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Look backwards when riding switch?

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Ott3r
Posts: 33 - Karma: 10
While they get the terrain park together, I've been playing with long switch rides. Do you manage to keep looking downhill the whole time when going switch? I can only manage to get peeks when I'm making turns, and am not sure whether it's my stance, that my neck isn't flexible enough or if that's just how it goes.


Dec 23 2003 11:43AM
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sickkid13
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um? dont you have too look downhill, are you going to look uphill and just crash to peices. so yes sir, look downhill all the time. you gotta train your neck to do so. you will be able to look over one side a lot better than the other!

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Dec 23 2003 11:46AM
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Naturalbornskier
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i look better riding one way but dont ride that way the best,and vice versa,i think im fucking retarded





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Dec 23 2003 1:31PM
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HVskier
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I think the easiest way to do it is to turn you shoulders and lean forward a bit instead of just turning your head. It's kinda weird to get used to but if you do it enough it'll get easier
Dec 23 2003 1:43PM
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J.D.
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I turn my head one way or the other depending on the direction I'm carving. It's WAY easier without goggles. And you better look downhill all the time, I stopped for 5 seconds once and wasted some 40 year old guy. He was ok though.
Dec 23 2003 1:43PM
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r_witt
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ya
the goggles are definately a problem and depending on how big your jacket is that will also get in the way
i try to look from side to side and that usually works cuz then u can see the whole hill
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Dec 23 2003 2:17PM
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Jackpot
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i look over my right shoulder and only my right shoulder, but i spin to the left, so approaching jumps etc screws me up
Dec 23 2003 2:25PM
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skimack
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When I'm carving switch, I just change shoulders depending on which way I'm turning. That way you see what's coming directly toward you. Also, Scisor your feet so that one foot is farther down than the other. That helps your body body and head turn farther around.

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Dec 23 2003 2:27PM
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Ott3r
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Skimack -- scissoring the feet sounds like the thing I'm missing. I hadn't figured out how to turn my shoulders to look further downhill while keeping my lower body squared but that sounds like it will help.

I'll hopefully get out tonight and try it! Thanks to everyone for your tips!
Dec 23 2003 2:57PM
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undercarriage
Posts: 358 - Karma: 11
it helps you carve to.....the lead change (scissor thing)its just like carving a turn facing forward ...you should lead change your skis then too.
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Dec 23 2003 3:01PM
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epimitheus
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the reason that people are way more comfortable looking one way is that everyone has a dominant eye. i'm trying to train myself to look over my right shoulder better but it's really damn hard.

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Dec 24 2003 10:16AM
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Itsbackfliptime
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at first i looked over my left shoulder but spun to the right. This was a problem when I tried swich tricks. Now I can look over both just fine. I can't look while I carve though. I concentrate too hard.

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Dec 24 2003 10:31AM
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ESB
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a lot of guys look over one shoulder and spin towards the other- you're blind when you go off the lip but the motion of the head across your body helps set your rotation.

anyway, i've found that these help for riding switch-
*scissoring your feet a little
*on whichever side youre looking, drop that hand a little lower than the other
*pivot with your shoulders as much as youur neck
*what really helps is to crouch down and sort of bend your head so you are looking horizontally... it sounds funny but works a lot easier than standing up staight. watch how the pros are crouched down riding fakie.

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Dec 24 2003 10:43AM
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skisebski
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it just practice, im still practing of the bunny hills, just getting it down pat and real comfortable.




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Dec 24 2003 10:45AM
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Lateralis
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yeah i kind of scissor my feet too


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Dec 24 2003 10:53AM
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KootenayGuy
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i find puttin the hand of the side that your lookin over near your butt, it just helps your body twist around better i think.
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Dec 24 2003 2:05PM
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thehellmuth
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its hard but ive been practicing for 3 yaers now and i have it down so comfortable





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Dec 24 2003 2:09PM
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ECM
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riding switch takes lots of practice. alway look downhill
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Dec 24 2003 2:37PM
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mattster
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yeah riding switch for me is pretty hard to cause its my first year on twins and im just learning how to turn
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Dec 24 2003 3:03PM
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SeanB
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I spin left naturally but am only comfortable looking over my right shoulder, it blows

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Dec 24 2003 3:06PM
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freeskiing04
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i just look every 1-2 minutes to make sure im not gonna hit anyone
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Dec 24 2003 3:26PM
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phUnk
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I get so scared riding switch that I just close my eyes.
Dec 24 2003 7:16PM
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Girays_Brother
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just keep doing it so ur neck becomes more flexible

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Dec 24 2003 7:19PM
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Concord
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I got a question about riding switch how in the hell do you turn when u ride switch I cant do it i only can straight line it down the mountain

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Dec 24 2003 7:27PM
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if u dont your tips will dig in and then bail and brake your neck and die then go to hopistal



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Dec 24 2003 7:57PM
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srwinnsuco
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wow so many questions about switch. You turn switch same way you turn normal, put your ski's on edge. Its really not that hard just practice and you will get comfortable.

