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yah.blewit
Posts: 210 - Karma: 312
i suck at park, I've been skiing for 12/13 years and i just started park about a month ago, i can do the basics on about half of the features in our park but I'm one of the only girls on our hill that skis park and its kind of discouraging, i ride with all guys and there all crazy good. Im just looking for tips on how to make 270 off box's n rail's easier, steezier. also how to 270 on. I'm hoping to progress n get noticed one day, cuz more girls need to do park, its kinda sad that none of us do! also any tips on B-flips? ( kinda sketched to try one, broke my back awhile back and now have bad back issues) easy enough to try throwing one? thanks
Jan 9 2012 9:19PM
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PJS.
Posts: 11943 - Karma: 895
Backflips are easy. Find a big enough jump, maybe into some pow, then pop and look back. Then pass go and collect 200 bros.
Jan 9 2012 9:21PM
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skijunkiedtm
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I hate this mindset kids have nowadays of "oh I NEED to progress" maybe not you specifically, moreso those who are just starting park for their first season before they even learned to properly ski. Just go and ski, when you feel up to it try something new and fun, but no pressure I don't want my parks vibe to be like a gymnastics gym.


*may not pertain to op, I'm just tired of these I need to get better threads.

as far as actual tips go, just repetition until you are comfortable, watch others, what they do, and try to emulate their technique. I think it was the backy during your first season that rubbed me the wrong way.
Jan 9 2012 9:38PM
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maxwell666
Posts: 554 - Karma: 20
My friends really go for progression where as i am just happy sucking as bad as I do now and slowly slowly getting better. I dont think their way is wrong, they are super fun to ski with and all that, just different approaches.
Jan 9 2012 9:45PM
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yah.blewit
Posts: 210 - Karma: 312
well I've been skiing for a long time n can do backs flat so its just kinda a goal I've had for awhile, even before i started in the park. But thanks !
Jan 9 2012 9:47PM
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RossB
Posts: 67 - Karma: 13
I would do your first backflip in the pow not the park but i guess thats preference...
Jan 9 2012 10:45PM
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Panda_with_Guns
Posts: 3040 - Karma: 1,620
do you go to smithers? also some motivation is to learn to 540 with a safety grab so you can be pro. not even kidding
Jan 9 2012 10:49PM
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yah.blewit
Posts: 210 - Karma: 312
Deffinitely will be doing it in the pow,
Jan 9 2012 11:20PM
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Jahrassicpark
Posts: 2075 - Karma: 38
Definitely session with the boys, ask em for tips and hit rails with em and ask what you did wrong. Best/Most fun way to learn
Jan 9 2012 11:30PM
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icyburr
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just land with your edge on the side of the rail/box and then just bring it around and you'll front 270. For back 270 just slide your foot up the box and you'll feel you're edge and just pop around to back 2 out. Backflip is pretty straight forward you just have to build up the confidence the just work on spins with grabs and flat 3's
Jan 9 2012 11:33PM
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