Switch Landings

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Loner

Hey guys. I was wondering if you had any tips for cleaning up switch landings. i always land really sketchy and off balance. Advice?

Thanks in advance.

Mar 29 2011 9:53PM

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McFellon

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same. i always end up hand dragging, at least on steep landings

Mar 29 2011 9:59PM

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tall_pants

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Ridiculous

Make sure ur bindings are tight

Mar 29 2011 10:00PM

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bnicholson

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Pro

that ^ and just dont think about it, if your skis are symetrical and center mounted you should be fine, commitment is key for everything

Mar 29 2011 10:04PM

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crab_pretzel

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one thing you can do is keep your feet just a little wider apart for a more stable landing, never more a little wider than hips tho. just be careful when doing that. also, think about how you are tilted forward on a normal, not flat with the horizontal (landing back seat). focus on being backwards just a tad when looking up the landing, even tho this is scary to do at first and will take some getting used to. when you find a comfortable angle im sure you can clean them up alot, instead of practically hitting your face on the snow in front of you

Mar 29 2011 10:09PM

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crab_pretzel

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*on a normal landing(facing downhill)

Mar 29 2011 10:10PM

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A.Eberhard

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Just add afterbang

Mar 29 2011 10:13PM

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skier_boy26

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Crazy Fool

Stronger back muscles and core.

Spot the landing better

Have better composure

Land with a slightly wider stance

Look up towards whatever it is you came off of to prevent rotating in the landing - start looking downhill once you get more comfortable

Ski switch all over to get better at skiing backwards

Keep landing switch and you will get better at it

Mar 29 2011 10:17PM

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Broseph_Stalin

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you should practice witch skiing, because its all about being comfortable skiing switch

Mar 29 2011 10:28PM

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Z-Juice

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I have a really hard time landing switch clean unless I can look over shoulder or get a glance in before I land

Mar 30 2011 12:12AM

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throwin_steeze

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go like this- 982fh9a89w34hrq983s--your good!

Mar 30 2011 12:55AM

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hjb

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Look back up at the knuckle

Mar 30 2011 1:04AM

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skithesprings

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throw the rotation a little bit harder than you normally would and when the rotation is just about done let go of your grab and go into switch bang position. (feet staggered, hands at side) this will slow your rotation and put you in an optimal position for ride away. landing without your feet staggered just leads to hand slapping and messy ride away. staggering your feet gives you a longer platform to adjust for forward/backseat landings.

Mar 30 2011 1:29AM

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