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Help with Spinning

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teflon66
Posts: 201 - Karma: 675
So I've just recently got into park, and have been doing 360's with no grabs, and attempted 540's, but during this past season I've realized the way I spin is kinda weird.
I learned using the T method, but watching videos of me spinning, I see that my arms aren't by my side, my skis aren't straight, and I lean back in the air. Landing backseat is a big problem for me, my shins are killing me! I also can't bring my knees up to do grabs, whenever I try, I end up leaning backwards and falling.
Basically, can anyone give me some tips on being stable and looking good in the air and how to bring my knees up for grabs.
Here's a vid of me doing a three: https://youtu.be/AzoZP6nnS30
Thanks for any help!
Feb 7 2016 8:24PM
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270on420out
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Make sure you are skiing properly when you ski. Your shins should be pressing against the tongue of your boot.
Feb 7 2016 8:49PM
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SwitchJibb
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When you are on the take off keep your chest up, you looked like you were bending over as you took off
Feb 7 2016 8:58PM
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d__h
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looks fine to me
Feb 7 2016 9:05PM
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dah.nollie
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more pop for sure
Feb 7 2016 9:08PM
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c0ntentcreat0r
Posts: 347 - Karma: 895
From what I saw, you had really good pop height and timing, good in air balance, and you seemed comfortable with the spin. However:

Step 1: Carve in a little, very little, putting a bit of pressure on the front of your boots (this prevents you from landing backseat).

Step 2: Start moving your shoulders and looking for the landing just before your takeoff. Try to keep you shoulders level in the air, but mainly on the takeoff. If you throw your shoulders back, you will start to go ever so slightly off axis, but enough to make you land backseat.

Step 3: Once you spot your landing, slow down your spin by looking where you will land and relaxing your body.

If you find that you spun too slow, wind up a little more, and vice versa if you spun too fast.

As for grabs, try grabbing tail or Liu Kang, because all you have to do is kick your ski up and reach for it. Practice straight air grabs to get a feel for how you do them. Good luck!
Feb 7 2016 9:15PM
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Triscuit
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This happened to me too, then I took it to the T 3s and it helped immediately and now o haven't really spun much off axis since and grabs are 100x easier then as well.
Feb 7 2016 9:41PM
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teflon66
Posts: 201 - Karma: 675
Thanks for the help, I guess I'm just gonna carve, put some more pressure on my tongues, and just try a couple of 3's T-ing with my arms completely out. After rewatching Jake Muller's tutorial on how to 3, I guess I wasn't T-ing properly. I'll see how it goes.
Feb 7 2016 9:59PM
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d__h
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teflon66Thanks for the help, I guess I'm just gonna carve, put some more pressure on my tongues, and just try a couple of 3's T-ing with my arms completely out. After rewatching Jake Muller's tutorial on how to 3, I guess I wasn't T-ing properly. I'll see how it goes.



people told me not to carve when i started learning threes. i tried once and i got sent far to the left. wouldnt recommend it to help your threes.
Feb 7 2016 10:06PM
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c0ntentcreat0r
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d__hpeople told me not to carve when i started learning threes. i tried once and i got sent far to the left. wouldnt recommend it to help your threes.


I find it helps me stay balanced. However, I did say to only carve a little. And I really mean a LITTLE. Like just enough that it encourages you to turn your shoulders. Also, keep your stance at shoulder width apart or just past when you pop and wind up/set.
Feb 7 2016 10:18PM
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d__h
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SteezMcGeeI find it helps me stay balanced. However, I did say to only carve a little. And I really mean a LITTLE. Like just enough that it encourages you to turn your shoulders. Also, keep your stance at shoulder width apart or just past when you pop and wind up/set.


gonna try that thanks
Feb 7 2016 10:24PM
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c0ntentcreat0r
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d__hgonna try that thanks


No problem! Good luck bud!
Feb 7 2016 10:28PM
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beezey
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Here is what your doing that wont help, your arms and wild and you're backseat

What you did good pop, even off the heels its a good effort but wont do much, and you looked for your landing

Try standing up straight before you get ready to hot the jump (not when your skiing into it) feel that frot flex of your boots, that will help you pop

And you looked at the landing and thats what initiated your spin, great!but lets get the spin force coming from your core not just your arms

Come into that jump, hips more forward, knees over your toes, flex your core, pop straight up (imagine it coming from the balls of your feet up to your chest straight up, see that landing and keep using that tmethod but always look over your shoulder, your gunna be stylin
Feb 8 2016 12:37AM
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Park_Ranger
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Contact @stevestept he will help you
Feb 8 2016 12:42AM
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teflon66
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beezeyHere is what your doing that wont help, your arms and wild and you're backseat

What you did good pop, even off the heels its a good effort but wont do much, and you looked for your landing

Try standing up straight before you get ready to hot the jump (not when your skiing into it) feel that frot flex of your boots, that will help you pop

And you looked at the landing and thats what initiated your spin, great!but lets get the spin force coming from your core not just your arms

Come into that jump, hips more forward, knees over your toes, flex your core, pop straight up (imagine it coming from the balls of your feet up to your chest straight up, see that landing and keep using that tmethod but always look over your shoulder, your gunna be stylin


Thanks for the help, but I heard you shouldn't look over your shoulder.
Feb 8 2016 11:26AM
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c0ntentcreat0r
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teflon66Thanks for the help, but I heard you shouldn't look over your shoulder.


What the actual fuck

Whoever told you that is stupid

Looking over your shoulder helps you spot your landing and keep spinning.
Feb 8 2016 11:42AM
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beezey
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teflon66Thanks for the help, but I heard you shouldn't look over your shoulder.


If you look under your arm your head will go down and you will throw off your spin off axis, im not saying to pick your entire head and neck up over your shoulder, but try look over and past your shoulder, if it makes a difference im a coach on water ramps, tramps, and slopestlye
Feb 8 2016 12:00PM
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teflon66
Posts: 201 - Karma: 675
SteezMcGeeWhat the actual fuck

Whoever told you that is stupid

Looking over your shoulder helps you spot your landing and keep spinning.


Relax, I just heard you need to keep your head in between your shoulders.
Feb 8 2016 12:18PM
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liamskis15
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just buy spk's
Feb 8 2016 7:39PM
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c0ntentcreat0r
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teflon66Relax, I just heard you need to keep your head in between your shoulders.


Its okay to look over your shoulders, as long as you keep your head and shoulders level, and don't throw your head back. Once you start throwing your head and shoulders back, you go off axis.
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