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Would you rather? Hard knuckle or way overshoot?

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Slush
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Simple. Would you rather, assuming you had no choice, to case the jump real hard, or to overshoot the jump way too far


Personally, I would rather knuckle because I think overshooting is really really scary. You can feel it coming, and there's nothing you can do about it. It's especially bad if you're doing a large trick because the surprise amount of extra air will cause you to eat it hard. Most knuckles you can shake off in a few min.


What about you guys?
Dec 21 2013 10:24AM
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GayWolf420
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land perfectly in the sweet spot of the landing because im the best skier on the mountain
Dec 21 2013 10:26AM
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special-J
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Blew my knee overshooting and I would have probably rather not done that, so I'd say knuckle.
Dec 21 2013 10:28AM
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Vinci
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Depends on the jump.

Knuckle some floaty roller and you might be fine, knuckle a huge step down or a step up and you're dead. I had worse experiences coming short, so I'd go with overshooting.
Dec 21 2013 10:30AM
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.Hugo.
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Id way rather knuckle a step down. Overshooting it would entail falling a significant number of feet farther.
Dec 21 2013 10:33AM
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jordangaebel
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knuckle and pop into your moms pussy. What kind of thread is this. lol.
Dec 21 2013 1:13PM
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GayWolf420
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but on but on the real, casing makes my ankle flare up in pain and I'm deathly afraid of overshooting . so neither
Dec 21 2013 1:18PM
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Tikayt
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Hard knuckle, overshooting is way too scary and never occurred to me. I am so afraid of overshoot that I tend to speed check at slow speed for a start.
Dec 21 2013 1:36PM
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eheath
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In my experience, knuckling hurts more. If you go way too big at least you can collapse and let your body go limp and take the impact with your skis etc or hell you can even just stomp it deep it just might hurt your toes/balls a little bit.
Dec 21 2013 1:50PM
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Nacho+
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I'd rather go for a big air dave zone landing
Dec 21 2013 1:51PM
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TheBigAirDave
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WAY OVERSHOOT
Dec 21 2013 1:56PM
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jordangaebel
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hahhaah yes!
Dec 21 2013 2:03PM
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*ninja*
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knuckle for sure i have had so many injuries overshooting
Dec 21 2013 2:06PM
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Spagett+
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yeah knuckle for sure. I overshot a 60 footer last season and fractured my pelvis in 2 places/claim. I have knuckled that same jump though and been fine.
Dec 21 2013 2:13PM
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theabortionator
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Knuckle. Way less dangerous in most cases. Sure it sucks but if you drop an extra 20+ to flat ground it's a hell of a lot worse. I don't think I've ever really gotten hurt knuckling a jump. Never really do it. Broke my back, murdered my knees, and broke my saint patty's day hat(cost me 3bucks) by overshooting jumps.


Dec 21 2013 2:23PM
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Slush
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Overshooting is scary as heck
Dec 21 2013 3:33PM
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tomPietrowski
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Knuckling sucks so much worse then overshooting generally. You can usually hip check on an overshoot but a knuckle landing sucks. At my age my knees just explode and it can hurt for days. So personally if take an overshoot every day.
Dec 21 2013 3:41PM
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JahLiam
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Take it past the Gucci plateau
Dec 21 2013 5:36PM
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elinde
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I don't get this logic. Think about going faster, falling farther and landing like just as flat. There is no way that is the better option.
Dec 21 2013 5:45PM
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tomPietrowski
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Lowell yeah if you completely clear the landing and land complexity flat yeah that would suck but that barley ever happens at least on decent sized jumps. Landings are huge so if you overshoot the whole thing then really you deserve it as you were clearly going way way to fast. But knuckle a 40ft step down is one of the worst things, I would way rather overshoot and have to hip check as you at least get some run out still.
Dec 21 2013 5:50PM
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RonJeremiah
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I'd take a knuckle over an overshoot anyday.
Dec 21 2013 5:55PM
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Miomo
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Anyone that reposts this badly should be banned forever.
Dec 21 2013 6:09PM
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SnowMiser
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Can this man get an orange name???
Dec 21 2013 6:57PM
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DERS.
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hahaha i love it
Dec 21 2013 7:26PM
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Ski_ThEast
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No such thing as an overshoot, it's called landing in the thug zone.
Dec 21 2013 7:31PM
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Karma_Police
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Best response ever
Dec 21 2013 7:31PM
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theabortionator
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Dec 21 2013 7:32PM
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PKchu
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Definitely knuckle. Too big of an overshoot and my knees turn to pieces.
Dec 21 2013 8:55PM
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Heart
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Overshoot all day because I'm pretty good at taking huge hits to my feet. Knuckling always sucks, especially when you anticipate a steep landing so your weight is forward and then you slam into the knuckle and fly forward.
Dec 21 2013 9:26PM
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iH8pow
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well my big toes are way fucked from either too much powder and moguls skiing tired, or casing a jump;. either way, still rather knuckle than overshoot, overshooting takes away your confidence, casing it just pushes you to go harder

