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Speed checking?

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HORK
Posts: 100 - Karma: 1,785
Hi everyone. so overshooting and knuckling sucks. How do people speed check? Is that when skiiers ski right up to the edge of the jump and just stop? If not, what is that and why do people do it?
Jun 28 2014 11:00AM
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EMH
Posts: 279 - Karma: 862
Umm. Have you ever, EVER been the first person to hit a kicker bigger than 20ft?
Jun 28 2014 11:07AM
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HORK
Posts: 100 - Karma: 1,785
#eastcoast
Jun 28 2014 11:19AM
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shin-bang
Posts: 4100 - Karma: 6,997
im not 100% sure, so dont bag on me if im wrong. but when guys go up to the jump and stop on the lip theyre trying to get the speed down for the jump. also if your worried about not clearing or over shooting follow somebody that you know clan clear the jump . so you can either hit the jump with them or just pull off to the side, so you can get a feel for what speed you need to be at.
Jun 28 2014 1:07PM
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tommyk141
Posts: 265 - Karma: 1,332
who needs speed checks. Go big or go home
Jun 28 2014 1:22PM
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Glone
Posts: 333 - Karma: 223
snowmobile tow into any jump- simon dumont style
Jun 28 2014 1:32PM
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Bagina
Posts: 849 - Karma: 2,888
So what I do is hit the jump 2 times, even if I don't know the speed. The first one I go in as fast as I can and I usually overshoot and land flat, and the second time I go really slow and usually end up casing it. So after I've knocked a few teeth out I find a speed in between those past 2 jumps and it's spot on most of the time, good luck!
Jun 28 2014 1:33PM
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milk_man
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OP, when you make a thread or post a reply... click the button once.
Jun 30 2014 12:08PM
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