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How to hit jumps

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Evantheshredster
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alright so I can hit jumps, but i need some advice on how to not windmill on big airs.
hmu with any tips and tricks
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6 years ago
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SofaKingSick
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short answer: lean forward

medium answer: leeaann fooorrwaarrdddd

long answer: it's important when hitting a big jump, as in many times in skiing, to lean forward, push those shins against the tongues of your boots, and have an aggressive stance, core flexed, like you're about to tackle someone, with your hands in front of you. make a solid pop to help compose yourself in the air, and look for that landing. if you're getting used to bigger airs than you're comfy with, it can sometimes help to kinda kill time by shiftying or spreading your legs a little bit

again, don't be straight up like you would be standing in your sneakers, with your weight on your heels, center of gravity going down your back, through your legs, down to your heels. instead your center of gravity should be a line going down from your head, through your shoulders which are a bit hunched forward, down through your knees, and down to your toes. get it?
6 years ago
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aguo5520
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For me its super important to get a good pop to stay balanced in the air.
6 years ago
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ButteredToast.
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Technically if you go fast enough you won’t have to worry about landing at all and that’s what keeps me from windmilling
6 years ago
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xxACIDTRIPxx
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ButteredToast.Technically if you go fast enough you won’t have to worry about landing at all and that’s what keeps me from windmilling


Lol
6 years ago
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SuspiciousFish
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Its all about getting a good pop off the lip. Practice by doing a bunch of box jumps at the gym or even jumping up 3 or 4 stairs at a time at your house and use your peripheral vision to spot the landing while looking straight ahead. Going to your local pool and hitting the diving boards is really good practice as well, make sure again to always look forward and not down at the board when you jump. Its important to keep your eyes on the horizon too if you are doing a straight air or on axis spin. When I was on the CU freestyle program they basically taught us this methodology over and over until it becomes second nature.
6 years ago
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ButteredToast.
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SuspiciousFishIts all about getting a good pop off the lip. Practice by doing a bunch of box jumps at the gym or even jumping up 3 or 4 stairs at a time at your house and use your peripheral vision to spot the landing while looking straight ahead. Going to your local pool and hitting the diving boards is really good practice as well, make sure again to always look forward and not down at the board when you jump. Its important to keep your eyes on the horizon too if you are doing a straight air or on axis spin. When I was on the CU freestyle program they basically taught us this methodology over and over until it becomes second nature.


Huh. This is good to know. I've never been able to not windmill on bigger jumps while straight air speed checking. My arms don't calm down until I start grabbing or spinning.

Gotta try this
6 years ago
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TheMollyWop
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If its a big ol booter I'll rarely ever straight air. I always at least do a floater 3 to keep myself composed in the air. If youre not that comfortable with your 3s maybe you should be before trying to dial in big jumps.
If that's not the answer you're looking for I'd recommend keeping your elbows in and knees bent in the air with a slight forward lean.
6 years ago
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Rum_Ham
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Grab safety. If you hold onto your skis you can’t windmill
6 years ago
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Evantheshredster
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Rum_HamGrab safety. If you hold onto your skis you can’t windmill


ohhh shit lol
6 years ago
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Cheetodawg
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Rum_HamGrab safety. If you hold onto your skis you can’t windmill


Blunt is acceptable: la fa
6 years ago
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VragBikernes
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Get a good pop, you wanna be fully extended by the end of the jump. Then suck in your legs and spot your landing.
6 years ago
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Gucci_af
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Get full tilts
6 years ago
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skiguy04
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Go faster and gap it diagonally
6 years ago
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theabortionator
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Grab something, keep hitting jumps. It's really all being comfortable. You might be scared hitting a 40+ the first time, but you wouldn't blink at a 25' when a few years ago getting 2 feet in the air was scary. It's all muscle memory and getting comfortable. If you know how the takeoff, landing will feel you just float.
6 years ago
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Cyanicenine
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The reason most people windmill is because they don't actively tighten their core and pull their arms in. Imagine riding a roller coaster, if you have your arms relaxed on the drop what will they do? They will fly up. Same thing with a jump only this flying up action causes you to feel off balance and windmill. You have to keep everything tight once you take off the lip, pull everything in and ball up, then you won't have a relaxed arm floating up and pulling you out of wack. This is all assuming you aren't scared, or backseating, both of which will cause you to windmill just on their own. Hope that helps.
6 years ago
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