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I never really understood why skiing backwards was called switch. In my opinion, it should be called fakie like rollerblading and every other action sport. If you slide a rail unnatural or spin in your unnatural direction, that should be called switch.
I’ve never been good at it. Started doing a bit more switch rail tricks at the end of last season, but can’t really do jumps switch and am only ok landing switch. How do I get good
DlonettiI’ve never been good at it. Started doing a bit more switch rail tricks at the end of last season, but can’t really do jumps switch and am only ok landing switch. How do I get good
Just ride the mountain switch. Immediately 180 out of the chairlift unload zone. Ski switch down groomers. Down pow runs. Down cat tracks. Everywhere you can safely do it, do it. Try both shoulders, turn both ways without turning your body. Really learn and repeat all the different motions that can happen during switch skiing. Mostly just do it as much as possible! You got it man
ReturnToMonkeyJust ride the mountain switch. Immediately 180 out of the chairlift unload zone. Ski switch down groomers. Down pow runs. Down cat tracks. Everywhere you can safely do it, do it. Try both shoulders, turn both ways without turning your body. Really learn and repeat all the different motions that can happen during switch skiing. Mostly just do it as much as possible! You got it man
i got more comfortable riding switch last season, but there were still times where if i went too fast i’d lose control in a split second and just fall backwards and smack my head on the ground. unfortunately it was towards the end of the season that i started getting better, so i never really figured out what i was doing wrong. i’ve got the staggered stance, though i feel i could get a little lower and open it up a bit more to turn my shoulder more. it’s kinda got me tripped up cause it’s fun and i wanna ride switch, i just don’t wanna keep hurting my head. do i just need to put more weight towards the tips of my skis?
HomerPimpini got more comfortable riding switch last season, but there were still times where if i went too fast i’d lose control in a split second and just fall backwards and smack my head on the ground. unfortunately it was towards the end of the season that i started getting better, so i never really figured out what i was doing wrong. i’ve got the staggered stance, though i feel i could get a little lower and open it up a bit more to turn my shoulder more. it’s kinda got me tripped up cause it’s fun and i wanna ride switch, i just don’t wanna keep hurting my head. do i just need to put more weight towards the tips of my skis?
I think more than just putting more weird toward the tips, you should work on dynamically shifting your weight when you need to. Even riding switch all the time, it could still take two or three seasons to get pretty comfortable with it
ReturnToMonkeyJust ride the mountain switch. Immediately 180 out of the chairlift unload zone. Ski switch down groomers. Down pow runs. Down cat tracks. Everywhere you can safely do it, do it. Try both shoulders, turn both ways without turning your body. Really learn and repeat all the different motions that can happen during switch skiing. Mostly just do it as much as possible! You got it man
I gotta work on this more.
I panic as soon as I pick up too much speed. I also need to work on improving the body position. I'm glad you stated that it takes a couple seasons just gotta put in the miles.
Does anyone else take a slightly perverse pleasure in mobbing switch and passing people doing that weird forward skiing thing? Preferably during a hard carve- you really wanna trench that shit out
Skiing switch help.
When skiing switch I can get my head around and be in correct position when looking over my right shoulder as pictured here
When changing to left shoulder it feels stiff and I can’t quite get my knees bent and my head around. Would be easier to diagnose with video but no snow. Is it a matter of continuing practicing or?
AlexHallsEyebrowSkiing switch help.
When skiing switch I can get my head around and be in correct position when looking over my right shoulder as pictured here
When changing to left shoulder it feels stiff and I can’t quite get my knees bent and my head around. Would be easier to diagnose with video but no snow. Is it a matter of continuing practicing or?
I have the same issue where I really favor one side and am bad at the other. I imagine its probably like sliding rails unnatural, we just need to actually practice and put the time in
DlonettiI have the same issue where I really favor one side and am bad at the other. I imagine its probably like sliding rails unnatural, we just need to actually practice and put the time in
Yeah that was another thought. I agree, practice practice practice
I also have a good and bad side.
