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Ankilla
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I'm sure everyone hates these kind of threads but quite frankly, i don't really give a damn haha. Anyway, i landed a couple of these tonight. At first, I was super stoked about landing it. Once i started to watch the clip though, i realized that, yet again, I am throwing my "corks" to forward and under instead of backwards.

It's kind of hard to understand in words but what I'm trying to say that my corks aren't really corks and it shows when I try them on snow and do a misty instead.

Has anyone had this problem before and if so, how do you fix it.
Aug 18 2013 10:40PM
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J-C
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Correct me if i'm wrong but that's a bio not a cork
Aug 18 2013 10:49PM
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Ankilla
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That's what i though. I try to set it as a cork but end up doing that
Aug 18 2013 10:52PM
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J-C
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Try to trow your head behind you shoulder not in front off it, that's how i learned them
Aug 18 2013 10:56PM
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DeRizzo
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I noticed that I was doing bio's instead of corks just like you. I'm pretty comfortable in the air though so I just simply leaned back as I would a rodeo but tried to make it more minimal.
Aug 18 2013 10:57PM
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Nate.Dog
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Really focus on throwing it more back up and around instead of forward and down. I use to have this same problem. I find if I do a couple backflip 360s before I start doing corks it helps me get in the mindset of throwing them "properly"
Aug 18 2013 11:01PM
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TaariqSaffouri
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I used to do this. Try to focus on reaching as though you're doing tail/blunt on skis and try to really exaggerate pushing your chest out. Another thing my coach told me to do was open my leading shoulder. By that I again me drop the hand behind you. Hope it helps. Good luck.
Aug 19 2013 6:15AM
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JAHBRADOR
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Your ankles look like they are bending in that video.
Aug 19 2013 6:17AM
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Ankilla
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thank's for the feedback everyone
Aug 19 2013 7:56AM
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elinde
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Yes, this. Just throw your arm up across your body so it goes up and over your shoulder instead of throwing down under your shoulder, that'll help set you more backwards.
Aug 19 2013 10:03AM
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Lemuel
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That looks very d-spinny to me.
Aug 19 2013 10:40AM
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corona
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nah, he came into that switch so it's a switch cork.
Aug 19 2013 10:55AM
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dan1080
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1350?
Aug 19 2013 12:53PM
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