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Arm Swing - The New Afterbang? Or just a fad...

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TahoeGuru
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Been noticing a lot of kids trying to force the Berman arm swing... I think it looks good but majority of the time makes every trick look super forced and unnatural... Maybe it's just me but I give it a season...

Example A
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Oct 29 2013 6:11PM
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ZAHNER
Posts: 3480 - Karma: 19,220
any time "style" is forced it looks like shit
Oct 30 2013 8:29PM
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-emile-
Posts: 6613 - Karma: 8,592
lol
Oct 30 2013 8:51PM
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HabitualShred
Posts: 280 - Karma: 1,831
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEfXvXxwCaU

The proper technique, the Andy Parry way
Oct 30 2013 9:18PM
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life_is_hood
Posts: 502 - Karma: 1,972
Its really difficult not to do when you have a 6'4" wingspan.
Oct 30 2013 9:29PM
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m.smay
Posts: 269 - Karma: 917
Delorme's pulls off armfterbang with maximum steeze when he does it

A Walk in the Park Pt. 2 - Adam Delorme from Jiberish on Vimeo.

Oct 30 2013 10:44PM
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FulcraMedia
Posts: 86 - Karma: 317
I think this looks sick 2:09


Oct 30 2013 11:09PM
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JRUNN18
Posts: 297 - Karma: 114
who the fuck cares hahaha kids will shred however they want. we all do weird shit when we ride.
Oct 31 2013 11:20AM
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Thebrandyman
Posts: 80 - Karma: 147
totally agree man
Oct 31 2013 3:41PM
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tomkpaine
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I think we should all accept that ber=man is the king of SKWAG!!
Oct 31 2013 4:05PM
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CrotchKiller
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this is what it should look like

Hyllengren Mammoth from BRS on Vimeo.

Oct 31 2013 4:44PM
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kruxelidux
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Comes kind of natural when you land switch and look over the same shoulder as the direction of the spin. Especially when riding without poles.


Oct 31 2013 6:31PM
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East_Centric
Posts: 142 - Karma: 49
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82R4GqXAktM

I think it looks pretty good when Matt Walker does it at the end of Fashionably Late
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Oct 31 2013 7:38PM
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Doc_Watson
Posts: 483 - Karma: 413
it done naturally.......even highlighted the arm swing right at the end
Nov 1 2013 4:23AM
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