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bob.marley
Posts: 102 - Karma: 33
How long does it take to get them down so that you're comfortable with them on any jump? I am pretty new to skiing and I can 180 but it's kind of sketchy.
Dec 2 2011 11:39PM
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tybg10
Posts: 11 - Karma: 10
usually people wait for their third testicle to form before they attempt advanced tricks like the 360. i think ive only seen a 2baller land a 360 once, tom wallisch i believe
Dec 2 2011 11:42PM
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BlakeG
Posts: 1450 - Karma: 1,030
go find a small jump with a landing (preferably) not onto a trail you want a downward slope, do a 180 then next run do a 270 and butter it out to a 360 then do a 360
Dec 2 2011 11:42PM
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LivingColour
Posts: 1134 - Karma: 21
remember to keep your head turned!
Dec 2 2011 11:42PM
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Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
just send it on a small jump
then go bigger
Dec 2 2011 11:42PM
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BlakeG
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so 3 tries at most
Dec 2 2011 11:43PM
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GayWolf420
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And up. Looking down will cause you to go backseat.
Dec 2 2011 11:45PM
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bob.marley
Posts: 102 - Karma: 33
So how long does it usually take before you can do them comfortabely on most things?
Dec 3 2011 10:46AM
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coldcuts69
Posts: 3718 - Karma: 1,888
usually once you've landed your first few,and you do them a lot you can do them of most anything.
Dec 3 2011 10:50AM
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roddy116
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do off a puny ridge then build up slowly thats what i do for every spin
Dec 3 2011 10:56AM
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pastysmasher
Posts: 780 - Karma: 664
i found that after you get a few on small jumps its good to take it straight to a bigger jump to perfect it as you have more airtime and also speed transfers into rotation.

Dec 3 2011 12:27PM
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itsbenyo
Posts: 106 - Karma: 214
go to a small jump and do your 180 and keep going another 180 and land
Dec 3 2011 2:46PM
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Jahrassicpark
Posts: 2075 - Karma: 38
Depends how confident you are with them, start on small jumps then start doing them off random bumps. Then move up to going faster and bigger jumps. It's really up to you how fast you'll get em down.
Dec 3 2011 7:27PM
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Jahrassicpark
Posts: 2075 - Karma: 38
Depends how confident you are with them, start on small jumps then start doing them off random bumps. Then move up to going faster and bigger jumps. It's really up to you how fast you'll get em down.
Dec 3 2011 7:27PM
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GNARwalls
Posts: 1287 - Karma: 528
personally it took me 1 season, i prefer 5's though cuz i spin a lil off axis so i'm not back seat when i 5 if u hear what i'm screamin
Dec 3 2011 7:31PM
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Captain_Slow
Posts: 1677 - Karma: 24
Not to thread jack and dnt want to make basically the same thread as OP but what abt 7s? I can do 3s and 5s but for so
Dec 3 2011 8:33PM
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Captain_Slow
Posts: 1677 - Karma: 24
^ but for some reason cnt land a 7 ... My 5s are fine but whenever i try to land a 7 i always stop at a 540?
Dec 3 2011 8:36PM
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Boggs
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This. I was just gunna ask who on their right mind looks up.
Dec 3 2011 8:36PM
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AGOF
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the second time going blind is sketchy the first few times. keep your head turned and it will come around
Dec 3 2011 8:39PM
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Big.Bird
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but when ur doing the last switch 180 its not blind...
Dec 3 2011 8:45PM
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GNARwalls
Posts: 1287 - Karma: 528
this^^^
Dec 3 2011 9:10PM
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Jahrassicpark
Posts: 2075 - Karma: 38
It's just a mental block, you're probably just so used to doing 5s when it comes to seven your muscle memory is stuck on 5s. Just keep tucked and keep looking with your head.
Dec 3 2011 10:59PM
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Otherside
Posts: 305 - Karma: 93
Go into the backcountry and build the biggest jump you can or just go to chads and throw a one like your on a smaller jump...you will achieve the 360 rotation, weather you land that ehhhhhh
Dec 3 2011 11:53PM
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zachV2
Posts: 697 - Karma: 60

just try and bite your ear

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Dec 4 2011 12:01AM
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zachV2
Posts: 697 - Karma: 60

fuckkkkkkk i thought i hit the last bracket!

