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Speed checking jumps?

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LAO
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so i knuckled a small 15 footer today and it gave me a really bad shock in my legs but i wanna hit this huge ass 30 footer but i dont know how to tell if i have enough speed and its my first year really hiting jumps so is there a way to make sure you have enough speed to not overshoot but not knuckle either thanks +k for help
Feb 22 2011 6:14PM
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come_at_me_bro
Posts: 494 - Karma: 19
Go as fast as you fucking can and see what happens. Best to do it without a helmet. Or a shirt.


Feb 22 2011 6:18PM
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A.Eberhard
Posts: 4426 - Karma: 415
Ask someone who has hit the jump and knows the speed to follow them in.
Feb 22 2011 6:18PM
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velocicunt
Posts: 132 - Karma: -1
15 feet? come on.
Speed checking is easy.
1. Hit the jump
2. Land the jump
     2.1 If you overshoot the jump, you went to fast
     2.2 If you deck the jump, you went to slow
     2.3 If you land the jump pain free, then the porridge is just the right temperature
3. Dont be an idiot

Feb 22 2011 6:19PM
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stickerman
Posts: 2043 - Karma: 147
This works great. Just ask somebody and see if you can follow them in.
Feb 22 2011 6:19PM
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munzer10
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watch someone else hit it first, or ask if you can follow them
Feb 22 2011 6:20PM
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rickroller
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speed checking is for noobs and a 15 footer? come on
Feb 22 2011 6:21PM
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LAO
Posts: 175 - Karma: 142

alirite ill ask someone to follow

Feb 22 2011 6:21PM
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ndye
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Try doubles, for some reason you always nail the sweet spot when you do dubs
Feb 22 2011 6:30PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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every turn is a sign of fear
Feb 22 2011 6:32PM
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Stickity
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no fear
Feb 22 2011 7:03PM
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.lubisaurous.
Posts: 168 - Karma: 18
see how others hit it first and then make your decision based on their speed checks (if any)
Feb 22 2011 7:05PM
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Casey
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I usually ask how the speed is when im waiting to drop in, or if others are hitting it just start where they start
Feb 22 2011 7:08PM
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Njens.
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lol
Feb 22 2011 7:15PM
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Dustin.
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Watch people or if someone is nice enough to let you follow, do that. 15 feet and even 30 feet are pretty small, so there is really not much risk involved there. When I go to a new park I will usually follow someone who is throwing down after I ask them.

At my home mountain though, I'm so comfortable with our jump lines that I can just drop in any day and hit the sweet spot. Just takes practice and you'll realize how a jump looks and how that translates to the speed and how that feels.
Feb 22 2011 9:17PM
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crab_pretzel
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sometimes you can judge whether or not youd make it just by taking the speed you think you need and going next to it and over the knuckle
Feb 22 2011 9:33PM
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Balto
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if you pizza when you should have french fried, you're gonna have a bad time
Feb 22 2011 9:35PM
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Jahrassicpark
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Better to overshoot then undershoot, 30 isn't big and if it's got a long landing you'll be good, just don't be a pussy or you'll get more hurt
Feb 22 2011 9:36PM
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Stompitystomp
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All you ever need to know about anything ever.
Feb 22 2011 9:40PM
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egg.
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Feb 22 2011 9:43PM
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Heart
Posts: 6156 - Karma: 3,462
Either follow someone else, or go fast. Honestly though, on a thirty footer, knuckling probably isn't gonna hurt, and neither will overshooting (to a certain degree).
Feb 22 2011 9:43PM
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array.
Posts: 2439 - Karma: 202
oh fuck!
Feb 22 2011 9:55PM
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iThinkiSki
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Lol. Watch other ppl hit it and get as much speed as they do.
Feb 22 2011 9:57PM
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SHampson
Posts: 2355 - Karma: 1,180
Watch other people go, and ask them how many speed checks. IF they clear it well then do the same, or else this happens.

Feb 22 2011 9:57PM
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