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Advice/tips on spotting your landing.

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snugs
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so i can spin pretty well, it is the landing that is getting to me. it just sneaks up on me. i try and look but it seems like mid-air my depth perception just goes flat and everything is just white.

i do know that for some/most, things like this are second nature and/or subconscious so explaining it is difficult. that being said I am still asking for some advice or tips on how to get it down. maybe someone told you something that made you get it a little easier and you could pass it down to me.

thanks guys!
Mar 3 2014 9:57PM
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Deforestation
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Well if you ski in overcast condition/the dark, depth perception will be difficult.
Mar 3 2014 10:01PM
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John18_6
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put in werk at the tramp house
Mar 3 2014 10:01PM
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elinde
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Should be a lot easier when there's blue sky/sun. Clouds are a bitch to spot your landings in. But, if your having troubles with spotting even in good light, then yeah tramps.
Mar 3 2014 10:05PM
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rtl32
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Or kinda cloudy with dark af lenses. Could you be closing your eyes and then reopening for spotting? A lot of kids do that and they don't even realize it.
Mar 3 2014 10:10PM
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snugs
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i might be. that is a good tip.. ill try and be aware of that tomorrow. thank you.

as for tramps, i dont have one and there is none around my locale i dont think.
Mar 3 2014 10:13PM
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snugs
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if i found a trampoline what technique to practice on it? i can spin on trampolines no problems, im not into flipping yet i don't see a transition from tramp to snow if im just trying 3s could you elaborate on doing werk on tramps please
Mar 3 2014 10:16PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Also Lenses make a HUGE difference when the light is bad. If you're rocking a super dark sunny lens and its dark / flat light you won't be able to see shit.

Investing in a pair of clear lenses or one of the smith sensor lenses makes a huge difference.

Lots of people thought that when Henrik was wearing his goggles backwards on his helmet at X he was just being a goon... however I'd bet anything that he just wanted full clarity under the lights. Wrong lens in a set of goggles can really fuck your shit up.
Mar 3 2014 10:29PM
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fishstamp
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look down?

Mar 3 2014 10:37PM
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e.wait
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Lighting can be a real bitch, so yeah, I second everything said previously about goggles/clouds/etc. When I spin, I try to visualize the trick before I drop. I think about what I'm going to see as I go through the rotation, then when I actually throw the trick, I know exactly what I'm looking for when it's time to land. The more you practice a trick, the easier this will be. Just keep at it.
Mar 3 2014 11:07PM
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TOAST.
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Open your eyes.
Mar 3 2014 11:15PM
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CheddarJack
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Look at the landing
Mar 3 2014 11:19PM
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Scotty_Boy
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I don't know how long you've been doing 3s on snow, but what helped me a lot was just thinking about the landing after the first 180 degrees. After the first 180, i just start to think about the landing and i look over my shoulder to spot it. Also try spins on bigger jumps
Mar 3 2014 11:57PM
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Amarino
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Fuck you beat me to it.
Mar 4 2014 12:36AM
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