The bad side as soon as I turn my head the whole rest of my body follows with and I end up spinning back around to forwards. I can't seem to get the separation on that side
I have a bad side too (left shoulder) and I'm fairly certain it's just not as flexible in that direction. That's probably why I found it easier to learn sw skiing over the right shoulder. Also I wonder if that has anything to do with the way you spin naturally. Now I'm curious, what are yall's natural sw side and forward spin direction? I wonder if there will be any patterns
ReturnToMonkeyI have a bad side too (left shoulder) and I'm fairly certain it's just not as flexible in that direction. That's probably why I found it easier to learn sw skiing over the right shoulder. Also I wonder if that has anything to do with the way you spin naturally. Now I'm curious, what are yall's natural sw side and forward spin direction? I wonder if there will be any patterns
My body is confusing.
I'm right handed.
I look over my left shoulder for switch
I naturally spin to the right
Left foot forward on rails.
I can look over the right shoulder switch and can spin to the left but its really ugly. I haven't tried sliding a rail unnatural yet as I just learned how at the end of last season.
ReturnToMonkeyI have a bad side too (left shoulder) and I'm fairly certain it's just not as flexible in that direction. That's probably why I found it easier to learn sw skiing over the right shoulder. Also I wonder if that has anything to do with the way you spin naturally. Now I'm curious, what are yall's natural sw side and forward spin direction? I wonder if there will be any patterns
Preferred switch shoulder was right (both feel the same snow) and I switch spin to the right. I spin naturally to the left though so I’m pretty sure whichever side you try first ends up being more comfortable.
nmwninjartMy body is confusing.
I'm right handed.
I look over my left shoulder for switch
I naturally spin to the right
Left foot forward on rails.
I can look over the right shoulder switch and can spin to the left but its really ugly. I haven't tried sliding a rail unnatural yet as I just learned how at the end of last season.
this is a magnificent mess you have going on! keep practicing and i'm sure it will all become more and more intuitive. it took me 2 years to learn which direction was my 'natural direction' for sliding rails, so maybe you're just a goofball like me!
bennwithtwonsthis is a magnificent mess you have going on! keep practicing and i'm sure it will all become more and more intuitive. it took me 2 years to learn which direction was my 'natural direction' for sliding rails, so maybe you're just a goofball like me!
Hahaha I know!
I think its because of over a decade of martial arts and I do things ambidextrously at work. My body just does random whatever on whatever side. I'm sure I'll get it sorted out in a few years. Hopefully to where I can evenly do things on both sides both ways.
Same on all fronts. I spun left for a while and couldn't bring a 3 around but then got it first try and consistently spinning right.
nmwninjartMy body is confusing.
I'm right handed.
I look over my left shoulder for switch
I naturally spin to the right
Left foot forward on rails.
I can look over the right shoulder switch and can spin to the left but its really ugly. I haven't tried sliding a rail unnatural yet as I just learned how at the end of last season.
I slide rails right foot forward and spin naturally left. I ride switch over the left shoulder so I switch lip onto rails left foot forward (unnatural). Also when I two on I slide the rail unnatural and Im fine at that. But I suck at actually getting on a rail unnatural, so thats the goal for this year
ReturnToMonkeyI have a bad side too (left shoulder) and I'm fairly certain it's just not as flexible in that direction. That's probably why I found it easier to learn sw skiing over the right shoulder. Also I wonder if that has anything to do with the way you spin naturally. Now I'm curious, what are yall's natural sw side and forward spin direction? I wonder if there will be any patterns
I think most people find it easier (especially when learning) to pop a 180 while maintaining the same field of vision and not whipping their head to the otherside. However if you do get comfortable looking over both shoulders, you will be able to utilize you stronger spinning direction much more effectively.
DlonettiI slide rails right foot forward and spin naturally left. I ride switch over the left shoulder so I switch lip onto rails left foot forward (unnatural). Also when I two on I slide the rail unnatural and Im fine at that. But I suck at actually getting on a rail unnatural, so thats the goal for this year
This happens to me. I can 2 on to a tube or flat bar just fine. Go un natural on and im like bambi fresh out the womb. I think its more about the unfamiliarity with the unatural spin than the foot work. Im fine swapping into left foot forward etc. but I’m like nascar. Only go left.
sullivanobi need to figure out how to sw lip onto non ride on features asap
I had a lot of issues with this and the main two things i focus on are pushing off the left foot majority if looking over right shoulder (vice versa if opposite) and pop with your hips as well. You wanna exaggerate your jump to avoid catching at first but once you feel out the feature it doesn’t need to be extreme.
I wanna mount some racing skis backwards and start an olympic sport of switch carving and then sell out to meta and become the best switch carver the metaverse have ever seen