i was a pussy just like many starting out on the big jumps until i put it together that it hurts less to fall on the landing than to case the knuckle.
....then I overshot a jump at mammoth. Hard to get your flow and confidence after being afraid to hit jumps with speed
Dec 21 2013 9:39PM
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doGelyst
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Gifs present the most extreme of both situations, nothing like what most ppl here would face.

i.e. You wont have a park jump with a "knuckle" like chads.
OR, you wont be able to gain enough speed to go as huge as Dumont (sno-mo tow-in)

Knuckle is better than Overshoot any day. The speed you have and force of the impact is far far less than overshooting, as well as the additional gravity accel time. As for "seeing it coming" you should be aware of whats coming regardless of what trick you are throwing.

Physics aside, from experience, knuckle is always better than overshoot.
Dec 21 2013 9:45PM
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Lemuel
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Well I have blown my knee doing both. I would choose overshooting because thug-gangsta.
Dec 21 2013 9:52PM
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MLB
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I've never seen anybody snap their tip fib from hitting the knuckl on a regular park jump, but I've seen that a few times on an overshoot. Add to that broken backs, numerous concussions, and blown out knees.

Knuckle may hurt, but I know that if I over shoot even just a 40 foot jump there is a good chance I'm going to the hospital.
Dec 21 2013 9:53PM
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kevinegan
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gucci plateau
Dec 21 2013 10:01PM
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last_tango
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Undershoot just make sure you take a knee to the chin.
Dec 21 2013 10:13PM
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Benson.
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You are the biggest repost nazi ever. Who cares if its a repost?

I'd much rather knuckle, overshooting a large jump can mean falling another 10-20'.
Dec 21 2013 10:24PM
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CART.__.
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Knuckle for sure...overshooting is so scary
Dec 21 2013 10:47PM
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Crispy.
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Knuckling would hurts less, but then again, you look like a much bigger pussy...food for thought.
Dec 21 2013 10:58PM
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SteezyMagee
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Exactly what I thought when I read the thread title
Dec 21 2013 11:11PM
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Just_Send_It
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RESPECT.
Dec 21 2013 11:15PM
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e~b
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messed up my back pretty good overshooting, definitely casing is better
Dec 21 2013 11:19PM
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theorolfs
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idk, knucking is traveling a shorter distance, but it can be really hard on your back.
Dec 21 2013 11:58PM
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Turd.Ferguson
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overshoot. i cannot tell you how many hours of sleep ive lost hearing "MY ANKLES MY ANKLES, MY ANKLES, THEIR BROKEN AAHHHHHHHHHHHH" so yeah ill overshoot
Dec 22 2013 1:49AM
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PKNeison
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I love the feeling you get when you overshoot but still stomp it, a feeling in between shitting yourself in public and shaking with adrenaline.
I hate knuckling because it absolutely wrecks my knees but I would still prefer to knuckle than to over shoot
Dec 22 2013 6:12AM
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Ali_Dibden
Posts: 1966 - Karma: 1,688
Definitely knuckle, last time i overshot i put a tooth through my bottom lip and into my chin. Luckily thats not a serious injury but i did i look like some demented devil spawn for a few weeks!
Dec 22 2013 6:27AM
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yasgur99
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Definitely Knuckle. Its a lot easier to land on flat with less momentum.
Dec 22 2013 9:01AM
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J-MAX-P
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I would probably knuckle it I have overshot like once and it was scary as hell but knuckling it just stings your ankles for a bit
Dec 22 2013 9:16AM
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GayWolf420
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you need an orange name, I'm tired of all this inside job conspiracy bullshit and giving it to others
Dec 22 2013 9:24AM
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De-Clan
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knuckle any day, ya maybe ur ankles and legs will hurt but fuck flying down to flat is the worst feeling ever, u just know it in the air and ur like "fuck" and boom lights out blown knee
Dec 22 2013 11:00AM
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theabortionator
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I'm going to start riding with a parachute with my tendency to overshoot everything. When you have that sick feeling in your stomach going over the knuckle while peaking in height, instead of rolling the windows down just pull the chord and glide safely to the bar in the lodge where a cold beer awaits you.
Dec 22 2013 3:27PM
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