Help with cork 7

Looks pretty good to me. Why don't you talk to the momentum guys. They know what they are doing. If you pay for top level coaching asking ns should be a last resort. There are tons of talented folks here but I recommend you try to get your moneys worth.

looks like he's sending it just a little too flippy which is why he's not landing quite on axis

Too much off axis set. Concentrate more on rotation and less “flip” set.
Theres no take off, looks like he tumbles off the lip and flips uncontrolably. Remember to give a good pop for optimal control.

I always like to advise on cork sev's, that when you go off the lip, try to get a solid hip extension up and out, lifting in an upward motion that compliments the trajectory of the lip. Lead off your pop with your shoulders and arms, again in a lifting motion. Practice this some on the tramp to get it down and to help avoid over-extension & extending too far. If you can use the lip's momentum and push the hips and shoulders up and out properly, all you should do at that point is focus on the 720 rotation. Have patience and don't rush this part. Feel your body extend. That should be enough to carry you perfectly off-axis and get you where you need to be. At that point in the air, you should feel your body dipping and your legs start to come up, just follow that trajectory and let your body snap into the flow. Don't fight it or get caught up here, should be a pretty fluid motion. A common problem I think with cork sevs is people focus too much on the flipping aspect of the trick. When in reality a proper cork is so much more a spin-oriented trick with a good pop/ extension to start it off. Hope that helps!

First off, your son is dope af.

But I assume he wants it to look less gymnastics style. He has a good set and everything but he is looking too far down off the takeoff. Where your eyes look on takeoff is the best way to set the amount of cork you have. Keep it the exact same but look higher up (closer to the horizon) rather than looking down at your heels on takeoff. He can probs land them like that but its gonna help a lot if he corks less.

Also, I wouldn’t tell him this right away cuz it might fuck him up but if he goes to cork less and he ends up setting kind of forwards its most likely because his trailing arm is being thrown down towards of his knees rather than at or above shoulder level. I know I had that problem when I switched my axis up. Took me a while to figure out what was wrong.

Good luck! And send a vid of him stomping it when he does

memecorkI always like to advise on cork sev's, that when you go off the lip, try to get a solid hip extension up and out, lifting in an upward motion that compliments the trajectory of the lip.

Ngl I highly disagree with the advice of opening the hips on cork 7’s, especially for beginners. Thats the reason why his set is too flippy. Its not that it is wrong its just that the way to correct the problem (if you have it) of the hips not opening is by throwing your trailing arm at or above chest area. Doing this will naturally open the hips slightly and if you actually focus on opening the hips themselves you will most likely d spin, Which is exactly what this kids problem is as well as many other beginners. Not to mention that a lot of the sickest cork 7’s don’t actually have opened hips at all for ex. Jonah Williams kind of sets it kind of downish instead of up and back. There are many ways to do it so it’s complicated but for teaching ppl cork 7’s specifically, I think opening the hips as a trick tip does more harm than good.

Your kids set is really good, just look higher on takeoff

BLandzNgl I highly disagree with the advice of opening the hips on cork 7’s, especially for beginners. Thats the reason why his set is too flippy. Its not that it is wrong its just that the way to correct the problem (if you have it) of the hips not opening is by throwing your trailing arm at or above chest area. Doing this will naturally open the hips slightly and if you actually focus on opening the hips themselves you will most likely d spin, Which is exactly what this kids problem is as well as many other beginners. Not to mention that a lot of the sickest cork 7’s don’t actually have opened hips at all for ex. Jonah Williams kind of sets it kind of downish instead of up and back. There are many ways to do it so it’s complicated but for teaching ppl cork 7’s specifically, I think opening the hips as a trick tip does more harm than good.

Your kids set is really good, just look higher on takeoff

All I mean to say is so long as you go with the upward trajectory of the lip and thrust your hips up a bit past it, you'll get that off- axis effect you want. I just do a 720 practically and set it up a bit and it goes just right. And yea with skiers like Jonah, sure they aren't fully thrusting or opening their hips at all, but there is an extension off and up even when they throw down. He's only able to achieve that because he's a master of his craft. You can see his back hip and pelvis still extending up. A beginner cork sev is going to look a lot different than a seasoned corker. I'm not saying to open the hips so much as I'm saying you gotta push them up in one way or another and lead with the arms' shoulders to control it. The problem is overextending that set and going into an underflip-ish rotation which happens often when first learning.

Appreciate the tips and these are super helpful! Will post some updates and thanks again.

memecorkI always like to advise on cork sev's, that when you go off the lip, try to get a solid hip extension up and out, lifting in an upward motion that compliments the trajectory of the lip. Lead off your pop with your shoulders and arms, again in a lifting motion. Practice this some on the tramp to get it down and to help avoid over-extension & extending too far. If you can use the lip's momentum and push the hips and shoulders up and out properly, all you should do at that point is focus on the 720 rotation. Have patience and don't rush this part. Feel your body extend. That should be enough to carry you perfectly off-axis and get you where you need to be. At that point in the air, you should feel your body dipping and your legs start to come up, just follow that trajectory and let your body snap into the flow. Don't fight it or get caught up here, should be a pretty fluid motion. A common problem I think with cork sevs is people focus too much on the flipping aspect of the trick. When in reality a proper cork is so much more a spin-oriented trick with a good pop/ extension to start it off. Hope that helps!

While we’re at it, how do i stop myself over rotating on this

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1087806/IMG-6070-mov

Weekendwarrior69While we’re at it, how do i stop myself over rotating on this

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1087806/IMG-6070-mov

That one just looks like you caught a weird axis. Try and puff it out and up just a bit more off the lip and lock in your upper body and lower body as one. Maybe try a safety, but let the grab come to you. Bet you lace with a little more patience.

**This post was edited on Feb 27th 2024 at 2:18:48am

Wait… Are you Shawn Fagan?!?!

memecorkThat one just looks like you caught a weird axis. Try and puff it out and up just a bit more off the lip and lock in your upper body and lower body as one. Maybe try a safety, but let the grab come to you. Bet you lace with a little more patience.

**This post was edited on Feb 27th 2024 at 2:18:48am

Word thanks
shouts out memecork

And here it is! Thanks for the tips here…helped a lot and my son says thanks!
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1094916/IMG-4504-mov