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What to do when overshooting

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Its_Greg
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What do you guys do to minimize injuries/pain while your in the air and know you're gonna go past the landing? Someone told me that I should try to land sideways, but I'm not sure if that's right.
inb4 learn to not overshoot
Mar 8 2011 10:24PM
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rigzz
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Afterbang and heavy head is the only solution.
Mar 8 2011 10:25PM
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Its_Greg
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Saw that one coming lol
Mar 8 2011 10:26PM
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wasatch_rat
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well obviously don't land sideways...
Mar 8 2011 10:28PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
Posts: 11989 - Karma: 12,264
go slower
Mar 8 2011 10:28PM
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Its_Greg
Posts: 262 - Karma: 80
Oh well I thought you would kind of slide and absorb some impact instead of blowing out your knees...
Mar 8 2011 10:29PM
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funkmasterFLEX
Posts: 319 - Karma: 14
youll definitely want to take your pole, turn it so bottom is right against your chest, then superman frontf-lip minus the front-flip

no but seriously i cant even think that fast, i usually just end up flailing like a maroon
Mar 8 2011 10:29PM
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triebby
Posts: 8670 - Karma: 2,190
GET TECHNINE ON THAT BITCH!!
Mar 8 2011 10:33PM
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Hack.The.Pow.
Posts: 1294 - Karma: 25
I usually just end up leaning a little back and landing backseat and kinda falling into a seat, like when you "sit" on your skis to go faster. Usually works out decent. I feel like theres not much you can do at that point though
Mar 8 2011 10:38PM
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Stickity
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take it like a champ
Mar 8 2011 10:39PM
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gr4
Posts: 1499 - Karma: 945
when in trouble tuck for double. but really i find its best to man up and just try and stomp it. it helps if you do some off season stuff to get your legs strong. bailing always hurts more for me and you look like a pussy.
Mar 8 2011 10:41PM
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californiagrown
Posts: 9794 - Karma: 2,014
this. as long as you have kinda stiff tails, they can take a lot of the impact out of the crash.

kinda land centered, then roll back to tails then roll to your back while lifting feet up in the air to prevent catching an edge and wrecking your knee.

if you are going to dead flat...your fucked, try and stomp it, and pray you dont end up like THall or like this...

Mar 8 2011 10:44PM
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-GL-
Posts: 1696 - Karma: 37
deploy parachute float to safety
Mar 8 2011 10:49PM
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SPskier543
Posts: 2413 - Karma: 324
Land semi sideways, absorb some of the impact with your knees, and try to roll on your back. Minimizes risks of breaking legs and fucking knees up
Mar 8 2011 10:52PM
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Jahrassicpark
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Just absorb as much as you possibly can with your knees, I don't tend to think about it much while crashing, but lots of people say you should try to sprawl yourself out as much as possible to take the impact lightly rather than really hard in on spot
Mar 8 2011 10:52PM
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Mr.Huck
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This works.

If you try to land like you would normally you will fold and probably break your jaw on your knees, and that might not be the worst of your injuries. 

In the air put your feet a little ahead of you.  When your feet hit, don't go limp, but let yourself fall back with your arms out to the side.  At the same time that your back makes contact with the snow, slap your hands down on either side of you. This may sound like a lot to think about, but if you have your feet a little in front of you and your arms out to the side, when you hit the ground, this will happen almost automatically.  It's a similar move to what they train in the military I am told.  It has worked very well for me on some huge overshoots. 

I'm not telling you that it will prevent you from getting injured, but, if you do it right, it will definitely decrease the impact. 

Note: This will not work if you are landing switch.  For that I don't have a suggestion. 
Mar 8 2011 11:10PM
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HitTheJim
Posts: 787 - Karma: 399
Once you fall, yell. Yell your little ass off. The more attention you draw to yourself the better, and once said attention is gained and people begin to come towards you thinking you are hurt, pop off your skis and walk away crying along with saying, "Im going the fuck home this is stupid." (preferably muffled by sobs). Not quite sure what this would accomplish, but it would definitely be a topic for discussion later in the day.
Mar 8 2011 11:11PM
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chicken
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stick your heels out a little, let your tails take some impact. Land with your legs pretty straight and collapse down and onto your side.

