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How did you learn to go big?

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m.dizzle
Posts: 298 - Karma: 67
How/where did you guys learn to do big stuff, like inverts and corks? I mean stuff that you can't learn only with snow.
Jan 17 2012 10:07PM
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why
Posts: 2064 - Karma: 65
lolololololololololol but seriously tramps
Jan 17 2012 10:09PM
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Merlin.
Posts: 897 - Karma: 94
just grow a pair and go for it.
Jan 17 2012 10:09PM
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Ski_Alot
Posts: 5900 - Karma: 3,628
to any beginner park skier i suggest starting with triples on snow, once you get that down, it all comes easy
Jan 17 2012 10:29PM
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DUKES
Posts: 5150 - Karma: 691
Mind over matter
Jan 17 2012 10:30PM
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quixotic
Posts: 6937 - Karma: 2,978
practice on a trampoline if you have access. at some point regardless if you have access to a trampoline or not it comes down to just doing it. that's all it is. sack up, commit, stomp.
Jan 17 2012 10:33PM
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pomme-de-terre
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i learned all my corks and inverts to snow... i only know of a few people that have access to shit like airbags or tramps.
Jan 17 2012 10:33PM
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wilksker
Posts: 188 - Karma: -16
thank you. to many freaking new kids that are so worried about getting hurt because they see other people jumping into water and tramps and foam. guess what. snow is soft so nut up you pussies!
Jan 17 2012 10:36PM
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californiagrown
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I am a head case. I get in my own head and then it fucks with my body. different illegal substances(usually cannabis) are used to help me disassociate with the thinking part of my brain, so i can just do. the substances slow my thinking down to a point where my mind cant keep up with whats going on, but my body keeps going and just reacts, and does what it needs to to survive.

I had never spun past a 180 and that was off side booters. then one day i was shredding this pretty steep line with a couple natural spine/windlips on it, and i threw a 360 on one that was pretty large, and super smooth and clean. I was absolutely ripped at the time, and the spin was slow and organically created.

remember: Slow is Smooth, and Smooth is Fast.

Jan 17 2012 11:01PM
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Amadeus.
Posts: 3050 - Karma: 382
I feel like if i got high and went skiing, i would just space out mid trick and kill myself.
Jan 17 2012 11:12PM
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EmperorKuzco
Posts: 6660 - Karma: 254
Second asshole post of the night. You're on a role. Try them on tramps and get the rotations and then stomp them on snow!
Jan 17 2012 11:13PM
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.R-Lohin
Posts: 1686 - Karma: 117
When I hit puberty.
Jan 18 2012 1:35AM
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ski@jaypeak2
Posts: 2802 - Karma: 429
lol, tramps can be fun but really just huck and. realize you will fall. once that happens realize it didnt hurt that much. get up and do it better the next time.
Jan 18 2012 1:52AM
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SwagginWagon
Posts: 84 - Karma: 644
Listen strictly to songs with the word "Swag" in the title blasting really loud. Close yours eyes and the swag will make you the most ignant ski performer
Jan 18 2012 2:38AM
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wilksker
Posts: 188 - Karma: -16
Note to emperor kuzcuminmyass: You may talk a big game on the interwebz, but lets be honest, you live in MASS. That is correct, my baby sized park jumps have more vert than your whole entire hill does. What can you tell me about going big? Have fun with your 12 foot flat bar, i'll be throat deep in blower sending real drops.
Jan 18 2012 3:55AM
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atomic1824
Posts: 358 - Karma: 290
Just send it!
Jan 18 2012 9:29AM
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razors-chaz
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 1,250
tramps and sacking up. tramps are good for two things, setting the initials of your trick and getting comfortable with being in the air doing your tricks. the rest is a case of finding a jump big enough for what you want to do, getting comfortable on the jump, picking a song which gets you juiced blaring it and going into the kicker like you have before and just combining everything you learned about setting the trick on the tramp and just going balls to the wall. if you dont land it, youve got that initial fall out of the way and you will see that it not so bad and that when you commit it will come together.
Jan 18 2012 9:30AM
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Nikkekoivisto
Posts: 602 - Karma: 1,233
It's all about experience.
Jan 18 2012 9:44AM
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Squashit
Posts: 38 - Karma: 10

lmao organically created 360s!   -.-

Having a puff usually clears my head of the fear to go bigger, take risks I usually wouldn't... don't go rippin a bong, but def a couple one bats gets you into a balanced mental state. Music is a big factor as well.

