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Learning Fronts...... on SNOWFLEX

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flexpattern
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Okay, so there are many threads on here about learning to throw so called "punch fronts" and i am yet to try them

however im not going to be seeing real mountain snow until around april time, so in the meantime i am stuck at my local snowflex slope sliding boxes and spinning off little kickers

now my question is to ask has anybody here on ns LEARNT punch fronts on snowflex? what is it like and does it hurt? any tips other than those already stated in the million and 1 threads areadly about?

Basically im trying to gage wether it is worth practising them now, get a supposedly easy trick in the bag or wait.... snowflex is actually reasonably soft, but nowhere near as soft and landing in pow... what to do?!
Jan 2 2010 12:52PM
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Oreos
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snowflex in most cases is nicer to bail on then groomed snow. i've seen fronts on the left kicker at warmwell snowflex but i dunno about punch fronts, depends on the slope really, if the knuckle is steep enough should be fine. good luck.
Jan 2 2010 12:55PM
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McLeod
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its going to have the same consequences as any other fall on snowflex. grow some balls
Jan 2 2010 1:28PM
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flexpattern
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not every fall ends up on your head, but I take your point sir, i shall man up!

but still nobody has claimed to have done a punch front on snowflex yet... i want tips and banter on this matter!


Jan 2 2010 1:34PM
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snowisholywater
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is a punch front like tamedogging a front or am i just being incrediably stupid.

Jan 2 2010 1:36PM
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RBK
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I learnt fronts on snowflex a couple years ago. Did them off a small box. Not really much to say, landing on your back is never that fun, though snowflex was fine just make sure your jacket doesn't slide up and get your back burnt.
Jan 2 2010 1:56PM
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MoistAbode
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yes
Jan 2 2010 2:00PM
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snowisholywater
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whatever, i am guessing punch fronts are just fronts. and if so i have tried and done them on snowflex. i started on a really small table top, tamedogging the fxck out of them. I got them landed after aboout 15 attempts and then took them to the bigger kicker at our slope. Its amazing how much easier it was on the bigger jump. And amazing how much better they look!

Jan 2 2010 2:03PM
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snowisholywater
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sorry didnt read this before posting, cheers
Jan 2 2010 2:20PM
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flexpattern
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yeah i think tamedog is the same thing - nice photo of you doing the exact thing i want to do!

right then next i plan to man up and huck and tuck!
Jan 2 2010 3:25PM
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snowisholywater
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what kind of jump are you going to try it on?

Jan 2 2010 5:23PM
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nickyp
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If it's a confidence issue, I'd wait. I find that in proper snow parks, booters and landings are better matched. Once thing the UK does not do well is match its booters with its landings, which can cause under/over rotation. I would never do a front or a back off the Grand Prix booter they put out at Tamworth, but they're relatively easy on real snow jumps. I don't know man, I guess its whether you fell comfortable enough.
Jan 2 2010 5:28PM
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