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Dec 24 2003 8:03PM
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srwinnsuco
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wow so many questions about switch. You turn switch same way you turn normal, put your ski's on edge. Its really not that hard just practice and you will get comfortable.

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Dec 24 2003 8:03PM
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freeskiing04
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your tips will dig in?!!?!?!?!? TWIN TIP?!?!
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Dec 24 2003 8:05PM
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ductapeboy
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wow... you guys do some weird things... i ride with one foot infront of the other, and my body turned to the side... then i lean a bit forward, and when i turn i lean right into it like a snowboarder... so when im carving, my ass is like touching the ground when i turn one way, and my hands are close when i turn the other way. yep. just practise a lot and it will come.


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Dec 24 2003 8:17PM
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gambino500014
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deffinantly staggar the feet, one in front of the other. i havent done a regunar run for 3 days at my hill, i dont see how riding switch can be that hard.....
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Dec 24 2003 8:25PM
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pcfreeride
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if u dont look where your going ur fucked. its kind of obviouse
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Dec 24 2003 8:50PM
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^^^ little harsh..
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Dec 24 2003 9:07PM
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freeskiing04
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yea really...but its not that hard. just gotta get used to it
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Dec 24 2003 9:12PM
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Irotate360
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yea i just take peeks too, but its alot scarier not too look u no, more easier to catch an edge. u just have to hope its groomed and u dont run over some bump





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Dec 24 2003 9:20PM
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freeskiing04
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speaking of catching edge, its so annoying to crash when switching back from switch! i get the need to shoot someone haha
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Dec 24 2003 9:22PM
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Astomp
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i just bend over and look between my legs. but then everything is opposite and i forget that.
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Dec 25 2003 12:19PM
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Jammu
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I look behind myself the whole time I'm switch, it would be damn crazy to not look

Dec 25 2003 12:29PM
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theBOSS.
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To get comfortable going switch, I went to the steepest slope at my hill and just rode straight down it switch, no stopping or anything. Speed helps break your fears
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Dec 25 2003 12:34PM
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creighton
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where do you guys put ur poles??? sometimes with i ride switch and i hold my poles like i would when im going regular i let one drop and it catches into the snow and stabs me in the ribs
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Dec 25 2003 12:35PM
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freeskiing04
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haha, just hold it up in the air, and u can turn around it like u would forward if u feel the need
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Dec 25 2003 2:15PM
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midwest_720s
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work on looking over the shoulder you'll spin over cuz if u wanna leave hits switch u'll have a tough time spinning over the opposite shoulder.

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Dec 25 2003 4:16PM
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Shopey1080
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you just bend your knees and look over your shoulder



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Dec 25 2003 6:29PM
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JFerg
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i always look over my left shoulder, but when i make turns to the right its fucked cuz its almost completely blind.
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Dec 26 2003 12:55AM
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simmers
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i look between my legs
Dec 26 2003 3:55AM
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StriderMG
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In response to this title, YES!!! you do look backwards when riding switch. How else would you see, unless you got some sort of dope as rear view mirror system set up. And in terms of carving, just practice a lot like switch fakie skiing, and the carving will come, like someone has said earlier, its just edge control and balance as if you were skiing normally. But no ones necks should be sooo stiff that they can't look behind them while they are skiing.

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Dec 26 2003 3:59AM
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BallinBU
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a switch mirror would be so tight
Dec 26 2003 4:09AM
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Astomp
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thats what i said but no one laughed so maybe they took me serious. i dont look between my legs.
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Dec 26 2003 12:32PM
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Jammu
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ahahaaaaa ^^^^
Dec 26 2003 2:45PM
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BobYohan
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i had this problem too because i was leaning forward and trying to look around myself. its much easier to just stand up straight and look over one shoulder. you may want to switch sides when carving but for tricks look over one shoulder (preferably in the direction you will spin) and use a backwards snowplow for speed checks


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Dec 26 2003 3:09PM
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Astomp
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thanks jammu. helped out a ton.
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