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Trampoline vs. backyard setup...

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Davy.Crockett
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yeah my yard is pretty small so basically i only have room for one or the other. which one in your opinion is more cheap/fun/beneficial for your skiing?
Apr 4 2011 5:06PM
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DBL
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Do u want to be better at jumps or at rails? Tramp is SOOOOOOOOO much fun.
Apr 4 2011 5:18PM
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Sitch.
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tramp !!
Apr 4 2011 5:18PM
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erazzleski
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I don't have a trampoline, but my backyard setup helped my brother and I to get way better at a bunch of rail tricks  (switch ups, reg/blind 270s, k feds, etc..) definitely worth it to build one
Apr 4 2011 5:18PM
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3-6-steeze
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cannon rail to trampoline
Apr 4 2011 5:20PM
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cooper.fry
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backyard setup, tramps hurt when you land upside down
Apr 4 2011 5:21PM
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erazzleski
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Agree with both. but i don't have a trampoline
Apr 4 2011 5:22PM
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gabe.
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backyard set up will be more benefifical to skiing
Apr 4 2011 5:32PM
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Dwarftosser1
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Think about it this way. i know plenty of people who can throw down on a tramp, yet can't off a jump. While with a backyard setup, i've never heard of anybody not being able to do something that they learned to do in the backyard in a different setting.
Apr 4 2011 5:36PM
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Relish_man
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have any friends/neighbors with tramps or jib setups? if so, just get the opposite and have seshes with them
Apr 4 2011 5:40PM
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icon1234
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Tramps so fun, nothing better then just going outside and jumping for 5 min when your bored and then just going back in.
Apr 4 2011 5:57PM
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mseward
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If you want better air awareness/ learn inverts and corks.

Tramp.

If you want to learn more rail tricks.

Backyard setup.
Apr 4 2011 5:59PM
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M@.
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backyard setup hurts allot more when you land upside down
Apr 4 2011 5:59PM
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Davy.Crockett
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this is kind of what i was thinking. although there both skiing related, backyard setup is more directly skiing related. i feel like it might more directly progress your skiing
Apr 4 2011 6:41PM
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monkatizer
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this, i learnd misty 4s on on my summer setup, that shit gets ugly!
Apr 4 2011 6:51PM
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_DUSTY_
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Summer set up will be cheaper for sure, obviously a rail in your backyard won't help you do jumps and a tramp won't help you do rails.
Apr 4 2011 6:55PM
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Crehm
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tramps scare the crap outa me going inverted, cant even do a solid front flip. Yard rails sound way more fun.
Apr 4 2011 6:57PM
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skijunkiedtm
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trampoline you will actually use.
Apr 4 2011 6:59PM
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weley
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tramps definitely there so fun and make you lots better in the air
jib setups just beat on your skis and they really dont compare at all to real skiing, its just too much work for something that isnt that worth it

id say def go for the tramp
Apr 4 2011 7:05PM
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crab_pretzel
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this is very true. u can just go out for a break from homework or whatever for a couple minutes and jump on a tramp. i have a backyard rail and a tramp, and i think that the rail is better at helping you progress because its exactly what youll find at a slope, but a trampoline will take you so much further because you can just keep progressing. rails are great practice, but for your backyard id say trampoline
Apr 4 2011 7:08PM
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jamodeo
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Dirt jumps!
Apr 4 2011 7:08PM
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lukewalnuts
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i'm trying to make the same decision
Apr 4 2011 7:13PM
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Gmart
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tramp
Apr 4 2011 7:29PM
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Emma_Watson
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You obviously haven't ski'd a jib setup have you..?
Before I even began park skiing, i seshed a summer setup, and learned so much. ex. 270's off/switchups before my first 360..

