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skifree179
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so my friend is a awsome diveer and he wants me to go out the only way ill go out is if it helps me out skiing and i was wondering if diving really does or if i should jus get a trampoline

Feb 18 2009 4:25PM
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Black-Bandanna
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It will definitely improve your air sense and general idea on how to position and throw your body.
Feb 18 2009 4:52PM
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danbrown
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I dove all through high school and honestly, it doesn't really help with skiing. Given it's reaaallly fun, air sense above a diving board and water with nothing but a bathing suit on doesn't really compare to air sense 15 feet above the deck of a jump while wearing full snow gear and heavy skis. Go for it though, it's really fun !
Feb 18 2009 4:54PM
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Swaggermager
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go for it only if the coatch isnt a dick.. last year as a seventh grader i had a varsity letter in diving but decided not to do it because my coatch was a dick... i also have more free time now. And it doesnt  help you with skiing.
Feb 18 2009 5:02PM
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Calb3rt
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then you will agree with me if i say that trampolines dont help either since you are wearing shorts and a tee and bouncing 8 ft high above an elastic membrane.
Feb 18 2009 5:24PM
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eastside
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it doesn't really help you. if anything, it will ruin you style with pencil steeze. all diving is, is showing off while falling.
Feb 18 2009 5:30PM
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Alex_G
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it helps a ton with skiing as far as air sense and giving your body muscle memory for different flips and stuff that you want, so just session hard this summer on diving boards and learn whatever tricks you wanna do and then when you get on jumps maybe one day youll feel em and youll give er, plus on diving boards doubles are so easy and way too much fun
Feb 18 2009 5:35PM
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danbrown
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Well considering he was talking about competitive diving for his school, his goal is to remain as rigid and tight as possible. On a trampoline you can spin as you would on skis, and also take skis onto a trampoline. He was debating joining the diving team, not the freestyle jumping team. I dove, I ski, and it didn't cross over for me. Maybe it does for others, who knows. To each his own.
Feb 18 2009 5:53PM
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[JP-of-SC]
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am i the only person who thought he meant scuba diving?
Feb 18 2009 5:55PM
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Ben.
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it will for suuuure help with air sense. its also a shitload of fun. go for it.
Feb 18 2009 6:00PM
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A-Style**
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way to steel that joke from demitri martin.... your lame and unorignial, go home....

coming from someone who has dove his whole life, got first at state last year (washington state), has been to many nationals and travelled all over country for diving, i'll tell you the only thing it helps with is air sense. it doesnt help with throwing, because throwing in diving is nothing like throwing while skiing. you don't use your head, compared to skiing. it doesnt help with style, unless you like pointing your toes when skiing. sure it helps knowing where your body is in mid air, obviously. however, if you go play on a diving board and not try to do actual diving, just ski moves, over and over again, that could help with throwing
Feb 18 2009 6:28PM
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Dhane
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i totally agree with you for what its worth. i cant do half the shit on a trampoline as i can on skis.
Feb 18 2009 6:51PM
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Ben.
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damn. whatd you score and what was your list?
Feb 18 2009 6:57PM
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no_steeze
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i dove for a year and it doesn't help skiing that much if you dive well, if you just fuck around on the board and throw kangaroo flips and stuff that will help but if you take it seriously you'll develop pencil steeze and the only thing you'll gain is air sense
i quit diving after i hit my foot on the board doing a reverse double and tore off all my toenails
Feb 18 2009 7:08PM
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eastside
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did you really expect me to make my own joke about diving? and i guess its unoriginal to apply a joke to a thread involving the same topic. also, how hard can it be winning states in washington(where you didnt even specify your division)
Feb 18 2009 7:48PM
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Ben.
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im guessing he meant high school state. so the division was... high school.
Feb 18 2009 7:53PM
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salamander
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of course it will help your skiing if you ever plan on hitting jumps. Its all about the air sense and body control bro.
Feb 18 2009 7:55PM
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A-Style**
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1st there is no 'division' in washington. we have 3a and 4a state. my highschool is 3a....

this year state 1m (next weekend) im doing 103b 105b 401b 403b 5225d 201b 203b 301b 303b 5132d 5325d.
Feb 18 2009 8:02PM
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Ben.
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oh god. i would never triple up on twisters hahaha i HATED twisters. i tripled up on backs. 201 203 204 (i did 205s, but i was never consistent enough to put em in a meet). but i also never got reverse one and a half. i sucked lol.

but you guys have 3a and 4a high schools. in illinois it was just everybody lol.
Feb 18 2009 8:43PM
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A-Style**
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thats legit 205 on 1m is tough. twisters come easy to me.

haha thats cuz its illinois dude :)
Feb 18 2009 8:49PM
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Ben.
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i was always really good at spinning backs for some reason. they were scary as fuck though. like, terrifying. way too much flipping for a blind comeout like that. i was so glad when my coach was done with that dive. back dubs werent so bad lol.
Feb 18 2009 8:53PM
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