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keimel
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So saturday I am going to try my first dub. It's gonna be a dub back on a 50 to 60 foot jump any advice??????
Feb 14 2012 9:13PM
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DIX~
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Throw it twice as hard as a single backflip? Don't freak out after your first, hold your form and spot your landing
Feb 14 2012 9:15PM
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a_stromme
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Visualize visualize visualize! Also, it will be hard, but if you can spot the landing after the first flip then you are golden. Only tried dub flat 7 (caught one of my tips in the powder), but it should be the same; just get super confident about it, go in with lots of speed and send 'er!

They aren't very hard just scary.

I expect vids of you stomping it on Saturday night!
Feb 14 2012 9:19PM
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keimel
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If i can my landing that would be great im only reall worried about coming untucked
Feb 14 2012 9:21PM
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a_stromme
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There's no reason to come untucked. Why would that happen? I doubt you are going to flip so hard you can't stay in a ball...

That said -

If you feel it, go for it, if you aren't feeling it or think that something could go wrong DONT DO IT. You will end up progressing much further each season if you don't get hurt.
Feb 14 2012 9:24PM
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array.
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tomorrow i will be attempting a double...
Feb 14 2012 9:35PM
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a_stromme
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What dub?
Feb 14 2012 9:47PM
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kvan
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Open up after the first one to make it look extra steezy
Feb 14 2012 9:52PM
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roddy116
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what i always do to learn a new trick is to not think about it, dont tell anyone, then just throw it when it feels right, just take your time.
Feb 14 2012 10:04PM
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a_stromme
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Yeah this. If you start telling other people about trying it then you may feel forced into trying it when you don't want too. Figure it out in your head and then wait until the time is right, and send it.
Feb 14 2012 10:09PM
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ForeverYung
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Well he just told all of NS so there some presure... But good luck man
Feb 14 2012 10:12PM
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corona
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just make sure someone's getting some footage of it.
Feb 14 2012 10:17PM
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Blindsurfer
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good luck bro, inverts are scary, let alone doubles
Feb 14 2012 10:20PM
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c4t_l0ver
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when in trouble, tuck for double.
Feb 14 2012 10:21PM
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remster
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Feb 14 2012 10:32PM
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Lucas
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Austin is like stupid
Feb 14 2012 11:36PM
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Steve-Brown
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i tried one of like a 30 lol, landed on my face, but idk..
don't be scared, don't think..

1. don't speed check
2. go into a a tuck before your'e off the jump
3. right when you're approaching the jump slowly start to stand
4. while your knees are still bent begin to pop while you're on the lip of the jump
5. tuck like ah mother fucker.
6. don't untuck. you will fucking die
7. after you're past your first rotation and half way through your second slowly un tuck
8. keep knees slightly bent ( you've already spotted your landing)
9. land, having the impact go to your knees
10. land just far enough backseat, that you head straight to afterbang haha

good luck, a dub's just a mindgame!
Feb 15 2012 12:03AM
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Ruffles
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subtle...
Feb 15 2012 10:06AM
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keimel
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haha yeah
Feb 15 2012 10:15AM
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Elg
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one flip going up, one flip going down
Feb 15 2012 10:32AM
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DcF93
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If you're trying it today this is probably too late, but I'd always try new tricks, especially dubs, into powder first, makes for a nice soft landing if you get it wrong
Feb 15 2012 11:03AM
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wootang
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For me...I usually like to tell people I am about to try it. Especially very young children who are better skiers than I am. That way I can't bitch out.


Me: So check it out, I'm about to stomp this superman front. Gonna be sick.

Bad ass 9 year old: Oh yeah? My dubs are flawless, and fronts aint shit.

Me: I feel sad now, my kung fu is not strong.

Bad ass 9 year old: Just sack up and hit the shit


Clearly bitching out is not an option at this point...drop in and make it happen.