Jib setups do fuck with your skis, but they are very very beneficial, and it keeps you intact for the upcoming season. Tramps are still mad fun.
Apr 4 2011 7:42PM
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zahava
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Tramps suck unless you buy a good one. Mine was like $300 and it sucks shit, i can barely get enough air to to hucked fronts and 7's. You might aswell build a good jib setup, and then go tramp at a gymnastics place, they ussually have open sessions and it will cost you like $5 a person for a couple hours.
Apr 4 2011 7:47PM
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afterbang.
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I found that unless you can have your setup actually setup all the time, its just a pain to drag it all out into place and setup for maybe an hour sesh with a friend. It helps a ton for learning rail tricks though, if you go that route make sure you go for gold and make a solid setup.
Apr 4 2011 7:52PM
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Blurst
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Dude is this even a question? Get a tramp forsure, who cares if it does not directly affect your skiing. They are just way more fun and anyone can do it. So much more chill with your friends who dont even ski.
Apr 4 2011 7:53PM
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Z-Juice
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Trampolines are so fun i got kinda bored with summer setups
Apr 4 2011 8:07PM
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hfisher
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While a tramp is more fun, a summer set up is more beneficial for skiing.
Apr 4 2011 9:45PM
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Butt=Tight
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This, and you can use summer setups in the winter as well...
Apr 4 2011 9:53PM
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zahava
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^And you can tamp at gym's in the winter. You can't really use your backyard tramp in the winter.
Apr 4 2011 9:56PM
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Chubz.
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Hahahahahaha!!! oh my god i lol'd so hard.

I have a trampoline but i want a bkyrd set up cuz im ass at rails. I have a big yard so i'll just build a hella dank one this summer. But as for learning, go with a backyard set up. As said above people can throw down on tramps, but not jumps. I can misty 7 on tramps yet i can't 3 on jumps. haha :)
Apr 4 2011 9:58PM
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plunder
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for sure build a back yard set up im going to build on
Apr 4 2011 10:26PM
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ShreddAZ
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Tramps all the way! If you can't do it on a tramp your not gonna be able to do it on skis
Apr 4 2011 10:26PM
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Jakx~
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Tough decision. I can throw down on a tramp and it helps with spins up to corks. Cause you can do corks all you want on a tramp but you throw in the weight of skis and boots into that cork and its a completely different story. I know this from experience.... But either way you'll be stoked on life. But probably get the tramp cause you can alway make a set up at a friends house.

Apr 4 2011 10:46PM
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jorb.co
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yeah i can dub on a tramp but cant do jack shit on a park jump. or any jump really. defibat
Apr 4 2011 10:51PM
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Jahrassicpark
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As much as I love my rail set up, trampoline is the way to go, back yard set up takes so much effort to set up during summer and getting water and soap constantly going and boots are mad hot in the middle of summer, and nothing beats learning some banger air tricks for the next season
Apr 4 2011 10:51PM
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jorb.co
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definately* what he said
Apr 4 2011 10:52PM
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Davy.Crockett
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wow lots of good stuff in this thread. im just going to wait and see if i actually can get a nice tramp. i have my neighbors old one that i got for free right now and its really tiny and shitty. throwing anything on it is sketch as hell.
Apr 4 2011 10:57PM
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ALaw
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Can you have sex on a trampoline? Yes. Can you have sex on a summer setup? Not nearly as fun. You decide
Apr 4 2011 11:01PM
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S.RUZYCKI
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this man does have a point
Apr 4 2011 11:12PM
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ktd619
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make a friend with trampoline then build backyard setup. easy as that
Apr 4 2011 11:24PM
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ReetsAdeets
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Make a down rail going off of the tramp
Apr 5 2011 2:10AM
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Just_Send_It
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BOOM.
Apr 5 2011 2:16AM
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Most-D
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I think tramp. You may end up using it more because you need no gear prep before you go bouncing. You don't need to plan the fun.
Apr 5 2011 6:06AM
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Gypsy_Skier
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WHATZ??? I want a vid
Apr 5 2011 6:28AM
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I_Am_Mod
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tramp:
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you'll use it more
it's imho more fun then a backyard setup
more aimed towards improving jump-skills

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expensive (don't cheap out)
won't improve your rail game
can't make ski edits on them, just tramp edits... (quite obvious)


another reason to go for a tramp is that it'll allow you to practice inverts you usually wouldn't want to try first on snow...

while anything you try on a backyard setup could also be tried first on real snow ....
you get my point ?

Apr 5 2011 6:56AM
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DGski
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i learned a ton on my backyard setup

but tramps are super fun

Apr 5 2011 7:04AM
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ktd619
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hey i have a tramp but im looking for something to substitute for skis on it. i was thinking maybe duck tape my feet to some pool noodles that id cut to make feel like skis.?????
Apr 5 2011 8:08AM
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skifoo
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trampoline for sure, you get the feeling of corks, mistys, and rodeos etc.. and first summer with trampoline is sooooo sick learning all corks and mistys, dude you will have great time with trampoline! I know you'll take it ;)
Apr 5 2011 10:46AM
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gabe.
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i heard that if you jump with weights on your ankles its more like skiing
Apr 5 2011 1:29PM
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