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Please help me with a 3....

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A-Frame
Posts: 7 - Karma: 10
Hey,
Can someone PLEASE give me some tips and advice on how to improve these disgusting 3's I throw. I have seriously tried them over 40 times and everytime I eat it. I get to 180 and am facing the ground then when I spin the 360 I'm facing the air with my ski's vertical. I get off-axis but I don't want to. I've used the searchbar and tried people's tips but everytime the same thing happens. I've pasted 2 links to show u the problem. I know I suck so don't just rip into me, can u please give us some pointers. I've tried it that many times and just keep landing on my arse....
Thanks in advance.

Attempt 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFXBk8rQBgg

Attempt 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy-NDqpLzjA
Sep 15 2008 11:19AM
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wintersway
Posts: 5115 - Karma: 128
looks like you look at the jump/ your tails after take off... this causes you to go off axis

just look over your shoulder and pop off of your toes more, thats what helped me
Sep 16 2008 11:05PM
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no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,273
mute is easiest for me, use it as part of your rotation, think about it like this, when you throw the spin, let's say to the left, keep your left ski straight but move your right ski with the rotation so you spin into the grab, bring your right ski on top and then to start out pull your right ski far up your leg and grab so you're still relatively straight but doing a grab, just slowly move it further and further down until you have it looking sick. also just practice crossing them in a spin with no grab but i spin into the cross, it helps stay spinning and on balance
Sep 16 2008 11:17PM
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ReedSkis~
Posts: 2122 - Karma: 98
OK
Hopefully this will cover everything:

The Perfect 3

- pop off of your toes
- start doing threes of anything in sight
- spot your landing
- lean forward and avoid going backseat on the takeoff
- bend your knees in the air (this usually contributes to the amount of steeze u are able to obtain)
- swing your right shoulder left (assuming your spinning left) and let your core rotate the rest of your body completing the full rotation
- ride away as if you are questioning the jumps difficulty and make it seem effortless ~afterbang~

if you complete these steps you should be set
best of luck
Sep 16 2008 11:33PM
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skithesprings
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a good way to not land backseat is to spot your landing under the arm you are spinning towards instead of trying to look over it
Sep 16 2008 11:39PM
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