Replying to Is LSM good?
Before i start let me say that LSM IS A GOOD SKIER, but my real question is, is he pro caliber good?
I just watched partly cloudy for the thousandth and by the time the movie ended i realized that i have never seen LSM do a trick that wowed me technically. Dude kills it and he is actually one of my favorite skiers to watch, but he seems to be all style. His butters are insane and his style is some of the best ive ever watched. But watching his part i noticed that he only does basic tricks. His segmant is filled with strail slides, a couple 270s out, maybe a kfed, a couple 2s on, all on pretty simple rails. Hes a hell of alot better than me but when i compare his tricks to those of wesson, strenio, ahmet, banks, chris, logan, and all of the other urban based segmants in a level 1 movie. He just doesnt look as technically skilled as the other guys. Even in his sunny appearence i was only really impressed by one or two tricks. I love watching his parts because he makes every trick he does look amazing but i an genuinely underwhelmed by the lack of cool tricks. It would make more sense if he was doing fewer tech tricks on crazy rails but he isnt. Sure buttering everything is hard but the things he does after his butters are not on the same level (IMO). When you look as other butter kings like McVeigh the tricks he does once hes on the rail blow my mind but i experience the same type of amazement when watching LSM's parts.
So my question stands. Is LSM technically a great skier or just a master of style?
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