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Switch ups

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VTtreeskier
Posts: 1833 - Karma: 64
Been trying to learn switch ups but im having problems popping off the rail, and advice?
Dec 22 2007 3:35PM
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skiwoj
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 52
just remember to bend your knees when you get on the rail and then start looking over your shoulder in the direction you are gonna spin and just jump and spin
Dec 22 2007 3:38PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
surface switch ups
Dec 22 2007 3:52PM
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ThaLetterM.
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shift your whole body in the direction you want to spin on the rail
Dec 22 2007 3:56PM
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Billiards.
Posts: 6853 - Karma: 816
Drape thaaat ski. Front ski, drap to the side you want to switch up, follow the rotation with your bodayyy then come out or keep onnn spinnin...
Dec 22 2007 3:58PM
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_R3iD
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u dont have to be completely 90  on the box/rail in the first place then when u switch up it is less of rotation but still one
Dec 22 2007 5:07PM
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beardstatus
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thats exactly it
Dec 22 2007 6:35PM
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ButteredToast.
Posts: 6459 - Karma: 2,570
I can't do switchups considering I can't even pop a 180 off the ground.
Dec 22 2007 6:38PM
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attitashfreestyle29
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 i think blindside is easier just go into the rail like normal then look up hill and just bend your knees and pop and then keep looking over your shoulder
Dec 22 2007 6:40PM
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VTtreeskier
Posts: 1833 - Karma: 64
Alright, im gonna sound like a noob jackass and im pretty surprised that i dont know what it means, but what is draping?
Dec 22 2007 6:41PM
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stompdat
Posts: 641 - Karma: 50
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8-5Ff6HHgU&feature=related
Dec 22 2007 6:59PM
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VTtreeskier
Posts: 1833 - Karma: 64
Doesnt work
Dec 22 2007 7:06PM
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stompdat
Posts: 641 - Karma: 50
of course it doesn't.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8-5Ff6HHgU&feature=related
Dec 22 2007 7:19PM
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ButteredToast.
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I have no idea what it is either.
Dec 22 2007 7:59PM
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RustyTrombone
Posts: 268 - Karma: 10
watch tom wallisch do those pretzels. he kinda lets one ski hang over the edge of the rail/box to get his momentum going the other way.
Dec 24 2007 12:25AM
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landonn
Posts: 2913 - Karma: 385
one easy way to do a smooth switch up is set for a 270 on but harness your energy for later on the rail and release it and your swith up will be easy 123. if you dont wanna do that, get sideways on the rail and let the nose of one ski kind of drop down to one side and the tail of the other ski to the other side and it will help you pop your spin alot.
Dec 24 2007 12:31AM
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Canuker
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vid? but ya i think i know what you mean.
Dec 24 2007 12:49AM
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