Feb 15 2012 11:49AM
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bdowning
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My best advice to you would be land on your feet.
Feb 15 2012 12:00PM
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Phil-X-
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Your first dub on a 50-60 footer.....Is it just me or does that seem a little big for a first dub? Maybe its just cause that would be big for me, do you normally throw down on that size booter? in which case it might feel more normal and give you more air to finish the trick.
Feb 15 2012 12:24PM
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250r
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if your confident with flat 3s, i would imagine that dub flat 7s would be safer to try than dub backs, seeing as your not going fully inverted, and wouldnt be as fucked if you under rotated
Feb 15 2012 12:40PM
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keimel
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yeah im pretty used to the size they were just built three weeks ago at my mountain and i have layout backed and super maned and 900 them so i like the jump
Feb 15 2012 8:28PM
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mseward
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Make sure you can do them on the tramp first.

Feb 15 2012 9:08PM
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ForeverYung
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How did it go? Stomped?
Feb 15 2012 9:12PM
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Parks.
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Not true at all
Feb 15 2012 9:12PM
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MothaHucker
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threads for followup
Feb 15 2012 9:16PM
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Lucas
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What's your home mountain?
Feb 16 2012 10:25AM
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k-fred
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mountain creek duh.... check his profile
Feb 16 2012 2:58PM
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Nick_P
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Don't try it. It will be one less person doing dubs
Feb 16 2012 11:35PM
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keimel
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What???
Feb 17 2012 10:22PM
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keimel
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http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d29BbvYen4w&feature=youtu.be

the result
Feb 18 2012 7:31PM
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Asterisk
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Ouch.
Feb 18 2012 7:42PM
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ohboy
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Embed for convience:


Looked nice for a first try.
2 things:
1. More air and you would have had it.
2. Tuck the knees in to the chest a bit more.

But nice first try! Did you straight air the jump first? Because you were well short of the landing...
Feb 18 2012 7:48PM
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bschott19
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shit that looked alot more painful than the view from the other side of the jump
Feb 18 2012 7:52PM
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bigkicker
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Your kidding right? Your going for a double back and you don't even make the landing...
Feb 18 2012 8:50PM
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TheUngroomed
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This
Feb 18 2012 9:07PM
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Cahal
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just hold the up arrow key and the left arow key at the same time. gnarshmellow is easy trust me
Feb 18 2012 9:18PM
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keimel
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lol
Feb 19 2012 8:12AM
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Oldmann1584
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`you wouldve had it if u had more speed man
Feb 19 2012 8:28AM
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keimel
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yeah......
Feb 19 2012 9:26AM
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CalebT
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Maybe try popping. You just kind of leaned back. From what I assume guys, he probably did straight air the first jump, but he probably had a nice pop. On his attempt he didn't pop whatsoever so that could be why he didn't make it to the landing.
Feb 19 2012 10:21AM
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Hughes
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Well that helped...
Feb 19 2012 10:23AM
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Blurst
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Holy shit that looked like you just over rotated your first ever back flip.

1. Pop, your head almost hit the lip of the jump.
2. Figure the speed out. You were like 10 -15 feet short of where you should have been landing
3. How the fuck are you not dead?
Feb 19 2012 10:55AM
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skifoo
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I'd say the speed wasn't problem. The pop was. If you popped, you probably would have taken it to the landing. vibes, that got to hurt. Pretty amazing how you didn't get paralyzed or something.
Feb 19 2012 11:47AM
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PJS.
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very good question. At first when he nearly hit his head on the jump i was like oh hes gonna over-rotate, then you managed to slow your rotation down so much that you landed on your face, on the knuckle.

I'll be honest, if that's how you're throwing single backies, you might wanna clean those up first. If you just fucked up on that one, I'd suggest single flipping it at least once before going for a dub.
Feb 19 2012 11:58AM
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OhioDreams
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That may be the earliest takeoff I've ever seen, and I've seen some early takeoffs.

WAIT! Seriously, be patient. By not popping and slinging the flip off the jump, you are drastically reducing your hang time causing you to have less time to flip and giving almost zero control of the flip.

I could give you more advise, but internet coaching is not how you want to learn dubs. You are extremely lucky to not be seriously injured after that fall, much less alive. I HIGHLY advise you get on some water ramps and get some formal coaching before you try that on snow again.
Feb 19 2012 12:20PM
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