Jan 18 2012 10:25AM
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Blurst
Posts: 13577 - Karma: 10,169
God you are stupid, I hope you know that MASS hosts such events like dumont cup and neigboring vermont is currently preparing to host the dew tour as we speak.
Jan 18 2012 10:28AM
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TRASHTALK
Posts: 324 - Karma: 493
I'm for sure asking the same question but I know all my buds just went for it, it was a progression and they just started stomping corks.
Jan 18 2012 10:46AM
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bdowning
Posts: 1630 - Karma: 243
Born with them big balls.
Jan 18 2012 11:05AM
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ESB
Posts: 9274 - Karma: 10,648
If you want to learn new tricks, try them into powder first. Wait for a deep day, build a jump with your buddies, and then huck your meat without having to worry about whether the landing's going to hurt if you screw up.

Other than that, practice makes perfect. Start small, work your way up, set goals for yourself and try to reach them.

I remember the winter I decided to learn backflips. Built jumps with buddies and then sat above them for hours, trying to visualize the trick. Psyched myself out for about three weeks. Finally one day I just pointed in without even thinking about it, popped hard, and looked straight back. Such an amazing feeling to see that landing come around for the first time.

One thing I've noticed personally is that I have a huge psychological block about trying new tricks - that is, until I finally nut up, try it, and immediately realize that it's not nearly as scary or difficult as I thought it was. All it takes is a few seconds of courage to break through those barriers.
Jan 18 2012 1:40PM
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EmperorKuzco
Posts: 6660 - Karma: 254
I hardly ever ski in Mass, I have a house in Vermont and ski every weekend and day off from school I have. The only time I ever ski in mass is for race team but I ski park sometimes when I should be racing. Also I usually go out west every February and hit big cliffs and features. So carry on with your ignorant posts
Jan 18 2012 2:18PM
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BC.
Posts: 1551 - Karma: 86
Lets stop this thread now from becoming a 13 year old debate over who goes bigger, whose is better at skiing, and whose dad can beat up each others and focus on the item at hand. To OP I personally tried a few flips on a trampoline, but there's going to be a time in which you just have to try it. I learned rodeo 5 by just doing it.
Jan 18 2012 2:26PM
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Tent
Posts: 1082 - Karma: 682
Music can make me do things..
Jan 18 2012 3:05PM
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J-dollo
Posts: 618 - Karma: 285
Heard dat
Jan 18 2012 3:06PM
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DripDrop
Posts: 128 - Karma: 29
I do a little tramp when I find one. And then I ski with a kid who is younger than me, who just fucking slays.  That way I feel peer pressured.  Can't have a kid younger than you going bigger...
Jan 18 2012 4:18PM
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HaydenWrong
Posts: 986 - Karma: 2,165
my testicles are the size of a bull moose
Jan 18 2012 4:22PM
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yaqwsxcde123vfr
Posts: 371 - Karma: 145
Lol, TO is dumb as fuck. Skiing is definitely the wrong sport for you.
Jan 18 2012 4:25PM
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jeR.
Posts: 1325 - Karma: 58
1) get high. real high.
2) don't be a pussy
3) commit.
Jan 18 2012 5:46PM
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.R-Lohin
Posts: 1686 - Karma: 117
Shut the fuck up, everyone starts and progresses at their own rate. Douche bag.
Jan 18 2012 6:36PM
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Be@stco@st
Posts: 159 - Karma: 19
best thing anyone has ever told me about going big: go towards the jump with as much speed as you think you can handle, then go a little faster
Jan 18 2012 6:54PM
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QuinnBestwick
Posts: 693 - Karma: 751
i learned by trying a 3 but spun and went to fast werid cork 5 but fell
Jan 18 2012 7:08PM
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HarryPotter
Posts: 359 - Karma: 52
just remember that snow isnt that bad...all the airbag shit made me stop going for new tricks for a while because i was like 'oh I'll just try it next time at an airbag' but then I didn't go to an airbag mountain, got tired of sucking, just went for some shit, landed, fell, didn't get hurt at all. Just go for it.
Jan 18 2012 8:04PM
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Ski_Alot
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drugs are illegal, ban
Jan 18 2012 8:17PM
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Elmo.
Posts: 4317 - Karma: 663
oh really? ski on the east and youll realize that its soft for about like10 minutes then the ice shows on the landings of everything and then its not soft its concrete
Jan 18 2012 8:23PM
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ChuckTesta
Posts: 960 - Karma: 258
dumont cup is in maine....you know where he grew up and he never said vermont that doesnt have shit to do with MASS. but then again i live in western NY what do i know?
Jan 18 2012 8:26PM
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EC-Skier
Posts: 3899 - Karma: 668
to be honest i have been to water ramps and also we have an airbag. But that isn't what will get you to stomp it. I can stomp a rodeo 5 into the air bag, but when i go to snow it scares the shit out of me, and i wont do it. But i haven't tried mistys into the bag, today i was like fuck it, went for it. 3rd try i stomped misty 5 safety. Its just comitment
Jan 18 2012 8:33PM
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E.C.
Posts: 3211 - Karma: 319
fuck it and huck it!







