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270 on / 270 off. Which is more difficult?

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ski0
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okay so my brother and I are having a very heated argument over what is more difficult a 270 on or a 270 off. we are talking about a standard flat rail, and we want to know what is generally the easier trick. we have a 10$ bill on the line based on you newschoolers so please share your unbiased and honest opinion.


i think this is a no brainer, but i don't want to say which side I'm taking because i don't want to affect the results.
Nov 2 2011 3:28PM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
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touring inserts to access the goods are definitely easier
Nov 2 2011 8:51PM
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bdarb207
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Well okay then.. But that was a close one On the dumb thread meter
Nov 2 2011 9:02PM
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myllucas
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I find 2s on to quad kinks pretty casual
Nov 2 2011 9:05PM
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backbarvey
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i learnt to 270 on before 2's off so i guess at one point i was that person. 2's on just take more balls, 2's off are technically harder. so as far as a trick, easier to 2 on. balls vs technique basically
Nov 2 2011 11:33PM
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skithesprings
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seriously, wtf...

throwing a two onto a down rail from an urban style lip is challenging. you have to clear your tips, spin, then catch the rail all while keeping balance. to front 2 out of a rail is basically the easiest thing ever, shouldn't even count as a trick. seriously, i could 2 out of a rail as soon as i learned how to slide one.

2 on is wayyyy harder than 2 off.


Nov 3 2011 1:48AM
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Kangbang
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I can 2 on, but I can't 2 off for the life of me. It sucks because it's such a basic trick.
Nov 3 2011 1:59AM
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ILLinoisance
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yeah, i learned blind 2s out less than 20 times sliding a rail.

2s on are tough, especially when you regularly spin left and slide right foot forward, or vice versa. A frontside 270 is going to put unnatural bad foot forward, while a backside spin on (tougher) is going to put your right foot forward. And starting out for me, it was pretty uncomfortable to spin 270 right onto a rail to get my natural foot forward.
Nov 3 2011 2:33AM
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ILLinoisance
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yeah, i learned blind 2s out less than 20 times sliding a rail.

2s on are tough, especially when you regularly spin left and slide right foot forward, or vice versa. A frontside 270 is going to put unnatural bad foot forward, while a backside spin on (tougher) is going to put your right foot forward. And starting out for me, it was pretty uncomfortable to spin 270 right onto a rail to get my natural foot forward.
Nov 3 2011 2:33AM
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coldcuts69
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i agree, i can 270 off first try on a lot of things, but i suck nuts at 2sevs on
Nov 3 2011 7:18AM
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Billek
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My progression for tricks that only involve one 270 broken into seasons (kinda in order within season):

Blind out on boxes
270 on boxes

270 onto rails
270 onto boxes
Switch 270 onto boxes
Switch on frontside 270 out on boxes

270 'urban' style on rails
Frontside 270 out boxes
Lip 270 onto boxes

Frontside 270 out rails (sparse year for me) : (

Last 2 seasons (kinda blended together, to be honest)

Unnatty slide to frontside 270 out on rails/boxes
Unnatty slide to blindside 270 out on rails boxes
Unnatty blind out on rails/boxes
Unnatty front out
Unnatty lip frontside 270 out
Unnatty lip blindside 270 out
Switch on frontside 270 out on rails
Switch on blindside 270 out on rails/boxes

I know I missed a handful, and there's a lot still to learn haha. This year, I'm sober, so I think I'll be able to learn bore tricks, and keep better track of them.

This is why I love skiing. My heart is in the rest of the mountain, but I love park because you can take one kind of spin on/out of rails/boxes and come up with a ton of different ways to try and do it. Not to mention all of the other tricks we love to do.

I think a trick log is in order for this season. I also want to write ideas down and shoot for those goals.

Hope at least one person read through this, lol.
Nov 3 2011 8:34AM
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Hamster.
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IMO on simply because its hard to land and balance yourself, its difficult to grip a rail, but to spin off and land on snow is easy
Nov 3 2011 11:51AM
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MaxBmt
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even bs 450 off is easier than 270 on imo
Nov 3 2011 12:07PM
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