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Tramp to skiing

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Greengiant13
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How much harder is it to do a trick on skis then tramp
May 13 2011 10:12PM
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EastCoastSkiier
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Completely varies trick to trick. A lot of it is fear factor though.
May 13 2011 10:14PM
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erejto64
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very different if u wanna get serious about learing tricks on tramps weight your feet cause thatll change your roation to be more like it would be on skis
May 13 2011 10:18PM
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Lemuel
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95% different. The only thing a tramp does is get you comfortable in the air.
May 13 2011 10:29PM
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RubberSoul
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use ankle weights if youre serious about it. though honestly i think tramps are sketchy, i used to be comfy on them but nowadays i think i'd rather do most tricks on skis than a tramp haha
May 13 2011 10:30PM
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willy_baller
Posts: 1622 - Karma: 693
I think it's easier to do tricks on this than on a tramp. More air time allows for easier rotations. You just gotta nut up and do it
May 14 2011 3:25AM
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Jahseph.
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Fuck jumping on trampolines, I had knee surgery two days ago because of them.

Seriously though they can be good practice for body composure and air control but weight is necessary, and the tricks you learn on them will feel different do to your forward momentum and other factors while skiing.

May 14 2011 4:31AM
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GBS
Posts: 1386 - Karma: 33
Tramps helps alot. It makes you comfy in the air, and then you have more control when you are spinning/flipping on skis.
May 14 2011 4:45AM
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0ggzy
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the only difference to me really is the fear factor but once you get over that it's not that much harder on skis.
May 14 2011 6:43AM
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razors-chaz
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tramps = good, tramps with ankle weights = better, but i would say if you can get to a gymnastics centre and weight up and do tramp to foam pit so you get used to throwing it with forward momentum thats probs most like doing it on skis without acctually being on skis. but once you have got it on tramp either airbag it or just nut up.
May 14 2011 6:56AM
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Stickity
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i broke my face on a trampoline but i still love them haha
i'd say taking something to snow is x849827 harder
May 14 2011 10:48AM
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Snegomen
Posts: 175 - Karma: 487
It's pretty similar trying it on skis when you really have the trick down on the tramp, worked great for me for everything so far.....dont know about doubles tho....
May 14 2011 10:56AM
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Hughes
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i think it can feel different on skis and i think a bit harder but if you have the trick on tramp you can probably do it on snow.
May 14 2011 10:58AM
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Hughes
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does it help putting skis, taping the edges and then going on the trampoline? does it feel like you are just hitting a jump?
May 14 2011 11:02AM
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Snegomen
Posts: 175 - Karma: 487
It helps, but' its kinda hard to bounce. Its great for learning grabs tho.
May 14 2011 11:04AM
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Hughes
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but if you do a backflip on the tramp with skis on does it feel like you are doing it on a kicker
May 14 2011 11:49AM
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Snegomen
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Well yeah, its pretty much the same, just a slight difference in pop....if you want to be 100°% sure you should probablly try an airbag or a water ramp.
May 14 2011 1:55PM
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skifella
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I broke my cheekbone last saturday on a tramp in 3 places and had surgery two days ago. DON'T JUMP ON TRAMPS IN THE DARK KIDS!!!  haha but i learn how to throw a trick on a tramp and after i get comfortable with the rotation I try it on snow.  Some tricks are harder on snow and some tricks are harder on the tramp.

May 14 2011 2:01PM
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Stickity
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yeah i turned my straight nose into a C doing an underrotated, overshot gainer over a friend
lots o blood
May 14 2011 2:45PM
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Greengiant13
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So what's an easy trick on both
May 14 2011 3:22PM
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lukewalnuts
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backflips
May 14 2011 4:07PM
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Horsefacekillah
Posts: 867 - Karma: 878
just let my cat spot me and its all goods
May 14 2011 4:26PM
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Doggerr
Posts: 490 - Karma: 46
yeah me too. tramps are fun though and i agree they just get you comfortable in the air and setting your rotations
May 14 2011 5:07PM
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16candles
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i can rodeo on skis, but cant do them worth shit on tramps. same with frontflips
May 14 2011 7:56PM
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pjbauer
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tramps help with muscle memory and air awareness.
May 14 2011 9:50PM
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monkatizer
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though i may not be great at skiing, i am better at sking then tramp, i cant even 5 on a tramp... and have never landed a flip either, therefore i think they are pointless and notheing like actually skiing
May 14 2011 9:55PM
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TMiller
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That i find sad
May 14 2011 10:00PM
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monkatizer
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i kno, i dont have a tramp or any friends with one so i never get on them..:(
May 14 2011 10:20PM
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AGOF
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i can barely rodeo 5 on tramps, but they are the easiest trick on skis, and i can dub 10 on tramps but cant on skis, it all depends on the trick for difficulty
May 15 2011 1:09PM
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AWALLRUS.
Posts: 5762 - Karma: 223
tricks are all different because you're jumping from flat and landing on flat
corks are SO much harder on tramps.
misties are easier, and help you get a feel for them before you try on snow.
i can't do rodeos/flatspins on either snow or a trampoline. backwards upsidedowns are just terrifying and not fun.
tramps will also help if you wanna learn punch fronts.
May 15 2011 1:14PM
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alvy.
Posts: 2134 - Karma: 377
its really hard, almost impossible actually to learn switch tricks on tramps. The only way I can do it is off a tramp into a foam pit/ground
May 15 2011 3:07PM
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willy_baller
Posts: 1622 - Karma: 693
you just have to look over your shoulder like you are skiing switch and just imagine youre going switch, like you might throw switch rodeo but to anyone watching, it would probably look like misty 5, but it feels like a switch rodeo. if taht made any sense at all.
May 17 2011 1:50PM
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AWALLRUS.
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so wait...if you're switch on a jump and drop a shoulder forward its a sw rodeo? cause ive never really been clear on that.
May 17 2011 3:41PM
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