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PRO's V. Amateur

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EastCoastBC
Posts: 38 - Karma: 10
I know some people may disagree with this, and I'm cool with that, but has anyone realized how lately, the shit being put out by amateurs is just as/ or even better than the shit thrown out by the pros? On this site alone, there are easily 3,000 skiers that can probably pull the same shit as the pros can. Any ideas what this will lead to?


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Jun 17 2004 8:14PM
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bigairhuckster3
Posts: 1050 - Karma: 15
ive noticed this too but..i see it as the pros can throw down everywhere in park, pipe, urban, big mountian, and there are only a select few amatures that can do it as well as they can all around



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Jun 17 2004 8:17PM
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b19119
Posts: 763 - Karma: 11
u two....obviously haven't seen pros skiing......when they ski in front of you..u feel..fucking orgasm....









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Jun 18 2004 2:15AM
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Jibtech
Posts: 2523 - Karma: 227
there is basicly no such thing as an am in skiing... companies are so fast to throw money at kids.

Skateboarding and surfing is totaly different, if you get signed to a team as an am you have to work your ass off for years to make it as a pro, and you had better hope your shit is at the very least as good as pros or you can kiss your chance good bye.








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Jun 18 2004 2:19AM
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Astomp
Posts: 10090 - Karma: 344
I would say amateurs can throw down just as good. Tim Durstchi for example. Cab 12. Zero Spin off a 20 ft cliff. switch 9 bc. he does it all. but he will go big.


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Jun 18 2004 2:26AM
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KRONOS
Posts: 177 - Karma: 35
if the amateurs was so good, they would win the x games, the us open, the whistler,.......I already read this discursion in other sports and i always think the same: if they are so good why they don't live as the pros.
I think that there is people very good but the stars (tanner, pep, olsson,...) are other level.
Jun 18 2004 6:13AM
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ECM
Posts: 4614 - Karma: 101
AMs wont win the x games becasue its all for publicity. the winners gonna be someone with a big name.





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Jun 18 2004 6:58AM
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KRONOS
Posts: 177 - Karma: 35
i'm sure and the WSI also.
Jun 18 2004 7:11AM
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Luga
Posts: 1571 - Karma: 20
the pros are more consistent and can do anything on cue anywhere and everywhere and they just land smoother ams can throw the same shit but not as big or not as style or not as stomped
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Jun 18 2004 8:22AM
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Ahmets_Brother
Posts: 20283 - Karma: 5,931
ummm tj shiller and rainville and other guys like jp solberg dominated the us open and shit.....also i was at a rail comp and jf cusson was there and we murdered him on the rails....apparently it was too cold for him but ti was -5 out then


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Jun 18 2004 9:08AM
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freezeskier540
Posts: 1068 - Karma: 10
idk pros are at a whole nother level at alot different what u do and they do


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Jun 18 2004 9:29AM
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SmoKinSkier
Posts: 5501 - Karma: 20
Its the style, the consistensy, the lifestyle, the attitude, the amplitude, and the expierience they bring to the table! There are amny good amatuers but their is a thin line they havent crossed the biggest is expieirince! Look at convential sports if a rookie has a record season he is still only a really good rookie not a veteran because he lacks consistnecy and expierince and has no adversity to overcome such as injuries or other things! Being a true pro comes with time!




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Jun 18 2004 12:25PM
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mommy
Posts: 12072 - Karma: 59
bristol, i never really saw jf as a big rail guy. i can garuntee he would fuck up you and your entire crew at jumps though.
Jun 18 2004 12:58PM
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mikee
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Also I bet you pros just dont give a fuck when it comes to just skiing little contests and everyday skiing, he probablywasnt trying at all.

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Jun 18 2004 1:02PM
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Irotate360
Posts: 6836 - Karma: 22
pros have style and the abilty to do it all really, i mean you see them in flicks throwin like mabey 4 different tricks year after year(like cork 7's) so u think wow i can cork 7 but the truth they can do everything. what they do in movies isnt the end of what they do, that was kinda confusing.....plus the stylie factor. that is what seperates the man and the boys



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Jun 18 2004 1:38PM
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Ahmets_Brother
Posts: 20283 - Karma: 5,931
im not saying i can beat him on jumps but he admitted that we wre better than him at rails


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Jun 18 2004 4:15PM
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KRONOS
Posts: 177 - Karma: 35
It is necessary to think that JF is an old pro. he has got his moment of glory and for it follows being pro but if you want to compare yourself with pros you should compare with olsson, hall, fujas, dc, dummont, pollard....
Jun 18 2004 4:21PM
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Irotate360
Posts: 6836 - Karma: 22
good point ^



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Jun 18 2004 4:31PM
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JATS101
Posts: 882 - Karma: 17
its not evan about being pro or am now, its how much attention you can bring your self to portray a company, there are hundreds of kids now that throw down just as hard or harder than lots of the big names but the big names figured it all out couple years ago and have a name in the industry now, all these newbies have to work to make a name for themselfs. Not to say pros are not talanted but there are many out there that could rip them up any day of the weak.


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Jun 18 2004 10:41PM
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Insane_skier
Posts: 37 - Karma: 10
I can rip lines like Scmidt In blizzard of aaaahzzz.
Jun 18 2004 11:07PM
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jtski
Posts: 805 - Karma: 21
jf's pretty good i guess..top 100



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Jun 19 2004 5:48PM
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chugLIFE
Posts: 4714 - Karma: 1,050
pros already ahve it amde so they can jsut chill and do waht they want.

Ams have to make a name for themselves by doing something nuts as shit
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Jun 19 2004 7:32PM
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lagwagon
Posts: 2074 - Karma: 15
reverse that shit, pay the amateurs, theyre more fun to watch

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Jun 20 2004 12:09AM
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murphski
Posts: 1259 - Karma: 13
^if you reversed it wouldnt the pros become amatuears but then the amateuars pros so it would be the same thing just different people? its 1 in the morning i just confused myself shitless. so im going to bed.
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Jun 20 2004 12:49AM
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Typical
Posts: 2269 - Karma: 83
haha he is saying that ams are more fun to watch than pros
Jun 20 2004 1:12AM
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Shaddy
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Word, AMn, Some ams can work pros, some cant, its all about how u look at them, Take TJ Shiller, Josh Bibby, Local Vernon Rippers. Those guys can huck, and there not pro, the fucking ripped the Us open, and Josh took soul advantage of Whistler this year, ripping like everyday, but when u look at peps like Mick Nick, or Seth Morrison, They get so much more media and sponser coverage, the hole world notices them, well Josh & TJ are ripping at what they do best!! If they got some media coveage, They would Fucking Own the skiing world in a few years!!
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Jun 20 2004 2:46AM
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drewishish
Posts: 3710 - Karma: 23
well some of the skiers on this site probly dont wanna be pro and or they fold under pressure and or they dont go to the right places or something like that and as someone said at the begings of the thread is that the pros can do all their shit off every pretty much and only some am's can do that
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Jun 20 2004 2:51AM
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