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watch tons of videos of good skiers doing them. identify which ones look like the way you would do the trick and go over it in your head until you can truly imagine doing it
i've always thought tanner is a good person to watch for this kind of stuff. he's famous for his skill and style but his style and form are really "plain" in a good way, almost traditional in a way. watching him can serve as a good model
also over the summer and fall, do gnarly shit as you can, jumping off shit into water, trampolines, other sports, anything that sharpens your mental and physical sports game and makes you tougher and less scared
SofaKingSickwatch tons of videos of good skiers doing them. identify which ones look like the way you would do the trick and go over it in your head until you can truly imagine doing it
i've always thought tanner is a good person to watch for this kind of stuff. he's famous for his skill and style but his style and form are really "plain" in a good way, almost traditional in a way. watching him can serve as a good model
also over the summer and fall, do gnarly shit as you can, jumping off shit into water, trampolines, other sports, anything that sharpens your mental and physical sports game and makes you tougher and less scared
yeah i’m really into jake mageaus style and i’m gonna try to learn flips on trampolines and then into water sooner than later
perfect, study whoever does things as you can picture yourself doing them
and that's great about the tramp and water. i'd say in terms of just getting comfortable with flips, jumping off something tiny into water is the safest and easiest, then as you improve you can do bigger flips into water and on the tramp
if this is your first flip, especially into water, i'd suggest a misty, they're easier and less blind than straight front flips
SofaKingSickperfect, study whoever does things as you can picture yourself doing them
and that's great about the tramp and water. i'd say in terms of just getting comfortable with flips, jumping off something tiny into water is the safest and easiest, then as you improve you can do bigger flips into water and on the tramp
if this is your first flip, especially into water, i'd suggest a misty, they're easier and less blind than straight front flips
For most of these you just need practice and repetition. There are a lot of really good frontflip tutorials out there, I'd recommend a backflip as a first flip unless you have a mental block over it, much easier to spot the landing and doesn't take much effort to get it around. For lazyboy 3's (not sure about 1's) learn how to do worm turns then take it to a jump when you are comfortable, a bit different of a rotation vs a cork 3, but it is a good start. For switch jumps, don't spin too soon, wait until you are in the air before you spin or you'll more than likely catch an edge.
PoikenzFor most of these you just need practice and repetition. There are a lot of really good frontflip tutorials out there, I'd recommend a backflip as a first flip unless you have a mental block over it, much easier to spot the landing and doesn't take much effort to get it around. For lazyboy 3's (not sure about 1's) learn how to do worm turns then take it to a jump when you are comfortable, a bit different of a rotation vs a cork 3, but it is a good start. For switch jumps, don't spin too soon, wait until you are in the air before you spin or you'll more than likely catch an edge.
i feel like backflips this season would be a bad idea seeing as i’ve never even tried one on a tramp but if we get 12+ inch storm i’ll probably try it
sullivan_obrienis buttering hard? i’m hoping with edollos i can get some lead way with the flex.
every fronty tutorial says it isn’t that hard
Butters are my favorite and can be added to any jump and trick
If your doing 1s and 3s your halfway there. Practice some standing nose press w/o moving for a feel, then start leaning into your shovels as you spin a 1, some nose or tail drags you’ll be ready to pop n press in no time
sullivan_obrieni feel like backflips this season would be a bad idea seeing as i’ve never even tried one on a tramp but if we get 12+ inch storm i’ll probably try it
Learn it on a tramp it’s not too hard. Took me a hour
OCoffeyLearn it on a tramp it’s not too hard. Took me a hour
You guys that go str8 from tramp to snow are brave, I have a tramp, I can front, back, misty whatever, I’m terrified to bring any of that to snow outside of pow. I butter, spin 3s and 5s, land switch but no inverts other than a misty in pow 20 years ago
SavageBiffYou guys that go str8 from tramp to snow are brave, I have a tramp, I can front, back, misty whatever, I’m terrified to bring any of that to snow outside of pow. I butter, spin 3s and 5s, land switch but no inverts other than a misty in pow 20 years ago
funny, i think i'd rather do most tricks on snow than on tramp. tramp you have to worry so much about taking off straight up but also setting the trick
the pros in ski videos always act like they are just super talented meatheads but if you actually sat them down and told them to explain everything the know about a cork 9 they would literally talk for 10 minutes straight about really nerdy scientific shit they learned over the years about whats actually going on when you do a trick like that.
To truly understand things like controlling the rate of corkscrewing and spinning at the same time you have to be somewhat of a nerd.
thats why skiing is so cool. You have to be somewhat dolan to be really good.
