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HORK
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Ok so i overshot a jump the other day and landed hard hard on the flat but as i was coming down, i let my legs go all limp and i landed like that. That got me thinking, when you overshoot a jump, is it better to land with your legs all limp and relaxed or actually try to brace for the impact by bending your knees? I was thinking also about how drunk drivers survive crashes more than the people the crash into because they're muscles are all relaxed cause theyre drunk.
Mar 24 2014 9:44PM
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Micah-W
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If you brace for landing you are more likely to land it but if you overshoot a massive jump and/or have weak bones you may break bones. If you relax your muscles you are less likely to land it but you are also less likely to break bones.
Mar 24 2014 9:48PM
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californiagrown
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generally you try and land a little backseat so that the flex of your tails take a good chunk of the force and then you wash out to your hip. its all one motion though.

Its similar to how you would hip check a big ol cliff landing.
Mar 24 2014 9:53PM
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SkiThe603
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i notice this alot, people with GoPro's or contours will film their kid skiing down or trail or sitting in the middle of the run

Fucking obnoxious
Mar 25 2014 12:18AM
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STAUSS
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stomp it you pussy.
Mar 25 2014 12:28AM
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beauchamp
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ask big air dave about it
Mar 25 2014 11:08AM
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kylemclean
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I think it would be better to go limp. There are ski racers that survived horrible crashes with minor injuries because they got knocked out when they first fell so they became limp
Mar 25 2014 12:34PM
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YouAllSuck
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The fuck are you talking about?

OP, I always try to bring my tails down first if I overshoot. I do the same think if I come up short. Use my skis to take some of the impact away from my legs.
Mar 25 2014 4:30PM
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b-kul
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limp steeze erryday!
Mar 25 2014 4:31PM
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Miomo
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I'd say don't keep them entirely loose. Not so tight that you'll end up breaking something, but just so you lower your risk of damaging a vital organ.
If worse comes to worst, though, it's better to break a leg than injure a vital organ. Energy absorbed used breaking a leg is energy taken from the rest of your body hitting the ground.
Mar 25 2014 5:27PM
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freestyler540
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dont go limp before taking a big hit. Its like getting punched in the stomach; do you relax, or contract your abdominal muscles? Contracting your muscles will create a second wall against impacts. Your muscles will deflect the blow.
2. if you go limp, you have exactly 100% of crashing because you will never have the strength to hold up you body. You should try to stick it, then let the impact take over absorption. This way, your legs will take the blunt of the impact and you body to take the rest.

3.If you limp, you are going to flail. Flailing will cause joints to move in odd positions while taking impacts. these movements are harmless, unless you take an impact on it.
Mar 25 2014 6:23PM
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NMMedia
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I'd say find a happy middle ground. I try to brace a little and bend my knees, but also i really do let myself sink down low when I land to absorb as much of the impact as possible.
Mar 26 2014 2:54PM
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