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Hand drag 180

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Hairmetaler
Posts: 1200 - Karma: 15
I need help with them. I commit and everything but can never land them. can you guys give me sometips?
Feb 25 2008 5:27PM
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Afen
Posts: 461 - Karma: 106
yeah man try to find something with alot of lip cuz they're easy to learn on those. Then jump up, kick ur feet out a little bit and tighten all the muscles in ur body then bring ur legs back in and under you. Thats basically it. Get to it
Feb 25 2008 5:30PM
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troublemaker3
Posts: 1954 - Karma: 225
go into them sitting on the back of your skiis in a crouch, let the lip pop you and lean sideways just before the lip. drag your hand and shift your weight back torwards your landing
Feb 25 2008 5:34PM
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Hairmetaler
Posts: 1200 - Karma: 15
nice ill try it out again this weekend
Feb 25 2008 5:34PM
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Afen
Posts: 461 - Karma: 106
oh yeah and also what the guy below me said... lean back a bit cuz it makes em even easier
Feb 25 2008 5:35PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
get real low coming into it, pop alot(i know it sounds contradictory). As you pop lean over to whatever side your spinning an plant your hand. Continue looking forward as you come over the roll-over of the landing/roller youre hitting and get your skis as high as you can. Once youre comepletely in the air and no longer dragging you hand look back up hill and do youre best to shifty in that last bit of rotation.

...ride away like nothing happened.
Feb 25 2008 5:50PM
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FUUUCK
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oh yeah, and practice practice practice.
Feb 25 2008 5:52PM
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mitchin
Posts: 112 - Karma: -1
i just lean back really far to tail butter then go off the landing of a jump
Feb 25 2008 8:37PM
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4mica
Posts: 1017 - Karma: 60
just wondering ... what is a "hand drag " ?
Feb 26 2008 6:35PM
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JaphyRyder
Posts: 1766 - Karma: 113
just a question: If you are really sponsored by volkl, tecnica, smith, etc., why do you need tips from random unsponsored skiers online to be doing a fairly basic trick?!
Feb 26 2008 6:48PM
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The_Oakley_Kid
Posts: 3128 - Karma: 179
you should just stay in your hole and never come out.


but just commit to it. you pretty much naturally do a 180 when you hang drag
Feb 26 2008 7:30PM
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oakjewlery
Posts: 4905 - Karma: 32

drop it and rip

tis that simple

Feb 26 2008 7:46PM
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troublemaker3
Posts: 1954 - Karma: 225
pop lock and drop
Feb 26 2008 7:52PM
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SteezePatrol
Posts: 10281 - Karma: 36
because newschoolers.com is the source of all knowledge, and chances are someone knows how to do this fairly basic trick well.

and just because you're spanzorsed it doesn't really mean you're the shit, some companys will hook up anybody wtih a half deacent edit. not saying this guy isn't any good, just that you shouldn't assume all sponsored riders really kill it hard
Feb 26 2008 8:04PM
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JaphyRyder
Posts: 1766 - Karma: 113
i see what you mean and i agree that not all kids with sponsors are dirrty. just sayin, this is a prettty easy trick and if this kid really is sponsored by major, mainstream sponsors like smith and volkl, chances are if he can't do a handdrag someone in his crew should be able to teach him...who knows, doesn't really matter at all
Feb 26 2008 8:10PM
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SteezePatrol
Posts: 10281 - Karma: 36
ya...i know of a kid sponsored by one of those companies who wouldn't have a chance in hell of making a hand drag look half deacent. if a company sends you 1 pair of goggs, remember that means you're sponsored.
Feb 26 2008 8:15PM
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Hairmetaler
Posts: 1200 - Karma: 15
no i know what your sayin man ive been taught by people i ski with but i mean its never really worked out for me. I just been startin to try them lately and i almost have them. I just wanted to hear all of your opinions on how to do them because one kid that i ski with when he explains it he sounds really rong. But i just wanted to hear what you guys had to say.
Feb 26 2008 8:50PM
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