Member of the Month

hi_vis360
November, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Spinig switch better???

profile picture
mccsteezy
Posts: 1170 - Karma: 38

so today i was a tline learning some switch spins, after i stomped some threes and stuff i went to throw a regular 3. it felt so awkward. i guess for me spining and hittin stuff switch is easier/ more comfortable. what do you guys think??

Apr 11 2008 8:29PM
0 0
profile picture
ShredtillURdead
Posts: 2024 - Karma: 93
i spot 100x better spinning switch.  my switch 5's come around way easier than reg 5s and i feel like ill be happy with my sw 7s way before im happy with reg 7s
Apr 11 2008 8:33PM
0 0
profile picture
mccsteezy
Posts: 1170 - Karma: 38
yeah i feel so much smoother spining switch
Apr 11 2008 8:49PM
0 0
profile picture
Federation
Posts: 430 - Karma: 17
when your skiing normal your probably not popping off the lip
Apr 11 2008 10:22PM
0 0
profile picture
klimp
Posts: 933 - Karma: 18
I get that really bad when I blade. I throw smooth switch 3's and 5's and then my regular 3's and 5's are a lot harder.
Apr 11 2008 10:27PM
0 0
profile picture
jedi.Jim
Posts: 1133 - Karma: 13
Your body was probably just in the groove of going switch, so when it was time to go regular, it felt weird. Try spinning reg in a couple days and it won't feel weird.
Apr 12 2008 10:16AM
0 0
profile picture
Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
switch spins feel realy strange to me. but switch onto a rail or box feels better.
Apr 12 2008 10:48AM
0 0
profile picture
Bigwoods
Posts: 3116 - Karma: 76
My friend always says that spinning switch is alot easier, he learned to switch 5 before regular 5.
I guess it is since your head is alread looking back?
Apr 12 2008 12:14PM
0 0
profile picture
Joan
Posts: 2944 - Karma: 1,305
i think it takes some getting used to at first, but once you get it i find that switch 5's and 7's are much easier to spot then regular 5's and 7's
Apr 12 2008 8:15PM
0 0
profile picture
turoa_NZEE
Posts: 78 - Karma: 10
i disagree that a switch 5 is easier to spot than regular 5. reg 5 the landing is there for the last 270 of the rotation, depending on how hard you look, but switch 5 is like a 3, you only see the landing in the last 90 or so...
Apr 12 2008 8:42PM
0 0
profile picture
Alex_G
Posts: 11902 - Karma: 1,019
since your head and body straight off the takeoff already want to do a 1 its easier to whip stuff around.
Apr 12 2008 9:03PM
0 0
profile picture
wintersway
Posts: 5115 - Karma: 128
im more comfortable spinning switch but cant grab as well as i can on regular spins
maybe not committed as much
Apr 13 2008 10:49AM
0 0
profile picture
mccsteezy
Posts: 1170 - Karma: 38
really i can grab way better switch, so wierd, i better switch at like every thing. ha
Apr 16 2008 8:50PM
0 0
profile picture
Parker.
Posts: 1637 - Karma: 108
i agree
Apr 16 2008 10:43PM
0 0
profile picture
fsscott
Posts: 4684 - Karma: 114
I find it more effortless because your already half way round...
Apr 17 2008 12:53AM
0 0
profile picture
Yosh
Posts: 341 - Karma: 19
For me its easyer then reg spin, i learn sw. 3 before reg. 3
May 13 2008 11:00PM
0 0
profile picture
SlickRick.
Posts: 4329 - Karma: 300
deffinetly not for me. i just cant get a rotation going fast enough switch. it seems to lag, and not come around quick enough so i can only get sw 5s but inconsistantly
May 13 2008 11:06PM
0 0
profile picture
HeathR
Posts: 4359 - Karma: 1,382
i made a thread about this a while ago and was surprised to find that i wasent the only 1. Im still more comfotable with regular 3s though.
May 13 2008 11:10PM
0 0
profile picture
sirskizalot
Posts: 4370 - Karma: 161
i can do more reg. spins than switch but switch feel easier to me
May 13 2008 11:13PM
0 0
profile picture
skiEER
Posts: 4089 - Karma: 79
its find its easier because you are already looking over you shoulder as you spin so you can spot the landing better
May 13 2008 11:14PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)