......wrecked

Dec 4 2011 12:02AM
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wreck_720
Posts: 135 - Karma: 47
I had this problem too. What you're doing is once you see your landing at 360, you stop turning your head. You gotta ignore the landing completely on your first spin and catch it at 630 degrees. If you have a gopro or helmet cam, you can see it. It also doesn't hurt to set your spin too hard because you can always open up to slow it down. when I first learned them, it was on a 25' jump so it was huck city. Now that I do them on bigger jumps, it makes the spin easier.

Hope this helps.
Dec 4 2011 12:04AM
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Jahrassicpark
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whether*
Dec 4 2011 12:20AM
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Horsefacekillah
Posts: 867 - Karma: 878
try a double first
Dec 4 2011 1:40AM
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bob.marley
Posts: 102 - Karma: 33

I would rather be able to 360 perfectly smooth with a cool grab than a stupid looking floppy 540 like I have seen plenty of kids do. or even 740 for that matter.  Like the kids who spin ridiculously hard on really small jumps and get a 540 looks lame. 

Heck, if I was amazing at riding switch I'd prefer a 180 shifty over a sloppy 360.

Dec 4 2011 10:04PM
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colleenator
Posts: 885 - Karma: 60
i honestly dont like seeing kids attempting to throw tricks when they are just learning to ski. if you want to be able to learn tricks pretty easily, (im talking about basics here) learn how to properly ski. no pizza and fries.. doing 360's on the ground helps to do them in the air. helped me anyway.
Dec 4 2011 11:06PM
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KillaSteeze
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..........
Dec 4 2011 11:15PM
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KravtZ
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How about learn to ski before you really try to learn anything in the park. 180's arent cool to do if you suck at skiing they just look like crap. Learn how to carve, make good turns, etc. Don't be one of those park clowns who cant turn for shit outside of the park
Dec 4 2011 11:18PM
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bob.marley
Posts: 102 - Karma: 33

Sorry I meant 720 haha.

I am a pretty good skier and I would say I actually need to bring my trick ability up to my skiing level. Not a park rat, bring my skiing ability up to my tricks.

Dec 4 2011 11:31PM
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LivingColour
Posts: 1134 - Karma: 21
same principals apply
Dec 4 2011 11:33PM
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bob.marley
Posts: 102 - Karma: 33

????

Dec 4 2011 11:37PM
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pelle_munch
Posts: 4110 - Karma: 503
i'm callin BS on this one... you said you can barely do 180s and they're pretty sketchy..

whatever, 7's, you just need to get past the mental block, keep looking up n around, stay tucked (arms in) and it'll come around. then just keep practicing until you got them real comfortable
Dec 5 2011 12:01AM
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saxon
Posts: 1159 - Karma: 551
this sounds like more of a mental thing. its just your head telling you to stop. At 5, make a conscious effort to keep rotating your head. tell yourself to try and point your skis back downhill. just get used to the idea of rotating bigger spins, I'm sure you have the motion itself down
Dec 5 2011 12:12AM
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MichaelAlsid
Posts: 205 - Karma: 110
na chances are your not going to get hurt throwing a 3.  just hit like a 20 foot jump and go for it. it will most likely come around
Dec 5 2011 12:07PM
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northeast
Posts: 2119 - Karma: 254
this. turning your head is the key to spinning.
Dec 5 2011 12:46PM
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Captain_Slow
Posts: 1677 - Karma: 24
Sounds good, Ill remember to just stay tucked and ignore my mind telling me to slow the rotation down after 3...Thx
Dec 5 2011 6:45PM
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KKloeps
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When i start to turn i get scared. Just what I do :(
Dec 5 2011 7:05PM
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