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Are Kangaroo flips out of style/overused

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a.jamieson
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I personaly think that considering this trick has exited for a while and that it really isnt something new its way over used. I know that its Jon's signature trick but I still think its getting old. I would way rather see him tryig a switch 1080 with a double grab or something. That in my mind would be sick. I dont mind it when say Jon or Jacob Wester does one in a comp but did Jon really need to throw the kangaroo flip for all three of his runs to win icer air? The answer is no.
Dec 3 2007 7:25PM
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ElliottP
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oh.. wait. yeah. definitly
 
Dec 3 2007 7:27PM
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garrett.
Posts: 9304 - Karma: 3,670
until he cant win with it, he will use it
Dec 3 2007 7:33PM
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joly.sp
Posts: 2305 - Karma: 585
I think that they are not as spectacluar now that Jon isnt the only one that can do them but yet he still olyl does them. I want to see more variety
Dec 3 2007 7:43PM
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JaphyRyder
Posts: 1766 - Karma: 113
if i was another pro skier i would be really annoyed by jon throwing the exact same trick all the time to win...imo i dont think it looks all that great even though it is super tech
Dec 3 2007 7:45PM
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grahamhowe
Posts: 167 - Karma: 158
i see more guys doing 720s and then kangaroo flips, does that mean 720s are played? oh wait, yes its defiantly not cool anymore to do double flat spin 5's
Dec 3 2007 8:10PM
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kslattery
Posts: 196 - Karma: 158
yes.
Dec 3 2007 8:10PM
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ForestryIs8nice
Posts: 745 - Karma: 40
out of style- jesus dont move to fucking fast im still learnin 7s
Dec 3 2007 8:15PM
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Alex_G
Posts: 11902 - Karma: 1,019

No way, kangaroo flips are the way to go. I mean, I was thinking the same thing as you, until at Icer Air I saw it live. When you see it live, its a whole different experience. It looks way better than anything anybody was throwing that night, cork 12s, sw cork 10s, and even mike riddle's amazing looking super-slow sw7 high mute. Seeing it live makes it obvious why Jon should win with it every time.

Dec 3 2007 8:16PM
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skodeo7
Posts: 14949 - Karma: 9,234
Out of style? No. Overused? Maybe. They are sick. But its kinda lame when you see so many people doing kangaroos. Just not my favorite trick. Kinda reminds me of how Tanner used to win with switch Rodeo 7.
Dec 3 2007 8:21PM
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slopestyle4331
Posts: 1301 - Karma: 42
personally i like double flips because they are so hard to do but the last thing that i want to happen is turn our sport into aerials. but i dont like the kangaroo flips because so many people can do them and it has been around for like almost 2 years now
Dec 3 2007 8:32PM
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MadSteezin
Posts: 4572 - Karma: 936
No, no trick ever goes out of style.
Dec 3 2007 8:36PM
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quebecfreestyler
Posts: 13040 - Karma: 1,419
did jon needed to throw 3 of them to win icer air???

 YES

 he didnt land the frist two as clean as he needed to win the comp, and then stuck it to perfection on his final attempt and won the comp.
Dec 3 2007 8:44PM
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WoodyE
Posts: 230 - Karma: 15
calm the fuck down u queer. its fuckin sick. and whoever said shits goin towards aerials, your dead wrong.
Dec 3 2007 8:47PM
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jacobg
Posts: 255 - Karma: 14
i want to see a sweet grab thrown into one
Dec 3 2007 8:58PM
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JaphyRyder
Posts: 1766 - Karma: 113
^^ya i must agree, they are nothing like aerials. i just kinda don't think they look all that great, thoguh ive never seen it in person. still, its a crazy ass trick that i respect
Dec 3 2007 9:19PM
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faux_real
Posts: 984 - Karma: 250
your screen name is power slave. remind me who the queer is? that signature isn't helping either. it sounds like something larry craig would say when he cruises dudes.
Dec 3 2007 9:31PM
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popNfresh44
Posts: 3757 - Karma: 44
kangaroo flips are the shit. i dont think they are out of style at all.
Dec 3 2007 9:55PM
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jacobg
Posts: 255 - Karma: 14
do they ever do switch kangaroo flips
Dec 3 2007 9:56PM
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JPOB
Posts: 423 - Karma: 266
the hexo flip or something like that is a sw double flip that Jon made up it's soo sick


but why doesn't Jon do any of his other double flips? he probably doesn't have enough time off of the icer air jump maybe?
Dec 3 2007 10:03PM
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troublemaker3
Posts: 1954 - Karma: 225
yea kangaroo is played but the cork 1080 that turns into a kangaroo flip halfay through that he was workin on at camp of champions over the summer is gonna push the envelope again
Dec 3 2007 10:16PM
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RJD2
Posts: 3532 - Karma: 921
any double flip is sick
Dec 3 2007 10:17PM
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Holte
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I enjoy the fact that it's only a 900 degree rotation.
Dec 3 2007 10:20PM
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404404
Posts: 11358 - Karma: 21,035
Way more kids that can SW 10 and what not, good for thing to go in a diffrent direction.
Dec 3 2007 10:21PM
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Bees_Knees
Posts: 784 - Karma: 26
dude are you kidding kangaroos are so overused considering every single pro and their mother can do them
Dec 3 2007 10:41PM
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EL_FINRE
Posts: 2486 - Karma: 52
they're sick but way overused sorry to say
Dec 3 2007 11:03PM
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shoenice22
Posts: 646 - Karma: 11
because he isnt as used to them as he is with the kangy so he needs a bigger yump prolly
Dec 3 2007 11:08PM
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eastchris
Posts: 674 - Karma: 16
Style is personal. If Jon likes them then he can keep them up. They will not be played until everyone and there mother can do them. right now there fresh cause there still on the for front of what is new and pushing the sport. Personally I dont like them but thats cause im not into tech. thats style for you
Dec 3 2007 11:11PM
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invaderskier36
Posts: 6192 - Karma: 41
no, never, long live jon
Dec 3 2007 11:11PM
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zaser
Posts: 675 - Karma: 37
honestly just hearing the word "kangaroo flip" is hilarious. YA CLAIMING TRICKS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE AND RENAMING THEM JON OLSSON YOU ROCK!
Dec 3 2007 11:16PM
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Peach.
Posts: 3879 - Karma: 933

the end





i would like like to see more  tricks like simons bio 7 truck super smooth, super clean, super big.

Dec 4 2007 12:45AM
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sdfjklioeur
Posts: 2082 - Karma: 114
mmmmmmm dinner rolls
Dec 4 2007 1:34AM
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zaser
Posts: 675 - Karma: 37
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ya dude simons misty 7 truck was SOOOOOOO stylie bro! king of style ya man! top 3 runs were DEFINITELY stylie1!!1
Dec 4 2007 1:48AM
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JibEarth
Posts: 753 - Karma: 26
last year there was a hate out for sw 10's and now people are saying that they would rather se them vs the kangaroo flip. Next year everyone will be over it and every pro will be throwing it with  grabs i cant magine.
Dec 4 2007 7:41AM
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Pman13a
Posts: 3800 - Karma: 452
exactly, how can they be overused if only one guy and maybe a handfull more do them
Dec 4 2007 10:18AM
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SteveStepp
Posts: 9529 - Karma: 20,647
Double dinner rolls?!!?

its gotta happen
Dec 4 2007 10:33AM
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SkierX
Posts: 16253 - Karma: 538
If someone has a problem with Olsson doing nothing but Kangaroo Flips, then another pro better step up and do something that will win the comp and then I beat Olsson will stop doing them every comp.
Dec 4 2007 10:42AM
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