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Why does this happen to me?

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KFRADtheLaxBro
Posts: 632 - Karma: 10
I just started doing 3's and at first they where easy/ but now almost every time i end up landing on my side. i get the full rotation but i just always land on my side. why does this happen to me?
Jan 2 2010 12:04AM
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BMskier
Posts: 3363 - Karma: 365

you may have just become good at them and then thought hey, why not stop spotting my landing.

i think you need to focus on spotting your landing. that is my thought on this.

Jan 2 2010 12:08AM
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JacheOReally
Posts: 3597 - Karma: 253
Not if he throws cork dog

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pop more on your toes and keep your head turned to spot your landing, your probably not popping well enough or not spotting the landing all the way
Jan 2 2010 12:08AM
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AKoblitz
Posts: 1201 - Karma: 113

Spin with your core. Your probably setting your rotation to far back, by winding your arms down low, and releasing them high sending you off axis and landing on your side. Spin more with your hips

Jan 2 2010 12:18AM
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SKIU4EA
Posts: 2387 - Karma: 2,072
no
Jan 2 2010 8:47AM
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dubaiski
Posts: 961 - Karma: 37
^ this is exactly right. Same thing happened to me and this is what i did to stop it.
Jan 2 2010 9:01AM
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skodeo7
Posts: 14949 - Karma: 9,234
Definitely try to pop a bit more straight up, twist with your shoulders and try not to get in the backseat. I think this happens to most people when they learn 3s.
Jan 2 2010 9:40AM
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Rogge
Posts: 5773 - Karma: 3,930
I agree 100%. One thing that has helped me in the past has been setting the rotation and holding my legs up after the pop. This almost tuck position makes it easier to grab your left ski as I spin left.

Hope that helps.
Jan 2 2010 9:49AM
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Rogge
Posts: 5773 - Karma: 3,930
makes it easier to grab my left ski as I spin left.

That last sentence didn't make sense before.
Jan 2 2010 9:51AM
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B.Lyfe
Posts: 624 - Karma: 116
your landing off axis. either your carving way to hard into the jump. or your helicoptering it. when you spin tuck your legs up to your chest and do a basic grab ie: safty/mute and when you come around to the landing push yoru legs down at about shoulder distance apart.

-B
Jan 2 2010 10:39AM
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BWalmer
Posts: 9141 - Karma: 12,883
To me it actually sounds like you're over-rotating and sliding out, which means you're probably throwing it too hard, relax your body, pop off the lip, spin with your head and shoulders (once your head gets around your body will follow), spot your landing, and try and land centered.
Jan 2 2010 10:55AM
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chickenwang
Posts: 5639 - Karma: 40
look under your shoulder, not over it.
Jan 2 2010 10:58AM
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wesley.
Posts: 6483 - Karma: 1,049
it sounds like your trying to slow down your rotation but your not finishing the 3. but i might have read that wrong
Jan 2 2010 4:16PM
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