Jan 18 2012 8:35PM
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momentz
Posts: 875 - Karma: 285
ya you ski in utah big boy, although you only go on the bunny hill! stop being a jerk and try being friendly! this kid just asked for help on ways to go big and you are making fun of the question! absolutely pathetic!
Jan 18 2012 8:40PM
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Caspaaa
Posts: 4830 - Karma: 1,466
yes but his point is that the east coast in general has decently sized parks and hosts a variety of events with larger sized jumps. to the original guy, yes we understand that you're all cool and have huge jumps over there in colorado/utah/wherever you live, but honestly if I can hit an urban d-f-d rail in boston, or on any hill near MA, you bet your ass I can hit any rail in your park and blind 4 out.

you can't compare east and west coast really. because in the end east coasters will just be that much more stoked when we get to ski some pow.

no hate to anybody who shreds somewhere other than the east, just pointing out that we do have decent sized mountains and either way we do the best with what we have. many big skiers have come from the east coast.
Jan 18 2012 8:40PM
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Davin
Posts: 669 - Karma: 354
well when i was a young nipper, I GOT IT FROM MY MOMMA. as nike would say, JUST DO IT!
Jan 18 2012 10:55PM
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Squashit
Posts: 38 - Karma: 10

LMAO- I see this guy is a huge beleiver in freedom of speach.... how about watch Level 1 Afterdark homskillet- let the proof speak for itself.

Anyway...I'd be more concerned with the jerks bashing someone for setting a goal to go bigger- talk about a drag.... (no pun intended)

Jan 23 2012 5:06PM
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VD.
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1. tramp it.

2. if you have access to a water jump or air bag then use that after perfecting it on the tramp.

3. if you dont have acess to a water jump or airbag then skip out step 2, see step 2 as more of a luxury than a nescessity.

4. Grow a set, pop, go through it exactly the same as on a trampoline the rotation will be marginally slower because of the skis but this really is hardly noticable and stomp

Jan 23 2012 5:32PM
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Emma_Watson
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Ice aint soft.
Jan 23 2012 5:40PM
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ARMADAR7
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I am much more scared to do things an a tramp than on. Snow, tore a muscle in my kneck this summer, most painfull expierence i have ever had, what i do is practice things off of diveing boards cliffs docks yubes, just about anything into water where i cant hurt my shoulder or kneck
Jan 23 2012 7:50PM
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Bill.Nye
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[_] Man made snow
[_] soft

Choose one
Jan 23 2012 7:51PM
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CAPSLOCK*
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Jan 23 2012 11:29PM
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