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Skiing switch problem

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snl093
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for some reason when i ski switch i cant look all the way around and see where im going?
Nov 22 2011 10:36PM
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BlakeG
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go to your physiotherapist and have them check out your neck and why you cant turn it 80 degrees,
Nov 22 2011 10:37PM
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gravel
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practice practice practice. after a while you'll get it...
Nov 22 2011 10:44PM
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snl093
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ok haha
Nov 22 2011 10:45PM
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Jibbin_Ur_Face
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Stagger your feet and turn as much of your upper body as you can, not all neck.
Nov 22 2011 10:47PM
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COskier
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Do you stagger your stance? Because in addition to helping you turn, it allows you to open up your chest.
Nov 22 2011 10:47PM
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alexg1687
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skiing straight down the hill doesn't make a lot of sense, unless you're going straight for a jump.

1. drop left foot back
2. move right foot forward. match left toe to right heel.
3. rotate hips to the left
4. look left. suddenly its a lot easier to see where you're going.
5. try to keep your skis close together. this helps.

you'll notice that this doesn't work if you're skiing across the slope in the other direction. ie. always look around the outside shoulder of your turns. the more you drop your outside foot back and rotate your hips the harder you'll turn the skis. get used to doing it because it feels sick.
Nov 22 2011 10:49PM
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gravel
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this. spent my entire day at abasin learning how to ski backwards and switch staggers and shoulders. after a day or two, you'll be able to ski backwards like a pro
Nov 22 2011 10:52PM
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mikeyT123
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stretch you body everyday ........ but mostly practice
Nov 22 2011 10:53PM
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SAronson
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Best tip I ever got was look around your shoulder not over it
Nov 22 2011 10:59PM
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ORDEAL
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This. Stagger stagger stagger
Nov 22 2011 11:03PM
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rednecknation
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i want to do a joke and get a car mirror and use that it will prolly work and get some laughs haha
Nov 22 2011 11:12PM
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UFOsarereal
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use your hips more, staggering your skis helps with that.
Nov 22 2011 11:32PM
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Nigeria
Posts: 329 - Karma: 2,080
open up you shoulders more. which will stagger your feet more which will then llet you feel like your trurning your neck more
Nov 22 2011 11:53PM
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Jahrassicpark
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best video on it from way back, helped me learn
Nov 22 2011 11:54PM
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120494435941
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SLEEP ON YOUR STOMACH WITH YOUR HEAD FACING SIDEWAYS ON YOUR PILLOW
SLEEP ON YOUR STOMACH WITH YOUR HEAD FACING SIDEWAYS ON YOUR PILLOW


seriously though it works. if you alternate which side you face you can probably turn your head either way when going switch
Nov 23 2011 1:05AM
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Errl
Posts: 2082 - Karma: 451
definitely trying this out when i get out of school. been having trouble actually using edges when riding switch. thus, i don't practice often because i look silly. but nobody ever really gave me such a thought out explanation.
Feb 1 2012 7:50AM
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saxon
Posts: 1159 - Karma: 551
there's a good explanation above. also, you wanna look over your outside shoulder. so that means changing what shoulder you look over from turn to turn
Feb 1 2012 9:34AM
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Shifties4Dayz
Posts: 1657 - Karma: 553
i have the same problem because of some stretched tendons in my neck. so what i do is lean forward a lot and turn my body a little bit to look behind me. kinda like henrik does
Feb 1 2012 10:13AM
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Casual.
Posts: 1125 - Karma: 28
the biggest thing for me is keeping my skis really close together. makes hauling ass way easier. but yeah, whats been said before, stagger your feet and turn your BODY not just your head. skiing switch is really quite simple once you've spent a bit of time doing it
Feb 1 2012 10:20AM
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mackcamp
Posts: 1209 - Karma: 264
Stagger your feet and turn your hips. /Thread
Feb 1 2012 12:57PM
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twsnow22
Posts: 1285 - Karma: 488
I would say no.. I mean in some situations yes..but carving into a jump or rail look over the same shoulder helps so much.. just get flexible.. looking back and forth is dumb because you are blind whenever you switch sides.
Feb 1 2012 1:10PM
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Toaster-Tony
Posts: 3531 - Karma: 5,850
I have found it to be a lot easier if I get a good stance and to get a better view of where I'm going, bend at the waist and look between my legs. It gives you a much larger window to see the terrain, also, it looks a lot less ridiculous than turning and looking over your shoulder.
Feb 1 2012 1:12PM
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DirtYStylE
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Open up your shoulder, If you bend your arm behind your back your head will naturally follow
Feb 1 2012 1:43PM
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Errl
Posts: 2082 - Karma: 451
at least put some effort in your trolls. or take the two minutes to read previous replies. :p
Feb 1 2012 1:54PM
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VD.
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^THIS^
Feb 1 2012 2:53PM
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