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THURSTY
Posts: 393 - Karma: 174
what do you try and do for your style?
i try and keep my and movement to a minimum and go slower than most on rails and stuff
Feb 20 2013 7:11PM
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coldcuts69
Posts: 3718 - Karma: 1,888
instead of going slower on rails, go faster...

exhibit a:

MAKS GORHAM - EARLY SEASON KEYSTONE from Stept Productions on Vimeo.

Feb 20 2013 7:16PM
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Jabe
Posts: 567 - Karma: 240
all you really need is everything XXXXXXXXLT
Feb 20 2013 7:19PM
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Tree60
Posts: 1438 - Karma: 4,961
This. And full tilts.
Feb 20 2013 7:20PM
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NotGhood
Posts: 2809 - Karma: 1,255
I actually came at 0:51 holy shit

The way i see it is style comes from being comfortable during your tricks, if you're tense and land stiff and look like you're trying too hard it doesn't look "stylie"

then again I look like a penguin with downs when I ski so what do I know?
Feb 20 2013 7:22PM
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cowofawesome
Posts: 201 - Karma: 549
Feb 20 2013 7:24PM
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Scotty_Boy
Posts: 777 - Karma: 1,449
Try bending your knees when you 360, my friends say that makes mine look tons better. Also don't flail with your arms
Feb 20 2013 7:26PM
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SwagasaurusRex
Posts: 635 - Karma: 333
Always keeping your arms tucked in (not flailing) and landing as centered as possible.
Feb 20 2013 7:26PM
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ct_steeze
Posts: 1175 - Karma: 153
that park had 6 back to back flat boxes
Feb 20 2013 8:18PM
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roddy116
Posts: 10630 - Karma: 7,454
idk personally i do ski slides and 270's off and on at the most with slow blind swaps, try to make everything slow and smooth, and i ride on to alot of stuff (mostly down rails) in the back seat.
Feb 20 2013 8:22PM
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Toaster-Tony
Posts: 3531 - Karma: 5,850
If you want your style to improve, just practice your tricks over and over and over again. Skiing is just like any other sport, the reason why professional athletes make it look so easy is because they practice to the point where it actually is easy for them. Go out, have fun, and practice your tricks, sooner or later you'll develop your own unique style.

But in the mean time, just afterbang and heavy head the shit out of everything.
Feb 20 2013 8:28PM
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cheerio
Posts: 1032 - Karma: 3,415
perfectly said!
Feb 20 2013 8:35PM
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LoneWolfe
Posts: 74 - Karma: 89
This.
Just be relaxed and comfortable, the more comfortable you are, the smoother you'll look. If you feel like your in control, you'll look it.
Feb 20 2013 9:17PM
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Bateman
Posts: 8591 - Karma: 8,600
only gapers use this term.. really..
Feb 20 2013 10:19PM
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roddy116
Posts: 10630 - Karma: 7,454
oh then what would you sliding a rail 50/50 with one ski then?
Feb 20 2013 10:21PM
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Bateman
Posts: 8591 - Karma: 8,600
a 50/50.
Feb 20 2013 10:22PM
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SwagasaurusRex
Posts: 635 - Karma: 333
I'm pretty sure this is infact called a ski slide not a 50/50.

Click for larger image
Feb 20 2013 10:53PM
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SwagasaurusRex
Posts: 635 - Karma: 333
imbed fail, here is the link

