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Surface swaps vs switchups?

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Blindsurfer
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i used to think switchups were the coolest thing ever, but now i cant stand them compared to a nice smooth surface swap. what does the rest of ns think?
13 years ago
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eheath
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I think it all depends on the feature. I nice down tube i love seeing a good blind surface swap but obviously on any kind of kink rail a normal switch up is almost mandatory.
13 years ago
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PJS.
Posts: 11943 - Karma: 900
back surface swaps+pretzel spinning is me gusta. not a huge fan of front surface swaps though
13 years ago
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Blurst
Posts: 13577 - Karma: 10,169
My snowboard friend has totally convinced me that regular switch ups on anything that does not have a kink is just glorified rollerblading. Therefore I like surface switchups more.
13 years ago
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TACO-DOG.exe
Posts: 11990 - Karma: 12,272
surface swaps are fun as hell and you can spin forever if you to them on a tube.
13 years ago
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Squeenerd
Posts: 731 - Karma: 186
surfy swaps on big tubes are the greatest things since toasters
13 years ago
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roddy116
Posts: 10654 - Karma: 7,732
i really only surface swap but i do it with one foot.
13 years ago
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Mules
Posts: 595 - Karma: 97
i dig surface swaps on tubes and rails. There is nothing sweeter than seeing a clean blind surface on a tube. however on boxes they just look like you cant jump when you switch up. At 1:35 clatoyns blind surface is fucking orgasmic
13 years ago
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k-fred
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surface all day err day!

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13 years ago
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edai
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I'd pay big money to see somebody blind surface a DFD tube.
13 years ago
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ThundaKilla
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threads for next winter so i can try this
13 years ago
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-GL-
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surface swaps all day, unless its a kinked feature like eheath said
13 years ago
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EastCoast.
Posts: 1888 - Karma: 406
back/blind surface swaps are my favorite tricks to see when they are done really smooth!
13 years ago
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C-Weezy
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I like surface swaps better, the surf swap Clayton Vila does on Weight across the bridge is like butter.
13 years ago
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Cult_Leader
Posts: 413 - Karma: 40
surface swaps  feel soo smooth
13 years ago
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dom_daq
Posts: 371 - Karma: 440
I started doing surface swaps this year and now i cant do true switch ups anymore. But i dont care because blind surface is easily my favorite trick to do and its so much easier to get 2 out of.
13 years ago
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dompuch
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this
13 years ago
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Mules
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13 years ago
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STAUSS
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aight wheres my money at
13 years ago
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edai
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If you want to see surface swaps, this is the guy to watch.

VOTE FOR KIERAN from Liam McKinley on Vimeo.

Thanks everyone for rating and sharing and watching our entry! We made the top 5 and now Nike will choose the overall winner. |Dreams|Chosen|Courage|Patience|

13 years ago
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cheener12
Posts: 2881 - Karma: 5,887
I dunno I maybe got all four swaps but I might not have gotten both unnatural swaps. I am left foot forward btw.


13 years ago
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omckee
Posts: 947 - Karma: 1,187
Schwap as you want, but surfaces' are so damn fun to grease around
13 years ago
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Bumblesteeze
Posts: 3092 - Karma: 748
Where is his entry?
13 years ago
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wasatch_rat
Posts: 1773 - Karma: 2,969
i'll do you one better, flat up flat blind surface.


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13 years ago
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wasatch_rat
Posts: 1773 - Karma: 2,969
oh and pay up
13 years ago
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Emma_Watson
Posts: 4491 - Karma: 6,798
this kid is steven stepp.
13 years ago
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CrotchKiller
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what part of the tube are the swapping?
13 years ago
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edai
Posts: 4995 - Karma: 4,705
Middle of first down, or transition from first down to flat.
13 years ago
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,899
I love doing and watching surface switch ups, but I hate when people do them near the end or a rail. To me it looks like a sloppy 270 out.
13 years ago
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ajax
Posts: 2855 - Karma: 1,259
Surface!


13 years ago
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Jibbin_Ur_Face
Posts: 2536 - Karma: 751
I love watching and doing surface switch ups on down bars. They are so fun!
13 years ago
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icon1234
Posts: 3081 - Karma: 1,474
Blind surface up near the start of this edit still blows my mind:


13 years ago
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Billek
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I love surface swaps.  They feel awesome on large round features, and they feel more awesome on skinnier rails.
13 years ago
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Chubz.
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favorite ymr skier..this kid is tooo dope
13 years ago
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Alex_G
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they are all sick. i dont be discriminatin on em
13 years ago
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jamodeo
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i want a thousand dollars funny you posted kieran's other edit but he puts um down through the kink at 1:25 mah boy


13 years ago
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Squeenerd
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i also feel like surface swaps show much more control.
13 years ago
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ohboy
Posts: 1177 - Karma: 2,528
He said a DFD Tube. Nevertheless, that was sick.
13 years ago
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Amadeus.
Posts: 3050 - Karma: 383
how do i go about doing a surface swap?
13 years ago
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GrabsForFun
Posts: 1378 - Karma: 396
I prefer surface swaps on boxes and flatrails. but if it´s kinked I think it looks better with a normal swap. And frontside surface swaps on downboxes are really fun
13 years ago
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hodlekve
Posts: 543 - Karma: 1,262
get some paper for your jizz ready before you watch this (last shot):
13 years ago
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SnowRidgeParks
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Will has some rail trickery that I can't even comprehend. So crazy, so tech...
13 years ago
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edai
Posts: 4995 - Karma: 4,705
holy fucking what. i cant even understand how he surfaced from the fucking flat to down, who was that? Will Wesson?
13 years ago
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hodlekve
Posts: 543 - Karma: 1,262
Will Wesson indeed.
13 years ago
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Mordecai
Posts: 620 - Karma: 401
Totally would be Will Wesson to do it too
13 years ago
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k-fred
Posts: 5363 - Karma: 1,598
everything's explained. haha


13 years ago
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Black.Bird
Posts: 2566 - Karma: 684
Surface switchups are my life, they're so fun.
13 years ago
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Peachbutt
Posts: 623 - Karma: 601
Bump because my friend is silly. Surface swaps are when your skis never leave the rail, and switch ups are when you jump and swap right?
11 years ago
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LastChairMedia
Posts: 860 - Karma: 1,855
I think surface swaps look better, just my opinion.
11 years ago
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John18_6
Posts: 7313 - Karma: 49,168
I love surface but my tails alway catch on the rail because there aren't too many fat rails in Minnesota. I actually got a ski stuck in a rail once by doing one.
11 years ago
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Just_Send_It
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pant aren't sagged enough 2/10
11 years ago
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