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Chubz.
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i really really dont want hate in this thread im just wondering how i can butter on my skis. I have the line invaders. I can nollie on them. I just want to know how to butter. The types of butters are just a straight tail butter. And a butter 3. Thanks K++ for good answers. -k for hate.
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Willard
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your gonna have to give me negative cause i dont understand
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Chubz.
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i just want to learn how to butter on my skis bud
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Static
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Chubz.
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this, oh my lord this, this is explains everything to me! thank you kind sir!
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Mtougas
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If your ski length fits you right and therefore are long enough, you pretty much put as much weight as possible on whatever tips that you are trying to butter on. Swing your weight and do this. It may feel like you are going to far when you lean into it but you just gotta trust your skis. hope this helps?
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Chubz.
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thanks it does help i think i was buttering on the last day of the season. I just leaned back as far as i could. and i felt my skis lift up. But i dont know
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gnarles.
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this but add a butter knife
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Schlop
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Long skis would help better than shorter skis right?
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Chubz.
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i dont know really im 5 8 and i have 161s
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Alex_G
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go faster than you think and just spin and put pressure on your noses
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Schlop
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This.
Just spin while leaning far forwards on your noses
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Chubz.
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ok sounds easy enough
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blatt
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All you have to do is lean back
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Yung_Gnarley
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hahahahaha these are the rules
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BWalmer
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Nose butter - it's easiest to start by learning them on the knoll or knuckle, approach with moderate speed and set your self like you're going to do a spin off a jump (wide stance, knees bent, upper body and arms turned the opposite of your spin, ect.) then as you come up to the roll start spinning, bring your legs together and put as much weight as possible on your shins and lean over the tips of your skis. The harder you set and the faster you go the more you'll spin, it also helps to kinda pop off the tip when you get to 180 if you plan to continue spinning to 3, 5, ect, that way you're less likely to catch an edge.

Tail Butter - it's the exact same as a nose butter, but switch. Approach the knoll/knuckle/roll backwards with moderate speed looking over the should you most comfortably spin (obviously, you need to be able to ride switch pretty comfortably, and being able to do at least a switch 1 off of something small is pretty helpful) and have your legs staggered with leading side forward (so if you spin left, left foot forward). Then, just like with the nose butter, set you spin like above, and instead of getting your weight on your shins and over your tips, sit back slightly and pull your tips up (but try to keep your shins connected you the front of your boot - hard to explain, but if you can figure it out it will really help prevent shin bang), and spin off the knoll/knuckle/roll, but don't pop up until you get to 180, and then continue spinning as desired.

The key is having minimal contact with the snow on the butter point (tip or tail), and having nothing else contact anything so you don't catch an edge. Good luck.
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.Max.
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^ Well there you have it.
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summersover
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flashkick is just so helpful its scary
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grilledsteezeyo
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can always rely on u for quality posts
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Chubz.
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thank you this really helped
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tskilz
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this

Courtesy of Newschoolers.com

https://www.newschoolers.com/web/content/viewvideo/id/355779/

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tskilz
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That_One_Dude
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Your skis sound a tiny bit short but it shouldnt be too bad since invaders are pretty flexy. All i do is lean back as far as my boots as I can balance and that works for me. I have chronics which are pretty stiff so you should have no problem with invaders :)
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coolflippers
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im 5'7 and ride 178s, and wouldn't want to go much shorter than that.. it's gonna be easier to butter on short skis at first, but once you get used to it, youll realize youll be able to press harder and hold longer with longer skis. i dunno, im about 155 lbs, which is pretty norml for my height. youll also like doing grabs better with logner skis, cuz it just looks cooler. especially nose and tial grabs, cuz u have to reach more.

but like everyone's saying, get some speed, throw your weight, and hope you dont catch an edge

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CHARLES.BRONSON
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i got a feel for nosebutters by 180ing onto my noses then half cabing out, then just doing the same thing but not leaving the ground. You need to get your weight on your tips, but keep your body tight and don't extend too much
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.peter
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well you usually need cows and a churn
and don't be too afraid to touch those utters.
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thisguywhoiscool
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just lean back on your tails then winde up and let the momentum throw u in a 360
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Yossarian
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my threads
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Newman513
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my threads
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Malcolm
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i cant nose butter for shit.
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10...nuffsaid
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indeed
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BC.
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Have to trust in yourself and your skis. Go faster than you may think and while spinning push your weight forward onto the noses of your skis, this will cause them to flex and "butter." The natural progression of your hips should finish the spin and you should land where you started. Just commit to it and you will be good.
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Gknow
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The key to everything in skiing.
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smltownjibba
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buy EP pros. Then you don't even have to try
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special-J
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today's tech talk.....
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S.P
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for nose butter 3 just lean forward and almost try to grab your tales and your skis will just come around.
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JensNystrom
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I have noticed all over the internet that there is a big want to learn solid butters on skis so I took it quite serious to make tutorial on how to butter on skis. I hope you will like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdLa06_fbvQ
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