I completely overshot a table once and walked away with only a bruised hip
Mar 8 2011 11:13PM
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Alp1ne
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Just dont be bitch and stomp it like your on technine
Mar 8 2011 11:14PM
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Petey.
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hahahahha
Mar 8 2011 11:17PM
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derpina
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French fried when he shoulda pizza'd....
Mar 8 2011 11:17PM
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JRath
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Well if your going realy deep like blow out knee deep i would recomend to lean back and have your tails take a lot of the impact or land on side like just enough to soften the fall
Mar 8 2011 11:20PM
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*Dos*Planker*
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get bionic knees
Mar 8 2011 11:22PM
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Z-Juice
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I just let my skis hit first and then just fall over sideways with my skis out in front.
Mar 8 2011 11:36PM
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hoodratz47
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if you can and your forward... i try to land on my feet and pop out of my skis an roll it out...  best way.   

the last over shoot. i was fucked cause my feet were at head leavel and i over over shot the fuck out of it.    i just tryed to relax. and let my breath out right before i hit... dont ever tense up. you want to bend not break... i broke my tailbone. bad.. but the way i crashed i should have broke my back

Mar 8 2011 11:41PM
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[evan]
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Haha that was a good one.
Mar 8 2011 11:45PM
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TheTristanator
Posts: 1015 - Karma: 820
didn't read posts, but dont you hate that feeling you get in your balls at the top of the air, and after you land?
unzip coat and use it as a parachute
Mar 8 2011 11:51PM
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wtmtss
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I try and land a little bit forwards so my toes don't jam into the front of my boot and then I usually double eject and just roll it out. If you land really on your tips it actually really minimizes pain.
Mar 8 2011 11:52PM
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NWPA
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Get loose. Prepare for pain.
Mar 8 2011 11:54PM
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skiierman
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enjoy the ride and don't be a pussy when you land.
Mar 8 2011 11:54PM
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californiagrown
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is my meter broken?
Mar 8 2011 11:58PM
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db21
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hahaha for some reason that gave me such a good laugh. but usually i just flail and double eject. never been good with overshoots
Mar 9 2011 12:26AM
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spere
Posts: 6105 - Karma: 248
As soon as you float past that knuckle and realize you won't be touching down anytime soon, throw a finger straight up in the air (if you have mittens, a fist works too) and claim that shit. Proceed to stomp and ride away like you were planning on taking it to flat in the first place.

And yes, it helps to work out and not have bird legs
Mar 9 2011 12:37AM
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vauban08
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Just in case anybody has strange ideas about what to do: https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/577539/page/1/
Mar 9 2011 4:24AM
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Drail
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core strength. don't try and stomp, but land feet first and take the impact full body... if you know what I mean.
Mar 9 2011 5:10AM
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ryman
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depends how bad of an overshoot it is going to be/how big of a jump it is.

if it's not too bad - deal with it,
if it's going to hurt. a lot. think parkour. those guys roll when they jump off buildings for a reason - it distributes the impact more evenly, placing less stress on one area. so i try to land evenly, absorb as much as i can with the knees/hips then ill consider going down on my side.
if it's simon dumont bad - become religious, pray that somebody has placed a giant air bag on the landing and wait.
Mar 9 2011 8:30AM
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TonKwon
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A Bang on dem niggas
Mar 9 2011 9:48AM
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derbski
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Lock your knees straight as an arrow and make sure that your skis land perfectly parallel to the ground.
Mar 9 2011 9:57AM
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PartyHon
Posts: 2019 - Karma: 425
relax/loosen up
Mar 9 2011 10:08AM
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PartyHon
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relax/loosen up
Mar 9 2011 10:08AM
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THUGwife
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seriously just firm it
Mar 9 2011 10:23AM
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monkatizer
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if ur going over a lot and gonna come down hard, dont get it in ur head ur gonna only land on ur feet and ride away.

i do this: i plan on taking most of the blow to my feet but then plan on giving out with my legs and lying down, dont try to keep standing, as soon as u take the blow to ur feet plan on falling over so u dont smash ur head on ur knee or explode on landing, take some of the blow to ur body
Mar 9 2011 11:13AM
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Willard
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 429
All i do all day is overshoot jumps to get TECHNINE
Mar 9 2011 11:14AM
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Chronic_
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I think ive had one bad overshoot where i landed at the very bottom of the landing. When i flew past the knuckle and realized how fast and far i was going i just tried not to freak and when i landed i instantly absorbed the impact and kind of fell on my side and slid for a couple hundred feet =P haha it didnt hurt at all
Mar 9 2011 11:19AM
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nickmiles
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stomp and go slower next time....
Mar 9 2011 11:31AM
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CRiP
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i just let my tails touch down and then go into a baseball slide the second my skis pop off. you dont feel a thing a you can just keep sliding down the hill like a boss
Mar 9 2011 3:19PM
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ViktorVaughn
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the horror...the horror
Mar 9 2011 3:31PM
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SKI.ING
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YES
Mar 9 2011 3:45PM
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es94
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pray
Mar 9 2011 4:11PM
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JDA
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you need to shout "Tell Mom and Dad I love them!!! See you in Hea..."
Mar 9 2011 4:23PM
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