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Skating vs. skiing

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mrchubs
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this is a question for all the skaters. why is i that skateboarders can do a 3 and it is a winning trick, but in skiing you have to do to some kind of 9 or something.is it harder or something?

Jul 31 2009 12:38AM
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Piste.Off
Posts: 11586 - Karma: 1,860
skateboarding is harder
a 3 doesn't win in skateboarding
a 9 doesn't win in skiing
Jul 31 2009 12:40AM
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mrchubs
Posts: 59 - Karma: 10
oh
Jul 31 2009 12:41AM
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willyg0808
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skating is a lot different. the 3 that won x-games big air was steezy, also its harder to spin because your not attached to the board. Landing skiing is soft, landing skating is hard. You need to focas on absorbing impact skating where skiing you can focas on the spins, or grabs. A No grab 3 skating is like a super stezzy switch zero spin on skis, but you hardly ever see them in comps so it looks better when you do.
Jul 31 2009 12:47AM
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wintersway
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skis have edges and you can set the spin by carving in the direction.
skateboards have wheels and these little rubber things really need to be completely in the air before the spin starts.
skis are attached to your feet
skateboards can fall away from you
on skis, you can put your feet together and tuck in to make you spin faster
on a skateboard, your feet are usually over the trucks when youre spinning.
Jul 31 2009 12:47AM
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PSiekierski
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its waaay harder to spin on a skateboard and its harder to land.
Jul 31 2009 1:00AM
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KJL.
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not a skate boarder but im pretty sure you would have to land like 99% perfect. landing back seat would just shoot the board out from you, and underrotating on skis you will still slide unless you catch an edge, on a skate board i could see the wheels catching and you eating harsh mega ramp.

i am prepared to be very wrong lol
Jul 31 2009 1:34AM
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ilikeplants
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landing a trick on a skateboard is hard. you have a moving object that isn't attached to your feet and you don't have a lot of surface area. landing on skis you have a lot more surface area if front of you and behind you. easier in a way to catch yourself from falling.
Jul 31 2009 1:39AM
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anTii_SteeZe
Posts: 610 - Karma: 53
ive skated for 3 years.
i can 360 flip.
ive skiied 3 years.
i can 9,switch 5, pretzel 270 out, and tried a cork 5.....
Jul 31 2009 1:58AM
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NESblowjob
Posts: 1174 - Karma: 41

you sure are a caveman

Jul 31 2009 2:03AM
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DR.SHRED
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haha
Aug 1 2009 6:58PM
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BoatsandHoes
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i didn't realize that I was so steezy doing straight airs
Aug 1 2009 7:07PM
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Malcolm
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haha
Aug 1 2009 7:10PM
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PAuL_Hellar
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this
Aug 1 2009 8:14PM
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Caveman.
Posts: 9067 - Karma: 330
Dumb thread

and

change your username.
Aug 1 2009 9:22PM
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ReetsAdeets
Posts: 1531 - Karma: 611

Fancy name for a strait air

As for the thread question, its proly because the board isnt attatched to your feet, so you have to figure out a way to make it spin with you, whereas in skiing, your clipped in, so you just spin your body and the skis spin also.

Aug 1 2009 11:29PM
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balltoohard
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thats way true
Aug 24 2009 4:45PM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Aug 24 2009 5:05PM
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Jib-Ninja
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i can do a fakie three on a skateboard, but its much easier to do a 360 on ski's mainly just because your in the air like 8ft+ and have an actual hang time, while on a skateboard your a foot above the ground and in the air for mila seconds.
Aug 24 2009 6:27PM
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musick13
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/claim of course
Aug 24 2009 6:34PM
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Shlogan
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here you go. im really not that impressed with that.
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Aug 24 2009 6:35PM
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Brock.
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iv skated for a year and i can kickflip, fakie 3, and a bunch of bs/fs 180 variations.

iv skied for 2 years and my most clean, consistent best trick is a high mute seven as well as lip 2s
Aug 24 2009 7:01PM
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Caveman.
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.
Sep 1 2009 10:43AM
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.newman.
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mos def
Sep 1 2009 12:10PM
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skihood
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not impressed? you get up there. skating on huge shit is way scarier then skiing off of huge jumps
Sep 1 2009 2:15PM
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Hi.Phi.
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i can do 3s and switch 3s ...man i wish i won for doing them
Jan 12 2010 1:36AM
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DreadHawkins
Posts: 59 - Karma: 13
Skating is a lot harder.  Also I noticed that skaters were the inventers of heavy head.  If you look at all the old videos of muska and mullen they heavy head the shit out of staircases.
Jan 12 2010 11:48AM
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