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Spin in and spin out - Anti ballerina movement of 12/13

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Blurst
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Its gotta happen. Lets put a stop to the glorified rollerblading that rail skiing has become.

Bring on the presses, bring on the 50s and stop dancin on the damn rails
13 years ago
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coldcuts69
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Its good that you have an opinion, and I'm not trying to opinion bash you, but people can do whatever the they want and ski whatever way they want to. And if someones style is "dancing" on rails, then you can fuck off and let them do whatever they want.
13 years ago
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Blurst
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my plan for this winter is to physically enforce my stance on glorified rollerblading by setting up switchup traps and personally supervising all rails in the park at all times.

So no I will not let people do switchups any longer!
13 years ago
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coldcuts69
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Your gonna need a uniform, and a loud whistle.
13 years ago
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ski0
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what about swaps?


13 years ago
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blindside
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While I agree with this thread's philosophy, I don't think anyone is in a position to suggest, let alone dictate, how others ski.

I respect people's right to do as many k-feds as they please, I just have to look the other way to avoid feeling nauseous. But, I do like variations on these beat-to-death tricks. For instance nollying the front-swap or 2 out of a k-fed, pressing before/after a swap, nollying a pretz out, tapping while swapping, etc.

And I also like original lines: just flowing through a park/rhythm section or whatever and gapping certain features, linking trannys, incorporating butters into landings/takeoffs and the like.. Swurv.
13 years ago
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Blurst
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Looks good to me.

What my main point is, is that I would like to see more flow in park skiing and especially rail skiing. Switchup pretzel switchup pretzel 270 out yadda yadda just doesnt flow all that well.
13 years ago
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Cthulhu
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or better yet stop giving a shit about what people want to do on a pair of skis?? if you dont like an edit, dont watch it. as long as its stylish does it really matter what they're doing? proof that "glorified roller blading" can still be sick, Joakim Rignell's trip front up back two out in 100 000 by eDoggo clothing.
13 years ago
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miroz
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Not as visually appealing...to you. Not necessarily me.

You can't say switchups or rail dancing have been a norm in skiing, because that's changing. Everything changes. The only constants in skiing are self-expression and fun/stoke. If you're managing to do/have both of those things then fuck what anyone else thinks because you're out there doing you.

People shouldn't ski in a way that pleases anybody else. Skiing is inherently selfish in that you do it for you. You do what feels good, and what's magical about skiing is that by some miracle of snow, all these selfish people doing it for themselves come together and somehow manage to raise stoke to incredible highs.

I'm sorry for calling you a dick. But I'm just saying that I'm going to do what I want, and if you don't like it, then I don't care. That individualism was how freeskiing was developed in the first place.

Note: you might say that since "everyone" is "rail dancing" it is no longer individualism...but you have no perspective on their view of skiing and the fact that they themselves are doing something that increases their stoke is individual in and of itself.

Do you see what I'm getting at here?
13 years ago
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Auzy
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This be true
13 years ago
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Toaster-Tony
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Exactly. We all need to start adopting the same style and doing the same tricks. Everyone.

Good thread.
13 years ago
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DaWhiteWeapon
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The problem is that people just hack away at rails. They go in really slow and see how many swaps they can do. I dont mine a bit of spinning on the rail but some people dont even pretzel anymore they just go the same way!!!!
13 years ago
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TOAST.
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You are right nothing else takes skills
13 years ago
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Stickity
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it's not glorified rollerblading if rollerblading is more tech on rails. and there's nothing wrong with it so fuck off
13 years ago
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CrotchKiller
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oh look another thread telling people how to ski. Ski for yourself and stop trying to change the way people ski.
13 years ago
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CrotchKiller
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'Everything changes."

except cork 7 tails, those will never die, ever
13 years ago
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1337
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Hear Hear! May you live a long and prosperous life, cork 7 blunts!
13 years ago
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coldcuts69
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/thread
13 years ago
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miroz
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My favorite trick in Shredsauce. Fuck yeah.
13 years ago
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matthasaurusrex
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no
13 years ago
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keimel
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exactly this
13 years ago
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theTRIBE101
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i meant i prefer style over super technical tricks. Skiing is a lot more fun when you relax for a little and have some fun just messing around. Straight training is fun too and looks sick, but in my opinion, some clean style beats up 2 on continuing flailing armed 3 swap to continuing 630 out. However if you can get a good mix going on, you're set. style+ballerina spinz>Style>ballerina spinz
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TOAST.
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The point of skiing is to impress people? I dont know about you but I will do whatever trick seems like the most fun at the time. Spread eagles dont impress the general public by the way.
13 years ago
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Blurst
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Impressing people is the most important part of skiing.

Thats how you get girlfriends, sponsors, cash dolla billz etc...
13 years ago
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pussy_puncher
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WHO FUCKING CARES? Just have fun it doesnt matter what people do. Do your own thing
13 years ago
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RockNRollNghtClb
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i agree that people need to stop dancing so much, but this is just so not true
13 years ago
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skiingsucks69
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lulz. You are fucking retarded.
13 years ago
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PJS.
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I'll 4 on, 3 swap pretz 6 out if I damn well please, you fascist son of a bitch!
13 years ago
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theTRIBE101
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fucking commi


haha i said 2 on and none of it was prez. i meant to imprint the visual definition of "spinning like a chad"
13 years ago
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edai
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You know what, skiing is pretty fucking gay huh? I think im gonna start snowboarding, waaaay less pussy, waaaay more presses
13 years ago
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PJS.
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Oh, I was talking to op...weird coincidence that I chose 3 up, 6 out..
13 years ago
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TheClap.
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switch 5's allday
13 years ago
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Z-Juice
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This thread/"movement" is stupid. People are going to ski how the want to ski, they are not going to change to suit how you want skiing to be.
13 years ago
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roddy116
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nothing beats a 540 spin on a wide battleship
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