far back.
Oct 18 2007 8:53PM
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Z_rob
Posts: 3076 - Karma: 152
Ok so sorry for bringing up an old thread but...

i have a similar problem, i can ride switch pretty well just going down the mt. and im pretty comfortable with it too. But when it comes to the jumps i get the landing but just fall over or sometimes hit the landing wrong and just double release gets ugly yaknow?

so any tips?
Feb 9 2009 12:11AM
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