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Hitting the park for the first time!!

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Bangerama
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I've hit the local terrain park once before on my twin tips and I felt really noobish and intimidated by all the huge features! ANY ADVICE on how to start off and gain confidence?

I will add that I am very confident on the slopes and in the woods.

Please help a fellow noobschooler out!!!!
Dec 25 2013 8:19PM
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busterburns
Posts: 485 - Karma: 539
make sure you hit everything really fast, people on here really seem to like that
Dec 25 2013 8:22PM
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a_burger
Posts: 5240 - Karma: 20,806
find a box your comfortable with and get hiking. Get some friends with you too, when your with others you push yourself more
Dec 25 2013 8:28PM
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-benedetto
Posts: 5238 - Karma: 1,359
Serious advice is to just get out there and observe. Start small and focus on progressing every run..

Search old threads for tips on the mechanics for different things like 360's and boxes. Plenty of info and edits on the interwebs
Dec 25 2013 8:35PM
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PsychedelicMoose
Posts: 792 - Karma: 3,568
full tilts
Dec 25 2013 9:09PM
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raymondcabral
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Hit medium sized features with tons of speed!!!1!!!!!!11111
Dec 25 2013 9:51PM
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Heart
Posts: 6156 - Karma: 3,462
We weren't all throwing doubles on our first day in the park (well, most of us still aren't). Start in the beginner parks and learn the basics of freestyle skiing - how to pop off jumps, railslides, 180's, maybe a 360, and work your way up. There are plenty of videos online about how to do all sorts of tricks, but the best way to learn is to get out there and ride with somebody who will push you to improve.
Dec 25 2013 11:14PM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51745 - Karma: 163,550
Make sure our jacket hangs down to your knees and you're tripping over your pants. If you're barely able to walk get at least 1 size bigger.


Do that and you should be good. Also smoke weed and listen to wu tang. It's for the children
Dec 25 2013 11:18PM
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coldcuts69
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Dont forget your...

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Dec 25 2013 11:22PM
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ny300z
Posts: 1299 - Karma: 1,708
just be patient young padawon

start small, work your way up as you feel comfortable. I learned its all about commitment. If your not going to full commit to something, dont try it!

you'll pick it up eventually and get better and less scared.

source: a guy who started park skiing at 29 and is 31 now....Its never too late to do something you really wanna do.
Dec 26 2013 9:53AM
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CashmereCat
Posts: 2211 - Karma: 2,394
Best advice I can give is learn 180s and get comfortable with them before you try a 360. I see too many kids hucking really sloppy 3s before they are ready.
Dec 26 2013 10:22AM
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Hughes
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make sure to make a gopro edit
Dec 26 2013 10:25AM
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theabortionator
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With cool windows movie maker effects. Color changes and funky transitions.
Dec 26 2013 10:37AM
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thedanimal
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Start small and keep sking. You'll work your way up, at first it might not seem that way but you will. Going out with friends will make you push yourself. I suggest making a rail and skiing it in your backyard, I couldn't ski a rail until I built one and put it in my backyard, it took me two days to be able to.do it with no trubble. That is what helped me the most. Good luck!
Dec 26 2013 1:15PM
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theTRIBE101
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sail


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Dec 26 2013 2:03PM
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Weeezy
Posts: 385 - Karma: 342
OP, you dont need to hit XXXL features to impress people in the park. Everyone loves this edit.


Dec 26 2013 2:49PM
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esotericjive
Posts: 1889 - Karma: 1,445
Ski switch when outside of the park. Get the gorilla steeze on in general, knees bent low
Dec 27 2013 11:16AM
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asfdfads
Posts: 1010 - Karma: 279
just have fun man, don't worry about impressing people in the park. As long as you are respectful of other skiers and boarders, your fellow park riders will probably be really nice dudes to ride with.
Dec 27 2013 3:13PM
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Meeds
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Dec 27 2013 4:39PM
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Meeds
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shit

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Dec 27 2013 4:54PM
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Daski
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But you do need XXXL or larger clothers
Dec 27 2013 7:28PM
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Rachy
Posts: 4355 - Karma: 2,761
not really advice, but just keep at it.

In regards to boxes/rails. I was a sloppy mess until I started trying to do things unnatural. It made me focus so much more on my balance that as soon as I switched back to natural everything I was trying suddenly felt so much easier and my balance was so much better and I felt so much more relaxed.

Also, don't let people intimidate you. I've gotten used to just giving people behind me a quick heads up that I may fall. They are usually pretty stoked for me when I tell them that I'm trying something new and a lot more patient. I had a group of people I didn't know cheer for me the first time I landed a 3. Made a huge difference rather than the, "fuck, I may fall... I hope no one hits me" mentality.

That being said, I still suck :)
Dec 27 2013 8:04PM
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