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Landing Switch Advice.

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caspie
Posts: 221 - Karma: 7
When ever I land switch from, 1's 5's or the occasional 9, I am always landing really forward (backseat if I was landing regular.) I have clicked out a couple of times on the bigger jumps. Do you guys have any tips?
Feb 18 2012 9:11PM
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PON3
Posts: 3817 - Karma: 783
Do you mean like you are landing off axis really far forwards? or just banging too hard when you hit and click out?
Feb 18 2012 9:15PM
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Parks.
Posts: 5612 - Karma: 1,093
If u can 9 and still not know how to land then ur just dumb
Feb 18 2012 9:16PM
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caspie
Posts: 221 - Karma: 7
To the hater: The occasional 9, which means I can barely do them..

To the helpful one: Yeah, I just land forward, I should just tighten my din.....
Feb 18 2012 9:19PM
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ohboy
Posts: 1177 - Karma: 2,528
Happens to me too...but I've never clicked out.
And a lot of people that I've seen do that too. I think it is just natural.
Feb 18 2012 9:22PM
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MRoden
Posts: 753 - Karma: 211
don't look uphill.
Feb 18 2012 9:23PM
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maxwell666
Posts: 554 - Karma: 20
are you landing stacked or jailhouse?
Feb 18 2012 9:27PM
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Parks.
Posts: 5612 - Karma: 1,093
I'm not hating I'm just saying maybe learn to land backwards before u throw a 9...haha
Feb 18 2012 9:31PM
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Heart
Posts: 6156 - Karma: 3,462
do you normally land backseat when landing forwards? if so you need to pop more. if not im not sure whats up, personally i almost find switch landings easier than forward landings
Feb 18 2012 9:40PM
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SKIU4EA
Posts: 2387 - Karma: 2,072
the ammount of spins you can do is irrelevant. Do you have trouble landing your 12's also?

Dial in your 1's, simple as that. start with small jumps and work your way up to stomping 5's clean. 9's?? yeah... i don't believe that. Just tell it like it is. That's like me saying, "i have a hard time spinning switch on my 1's, 5's, and 9's".

Feb 18 2012 9:41PM
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Emma_Watson
Posts: 4491 - Karma: 6,797
'You're' just dumb.

Feb 18 2012 9:48PM
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RZcrew
Posts: 366 - Karma: 2,211
take off leaning harder forward. when your landing dont look at your feet that makes you go more forward and land to much tip heavy.look out and look uphill once you land, this will make for much better switch landings.
Feb 18 2012 9:52PM
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NotGhood
Posts: 2809 - Karma: 1,255
If by "jailhouse" you mean bending at the waist then that is a pretty epic way to describe it. I'm going to use that from now on.
Feb 18 2012 10:12PM
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Starchaser
Posts: 24 - Karma: 10
bump need advice too, i cant land switch easy on 0 spin
Mar 30 2012 5:23AM
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Bateman
Posts: 8593 - Karma: 8,600
lean forward

Mar 30 2012 5:37AM
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Starchaser
Posts: 24 - Karma: 10
woot
Mar 30 2012 5:38AM
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mikk
Posts: 451 - Karma: 107
https://www.newschoolers.com/watch/447766.0/LANDINGS---Tech-Talk---Season-3---Episode-15?t=6
Mar 30 2012 6:42AM
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Toaster-Tony
Posts: 3531 - Karma: 5,850
Same problem here. Try getting a little lower when landing and rotating your pelvis forward and arching your back, this helps keep your center of gravity over your boots.
Mar 30 2012 1:08PM
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Tent
Posts: 1082 - Karma: 682
Pop off your toes
Mar 30 2012 1:09PM
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cubber
Posts: 1933 - Karma: 638
As everyone else said, Lean your axis forward more. Also, hit the jump with varying angles and carving slightly on the approach, you'll get a feel for what behavior on the approach does what. It comes down to developing air sense, so repetition
Mar 30 2012 4:14PM
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Mag
Posts: 8155 - Karma: 14,809
this, don't know why but I've always found switch landings easier
Mar 30 2012 5:22PM
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xoxxooxo
Posts: 462 - Karma: 31
not true just means he has balls, throwing tricks beyond what you are capable landing is a mans way of learning/ getting sent to the hospital
Mar 30 2012 5:25PM
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xoxxooxo
Posts: 462 - Karma: 31
Boom!
Mar 30 2012 5:26PM
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James7
Posts: 233 - Karma: 30
i have pretty much the opposite problem, i usually land to fay over the front of my skis

Mar 30 2012 5:48PM
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