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Blinds swaps will always be cooler than front swaps

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Pickleskier_
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Change my mind.
Mar 31 2023 11:16AM
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lil.Boye
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no need to change it, you got it right
Mar 31 2023 12:08PM
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BLandz
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I agree 90% of the time except the only example I can think of where fs always looks better is if u hit a donkey and fs to the flat of it
Mar 31 2023 12:10PM
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Dlonetti
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Let the feature decide the trick is the way
Mar 31 2023 12:19PM
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lluscho
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I think it's debatable but front surfaces might look as cool as back
Mar 31 2023 12:25PM
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MaimHelp
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BLandzI agree 90% of the time except the only example I can think of where fs always looks better is if u hit a donkey and fs to the flat of it


Just bs to the flat of it and it’s way cooler
Mar 31 2023 12:44PM
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TOAST.
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crayfedI think it's debatable but front surfaces might look as cool as back

front surface is the worst looking swap.
Mar 31 2023 12:51PM
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milotv34
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BLandzI agree 90% of the time except the only example I can think of where fs always looks better is if u hit a donkey and fs to the flat of it


hot take, I think this trick looks stupid and isnt very impressive
Mar 31 2023 1:47PM
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bennwithtwons
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wouldn't dare. got a sick clip of my homeboy years ago going switch tails, blind swap to switch on a DFD. that was tight
Mar 31 2023 1:51PM
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-Dan
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Bdog kfed at Kimbo session 2018
Christian Franchino kfed for his ender in etg

those are my fav two front swaps of all time. reflecting on them makes it clear to me that the best trick for a feature is usually decided by the feature more than the skier. My fav skiers are the ones who can recognize what the spot wants and have the ability to execute that most proper.

Not really what this thread is about, but just had me thinking.

otherwise, yea I like blind better than front.
Mar 31 2023 2:03PM
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jjdsteeze
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TOAST.front surface is the worst looking swap.


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Mar 31 2023 2:36PM
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Christian_Bale
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in general some tricks look inherently better than others. For example, most would probably agree that bsb2 looks nicer than fsf2. But it really depends on how you do them. A ray on a flat tube probably won't look as nice as a front swap to the flat of a dfd. Speed, style, and the feature itself all play a huge role
Mar 31 2023 2:42PM
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BLandz
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MaimHelpJust bs to the flat of it and it’s way cooler

Its easy to imagine someone doing a perfect bs to the donkey in ur head but in reality its gonna insanely hard to make it actually look good thats why I picked it. I’ve seen many fs to a donkey in videos that look sick but doing it bs is too hard for the vast majority of skiers
Mar 31 2023 4:06PM
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Cspliffff
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CbAuIPKMDzo/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

I like this one
Mar 31 2023 7:04PM
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MaimHelp
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BLandzIts easy to imagine someone doing a perfect bs to the donkey in ur head but in reality its gonna insanely hard to make it actually look good thats why I picked it. I’ve seen many fs to a donkey in videos that look sick but doing it bs is too hard for the vast majority of skiers


Exactly, that’s why a bs is cooler. Cause if done good it fucks the hell out of the fs
Mar 31 2023 11:37PM
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Farmville420
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Front swap to switch is cooler than backswap to forward tho, I think front swaps are only whack if you chain like 3 together
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