Member of the Month

KilaTsunami
October, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Need advice for riding out switch

profile picture
jakeordie
Posts: 664 - Karma: 3,275
I'm spinning right on jumps, and wanna land switch and ride out looking left. I can do it on small jumps and little spins, but not so much on bigger stuff.

I searchbar'd some threads where dudes said look back at the jump when landing switch, but when I do that I end up reverting to the right before I'm off the jump.

Am I dumb for wanting to keep looking down the hill when I land switch and ride out? Anything I can do to make this work better? Any edits where dudes get it done right? Here's clips of me tryna do it;

856952
Feb 1 2017 5:11PM
10 0
profile picture
brett_fisher
Posts: 2417 - Karma: 10,494
Look over your shoulder of your choice
stager your skis a little
bend your knees
try a wider stance
put time in skiing switch
i ski pc too
Feb 1 2017 6:03PM
4 0
profile picture
.jif
Posts: 441 - Karma: 1,013
Land with a wider stance and also practice skiing switch so you have better edge control.
Feb 1 2017 6:28PM
1 0
profile picture
number1.suspect
Posts: 75 - Karma: 603
jakeordieI'm spinning right on jumps, and wanna land switch and ride out looking left. I can do it on small jumps and little spins, but not so much on bigger stuff.

I searchbar'd some threads where dudes said look back at the jump when landing switch, but when I do that I end up reverting to the right before I'm off the jump.

Am I dumb for wanting to keep looking down the hill when I land switch and ride out? Anything I can do to make this work better? Any edits where dudes get it done right? Here's clips of me tryna do it;




All you need to know about landing switch > https://www.instagram.com/skimaitred/?hl=en
Feb 1 2017 7:07PM
1 0
profile picture
jakeordie
Posts: 664 - Karma: 3,275
M1chaelAll you need to know about landing switch > https://www.instagram.com/skimaitred/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKYlHBOgIEu
Uhh that. I'd rather just have the switch down solid looking left, but I don't see dudes in edits landing like this on bigger stuff.....they end up turning blind for a sec and looking the same way they were spinning.
Feb 1 2017 7:29PM
0 0
profile picture
jakeordie
Posts: 664 - Karma: 3,275
This edit is a good example for what I'm asking about;
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/857052/One-Hot-Minute-ep--14--Torin-Yater-Wallace-Laps-Park-City
About halfway in he lands a left 5 looking right, so past 360 he's looking down the hill the whole time. I'm guessing rightside is natural, and for that he turns blind and looks right.

Looks like I'm dealin' with it.
Feb 2 2017 8:53AM
0 0
profile picture
cubber
Posts: 1933 - Karma: 638
Its easier to do what you're doing. If you spin a 180 to the right, and look over your right shoulder when you land, your head would be doing a full 360°, right? If you look over your left when you land, your head spins 0°!

Same idea with the 5, whip a 360 and then twist your lower body an extra 180. Get less dizzy.

To make it work better just practice it more, you're on the right track my man!
Feb 2 2017 7:48PM
1 0
profile picture
humpty
Posts: 1190 - Karma: 3,162
first you have to get your moms permission to learn the switch
Feb 2 2017 8:56PM
0 0
profile picture
jakeordie
Posts: 664 - Karma: 3,275
cubberTo make it work better just practice it more, you're on the right track my man!

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm probably overthinking it, just wanna make sure I know the deal before taking it to bigger jumps.

I found another clip, Tom does a sw right 10 in Refresh that I watched a bunch of times to get the gist of it.
Feb 2 2017 9:59PM
0 0
profile picture
clorox
Posts: 1728 - Karma: 4,863
Hands in the pockets.
Feb 6 2017 10:21AM
0 0
profile picture
Aparker
Posts: 727 - Karma: 1,676
just land as if you are doing a right 1 on flat ground and stagger your feet
Feb 6 2017 2:25PM
0 0
profile picture
jakeordie
Posts: 664 - Karma: 3,275
Thinkin' I got it, I watched this POV edit of Jesper a lot;
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/858524/18-jumps--2-hours---Jesper-Tj----der
and started spotting my left tail when I land switch.
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/858525/Minefield
Feb 15 2017 12:10AM
1 0
profile picture
IanAvery-Leaf
Posts: 9931 - Karma: 9,399
jakeordieThinkin' I got it, I watched this POV edit of Jesper a lot;
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/858524/18-jumps--2-hours---Jesper-Tj----der
and started spotting my left tail when I land switch.
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/858525/Minefield


thats looking way better man!

if you feel confident taking off switch then try a few switch 3s on those jumps in neff land, its the perfect trick for spotting the entire time and landing switch
Feb 15 2017 2:22AM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)