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So I just started Skiing last season.

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Tygaaa
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So I just started skiing last season and a little bit of the season before that. But my real question is. Was it bad for me to start off skiing on after bangs? Like it obviously could've been me sucking cause it was my first season but I took the ski lessons at my mountain where if I took 3 lessons I get a free pass so I really learned how to ride. But I feel like the after bangs were a little to flexy? I'm thinking about buying the AR7s would the skis enhance my performance at all cause I'm trying to do more jumps than jibs this season?
Oct 13 2013 9:37PM
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No.Quarter
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Learn how to ski the whole mountain before you focus only on park.
Oct 13 2013 9:51PM
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The difference the ar7s would make wouldn't be worth it big enough unless you are hitting big jumps.
Oct 13 2013 9:53PM
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Wizerd
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I started skiing last year and I focused only on park, picked it up real easy, going to most likely try cork 5s 2nd or 3rd week of season
Oct 13 2013 10:05PM
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Tygaaa
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Definitely, I dedicated a couple days learning to ride switch and picked it up easy but yeah I understand what you're saying.
Oct 13 2013 10:08PM
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Blake.P
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and i bet you look like shit going anywhere but the park.

op, if you focus only on park, you will hit a plateau in your progression because you will need more general skiing ability to get better. focus on skiing all over the mountain and park skiing will be that much easier. notice how all pros that ride park can kill it everywhere on the mountain? theres a reason for that
Oct 13 2013 10:17PM
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That's not at all what he's saying. He's saying that you're most likely not a good enough skier to be focusing on jumps or jibs this season. Stay out the park for a while and learn to actually ski. If you think that 3 lessons and probably a year of pretty light ski is enough for you to learn even basic technique then you obviously have quite a bit of work to do.
Oct 13 2013 10:20PM
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El_Barto.
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Oct 13 2013 10:20PM
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SteezyEvok
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Last couple of posts have been spot on. I live seeing idiots who think they're cool doing stuff in the park but pizza their way in and out hahaha learn to ski first then concentrate on tricks.
Oct 13 2013 10:25PM
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No.Quarter
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Why does your profile say you have chronics? Because they were the exact ski I was going to recommend for learning how to actually ski and still use them for park after you learn how to ski.
Oct 13 2013 10:25PM
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Tygaaa
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It says it cause I was going to purchase them
Oct 13 2013 10:31PM
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No.Quarter
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Oct 13 2013 10:37PM
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Oct 13 2013 11:49PM
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BirtDike
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flexy skis are better for learning. although stiff skis will make you a better skier, save that for when you can ski blacks easier than you can read this post...you'll know when youre ready for stiff planks

the more time you put on snow, the better you'll get. Its as simple as that. start skiing all mountain, like others have said.
Oct 14 2013 2:50AM
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NH_OPERATOR
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Eh, thats more of a bodyweight/height thing. Soft skis are great if you already know what your doing, but putting an inexperienced rider on them will cause him to develop some really shitty habits early on.

OP, unless you put in 40+ days last season, you really shouldent be even thinking of park progression. I have yet to meet anyone who is ready for the park after a single season, and a rare few who where really ready for it after two (Those were the guys who could put 30+ days a season in). Im not trying to discourage you or anything, but until you really have full control over yourself, hucking of jumps and hitting rails is more likley to give you a major injury than someone else, just because you dont have full control over your body yet.

Also, as others said, you look like a fool when you have to snowplow your way around the park. My suggestion for students when I am teaching them, is to not step up to the park until carving around the mountain feels natural to you. If you are thinking about how to turn when you should be thinking about the feature, your going to hurt yourself.

As for skiing switch, hold off on that till your a bit better, again, you dont want to get hurt early in your skiing career for a stupid reason like skiing switch when skiing forward is still a challenging.
Oct 14 2013 4:37AM
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AHREN*
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Don't be that kid that can huck a 7 on a jump but barely makes it down the in-run without falling
Oct 15 2013 12:54PM
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iffe
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Here's the thing: the less experience you have, the less your equipment matters.

What I'm saying is that you won't notice the subtle or even the less subtle differences between skis like an experienced skier would. Don't think another ski would make you better. Practice will. Ski those Afterbangs to the ground, and look at other skis then. You will be better and you will get more out of them.
Oct 15 2013 12:58PM
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