http://thumbs.newschoolers.com/index.php?src=http://media.newschoolers.com/uploads/images/17/00/51/78/84/517884.jpeg&size=600x564
Feb 20 2013 10:54PM
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Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
it's called a nugget
Feb 20 2013 10:55PM
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bighomieflock
Posts: 2040 - Karma: 2,445
I think while you can make an effort to throw tricks more relaxed and controlled, true style comes from experience and having enough mastery over tricks to add your own personal touch.
Feb 20 2013 10:57PM
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Puzzled
Posts: 4267 - Karma: 4,448
Skiers that shred the park as much as the rest of the mountain usually have the best style.
The more edge control, the better you are at anything involving snow and planks.
Feb 20 2013 11:05PM
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K-Thomas
Posts: 2700 - Karma: 604
This so much. I love watching guys like Chris Logan, Maks, and Rainville ski because you can tell that when they stomp they're instantly on edge and looking for what's ahead. They know exactly where their skis are at all times.
Feb 20 2013 11:20PM
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Armada333
Posts: 175 - Karma: 57
of course if you start in the park you style will suffer
Feb 21 2013 10:06AM
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PeteP
Posts: 482 - Karma: 110
Every trick done includes the least movement possible in order to execute said trick
Feb 21 2013 10:43AM
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hope.
Posts: 533 - Karma: 40
this
Feb 21 2013 2:09PM
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HCskrilla
Posts: 37 - Karma: 17
Best advice all day. 1)Repetition 2)Fun 3)Afterbang 4)Heavy head
Feb 21 2013 3:13PM
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____JJ____
Posts: 15 - Karma: 20
how do soo many gapers find their way onto NS... seriously?!
Mar 11 2013 2:20PM
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scarsimd
Posts: 668 - Karma: 773
use hellbents in park... THATS STYLE
Mar 11 2013 3:13PM
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Notreallydrunk
Posts: 80 - Karma: 63
dont be a boner when you land
Mar 11 2013 3:15PM
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N.L.
Posts: 2420 - Karma: 2,744
learn to walk a flight of stairs in your ski boots without looking like a gaper, cross training steeze, lol
Mar 11 2013 3:18PM
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GetPitted
Posts: 3443 - Karma: 2,299
Thank you.
Mar 11 2013 3:20PM
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Heart
Posts: 6156 - Karma: 3,462
nugget
Mar 11 2013 4:09PM
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CashmereCat
Posts: 2211 - Karma: 2,394
Shifties out and while on rails
Mar 11 2013 4:28PM
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redking
Posts: 148 - Karma: 437
Trying to keep your legs together while spinning unless your doing a grab that you need to split you legs.
Mar 11 2013 5:07PM
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_RNS_
Posts: 172 - Karma: 736
Hands by your side on rails with knees bent. Smooth motions that are accentuated. Eg. spin a 3, but get in tight with your grab. Also look relaxed. The only way you can look relaxed is if you get 100% comfortable doing a certain trick.
Mar 11 2013 6:17PM
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cwphoto
Posts: 2332 - Karma: 780
watch videos of yourself, and see what you would change. god, last year i looked so dumb. i always looked like i was bent over pooping when i went off jumps.

stand up straight, dont be a boner haha, lots of backseat, and heavy head. main thing for me is just have lots of fun and mess around a lot.
Mar 11 2013 6:25PM
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Lukegnar
Posts: 189 - Karma: 1,239
just listen to a chill beat
Mar 11 2013 6:31PM
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d00d
Posts: 2687 - Karma: 7,086
Watching this edit every once in a while is good for your health
Mar 11 2013 7:45PM
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FuckAllOfYou
Posts: 3864 - Karma: 2,518
a nugget's when you ski slide, then back to normal
Mar 11 2013 9:54PM
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Montana_Hoodrat
Posts: 1953 - Karma: 1,481
50/50 on only one foot is called an ALIEN grind. get it right
Mar 11 2013 10:05PM
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Balbertt
Posts: 1585 - Karma: 4,723
Basically this
Mar 11 2013 10:29PM
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TheButterHashira
Posts: 9691 - Karma: 1,702
Go into jumps with a carve and land in the same carve. Grab blunt. Do the tricks you're good at.
Mar 11 2013 11:27PM
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nhjibber
Posts: 761 - Karma: 38
Backseat should never be confused with style
Mar 11 2013 11:37PM
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Ribss.
Posts: 3442 - Karma: 3,344
Slower than most? I would say keep the flow up and stay going fast and charging. You look way more comfortable just hitting features and cruising at a constant speed.

B&E is a perfect example of this, and you would say they are quite stylish correct?
Mar 11 2013 11:52PM
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