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Trying new jumps

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mtw
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Does experience with jumps help you judge how fast you should be going when trying a new jump? Is it common to straight air on the first attempt?
Jun 30 2002 4:29PM
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Sean14456
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yeah you always straight air or do some small grab your first few times off a jump

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Jun 30 2002 4:31PM
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--J()nes--
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fuck straight airs...switch misty 9 firs time of a jump while snaking the park




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Jun 30 2002 5:51PM
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gravteck
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Nothing wrong with straight airing, if you want to throw a grab you can usually decide to in the air, but don't feel like you need to bust something out if you haven't warmed up and tested the jumps.
Jun 30 2002 6:46PM
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--J()nes--
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i usually just twiser of the jumps




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Jun 30 2002 6:50PM
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Sean14456
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yeah i normally through little safetys and lui kangs

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Jun 30 2002 8:11PM
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Dirty
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on big jumps i am ussually to scared to do a straight air... safety 3 is the warm up trick mos def.

once you've skied long enough you can just look at a jump and tell.

although sometimes you will die anyhow.. i fuck up quite a bit... sometimes the first jump of the day will turn into the last jump of the day.. like if i land knoll or overshoot then i could be done depending.

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Jun 30 2002 9:04PM
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1260skier
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yah i know what you mean. just kind of judge it by looks and then once you land youll know cuz your eith fucked up or riding away.
Jun 30 2002 9:06PM
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Joos
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Or just check out the other skiers and boarders and see like where there starting point is, and how much they speed check and shit

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Jun 30 2002 10:14PM
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quebecfreestyler
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i like joos trick but most of tha time you wanna be the first on tha resort so tha fisrt to tha jump. I personnally like to spin with grabs on firts hit. I normally set the spin for a five to see how tha landing looks like but if I see I'm gonna overshoot or caser tha shit, well I stop tha spin by doing moseley like spread to stop tha rotation... look ugly but it's just to test tha jump
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Jun 30 2002 10:58PM
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Dirty
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yeah joos is right... i ussually watch someone who skis kinda like me... and see where there turn.. i dont match speeds i match tracks... i follow in tracks exactly... and then if i make it perfectly then the rest of the day i am set..

ussually it works pretty well and you wont fuck up too bad...

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Jun 30 2002 11:04PM
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Drail
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yea, if it's a big jump I definitly just spin a 360... keeps the mind busy so if you didn't judge it right you arn't thinking 'awh shit' the whole way... instead you're just floating a big three grab. hell - for a point I was more comfertable hitting big jumps switch the first few times...

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Jun 30 2002 11:24PM
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If you want to make a straight air look cool you can just carve off the lip, it makes this really cool floating feeling. just dont carve off the landing or you are fucked for sure
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Jun 30 2002 11:33PM
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NoTeefa
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it's all about the double twister spread




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Jul 1 2002 4:25AM
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kevywevy
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i go straight air and decide if i wanna do a grab once im in the air. if im uncomfortable in the air i don't do anything and hope to land it. then the second time around i do the same thing, straight and maybe a grab.

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Jul 1 2002 4:53AM
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nzskier16
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I usually charge right up to it and see what happens. I spend a lot of time with my face in the snow though....
Jul 1 2002 8:32AM
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Dirty
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My advice is dont do what nzskier says...

have you ever heard of Mikko? he rides for forum, he overshot a 60ft step down at mammoth for a mack dawg shoot by at least 60 feet. he was the first to hit the jump... think a little before you hit shit... cause if you fuck up a little on a big jump you could die. Mikko was in a coma for a long ass time and is still recuouping from the fall 2 seasons ago.

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Jul 1 2002 10:07AM
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stephen_beast
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I hate the first hit of the day, especially when you're the first in the park, Normally the big table at sunshine(35 ft) you need alot to clear, so i did it normall and I overshot by like 20 feet, just a week after casing the big table at cop. It hurt and I skied around on one foot but near the end of the season I had better luck
Jul 1 2002 10:24AM
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gravteck
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I'm not trying to start a controversy, but I think warm up 360's... even though a lot of people do them, and so do I, aren't the greatest idea. If you hit the knoll... your twisting and landing pretty hard. And later you can play guess what ligament is fucked. But it definitely keeps your mind off something bad happened, and you'll be nice and loose when you fall.
Jul 1 2002 5:06PM
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quebecfreestyler
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if ya see you'r not going to clear tha jump, ya just hav to tuvk in to finish tha s¸pin and land straight.
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Jul 1 2002 6:19PM
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Dirty
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yeah i'm definatly not telling everyone to go do 3s when they first hit a jump... thats something that only some people should do.. you know who you are.

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Jul 1 2002 6:19PM
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Balmdogg
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I always just do a big cross the first time
Jul 2 2002 1:02AM
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Breeze-J
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Dirty:
I think the guy's whole name is Mikko Sjöblum... right? Fell overshooting way large backside 180 on spring 2001...

A Finnish dude... I don't know him though. Hope he's better now!


Jul 2 2002 5:54AM
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Dirty
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yeah dude thats the name thanks.. i couldnt quite think of it.
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Jul 2 2002 1:43PM
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cosco
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turpin warms up with switch rodeo 5, crichton warms up with cab 9 leading phil, many people warm up with very difficult tricks
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Jul 2 2002 1:48PM
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dspin7x
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yea what dirty said works fine for some people but im with gravtec. I much rather just hit the jump straight air once or twice if i fucked up so i get a feel for it. And if you do a 3 over it and the lip kicks you funny or you land weird you probably have a better chance of recovering if you arent spinning through the air
Jul 2 2002 2:26PM
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dspin7x
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and joos said it right just watch what everyone else is doing and ask them how its hitting today if its slow ect.. or if you have to go first and test the jump haha well your screwed just give it your best shot
Jul 2 2002 2:27PM
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T-lo
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I usually do a 3grab or a tail or somethin on the first hit...never flip on your first hit on a jump though.

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Jul 2 2002 7:21PM
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stephen_beast
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I got this from mackdawgproductions.com

Forum Team Rider, Mikko Sjoblom - You Can Help!

In April of this past season one of the Forum team riders, Mikko Sjoblom hit an 80 foot table top. He hit the jump going way too fast and ended up flying 165 feet. He missed the tranny and landed completely flat.

He was in a coma that lasted for several weeks. The doctors thought that he did not have a very good chance to live. He has surprised everyone by not only coming out of the coma but regaining some movement and starting to speak a little bit. He still has a long hard road back to a full recovery.

We at MDP are giving some proceeds from the sales of our films to help with his extensive rehabilitation costs. We are hoping that some of you would also like to contribute to this fund.

If you would like to do so, you can wire money from your bank directly into Mikko's account in Finland. Full instructions on how to do this are listed below. If you can, please send lots of positive energy his way as well.

Thanks from everyone at MDP and the Sjoblom Family.

BANK WIRE INFORMATION
OKO-Bank Helsinki
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Finland SWIFT OKO YFIHH
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Mikko Akseli Sjoblom
Account# 509212-221360


Jul 2 2002 8:13PM
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