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white.powder
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So i'm on my first year of park skiing, I've learn a lot of tricks since the beginning of the year but I want to step it to the next level. I can't do freaking switch tricks (rails and jump), I can 2 and 4 out both ways, switch up, lip on but I can't do a damn switch on -__-. Same thing on jump, I can 1, 3, 5, 7, cork 3 and underflip, but I can't even switch 3 a 15ft jump. My problem is: I spin to the left but I'm more comfortable looking over my right shoulder (I cant on the left). My question is how did you get comfortable looking both ways of your shoullder?
Feb 22 2015 9:29PM
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BWalmer
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You just gotta ski around switch and get used to it, try taking some mellow runs out of the park, ski switch and just keep switching shoulders as you turn (look over the shoulder that is on the outside of the turn), eventually you'll get more used to it and you'll be able to look over both shoulders equally. Also, stagger your feet (which ever shoulder you're looking over, have that foot in front of the other).
Feb 22 2015 9:40PM
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hippy.killer
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My first year of park too, what helped me hit rails switch was focusing on popping off my tails and swinging my tips around
Feb 22 2015 9:52PM
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Rusticles
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VINCE.So i'm on my first year of park skiing, I've learn a lot of tricks since the beginning of the year but I want to step it to the next level. I can't do freaking switch tricks (rails and jump), I can 2 and 4 out both ways, switch up, lip on but I can't do a damn switch on -__-. Same thing on jump, I can 1, 3, 5, 7, cork 3 and underflip, but I can't even switch 3 a 15ft jump. My problem is: I spin to the left but I'm more comfortable looking over my right shoulder (I cant on the left). My question is how did you get comfortable looking both ways of your shoullder?


Go to a swimming pool, preferably one with a diving platform, stand back to the water at the edge of the diving board or platform and just practice popping and spinning switch. It directly translated to skiing for me and thats how I learnt.
Feb 22 2015 10:49PM
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brett_fisher
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on the tramp or walking around spin unnatural to get the hang of it when i do anything sw i do unnatural and just point it in to jumps/rails .
Feb 22 2015 11:21PM
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casey_cope
Posts: 675 - Karma: 3,398
Practice skiing switch and looking over both shoulders. Spinning both ways is good.
Feb 22 2015 11:57PM
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[tk]
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BWalmer(which ever shoulder you're looking over, have that foot in front of the other).


Just to clarify OP, he means going down the hill with that foot leading
Feb 23 2015 12:00AM
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tcm.worldwide
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one day I was skiing and realized, hey I look over the wrong shoulder for switch spinning on jumps, so I learnt to look over both shoulders which is good for both rails and jumps
Feb 23 2015 12:09AM
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Al.Capone
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VINCE.I can 2 and 4 out both ways, switch up, lip on but I can't do a damn switch on -__-. Same thing on jump, I can 1, 3, 5, 7, cork 3 and underflip


All in your first year of skiing park? Damn
Feb 23 2015 3:04AM
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rballs_
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How long have you been skiing in general?
Feb 23 2015 11:01AM
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white.powder
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Adolf.HitlerHow long have you been skiing in general?


I started skiing like...at the end of last year, like in march
Feb 23 2015 5:27PM
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Holzsteezy*
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VINCE.I can 1, 3, 5, 7, cork 3 and underflip,


VINCE.I started skiing like...at the end of last year, like in march


holy shit props bro. most of those I can't even do after 7 years of skiing
Feb 23 2015 5:30PM
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rballs_
Posts: 709 - Karma: 2,991
VINCE.I started skiing like...at the end of last year, like in march

Super impressive, props! Do you have some vids?
I've been skiing for two years (one year park) and I have cork 7s, cork 9s (sometimes), cork 3s, rodeo 5s and backies. One thing though is that my rail game is weak as fuck. I can only 2 out both ways and front swap and surface swap sometimes and very rarely 270 on (flukey as balls). And I also have a problem with switch tricks.
Keep up the good work. You're doing awesome.
Feb 23 2015 10:02PM
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white.powder
Posts: 187 - Karma: 777
Thanks man, I didnt get the chance to film yet this year...but ill probably make like a quick gopro edit at the end of the season.
Mar 2 2015 5:57PM
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lurking
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The amount of progression OP shows is unreal
Mar 2 2015 8:18PM
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