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Backyard seshs

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Chickendodo
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Does anyone else feel like they progress more in backyard sessions than some days at the mountain?  I had a backyard sesh today and I stomped a lot of new tricks (claim!) and I was just wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences.
Jan 10 2009 6:40PM
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MatRich
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yah for sure, since your always hitting the rail so fast, you get a lot of tries and you can concentrate. also jibbing a feature in the park is sick for imporoving
Jan 10 2009 6:49PM
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Drew.C
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i do because i can tweak the rail to however i want, and u dont have to wait in lines
Jan 10 2009 6:51PM
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7-11_Slurpee
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I get a lot better at rails, but jumps not so much obviously. The only way you could progress at jumps would be having a immensely large hill in your back yard, or like a 20, or 30 foot drop in.
Jan 10 2009 6:53PM
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Chickendodo
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hahahaha I wish i had a 20 foot drop in in my back yard, that would be sick as hell.
Jan 10 2009 6:56PM
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JHDski47
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ya for sure.  Today i landed 2 new tricks a few times on a backyard setup within an hour....I think its easier to do new stuff in a backyard because there is no pressure, there is not as many people watching or wating to hit the rail.
Jan 10 2009 7:04PM
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CoachG
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yeah i think yard sessions allow yo to progress because you're in a relaxed environment and not worried what other people are gonna think about your style or if you fall.
Jan 10 2009 7:33PM
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WeK
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backyard -> hike in park -> $$$
Jan 10 2009 9:54PM
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jfletcher
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the backyard sessions are definately better for learning but unless you have a really nice one its not like the park so when you get to the park its hard to throw all the tricks you threw in the backyard on some of the parks rails
Jan 10 2009 10:32PM
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skiP.E.I.
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yeah, backyard jibs just have a chill atmosphere, there's not as much pressure and you are just having a good time with friends/siblings, and you can make the setup any damn way you want.
Jan 10 2009 10:43PM
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Jwalk
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well  i totally progress more but i think its because i have a flat bar  so there is no kinks its low so its not intimidating and i find there is way less pressure cuz if you eat in your backyard its just like ill get it next time but at the hill its embarrasing
Jan 10 2009 11:38PM
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darren.hollak
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kinda of topic but the whole pressure thing is true so to avoid that i just do night skiing, at night usually the only people at my local hill are chill and will help you out and hang out with you the whole time even if you dont know em.
Jan 11 2009 12:45AM
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rYb
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If i eat shit in my back yard, i just go inside make myself a grilled cheese and think about stomping the shit out of it when i finish.
Jan 11 2009 12:59AM
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B.G
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i dunno cuz i learn some sick new spins and shit on and off rails as well as switch ups but since the rails i make are so much better then the ones at my local mountain (at least 20 times more slippery) i go to the mountain and i just cant stomp them cuz i catch my edges on the rail. :( but nothing is cooler then getting pulled in by a car and gapping over a fence off a rail!!!!!!
Jan 11 2009 1:19AM
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ch@se
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My hill has the worst vibe ever. If you eat it everyone on the lift laughs and yells at you. Most of them are gapers too who just ride the park for street cred. I like backyard seshs. I have a hill, probably about 30 degree angle, 35 yards long I might build a little kicker. Maybe I can work on my jumping a bit if I can get speed.
Jan 11 2009 1:19AM
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Ski4frnt4445
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deffinatly man! i love riding in my yard.. i feel way more comfortable and it way easier to learn/try new tricks!! almost everything iv learned on rails and boxes iv learned in my yard
Jan 11 2009 4:43AM
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sklermang
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yeah this is for sure what ive found this season. on my pvc box i can always count on stomping all of my tricks and learning new stuff seems easy. i thought after learning a ton of stuff over the summer on my box that i would have ridiculously progressed when i got to the mountain. on my first day on the slopes i was disappointed because i could only do half the stuff on my resort's box that i could do at home.

i think its because pvc is softer than metal coping, making it 10x easier to scissor on a backyard setup?

w/e still fun to hit up the backyard box and think your good haha
Jan 11 2009 8:36AM
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