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JPee_88
Posts: 16 - Karma: 10
anyone got any tipps about going swich of a jump, and into rotation ? just tried it on some very sml kickers , and it is realy wierd just cant seem do get the hang of it...

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Mar 28 2005 3:41PM
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Ace3+4
Posts: 1493 - Karma: 50
pop n make sure ythat u start turning when ur off the lip of the jump

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Mar 28 2005 3:42PM
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Posts: 11075 - Karma: 82,508
practice riding switch until ur really comfortable with going down blue + green runs and turning, not just doing the reverse plow


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Mar 28 2005 3:42PM
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Alkyy
Posts: 2839 - Karma: 149
Make sure you are in the air before you spin and eventually it will become just as easy as regular
good luck

Mar 28 2005 3:56PM
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jc_dunn
Posts: 1014 - Karma: 25
That pisses me off... i can carve switch down any groomer, land any jump to switch and do some moguls switch... yet i have the same problem going off jumps. All i can do is a faggy switch 180 or a zero off a small jump. BAH!

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Mar 28 2005 4:08PM
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jc_dunn
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That pisses me off... i can carve switch down any groomer, land any jump to switch and do some moguls switch... yet i have the same problem going off jumps. All i can do is a faggy switch 180 or a zero off a small jump. BAH!

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Mar 28 2005 4:09PM
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OpIvy
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One thing that you have to be careful of is going corked by accident. One thing I do is watch the lip of the jump and right before you hit it, turn your head back to looking straight, otherwise you will go all funny in the air.

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Mar 28 2005 4:57PM
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o2bjedi
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just aproach the jump w/ your skis wider than shoulder width and make sure you have plenty of time to look over you shoulder to spot the kicker nearing. also it helps to wind up your arms a little to start the rotation. good luck!

Mar 28 2005 6:33PM
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spyder1
Posts: 1529 - Karma: 11
i keep looking at the lip of the jump then its hard to tell from their, i am jsut learnign though too


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Mar 28 2005 8:30PM
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Hctiws_iks
Posts: 2077 - Karma: 25
yea focus on the lip and make sure to pop,
itll come eventually

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Mar 28 2005 9:47PM
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lindsayjibber
Posts: 344 - Karma: -127
what is goind corked????

Mar 28 2005 9:52PM
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Anathema
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first, learn how to type, then you can work on the switch take-offs

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Mar 28 2005 10:09PM
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TeenageWasteland
Posts: 1237 - Karma: 10
^going corked is when your body gets off axis and your know longer spinning perpendicular with the ground but rather diagonal..it's close to being upside down depending how much you cork it, but not quite.

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Mar 28 2005 10:42PM
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ItsPhil
Posts: 4625 - Karma: 11
going forward: when you are corked and spinning you are leaning back
switch: when you are corked you are leaning foward (uphill)
the opposite is bio (leading with your head and spinning)

Mar 28 2005 10:48PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
Here is the perfect plan for switch take-offs. You approach the jump switch, once you are lined up, you close your eyes and throw your body as hard as you can just at take-off and hope you land upright.


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Mar 28 2005 11:12PM
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littleskibum69
Posts: 414 - Karma: 13
just be patient going off of the jump. learn switch 180's first (dont even try to spin, just go off the jump backwards and once you are off your body will prettymuch automatically turn forward), and then once you are comfortable taking off switch learn switch 3's and 5's. the key is just be patient going off so you dont catch your tipsand land on your face.

Mar 29 2005 12:02AM
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Logchucker
Posts: 1508 - Karma: 16
Probably one of the best threads I have seen in a long time. No hate just skiers helping skier. I am proud


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Mar 29 2005 12:06AM
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J@nne
Posts: 456 - Karma: 10
in the beginning just ski backwards so much that it feels normal and then its more easier to jump swich

Mar 29 2005 12:09AM
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406
Posts: 2302 - Karma: 92
i was trying switch a couple days ago and when i tried to spin before i got in the air my skis would pop off, but if you spin when you are in the air its very fun and not hard to do a fakie 360

Mar 29 2005 2:26AM
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TeenageWasteland
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yea...i like switch 3's more than reg 3's

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Mar 29 2005 7:19AM
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Jokeri
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yea.. go skiing and jump fakie 10

Mar 29 2005 7:44AM
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TeenageWasteland
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with your eyes closed of course

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Mar 29 2005 10:37AM
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eastAR5
Posts: 15084 - Karma: 730
just spin the direction you normally spin even if you dont feel comfortable riding looking over that shoulder. Thers a bunch of really good riders who ride up to the jump looking over their right shoulder than throw to the left at the lip

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Mar 29 2005 11:01AM
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rodadeaco
Posts: 1054 - Karma: 10
what about body position when taking off switch. Like I know regular, legs resting in front of boots, arms in front, Gorilla Steeze. But what about switch?


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Mar 29 2005 11:14AM
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espen^R
Posts: 2330 - Karma: 192
^about the same... lean forward..not to much.....be a little on your toes...if ur spinning...spin in the air not on the jump..

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Mar 29 2005 11:55AM
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Machete23
Posts: 444 - Karma: 9
I had trouble with the switch take offs too. First time I tried it on a decent sized jump I landed on my face and tore my MCL. I think I started spinning too soon and caught my tips on the take off.


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Mar 29 2005 12:30PM
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espen^R
Posts: 2330 - Karma: 192
^thats like what i did the my first time too....frikkin scary...!

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Mar 29 2005 1:27PM
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