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How to make my flat 3's more flat

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connorfitz
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I just want to be able to make them more flat before i take them to the snow so i will have better muscle memory with them.

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Feb 15 2013 1:23AM
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connorfitz
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whooops


Feb 15 2013 1:26AM
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connorfitz
Posts: 460 - Karma: 196
oh yeah and help gets k+
Feb 15 2013 1:27AM
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will_powder
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Feb 15 2013 1:38AM
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stupendous-man
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are you by chance a midget?
Feb 15 2013 1:46AM
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connorfitz
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right sorry its not any more
Feb 15 2013 2:06AM
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volvotom
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The correct parlance is "little person"
Feb 15 2013 2:06AM
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CK_Ski
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Looks pretty flat to me, but try looking over your left shoulder as soon as you take off... seems you're doing that a little late in the rotation, but that's really all I can see.
Feb 15 2013 2:09AM
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gr4
Posts: 1499 - Karma: 945
all i saw was some kid grabbing his sock and doing a backflip on a trampoline. the first step is gonna be getting to a ski area with a jump and then hitting the jump. once you get that down you can start thinking about doing tricks.
Feb 15 2013 2:10AM
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connorfitz
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alright thanks i'll try that k+
Feb 15 2013 2:11AM
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Tikayt
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You're starting rotation too late and to make a nice and flat flat 5 your whole upper body must trigger the trick, not only the head + arms.
Feb 15 2013 3:06AM
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johnnyBuz
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What trick is that really? It looks like he barely if at all faces the opposite (180') way?

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Feb 15 2013 3:36AM
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Afterbang.no
Posts: 1105 - Karma: 4,297
well, when i ski, some times when i pop flatspin, i don't have enough rotation to bring it to 540, so i just land forwards, making it a really flat 3. i suppose you can try it on purpose as well! yo land a little sketchy, but it's probably possible make it steezy anyways!
Feb 15 2013 4:21AM
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Stickity
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stop grabbing japan
i actually think it's easier to make it flat grabbing
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Feb 15 2013 4:40AM
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Broseph_Stalin
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the thing that i think really makes flatspins look more flat is the fact that the lander is on a different angle as the take-off. this also might be the reason why like every time i see a trampoline rodeo or flatspin it looks more flippy. idk.. just my observation
Feb 15 2013 6:13AM
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Park.
Posts: 2480 - Karma: 4,582
flatspin 101 taught to me by Brian Bishop (yes, Josh BIshop's brother):

Step 1: on lip, dont lean into trick
Step 2:bring you shoulders diagonally back and thrust your hips opposite to your body.
Step 3: right after you gget the pop, look behind you and swing your far leg (i do a flatspin to the left, so I use my right leg as my far leg) in a horizontal semi-kick over across your body.
Step 4: grab japan to keep yourself in the acquired postion
Step 5: Don't float it too much because you will land sideways
Step 6: when you spot your landing, if you need to, let your grab go and swing your legs around to land

Caution: do not try this on a small jump. From experience, I can only do them off of about a 40, no smaller or I cant get the rotation since the "correct" way to perform a flatspin makes you soooo floaty.
Feb 15 2013 8:10PM
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