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Do Big Bag Jumps help you progress a lot?

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steezyjibber
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So I was watching a video on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=271819572920) showing the Big Bag Jump at windells...a feature i totally forgot that windells had. so i actually have two questions.

1. is it out all summer at windells? every day of every session?

2. does the bag jump help you progress a lot? since i'm going to windells to really try and get better i wouldn't be doing double backflip attempts and shit...i wanna hear some stories of what people learned to land because of using the bag jump.

thanks.
Mar 24 2010 11:48PM
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ashamedkrew
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this interests me as well.. threads for good responses hopefully
Mar 24 2010 11:48PM
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steezyjibber
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attempt two at a link: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/video/video.php?v=271819572920&ref=nf

if that doesn't work, it's called "Windells Wednesday - Bag Jump [HQ]" on the Windell's Camp fan page
Mar 24 2010 11:50PM
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WikiWiki
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most defnetly- between windham and blue i learned misty and cork 5- back flips- and just better air awareness in general
Mar 24 2010 11:53PM
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skiierman
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nah, learning new tricks is wayyy more beneficial ON REAL SNOW, ON REAL MOUNTAINS!
Mar 25 2010 12:11AM
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walcott
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i think they would really help. I would only use them for higher risk tricks though. straight spins i think you could progress enough just practicing on soft summer tables.
Mar 25 2010 12:28AM
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henrytargett
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i feel like you would wait years to hit that
Mar 25 2010 12:29AM
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blong131
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hit one at blue mountain for the first time last week. coolest shit ever. i hope i can take everything to mount snow this week.
Mar 25 2010 12:53AM
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yellav
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lolz
Mar 25 2010 12:57AM
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LockyK
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help you with setting and air awareness, but nothing else really. the big bag makes you feel like your safe and dont really commit i find. going to a real jump you have the landing and its proper, see the landing is flat and the same level as the jump, where as on a real jump you have more travel time and get your tricks around properly.

and just so you know, it does really hurt when you land, its not like it carries you home, when you land you feel it! i just spent two days sessioning it here in japan and i am hurting, it whips you around like a rag doll. for example, on the biggest jump in the park it got worked and tomahawked 3 runs down the landing and didnt hurt at all, then went to the bag and landed perfect but got thrown forward by the bag and it hurt like mad.

but they are rad fun!
Mar 25 2010 2:22AM
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bev
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we have a bag jump in niseko atm, and i have been hittin it alot i think it helps alot with air awareness specially when ur tryin flips and corks it give u a sense of where u r without the risk of killing urself. i found it also help with tryin new grabs while ur spinning because some grabs may slow ur spin down and its much easy landing 450 to a big air cushion then to a nice icy landing. hope this give u some insight
Mar 25 2010 3:03AM
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johnnypsunami
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yeah I hit one in Laax when they had it setup there.

They are a tonne of fun and really help you take new tricks to the snow. In the like 30 mins I sessioned it I learned sw rodeos.

Mar 25 2010 10:05AM
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ike.
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ya it helps soo much. like 0 impact on landing and you can land on your back and feel nothing.
Mar 29 2010 4:11PM
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Mr_FreshShirt
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i am really afraid of flipping and it definatly helped with rodeos and cork 7's
Mar 29 2010 4:12PM
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leahey
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I want to hit one of those to get front and backflips down. I think now that they are around we are going to see way more kids go inverted once they are more common.
Mar 29 2010 4:22PM
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averyshyra
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Yah i wanna hit one 2. But I wouldn't think of it as a way to learn tricks then take them To snow right away, instead, as the first step
Mar 29 2010 4:32PM
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MALONE
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Bags are sick if you have a trick locked on a tramp and don't just wanna send it. You cant land on your dome or anything or youll still get fucked up, its not like water or foam there are still consequences especially if you're going big like we were at windells, Having actual snow as a take off is nice since carving on water ramps isn't always the best idea. I think they're dope and helped me alot with dubs.
Mar 29 2010 4:52PM
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_CC_
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the bag is more of a safety/ confidence thing. it helps you get used to the motion of whatever trick youre working on but, when it comes to actually landing it doesnt help a whole lot. Even if you land right on your feet you will fall over
Mar 29 2010 4:57PM
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allybrown360
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They have an Airbag regularly in the UK. It helps you to see how far you can push the spin until you land, in other words timing in the air. Also trying double flips without landing on hardpack helps
Mar 29 2010 5:05PM
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_CC_
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oh and those things can mess you up especially if you undershoot like i did and wedge yourself in the asscrack between the bag and the jump itself. just a warning its not a sure thing.
Mar 29 2010 5:09PM
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SKIU4EA
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I'm guessing I'd be the first to dial in my running man and daffy on this?

Mar 29 2010 5:32PM
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shin_bang
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everyone is contradicting each other
Mar 29 2010 6:47PM
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Phil-X-
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no one in this thread is contradicting each other!
Mar 29 2010 8:01PM
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MALONE
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Whats good? Im MALONE, nice to meet you.... youre stupid. Clearly someone who isn't going big enough to get to the actual bag itself is in no position to be giving advice on it. Hitting the bag at windells this summer most people where going 20' of the lip of the jump, if you land on your fucking head from 20' it hurts. you cant just huck like its a foam pit you get worked.
Mar 29 2010 8:15PM
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SlickRick.
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there are contradictions everywhere! look, a scottish jap!

Mar 29 2010 9:29PM
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_CC_
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i hit the bag jump in 90 degree weather with skis that ejected on me, threw a backflip and landed in the crack. i know how to hit the thing im just stating one thing that happened to go wrong for me
Mar 29 2010 9:59PM
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Uncle.Badness
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Well I rodeod the windells bagjump=success
tried on snow=fail
tried on 50ft step up 6 months later=almost success.



Key=AIR TIME


Conclusion=Yes, it gives you good air sense but if you wanna take that shit to the snow. HIT A BIG JUMP!
Mar 29 2010 10:08PM
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blong131
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my first ever hit on the bag i landed as if i was landing on an actual landing - leaning forward, shin pressure. i ejected onto my face, it kinda hurt haha
Mar 29 2010 10:12PM
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rach
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defintiely not everyday..last summer i was pretty excited about it
and they didn't even get it set up until the 3rd or 4th day..
and they did it out of the pipe,
it was kind of useless.
but - had they done it right i think it wouldv'e been awesome i think
Mar 30 2010 1:19AM
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SHD
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It broke so many of my limits it's ridiculous! Just spinning more than 5s, and doing corks 7 and stuff, it's awesome!
Mar 30 2010 1:50AM
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