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Switch Skiing

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jamers
Posts: 1311 - Karma: 164
Yo so im a good switch skier, can carve down groomers real fast, am fine with it
but when skiing on flats, or on inruns, i lose speed and cant keep speed to hit jumps,
any tips
sorry for no searchbar too lazy
Feb 8 2009 11:21PM
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N.L.
Posts: 2420 - Karma: 2,744
you might be dragging an edge or still wedging. i can actually go faster switch by leaning forward on my nose. try waxing your skis nice.
Feb 8 2009 11:24PM
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cfox
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Feb 8 2009 11:24PM
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steezerampage
Posts: 2171 - Karma: 214
well the key to keeping speed on flats is the frech fry method.  You must be doing the reverse pizza, your gonna wanna straighten your skis out like french fries.  That is the secret to keeping speed on flats.
Feb 8 2009 11:24PM
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.SimonB.
Posts: 1959 - Karma: 713
You have to assume that will happen when riding switch, so either start higher up and dont speed check or ski most of the way to the jump forwards and in the last 50ft just jump and do a revert into switch and that should help you carry speed better. Also try and keep your skis really parallel when you ski switch.
Feb 8 2009 11:26PM
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jamers
Posts: 1311 - Karma: 164
word, i think my stance might get a little wide and im not legit tucking either so im deg gonna be skiin slower
Feb 8 2009 11:31PM
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ShredtillURdead
Posts: 2024 - Karma: 93
are your skis mounted dead center???  the further back your skis are mounted, the slower they will ride switch
Feb 9 2009 2:58AM
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Thenowhereman42
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If you pizza when your supposed to french fry your going to have a bad day
Feb 9 2009 3:15AM
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namaste
Posts: 69 - Karma: 10
i believe you mean "your gonna have a bad time"
Feb 9 2009 3:26AM
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strongmark
Posts: 3278 - Karma: 883
dont switch snowplow, stay on edge on the inrun, keep your weight forward on the way in, dont widen that stance til the top of the lip.

spin like a TOP sucka, switch 16s!
Feb 9 2009 3:57AM
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Peach.
Posts: 3879 - Karma: 933
"you got a little crap right there" "no thats just my face"
Feb 9 2009 11:04AM
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