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What happened to "The Truck Driver"?

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hottate
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Seems like no one does them anymore. Now we're back to mute grabs pretty much.
Jan 30 2012 4:09PM
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ny300z
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 too much spinning/flipping to do them now? i dunno

id love to see someone do a double cork truckdriver but it sounds crazy
Jan 30 2012 4:10PM
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The_Hannes
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Antti Ollila LOS Kaunertal bonus edit from Antti Ollila on Vimeo.



There you go...
Jan 30 2012 4:17PM
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hollygrove
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a la days of double nose

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Jan 30 2012 4:24PM
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bdowning
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Once skiers can incorporate the truck driver into their double's the trick will reinstate itself as the goto in competition and I'll be the first to say....I.CAN'T.WAIT.
Jan 30 2012 4:26PM
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LeoSpaceman
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hopefully it's dead along with the octograb
Jan 30 2012 4:30PM
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PON3
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They are hands down my most favorite trick.
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Jan 30 2012 4:32PM
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rudager
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They got all used up in Ski Porn, haven't really seen them since
Jan 30 2012 4:34PM
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Thadius.Castle
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Simon Dumont abused them in Seven Sunny Days?
Jan 30 2012 4:38PM
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thatsG
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Imagine if that was the x-games jump
Jan 30 2012 4:38PM
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j.bird
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because they look real gay. Literally.

And yes, I hope it along with the octograb disappear.
Jan 30 2012 4:39PM
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CrotchKiller
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lol nope
Jan 30 2012 4:41PM
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CrotchKiller
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Also neither picture in this thread is of a truck driver.

This is a true truck driver
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Jan 30 2012 4:42PM
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ski@jaypeak2
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because snowboards started calling it the "prison grab" and skiers got self-consious and stopped doing them.
Jan 30 2012 4:44PM
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PON3
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What constitutes a true truck driver grab? I may be new to the whole freestyle/park scene but the pictures in this thread look pretty similar to me, please explain :)
Jan 30 2012 4:46PM
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ny300z
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pretty sick man thanks for posting

i like the truckdriver grab
Jan 30 2012 4:56PM
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freeskibum82
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grabbing the sides of the ski verus grabbing the actual tip of the skis.
Jan 30 2012 4:59PM
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Billek
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"He grabs his skis like he's driving a truck!"

-X Games announcer.
Jan 30 2012 5:01PM
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Simmo
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I was thinking the same. What a jump
Jan 30 2012 5:02PM
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.Roockley.
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check out Unity Productions 'Strictly Business' for a RED cam shot of Woodsy doing a truckdriver in a sw dub 10
Jan 30 2012 5:03PM
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smooter
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b-dog does them all the time..
Jan 30 2012 5:04PM
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Cotter
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it's literally the only trick my brother can do... it gets annoying because he screams " YEAH OMG TRUCK DRIVERRRRR" and people chirp him from the lift, once he can spin with it it'll be sick
Jan 30 2012 5:08PM
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.Ian.
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I always thought the truck driver grab looked so cool. I was hoping someone would do a truck driver on one of their throw away runs at X Games. I think it looks so smooth in the air too. Another example at 3:15:

Tom Wallisch from Mario Schrempf on Vimeo.



Also what happened to the Bow and Arrow grab, thought that was pretty cool also an example of that at 0:31:

Jan 30 2012 5:10PM
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250r
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its like how everyone did bow and arrow grabs nonstop like 4 years ago or whenever it was that people started doing them...they just get kind of over played, still a good looking trick though
Jan 30 2012 5:12PM
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uosdwiSrjewoH
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i don't think there were ENOUGH truck drivers in ski porn
Jan 30 2012 5:14PM
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array.
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phil casabon.
Jan 30 2012 5:18PM
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hottate
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I think people should throw some more grab variations in their contest runs. I think it would be pretty interesting to see some more style and less "spin to win" Did anyone else feel like the triple was getting a little over hyped at X Games? Especially because it didn't look like anyone was really getting enough pop off the jump without going to flat (i.e. Sammy C)
double front or double back trucker would have been a crowd pleaser. Or a zero spin truck driver, what's that look like?
Jan 30 2012 9:51PM
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.Ian.
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Oh I didn't even know that many people did bow and arrow grabs. I definitely see what you're saying though.
Imagine a double, but with a bow and arrow grab? I don't know about you but I think that would look sick.
Jan 30 2012 9:54PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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best shot with a truck driver IMO

0:43


Jan 30 2012 9:56PM
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Thadius.Castle
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This makes that much more sad that he's done with skiing :(
Jan 30 2012 10:00PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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i knowww. i was hoping that he would come back!

jon brogan had the best style in the game.
Jan 30 2012 10:03PM
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E__
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Yes.
Jan 30 2012 10:12PM
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POWDER.RANGER
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PHIL CASABON VS. MCRAE WILLIAMS SKATE ON SNOW from Stept Productions on Vimeo.



phil took em and made em one of the sickest rail tricks ever
Jan 30 2012 10:28PM
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